Digital Fieldwork in Africa in a Pandemic
Covid-19 hit just as I was about to embark on a summer of fieldwork in 2020 in Uganda and Botswana, followed by research over winter break and the following summer (i.e., 2021) in Mauritania and Namibia.
Building Community in Digital Fieldwork
Like many research programs that rely on ethnographic fieldwork, traditional sociolinguistic research relies heavily on researchers building rapport with participants by spending time in their communities and sitting down with them in person to audio-record informal conversations.
Team and Nation: Sports, Nationalism, and Attitudes Toward Refugees
Rosenzweig, L. & Zhou, Y. (2021). Team and nation: Sports, nationalism, and attitudes toward refugees. Comparative Political Studies, 54(12), 2123-2154. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0010414021997498
Reflections on Conducting Fieldwork during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Madimu, T. (2021). Reflections on conducting fieldwork during the Covid-19 pandemic. Social Science Research Council. https://kujenga-amani.ssrc.org/2021/09/02/reflections-on-conducting-fieldwork-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/
Interview: Patchwork Ethnography
Cardoza, D., Watanabe, C., Günel, G., & Varma, S. (2021). Interview: Patchwork ethnography. Society for Cultural Anthropology. https://culanth.org/fieldsights/interview-patchwork-ethnography
A Manifesto for Patchwork Ethnography
Günel, G., Varma, S., & Watanabe, C. (2020). A manifesto for patchwork ethnography. Society for Cultural Anthropology. https://culanth.org/fieldsights/a-manifesto-for-patchwork-ethnography
Networks of trust: accessing informal work online in Indonesia during COVID-19
Octavia, J. (2021). Networks of trust: accessing informal work online in Indonesia during COVID-19. International Labour Review. https://doi.org/10.1111/ilr.12229
Mentoring in the Time of COVID-19: An Analysis of Online Focus Groups with Mentors to Youth
Kaufman, M., Wright, K., Simon, J., Edwards, G., Thrul, J., & DuBois, D. (2021). Mentoring in the time of COVID-19: An analysis of online focus groups with mentors to youth. American Journal of Community Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12543
Managing Qualitative Coding Systems
Turner, D. (2021). Managing qualitative coding systems. Quirkos. https://www.quirkos.com/blog/post/managing-qualitative-coding-systems/
Are People or Computers Better at Asking Difficult Questions about Intimate Partner Violence?
Bates-Jeffreys, E., & Phillips, P. (2021). Are [eople or computers better at asking difficult questions about intimate partner violence?. Innovations for Poverty Action. https://www.poverty-action.org/blog/are-people-or-computers-better-asking-difficult-questions-about-intimate-partner-violence