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- Where should a researcher posit her scholarly position in the field? A note on reflexivity July 16, 2018
- Entanglements that matter July 2, 2018
- Little pink notebook, or fragments of my manic fieldwork adventures February 8, 2018
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Category Archives: Urban Ethnography
Jul 16 2018
Where should a researcher posit her scholarly position in the field? A note on reflexivity
1 CommentThis blog is about ethical reflexivity that drew upon my field research in Xi’an, China. I ask how a researcher should posit her scholarly position when processing communications with research participants, and avoid establishing any hierarchical relationship between the participant and the … Continue reading
Posted by: July 16, 2018
Jul 2 2018
Entanglements that matter
Leave a commentMarking the launch of a new online journal entanglements: experiments in multimodal ethnography, it is our intention and hope that the entanglements becomes an online point of destination for interdisciplinary research that draws on the emerging and ever expanding practice … Continue reading
Posted by: July 2, 2018
Oct 18 2017
Cultural encounters in the field: Finding a ‘home’ away from home
Leave a commentThis article describes experiences from fieldwork research conducted in the districts of Paramaribo, Commewijne and Nickerie in Suriname across two months in the summer of 2015. This research focused on an Indian socio-religious organisation, the Arya Samaj in Suriname, discussing … Continue reading
Posted by: October 18, 2017
Tagged with: diaspora, ethnography, Positionality, Suriname
Nov 14 2014
From behind the lens in a familiar place: Reflections on using photography to explore gentrification in Los Angeles
Leave a commentAs I would assume many do, I found field research by far the most exciting part of the PhD experience. During the fieldwork stage not only was I released from the isolating process of reading, writing, and project planning, but … Continue reading
Posted by: November 14, 2014
Tagged with: gentrification, Los Angeles, urban ethnography, visual methods
Oct 14 2014
Confessions of a ‘doorstep researcher’: Reflections on a comparative study of displacement experiences
Leave a commentIn many cities, public authorities engage in redevelopment or renewal of disadvantaged neighbourhoods. While the aim is social, physical and economic upgrading of these neighbourhoods, the result is often displacement of local residents. Despite the growing literature on displacement, … Continue reading
Posted by: October 14, 2014
Tagged with: Boundary Crossing, comparative studies, displacement, the Netherlands, Turkey, urban ethnography, urban redevelopment