“How Come This Man Is Homeless?” An Ethnographic Exploration of Identity Work among Volunteers in a Diner Serving to the Homeless
“How Come This Man Is Homeless?” An Ethnographic Exploration of Identity Work among Volunteers in a Diner Serving to the Homeless Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. In this…
Social Media Representations of Law Enforcement within Four Diverse Chicago Neighborhoods
Social Media Representations of Law Enforcement within Four Diverse Chicago Neighborhoods Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. The perception of excessive use of force by law enforcement towards minorities…
Structural Inequality, Homelessness, and Moral Worth: Salvaging the Self through Sport?
Structural Inequality, Homelessness, and Moral Worth: Salvaging the Self through Sport? Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. This urban ethnography explores how a group of men experiencing homelessness collectively…
Punishing Fieldwork: Penal Domination and Prison Ethnography
Punishing Fieldwork: Penal Domination and Prison Ethnography Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. Ethnographic studies inside prisons are especially difficult to execute. In addition to facing amplified challenges in…
“Church Is Important to Our Clients”: Autonomy, Community, and Religious Expression within a Long-term Care Organization
“Church Is Important to Our Clients”: Autonomy, Community, and Religious Expression within a Long-term Care Organization Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. Autonomy and selfhood are primary concerns for…
Practices of Writing in Ethnographic Work
Practices of Writing in Ethnographic Work Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. Although the practice of writing is key to the production of ethnographic knowledge, the topic remains understudied.…
Talking Shit, Egos, and Tough Skin: Humor Among Elite Black Men
Talking Shit, Egos, and Tough Skin: Humor Among Elite Black Men Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. Extant research considers humor integral to the Black experience. Previous work on…
Gendered Governmentalities and Neoliberal Logics: Latina, Immigrant Women in Healthcare and Social Services
Gendered Governmentalities and Neoliberal Logics: Latina, Immigrant Women in Healthcare and Social Services Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. This ethnographic research with Latina, immigrant mothers and health care…
Leaving Gangs in Cape Town: Disengagement as Role Exit
Leaving Gangs in Cape Town: Disengagement as Role Exit Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. A lack of scholarship on gang leaving in Cape Town, South Africa creates the…
The Value of Five Cents: Mismatched Meaning Making at a Bottle and Can Redemption Center
The Value of Five Cents: Mismatched Meaning Making at a Bottle and Can Redemption Center Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. Drawing on a year-long ethnography at a non-profit…
Generation V: Millennial Vegans in Israel
Generation V: Millennial Vegans in Israel Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. This study asks how and why veganism becomes a way of constructing generational identities and worldviews. Focusing…
Inside Happiness Groups: Everyday Happiness, Self-Awareness, and Resistance
Inside Happiness Groups: Everyday Happiness, Self-Awareness, and Resistance Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. This article offers a phenomenological examination of happiness through ethnographies in self-help groups for happiness…
Security Culture: Surveillance and Responsibilization in a Prisoner Reentry Organization
Security Culture: Surveillance and Responsibilization in a Prisoner Reentry Organization Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. As they have become increasingly common, prisoner reentry organizations have become a topic…
White, Male, and Bartending in Detroit: Masculinity Work in a Hipster Scene
White, Male, and Bartending in Detroit: Masculinity Work in a Hipster Scene Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. The hipster scene in Detroit, Michigan, is explored via participant observation…
Doing Waiting: An Ethnomethodological Analysis
Doing Waiting: An Ethnomethodological Analysis Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. Waiting is an activity that is virtually carried out by everybody at every time and everywhere. In contrast…
Soldiers and Scholars: Ritual Dilemmas among National Religious Combat Soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces
Soldiers and Scholars: Ritual Dilemmas among National Religious Combat Soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. This article explores how the practice of Jewish…
Black Athenians: Making and Resisting Racialized Symbolic Boundaries in the Greek Street Market
Black Athenians: Making and Resisting Racialized Symbolic Boundaries in the Greek Street Market Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. In this article, I show how groups and individuals maintain…
Between Boredom, Protest, and Community: Ethnography of Young Activists in a South African Township
Between Boredom, Protest, and Community: Ethnography of Young Activists in a South African Township Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. This article is based on an ethnographic study of…
Exploring the Implications of Culturally Relevant Teaching: Toward a Pedagogy of Liberation
Exploring the Implications of Culturally Relevant Teaching: Toward a Pedagogy of Liberation Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. Schools in America may provide opportunities for upward mobility while also…
“You’re a Sociologist, I Am Too . . . ”: Seducing the Ethnographer, Disruption, and Ambiguity in Fieldwork with (Mostly) Undocumented Youth
“You’re a Sociologist, I Am Too . . . ”: Seducing the Ethnographer, Disruption, and Ambiguity in Fieldwork with (Mostly) Undocumented Youth Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. The…