The new ethnographer at work

Gary Alan Fine; Black Hawk Hancock

doi:10.1177/1468794116656725

The new ethnographer at work

Gary Alan Fine^*, Black Hawk Hancock

^*Corresponding author for this work

Sociology

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Abstract

Building on observations from ethnography at the fin de siècle (Wellin and Fine, 2001), we address how ethnographers today approach their work tasks, incorporating new technology, emphasizing embodiment, sites of struggle, and increasing public engagement. We use the lens of the sociology of work to examine how ethnography has been shaped over the past 15 years, the lifespan of Qualitative Research. How do the challenges of occupational roles, places of research, and new forms of data gathering shape our collective work?

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	260-268
Number of pages	9
Journal	Qualitative Research
Volume	17
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1468794116656725
State	Published - Apr 1 2017

Keywords

career
embodiment
occupation
public sociology
sociology of work
technology

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Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
History and Philosophy of Science

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