A view from anthropology: Should anthropologists fear the data machines?
If you are an anthropologist wanting to use digital methods or programming as part of your research, where do you start? In this commentary, we discuss three ways in which anthropologists can use computational tools to enhance, support, and complement ethnographic methods. By presenting our reflecti...
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| author | Kristoffer Albris Eva I Otto Sofie L Astrupgaard Emilie Munch Gregersen Laura Skousgaard Jørgensen Olivia Jørgensen Clara Rosa Sandbye Signe Schønning |
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| description | If you are an anthropologist wanting to use digital methods or programming as part of your research, where do you start? In this commentary, we discuss three ways in which anthropologists can use computational tools to enhance, support, and complement ethnographic methods. By presenting our reflections, we hope to contribute to the stirring conversations about the potential future role(s) of (social) data science vis-a-vis anthropology and ethnography, and to inspire other anthropologists to take up the use of digital methods, programming, and computational tools in their own research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ec056aa8c4294c4d823f9844b0c803302022-12-21T22:11:55ZengSAGE PublishingBig Data & Society2053-95172021-07-01810.1177/20539517211043655A view from anthropology: Should anthropologists fear the data machines?Kristoffer Albris0Eva I Otto1Sofie L Astrupgaard2Emilie Munch Gregersen3Laura Skousgaard Jørgensen4Olivia Jørgensen5Clara Rosa Sandbye6Signe Schønning , Denmark , Denmark , Denmark , Denmark , Denmark , Denmark , DenmarkIf you are an anthropologist wanting to use digital methods or programming as part of your research, where do you start? In this commentary, we discuss three ways in which anthropologists can use computational tools to enhance, support, and complement ethnographic methods. By presenting our reflections, we hope to contribute to the stirring conversations about the potential future role(s) of (social) data science vis-a-vis anthropology and ethnography, and to inspire other anthropologists to take up the use of digital methods, programming, and computational tools in their own research.https://doi.org/10.1177/20539517211043655 |
| spellingShingle | Kristoffer Albris Eva I Otto Sofie L Astrupgaard Emilie Munch Gregersen Laura Skousgaard Jørgensen Olivia Jørgensen Clara Rosa Sandbye Signe Schønning A view from anthropology: Should anthropologists fear the data machines? Big Data & Society |
| title | A view from anthropology: Should anthropologists fear the data
machines? |
| title_full | A view from anthropology: Should anthropologists fear the data
machines? |
| title_fullStr | A view from anthropology: Should anthropologists fear the data
machines? |
| title_full_unstemmed | A view from anthropology: Should anthropologists fear the data
machines? |
| title_short | A view from anthropology: Should anthropologists fear the data
machines? |
| title_sort | view from anthropology should anthropologists fear the data machines |
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