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Ethnographic methods. John Canning PGR Training. What is ethnography ?: Thoughts from the videos. Ethnography. Part 1 of 2 on Ethnography and Participant Observation- Graham Gibbs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8doV3P0us4
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Ethnographic methods John Canning PGR Training
What is ethnography?: Thoughts from the videos • Ethnography. Part 1 of 2 on Ethnography and Participant Observation- Graham Gibbs • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8doV3P0us4 • What to observe in Participant Observation. Part 2 of 2 on Ethnography and Participant Observation- Graham Gibbs • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JADIR-J9Ht4
Observation exercise • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeJimYbYYao • This is footage of a Kabbadi match in Pakistan. Make notes on what you see. You will not be able to see everything!
Discussion • What sort of things did you notice? • What are the barriers to interpreting what you have seen? • What would need to do to make more sense of what you have seen?
Writing Write one paragraph describing what you have just seen.
Discussion: Advantages, limitations and issues surrounding ethnographic methods. • Interpretation • Ethics • Access • Health and safety
Contact John Canning j.canning@soton.ac.uk