Ethnography in Dialogue

Date:

11/06/2014

Organised by:

University of Warwick

Presenter:

Dr. Alexander Smith

Level:

Intermediate (some prior knowledge)

Contact:

Dr Alex Smith
alexander.smith@warwick.ac.uk
02476 151 958

Map:

View in Google Maps  (CV4 7AL)

Venue:

Wolfson 1, Wolfson Research Exchange, Library,Library Road, University of Warwick, Coventry

Description:

Ethnography in Dialogue

Wednesday 11th June, 10am-4pm, Wolfson1, Wolfson Research Exchange, University of Warwick

At its best, ethnography – often glossed as ‘participant observation’ – has provided sociology and other social researchers with a valuable tool for apprehending a world in flux.  Across the humanities and social sciences (e.g. cultural studies, social anthropology, sociology), however, ethnography remains a ubiquitous research method that can often raise as many questions – ethical, methodological, political and practical – as it seeks to answer.  This one-day workshop will consider recent efforts to reassert ethnography as theory (rather than just description) in order to explore these questions.  In doing so, this workshop will engage recent scholarly debates about collaborative ethnography, multi-sited ethnography and the literature on so-called ‘new’ ethnographic objects. 

The second half of the workshop will involve a panel discussion including two external speakers  (to be confirmed) who have published ethnographic monographs with Manchester University Press’ New Ethnographies book series, which Dr Smith edits.  Students who participate in the workshop will be eligible for a 50% discount on books published with the series.

Participants are encouraged to read Laura Nader’s ‘Ethnography as Theory’ (2011, HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory 1 (1): 211-219) as well as Matei Candea’s ‘Arbitrary locations: in defense of the bounded field-site (2007, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute 13 (1): 167-184).  They are also encouraged to acquaint themselves with at least one book published as part of Manchester University Press’ New Ethnographies book series: http://www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexer?series=40

 

Cost:

£10 to non-Warwick participants

Website and registration:

Region:

West Midlands

Keywords:

Descriptive Research, Case Study, Participatory Research, Analysis of administrative data, Mixed Methods, Frameworks for Research and Research Designs (other), Observation, Quality in Qualitative Research, Biographical Methods/Oral History, Grounded Theory, Ethnography, Phenomenology, Qualitative Approaches (other)

Related publications and presentations:

Descriptive Research
Case Study
Participatory Research
Analysis of administrative data
Mixed Methods
Frameworks for Research and Research Designs (other)
Observation
Quality in Qualitative Research
Biographical Methods/Oral History
Grounded Theory
Ethnography
Phenomenology
Qualitative Approaches (other)

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