Ethnography on the Move: From Field to Net to Internet
Traditional ethnographies have been based on the ideas of locality. But with the rise of globalisation processes this concept has been increasingly questioned on a theoretical level. In the last decade, US-American anthropologists called for multi-sited ethnographies. However, the practical implicat...
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| description | Traditional ethnographies have been based on the ideas of locality. But with the rise of globalisation processes this concept has been increasingly questioned on a theoretical level. In the last decade, US-American anthropologists called for multi-sited ethnographies. However, the practical implications for research with such a shift have not been broadly discussed yet. Now, with the internet and different kinds of virtual interaction patterns, ethnographic work faces a new challenge. This paper argues that it is necessary to focus on the implications of fieldwork in virtual settings for ethnographic practice.
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| spelling | doaj.art-f1460dfc67ac4025b88019d08fd11c912022-12-21T23:46:59ZdeuFQSForum: Qualitative Social Research1438-56272000-01-01111097Ethnography on the Move: From Field to Net to InternetAndreas WittelTraditional ethnographies have been based on the ideas of locality. But with the rise of globalisation processes this concept has been increasingly questioned on a theoretical level. In the last decade, US-American anthropologists called for multi-sited ethnographies. However, the practical implications for research with such a shift have not been broadly discussed yet. Now, with the internet and different kinds of virtual interaction patterns, ethnographic work faces a new challenge. This paper argues that it is necessary to focus on the implications of fieldwork in virtual settings for ethnographic practice. URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs0001213http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/1131ethnographymulti-sited ethnographyvirtual realityinternet |
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| title | Ethnography on the Move: From Field to Net to Internet |
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| title_short | Ethnography on the Move: From Field to Net to Internet |
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