“Why should we have to eat the chicken’s butt?” – Everyday consumption, deservingness and inclusion in rural Hungary

“Why should we have to eat the chicken’s butt?” - Everyday consumption, deservingness and inclusion in rural Hungary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. The article explores the links between consumption, deservingness…
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“Listening to the South Gate”: Placemaking, Mediascape, and Tourism Diplomacy Seen Through a Band Performance in Xi’an

“Listening to the South Gate”: Placemaking, Mediascape, and Tourism Diplomacy Seen Through a Band Performance in Xi’an Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. This paper is an ethnography of…
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Echoes of liminality: Hidden transcripts and subtle resistance in Bhojpuri-speaking women’s Kajari folksongs

Echoes of liminality: Hidden transcripts and subtle resistance in Bhojpuri-speaking women’s Kajari folksongs Ethnography, Ahead of Print. In North India,Kajariis both a festival and a folksong, offering a starting point…
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Crafting the Digital Self: Exploring Instagram Self-Portraiture as an Anthropological Endeavor

Crafting the Digital Self: Exploring Instagram Self-Portraiture as an Anthropological Endeavor Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. Instagram is a social media platform where users upload digital images for…
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Fostering contemplative ethnographers: A tale of fieldwork ethics, vulnerability, and trauma in neoliberal academia

Fostering contemplative ethnographers: A tale of fieldwork ethics, vulnerability, and trauma in neoliberal academia Ethnography, Ahead of Print. Undertaking fieldwork within the educational spaces of neoliberal academia underscored how ethnography,…
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Enhancing workplace research through a radically reflexive video-tour: insights from a coworking space case study

Enhancing workplace research through a radically reflexive video-tour: insights from a coworking space case study Enhancing workplace research through a radically reflexive video-tour: insights from a coworking space case studyLaura Galuppo, Vanessa…
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“Unsure whether it feels like home anymore”: Unsettled feelings amongst former panel-block residents in Moscow and Berlin

“Unsure whether it feels like home anymore”: Unsettled feelings amongst former panel-block residents in Moscow and Berlin Ethnography, Ahead of Print. In 2017, Moscow launched an urban renewal campaign proposing…
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The ebb and flow of feeling and display in research: intermittent “failure of face” while conducting a workplace ethnography

The ebb and flow of feeling and display in research: intermittent “failure of face” while conducting a workplace ethnography The ebb and flow of feeling and display in research: intermittent…
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Being an ethnographic researcher in a modern workplace: advantages and challenges of digital ethnography

Being an ethnographic researcher in a modern workplace: advantages and challenges of digital ethnography Being an ethnographic researcher in a modern workplace: advantages and challenges of digital ethnographyAnne Karhapää, Johanna Pöysä-Tarhonen, Pauliina…
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The social dynamics of ethical decision-making in a corporate entity: espoused versus enacted practices

The social dynamics of ethical decision-making in a corporate entity: espoused versus enacted practices The social dynamics of ethical decision-making in a corporate entity: espoused versus enacted practicesDorotea Baljević, Julia…
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Trust Development in Street-Based Outreach: Building Engagement with Vulnerable Populations in Helsinki

Trust Development in Street-Based Outreach: Building Engagement with Vulnerable Populations in Helsinki Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. This article describes the everyday operating practices of a team of…
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An ethnographic study on work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic: time to reflect and introspect

An ethnographic study on work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic: time to reflect and introspect An ethnographic study on work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic: time to reflect and introspectSunaina Kuknor, Aradhana Gandhi, Shifa…
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Navigating Thailand’s Extortion Regime: On the Ambiguities of Relational Autonomy in the Contested Management of Migrant Deportability

Navigating Thailand’s Extortion Regime: On the Ambiguities of Relational Autonomy in the Contested Management of Migrant Deportability Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. That deportability renders migrant labor hyper-exploitable…
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