Interrogating the Conventional Boundaries of Research Methods in Social Sciences: The Role of Visual Representation in Ethnography

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Interrogating the Conventional Boundaries of Research Methods in Social Sciences: The Role of Visual Representation in Ethnography

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The author will propose that the use of performative social science is a means to deliberately interrogate long held conventions of established research. The innovative role of visual art representation in data collection, analysis and public engagement with research will be discussed. Examples will be drawn from two postmodern feminist ethnographic research which investigated academic professional development, resilience, hope and optimism in the UK, US, Australia and New Zealand from 1997-2...

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2008-05-01

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Nel Glass

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http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/391

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artwork / representation / intersubjectivity / reciprocity / ethnography / interrogation / hope / resilience / optimism / Social sciences (General)

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