Food, Senses, and Urban Transformation: Contemporary Sensory Ethnography of Istanbul’s Gustatory Landscape

Food, Senses, and Urban Transformation: Contemporary Sensory Ethnography of Istanbul’s Gustatory Landscape Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. This article examined how the temporal rhythms and changing sensory composition…
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Beyond the Binary: Reframing Agency and Empowerment Among Marginalized Bakarwal Women in Jammu and Kashmir, India

Beyond the Binary: Reframing Agency and Empowerment Among Marginalized Bakarwal Women in Jammu and Kashmir, India Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. Bakarwal women, from a nomadic Muslim tribal…
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The Taxi Ride: Migration, Whiteness, and Reactionary Moves Among Gringo Youth in Urban Ecuador

The Taxi Ride: Migration, Whiteness, and Reactionary Moves Among Gringo Youth in Urban Ecuador Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. When white US Americans migrate to—and become “gringos” in—Ecuador,…
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Cibus Disputatus: Intergenerational Tensions, Situated Authority, and Succession in a Migrant-Run Family Restaurant

Cibus Disputatus: Intergenerational Tensions, Situated Authority, and Succession in a Migrant-Run Family Restaurant Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. Intergenerational authority in migrant families is often explained through differences…
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Sounds of the Neighbourhood: Shouting, Belonging, and Sonic Governance in Berlin’s Maybachufer Market

Sounds of the Neighbourhood: Shouting, Belonging, and Sonic Governance in Berlin’s Maybachufer Market Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. This paper examines how vendors’ shouting shapes—and is shaped by—gentrification…
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Embodied Experience and Emotional Labor: An Autoethnography of Capturing and Archiving Screenshots From Ephemeral Social Media

Embodied Experience and Emotional Labor: An Autoethnography of Capturing and Archiving Screenshots From Ephemeral Social Media Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. This article interrogates my dual role as…
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Becoming a Publishing Researcher: An Autoethnographic Account of Academic Identity Formation During the PhD

Becoming a Publishing Researcher: An Autoethnographic Account of Academic Identity Formation During the PhD Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. This article explores how engagement with academic publishing during…
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Guiding Methodological Choices in Digital Ethnography: A Decision-Making Framework

Guiding Methodological Choices in Digital Ethnography: A Decision-Making Framework Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. As internet communications continue to change rapidly, including public access to large language model…
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‘Inhotim is a Place of Possibilities’: The Impact of a Private Art Museum on its Local Employees’ Capacity to Aspire

‘Inhotim is a Place of Possibilities’: The Impact of a Private Art Museum on its Local Employees’ Capacity to Aspire Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. Private museums have…
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Identity Archaeology and the Negotiation of Trust: Positionality in Ethnographic Research with Kurdish Communities in Japan

Identity Archaeology and the Negotiation of Trust: Positionality in Ethnographic Research with Kurdish Communities in Japan Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. This article examines how researcher identity, trust,…
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Trauma-Informed Digital Ethnography: Insights from An Ethnography on the Satanic Temple Sober Faction

Trauma-Informed Digital Ethnography: Insights from An Ethnography on the Satanic Temple Sober Faction Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. As digital platforms shape everyday life, researchers increasingly use digital…
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To Be Like the Greatest: The Limits and Possibilities of Performing Socially Embodied Difference

To Be Like the Greatest: The Limits and Possibilities of Performing Socially Embodied Difference Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. This article explores the limits and possibilities of social…
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An Inappropriate Insider in the Field: Autoethnographic Reflections on Accessing Active Online Romance Fraudsters in Ghana

An Inappropriate Insider in the Field: Autoethnographic Reflections on Accessing Active Online Romance Fraudsters in Ghana Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. Due to the prevalence of online romance…
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Information Poverty Alleviation causing Implicit Information Poverty? Evidence from Rural Information Ecology in China

Information Poverty Alleviation causing Implicit Information Poverty? Evidence from Rural Information Ecology in China Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. China’s targeted poverty reduction initiatives have expanded rural digital…
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Stage Courts and Street Sovereignty: Accident Blame, Debt Discipline, and Platform Friction in Uganda’s Boda Boda Economy

Stage Courts and Street Sovereignty: Accident Blame, Debt Discipline, and Platform Friction in Uganda’s Boda Boda Economy Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. Boda boda stages in Uganda are…
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Antagonistic Collaboration: Legal Advocates and Immigration Officers in the Dutch Asylum Procedure

Antagonistic Collaboration: Legal Advocates and Immigration Officers in the Dutch Asylum Procedure Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. Scholarship on asylum procedures often examines officers of the Immigration and…
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