What is action ethnography? Reconsidering our intentions for impact in ethnographic practice
What is action ethnography? Reconsidering our intentions for impact in ethnographic practice What is action ethnography? Reconsidering our intentions for impact in ethnographic practiceJoanne VincettJournal of Organizational Ethnography, Vol. ahead-of-print,…
The observer observed: Ethnographic discomforts and (a)symmetrical relationships in a digital ethnography
The observer observed: Ethnographic discomforts and (a)symmetrical relationships in a digital ethnography Ethnography, Ahead of Print. This paper engages in a reflection about the use of social media to carry…
Choosing not to help: The ethical challenge of beneficence for clinicians conducting ethnographic research
Choosing not to help: The ethical challenge of beneficence for clinicians conducting ethnographic research Ethnography, Ahead of Print. For clinicians conducting ethnographic research, conflict can arise between the clinical understanding…
Tradwives: Right-Wing Social Media Influencers
Tradwives: Right-Wing Social Media Influencers Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. Globalizing anti-globalism and modernizing the anti-modern, Tradwives are communities of right-wing women who commercialize social media to commodify…
Unearthing narratives: an ethnographic lens on the organizational tapestry of massive iron ore mining operations
Unearthing narratives: an ethnographic lens on the organizational tapestry of massive iron ore mining operations Unearthing narratives: an ethnographic lens on the organizational tapestry of massive iron ore mining operationsSonali Khatua, Manoranjan…
What comes around, goes around: how neo/normative control accidently enables its own resistance
What comes around, goes around: how neo/normative control accidently enables its own resistance What comes around, goes around: how neo/normative control accidently enables its own resistanceMaria Krysfeldt, Jannick Friis Christensen,…
Ghosted: Challenges to Conducting Qualitative Research in the Digital Era
Ghosted: Challenges to Conducting Qualitative Research in the Digital Era Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. Electronic forms of communication—including email, texting, and social media platforms—have increased the speed…
“I Don’t Come Here Just for the Food”: Manifestations of Care in Food Assistance Initiatives
“I Don’t Come Here Just for the Food”: Manifestations of Care in Food Assistance Initiatives Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. This paper seeks to understand the social role…
That’s Gonna Leave a Mark: Positionality and Secondary Trauma in Researching Mass Killing and Genocide
That’s Gonna Leave a Mark: Positionality and Secondary Trauma in Researching Mass Killing and Genocide Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. In this article, I describe two fieldwork experiences…
Having a Laugh and Negotiating the Situation: The Significance of Humor During Fieldwork Among International Teenagers
Having a Laugh and Negotiating the Situation: The Significance of Humor During Fieldwork Among International Teenagers Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. This article elaborates on the significance of…
Navigating Academic Identity: Autoethnography of Otherness and Embarrassment Among First-Generation College Students
Navigating Academic Identity: Autoethnography of Otherness and Embarrassment Among First-Generation College Students Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. As a first-generation college student (FGCS), I have never felt entirely…
Climate Activism and the Destabilization of Business-as-Usual in Milan, Italy
Climate Activism and the Destabilization of Business-as-Usual in Milan, Italy Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. The aim of this article is to describe and analyse how climate activists…
Ethnography beyond the tribe: from immersion to “committed localism” in the study of relational work
Ethnography beyond the tribe: from immersion to “committed localism” in the study of relational work Ethnography beyond the tribe: from immersion to “committed localism” in the study of relational workIrene Skovgaard-SmithJournal of…
A Widow and a Questionable Autoethnographer
A Widow and a Questionable Autoethnographer Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. There are two aims in writing this paper. Firstly, I reflect on several incidents that highlighted for…
Autoethnographic reflections on creating inclusive and collaborative virtual places for academic research
Autoethnographic reflections on creating inclusive and collaborative virtual places for academic research Autoethnographic reflections on creating inclusive and collaborative virtual places for academic researchCristina-Alexandra Trifan, Roxane de Waegh, Yunzi Zhang, Can-Seng OoiJournal of Organizational Ethnography, Vol.…
Can There Be a Feminist Ethnography of the Undersea?
Can There Be a Feminist Ethnography of the Undersea? Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. This article relies on an ethnography of commercial divers that involves the author’s training,…
Doing/Undoing Stigma: The Moral Enterprise of Territorial Stigma
Doing/Undoing Stigma: The Moral Enterprise of Territorial Stigma Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. In this article I focus on stigma, and more specifically on territorial stigma in a…
Political sensitivity and autoethnography: a case on negotiating the personal political front
Political sensitivity and autoethnography: a case on negotiating the personal political front Political sensitivity and autoethnography: a case on negotiating the personal political frontYunzi ZhangJournal of Organizational Ethnography, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print,…
The politics of smiling: the interplay of emotion, power and discourse in sensegiving and sensemaking
The politics of smiling: the interplay of emotion, power and discourse in sensegiving and sensemaking The politics of smiling: the interplay of emotion, power and discourse in sensegiving and sensemakingYi ZhuJournal of Organizational Ethnography, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print,…
Learning under lockdown: sensing, feeling and learning to work from home
Learning under lockdown: sensing, feeling and learning to work from home Learning under lockdown: sensing, feeling and learning to work from homeJulian Waters-Lynch, Cameron DuffJournal of Organizational Ethnography, Vol. ahead-of-print,…