Ethnography in Dialogue: Ethics, practice and theory
Date:
08/06/2015
Organised by:
University of Warwick - ESRC Doctoral Training Centre
Presenter:
Dr. Alexander Smith
Level:
Intermediate (some prior knowledge)
Contact:
Judith McAllister - Training Coordinator 02476 573 289
Map:
View in Google Maps (CV4 7AL)
Venue:
Wolfson Research Exchange Room 1 and 2, Library, Library Road, University of Warwick,
Description:
Advanced training - Ethnography in Dialogue: ethics, practice and theory
Monday 8th June 2015 - 9:30am-1pm
Wolfson Research Exchange Room 1 and 2, Library, Library Road, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL
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 half-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.
Part of the workshop will involve students discussing their own proposals for ethnographic research.
Cost:
Free with lunch provided and up to £50 travel bursary for non-Warwick students
Website and registration:
Region:
West Midlands
Keywords:
Frameworks for Research and Research Designs, Case Study, Mixed Methods, Face-to-face qualitative interviewing, Qualitative telephone/video call interviewing, Email/online qualitative interviews, Self-interviews, Walking interviews, Recording interviews, Videoing interviews, Structured interviews, Observation, Data Quality and Data Management , Documentary Analysis
Related publications and presentations:
Frameworks for Research and Research Designs
Case Study
Mixed Methods
Face-to-face qualitative interviewing
Qualitative telephone/video call interviewing
Email/online qualitative interviews
Self-interviews
Walking interviews
Recording interviews
Videoing interviews
Structured interviews
Observation
Data Quality and Data Management
Documentary Analysis