Digital naturalism: Ethnography in networked worlds
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The Routledge International Handbook of Interactionism. ed. / Dirk vom Lehn; Natalia Ruiz-Junco; Will Gibson. London: Taylor and Francis Inc., 2021. p. 381-390.
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Digital naturalism
T2 - Ethnography in networked worlds
AU - Dellwing, Michael
PY - 2021/5/27
Y1 - 2021/5/27
N2 - The chapter discusses ethnography in online contexts through the frame of ethnographic naturalism. As an adaptive approach that seeks to stay open to analyzing local orders, rather than imposing its own, ethnography generally does not come with a set blueprint of method and necessary practices; the research field makes flexible and often spontaneous reorientation necessary as a matter of course. In fields heavy on digital and online interaction, this means adapting to the specific structures of online communication as they are found in the local and diverse spaces under study. Therefore, the chapter argues that there is no such thing as a specific “online ethnography”, as there is no such thing as a specific ethnography. As with all ethnographic endeavors, practices and approaches remain diverse, flexible, and attuned to the structures under study.
AB - The chapter discusses ethnography in online contexts through the frame of ethnographic naturalism. As an adaptive approach that seeks to stay open to analyzing local orders, rather than imposing its own, ethnography generally does not come with a set blueprint of method and necessary practices; the research field makes flexible and often spontaneous reorientation necessary as a matter of course. In fields heavy on digital and online interaction, this means adapting to the specific structures of online communication as they are found in the local and diverse spaces under study. Therefore, the chapter argues that there is no such thing as a specific “online ethnography”, as there is no such thing as a specific ethnography. As with all ethnographic endeavors, practices and approaches remain diverse, flexible, and attuned to the structures under study.
KW - Transdisciplinary studies
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U2 - 10.4324/9780429276767-38
DO - 10.4324/9780429276767-38
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85110996973
SN - 9780367227708
SP - 381
EP - 390
BT - The Routledge International Handbook of Interactionism
A2 - vom Lehn, Dirk
A2 - Ruiz-Junco, Natalia
A2 - Gibson, Will
PB - Taylor and Francis Inc.
CY - London
ER -