Multi-sited & Mobile Ethnography
Date:
22/06/2017
Organised by:
University of Sussex
Presenter:
Dr Abby Day
Level:
Advanced (specialised prior knowledge)
Contact:
Shelley Jenkins s.l.jenkins@sussex.ac.uk
01273 877376
Description:
This workshop examines the rise of multi-sited and mobile ethnography, focusing on tensions between what might be conceived as 'the local' and 'the global', where 'place' and 'field' are not only geographic locations, but representations of broader, sometimes invisible relational and symbolic connections. From Marcus' original 1995 proposition to 'reform' anthropology, the potential of multi-sited ethnography has been critiqued and, to a lesser extent, practised. This workshop will consider theoretical issues but will also be related to practice as students conduct a small multi-sited ethnographic project as the basis for their assessment.
By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:
- Design and undertake a systematic review of specified research literature(s).
- Understand the methodological implications of major trans-disciplinary philosophical and theoretical traditions in the social sciences
- Describe inductive and deductive methods and illustrate how these apply to research projects and theoretical advances within the student’s field of study.
- Understand how to design and carry out a small multi-sited ethnographic project.
- Demonstrate analytical skills in producing a succinct project report with appropriate theoretical references
Indicative Readings:
Chapter 1: Geertz, C. (1973), The Interpretation of Cultures: Selected Essays, New York: Basic Books.
‘Introduction’ Amit, V. (ed.) (2000) Constructing the Field: Ethnographic Fieldwork in the
Contemporary World. London and New York: Routledge
Hage, G. 2005. A not-so multi-sited ethnography of a not-so imagined community. Anthropological Theory 5:4, 463-75.
Marcus, G. E. 1995. Ethnography in/of the World System: The Emergence of Multi-Sited Ethnography. Annual Review of Anthropology, 24, 95-117.
‘Introduction’ Falzon, M.A. (ed.) 2009 Multi-Sited Ethnography: Theory, Praxis and Locality in Contemporary Research. Aldershot: Ashgate.
Cost:
External student from DTP partner universities (City, UEA, Essex, Goldsmiths, Kent, Reading, Roehampton, Royal Holloway, Surrey) - £10
External student all other institutions - £30
External faculty/other staff member - £100
Website and registration:
Region:
South East
Keywords:
Ethnographic Research, Researching Literature, Literature reviews
Related publications and presentations:
Ethnographic Research
Researching Literature
Literature reviews