fieldworkhealth servicesHIV/AIDSsexualitygayThis paper discusses the ways in which fieldwork transforms, and is transformed by, the life trajectories of researchers, participants and the field itself. I suggest that fieldwork interweaves the past training and ongoing development of the researcher, the...
Why a climate researcher pushed the limits of low-carbon travel — and his employer’s patience A refusal to fly to Papua New Guinea for fieldwork took Gianluca Grimalda the long way across 22,000 kilometres and 12 countries. Christine Ro ...
science cannot privilege the perspective of the researcher, but must be embedded in the meanings and practices generated by the people being studied. This, to me, is a plea for anthropology, but also for the sortof lack of privileging that mapping exercises like these can inspire–these maps...
Fieldwork can have several meanings. First, it can refer to primary research that is conducted outside of controlled settings such as in a library or laboratory. Field methods are usually nonexperimental in approach and employ qualitative or quantitative (or a mix of both) observational techniques...
This co-authored piece was inspired by a genre of feminist anthropology that scrutinizes researcher/researched positionality in fieldwork, power exerted during research, and the politics of academic representation and writing. Cornet, C. and Blumenfield, T. (Eds.). Doing Fieldwork in China... wi...
What are the three types of field work? 3.Types of fieldwork Hypothesis testing. Discovery fieldwork. Sensory fieldwork. What degree do you need to be a field researcher? A field research biologist works in diverse natural environments, collecting data and analyzing it. These professionals requir...
Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork among people experiencing homelessness in Croatia, this article explores power dynamics between researchers and participants in sensitive research. This study shows that these power dynamics are continually shifting depending on researcher positio...
sociolinguistics, or the like. The chapter engages with questions such as how to enter a new community of study, how to design an effective sociolinguistic interview, and whether it is possible to maintain researcher ‘objectivity’ or obtain language data that is truly ‘natural’ and ‘vernacula...
“in such an isolated neighbourhood, school is a service as significant as water or electricity”. There is a valuable lesson to be learned from the stark contrast between a photo of Loma Bonita school taken by the researcher, in which the school’s building and location are emphasized, and...
Beyond secrecy, in Africa, where the relationship between the elites and their subalterns is often socially and culturally regulated through age practices, generational difference can become a considerable hindrance for a young researcher. Taking inspiration from the work of femini... 展开 ...