Challenges for ethnography
Bookings for the conference have now closed. Back to the Programme.Date: Monday 17th July
Venue: Bernard Sunley Theatre
Time: 3.30-5.30
Title: Challenges for ethnography
Session Programme
Chair: Ian Stronach, Manchester Metropolitan University
In this session three eminent ethnographers will give their different perspectives on why ethnography is important and what the future offers in terms of both opportunities and challenges (for example, do new methods of recording or analysis open up new opportunities; are there increased challenge to conducting or reporting research?).
Speakers
Paul Atkinson, University of Cardiff
Rescuing Ethnography?
Paul Atkinson is Distinguished Research Professor at Cardiff University and Associate Director of the ESRC's Centre for Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics (CESAGen).
Patti Lather, Ohio State University
(Post) Feminist Methodology and the New Scientism
Patti Lather is a Professor in the Cultural Studies of Education program in the School of Educational Policy and Leadership at Ohio State University.
Olivia Harris, London School of Economics
How formal is an interview? Ethnographic knowledge as informal sector
Olivia Harris is Professor and Convenor of Social Anthropology at the London School of Economics.
Further programme details available
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