FQS special issue VIRTUAL ETHNOGRAPHY...

FQS 8(3) "Virtual Ethnography"

English version
German version
Spanish version

Daniel Domínguez (Spain), Anne Beaulieu (The Netherlands), Adolfo Estalella (Spain), Edgar Gómez (Mexico), Bernt Schnettler (Germany) & Rosie Read (UK): Virtual Ethnography

Rubén Arriazu Muñoz (Spain): On New Means or New Forms of Investigation. A Methodological Proposal for Online Social Investigation through a Virtual Forum

Blanca Callén, Marcel Balasch, Paz Guarderas, Pamela Gutierrez, Alejandra León, Marisela Montenegro, Karla Montenegro & Joan Pujol (Spain): Riereta.net: Epistemic and Political Notes From a Techno-Activist Ethnography

Adolfo Estalella & Elisenda Ardèvol (Spain): Field Ethics: Towards Situated Ethics for Ethnographic Research on the Internet

Michaela Fay (UK): Mobile Subjects, Mobile Methods: Doing Virtual Ethnography in a Feminist Online Network

Heike Mónika Greschke (Germany): Logging into the Field -- Methodological Reflections on Ethnographic Research in a Pluri-Local and Computer-Mediated Field

Simona Isabella (Italy): Ethnography of Online Role-Playing Games: The Role of Virtual and Real Contest in the Construction of the Field (will follow soon)

Kip Jones (UK): How Did I Get to Princess Margaret? (And How Did I Get Her to the World Wide Web?)

Natalia Rybas & Radhika Gajjala (USA): Developing Cyberethnographic Research Methods for Understanding Digitally Mediated Identities

Maurizio Teli, Francesco Pisanu (Italy) & David Hakken (USA): The Internet as a Library-of-People: For a Cyberethnography of Online Groups

Volumen Temático FQS: Ciencia Social Performativa, Mayo 2008...

Contexto de la convocatoria

Herramientas de trabajo como la fotografía, la música, la danza, la poesía, las instalaciones y montajes audiovisuales, los monólogos dramáticos y las representaciones teatrales se han incorporado muy recientemente al equipaje del investigador cualitativo. Asimismo, lo "performativo" –-en el mas amplio sentido de la palabra-– se ha convertido en una "marca" con la que muchos investigadores pretenden difundir una serie de trabajos que van más allá del uso del PowerPoint en presentaciones a conferencias o en las contribuciones a publicaciones científicas tradicionales.

Los científicos del ámbito de la Ciencia Social Performativa se cuestionan continuamente las barreras que encuentran en su trabajo. Desarrollan métodos de investigación y de diseminación de resultados tomando las artes como base y plataforma de comunicación, con el propósito de investigar más a fondo en sus respectivas áreas de trabajo y de llegar a audiencias más amplias y heterogéneas. Esto es una buena noticia no solo para aquellos que participan en la investigación y que, por tanto, tienen mas oportunidades de verse involucrados en actividades performativas, sino también para el publico en general al que deberían dirigirse los resultados en ultima instancia.

En lo referido a las Ciencias Sociales, lo "performativo" se relaciona con el poder de la comunicación y con la implicación natural del publico, ya sea éste compuesto de padres o de estudiantes, ya sea físico o virtual, y tanto en grupos, individuos o multitudes. Pensamos que esta manera emergente de expresar los resultados de una investigación necesita una base firme en la que fundarse y que sirva además para animar a la reflexión a un mayor numero de investigadores.

Workshop: Social Science in Search of its Muse...

Bournemouth University Centre for Qualitative Research
Supported by AHRC, Arts Council England, DTI and ESRC through the "Nature of Creativity" scheme presents four workshops in Performative Social Science
Social Science in Search of its Muse: Exploratory Workshops in Arts-related Production and Dissemination of Social Science Data

The Workshop Series will afford opportunities for participants to engage in hands-on experiences of working with concepts and tools from the arts and humanities in producing and disseminating research to wider audiences and/or in expanding teaching and practice—facilitated by artists, poets, performers and filmmakers. A series of four workshops over nine months will aim to expand the means of production and dissemination available to us to in order to move our work to new and more creative levels.

Workshop 1: "Stimulating creativity"
November 24th 2006
Facilitators: Drs Fran Biley and Tris Westwood

Workshop 2: "Songs without Words"
January 15th 2007
Facilitators: Megan Long, Ted Mackney and Dr Kip Jones

Workshop 3: "Visual Ways of Knowing"
March 7th 2007
Facilitators: Drs Amanda Ravetz and Rosie Read

Workshop 4: "Rhythm and Blues: Turning to the body"
May 8th 2007
Facilitators: Profs Carol Picard and Dawn Freshwater

# Who should attend the workshops?

We are looking for participants from a wide range of backgrounds—from researchers, students and teachers to artists and performers. These might include post-grad students, researchers, and practitioners from both the arts and sciences and from a wide variety of disciplines, including social science, media, healthcare, social care, business, the arts and education. We are interested in cross-pollination, from discipline to discipline and forming new alliances across borders. Imagination is the only prerequisite.

# How much will it cost?

The workshops are free and transportation costs will be provided, supported by the funding institutions. Workshops will take place from 10 am to 3 pm at Bournemouth, and lunch will be provided. Spaces are limited and will fill up fast!

Please email cqr@bournemouth.ac.uk for more details about the workshops and how to apply.

6th Qualitative Research Conference in Health and Social Care 2006, by Kip Jones, 2006

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