The Anatomy of a Battle Jacket: A Multimodal Ethnographic Perspective
The Anatomy of a Battle Jacket: A Multimodal Ethnographic Perspective Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. The battle jacket—a sleeveless denim jacket customized with band patches—is a staple item…
“We Offer Nuffle S sausage Sacrifice on Game Day”. Blood Bowl Players’ World-building Rituals through the Lens of Theory of Sociocultural Viability
“We Offer Nuffle S sausage Sacrifice on Game Day”. Blood Bowl Players’ World-building Rituals through the Lens of Theory of Sociocultural Viability Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. This…
Glocalizing Women’s Empowerment: Feminist Contestation and NGO Activism in Iran
Glocalizing Women’s Empowerment: Feminist Contestation and NGO Activism in Iran Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. Through an ethnographic study of a women’s empowerment program in Tehran, and in-depth…
Institutional Ethnography and the Materiality of Affect: Affective Circuits as Indicators of Other Possibilities
Institutional Ethnography and the Materiality of Affect: Affective Circuits as Indicators of Other Possibilities Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Volume 49, Issue 5, Page 691-709, October 2020. Many studies have utilized…
Back to the Sicilian Landing Sites: Exploring a Borderland through a Refugee Gaze
Back to the Sicilian Landing Sites: Exploring a Borderland through a Refugee Gaze Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. This article is based on a shared ethnographic experience centered…
Digital Migrating and Storyworlding with Women We Love: A Feminist Ethnography
Digital Migrating and Storyworlding with Women We Love: A Feminist Ethnography Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. This contemporary feminist ethnography draws on in-depth ethnographically-anchored lifestory interviews with loved…
“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…