Babel at 35,000 Feet: Banality and Ineffability in Qualitative Research
In this article, I explore the banalities of qualitative work flirting with some of the premises of non-representation theories' (NRT) thinking style. More specifically, I interrogate the usefulness of thinking with the mundane to explore the kinds of opportunities that could be afforded to lan...
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| description | In this article, I explore the banalities of qualitative work flirting with some of the premises of non-representation theories' (NRT) thinking style. More specifically, I interrogate the usefulness of thinking with the mundane to explore the kinds of opportunities that could be afforded to language and transcultural communication if we repositioned qualitative work as a more-than-human affair. Drawing from experiences while conducting fieldwork onboard transatlantic flights, I discuss the implications of accounting for banalities and their embodiment within a flat ontology perspective. I conclude with a few remarks on criticality and qualitative research striving to present—as opposed to represent—elements in the fieldwork otherwise discarded as irrelevant, but that might be particularly revealing of what shapes a researcher's logic and what the researcher brings to bear as social phenomena, particularly in language and (as) communication. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2642977f352b49b380d34462b3a5ffa32022-12-21T18:36:42ZdeuFQSForum: Qualitative Social Research1438-56272020-05-0121210.17169/fqs-21.2.34132098Babel at 35,000 Feet: Banality and Ineffability in Qualitative ResearchSandro R. Barros0Michigan State UniversityIn this article, I explore the banalities of qualitative work flirting with some of the premises of non-representation theories' (NRT) thinking style. More specifically, I interrogate the usefulness of thinking with the mundane to explore the kinds of opportunities that could be afforded to language and transcultural communication if we repositioned qualitative work as a more-than-human affair. Drawing from experiences while conducting fieldwork onboard transatlantic flights, I discuss the implications of accounting for banalities and their embodiment within a flat ontology perspective. I conclude with a few remarks on criticality and qualitative research striving to present—as opposed to represent—elements in the fieldwork otherwise discarded as irrelevant, but that might be particularly revealing of what shapes a researcher's logic and what the researcher brings to bear as social phenomena, particularly in language and (as) communication.http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/3413non-representational theoryqualitative researchtranscultural communicationlanguageaesthetics |
| spellingShingle | Sandro R. Barros Babel at 35,000 Feet: Banality and Ineffability in Qualitative Research Forum: Qualitative Social Research non-representational theory qualitative research transcultural communication language aesthetics |
| title | Babel at 35,000 Feet: Banality and Ineffability in Qualitative Research |
| title_full | Babel at 35,000 Feet: Banality and Ineffability in Qualitative Research |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Babel at 35,000 Feet: Banality and Ineffability in Qualitative Research |
| title_short | Babel at 35,000 Feet: Banality and Ineffability in Qualitative Research |
| title_sort | babel at 35 000 feet banality and ineffability in qualitative research |
| topic | non-representational theory qualitative research transcultural communication language aesthetics |
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