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- Where should a researcher posit her scholarly position in the field? A note on reflexivity July 16, 2018
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Category Archives: Visual Methods
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
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
Jul 21 2014
Art in the field: harvesting visual narratives in the dispersed city
Leave a commentThis post presents a project that engaged designers and citizens in the creation of representations – visual narratives, or films – documenting and interpreting urban conditions in the city of Winnipeg, Canada. The intention of the project was that these … Continue reading
Posted by: July 21, 2014
Tagged with: Canada, visual methods, Winnipeg
May 23 2014
Challenging hierarchical research relations and improving research trustworthiness: the use of member checking
Leave a commentThis contribution discusses the use of member checking in Tot, Kenya and Engaruka, Tanzania as enriching practices for both the researched and the researcher. By utilising a series of pamphlets produced in local languages, participants are able to see the … Continue reading
Posted by: May 23, 2014
Tagged with: feminist geographies, local epistemology, member checking, research design, visual methods
Feb 17 2014
Doing fieldwork in Shanghai: Notes on visual methods and ethnographic practices
2 CommentsThis contribution offers intimate insights on entering the field, establishing relationships with research participants and the use of visual methods to gather material. It builds on my work on the coexistence between the old and the new in Shanghai, spanning … Continue reading
Posted by: February 17, 2014