The new ethnographer at work. (April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fine, Gary Alan; Hancock, Black Hawk
• Is Part Of: Qualitative research. Volume 17:Number 2(2017)
• Page Start: 260
• Page End: 268
• Publication Date: 2017-04
• Subjects: career -- embodiment -- occupation -- public sociology -- sociology of work -- technology; Qualitative research -- Periodicals; Social sciences -- Research -- Periodicals; 300.72
• DOI: 10.1177/1468794116656725
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1468-7941

Abstract

Building on observations from ethnography at the fin de siècle (Wellin and Fine, 2001), we address how ethnographers today approach their work tasks, incorporating new technology, emphasizing embodiment, sites of struggle, and increasing public engagement. We use the lens of the sociology of work to examine how ethnography has been shaped over the past 15 years, the lifespan of Qualitative Research. How do the challenges of occupational roles, places of research, and new forms of data gathering shape our collective work?