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by Caitlin Procter (Editor), Branwen Spector (Editor)
How can you do ethnographic field research in a safe way for you and the people you work with?
In this nuanced, candid book, researchers from across the globe discuss core challenges faced by ethnographers, reflecting on research from preparation to dissemination and how identity interacts with the realities of doing fieldwork.
Building on the work of the editors' The New Ethnographer Project, which has been seeking to change the way ethnographic methods are approached and taught since 2018, the book:
- Promotes an inclusive approach that invites you to learn from the challenges faced by a diverse range of scholars.
- Addresses underexplored issues including emotional and physical safety in the face of ableism, homophobia and racism.
- Challenges assumptions of what it means to produce knowledge by conducting fieldwork.
Whether you're an undergraduate student or an experienced researcher, this book will help you do fieldwork that is safer, healthier and more ethical.
Author Biography
Dr Caitlin Procter is a part-time Professor at the Migration Policy Centre at the European University Institute, and a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Research Fellow at the Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding at the Geneva Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. Her work examines the experiences of children and youth in contexts of conflict and forced displacement, with a regional focus on Palestine, Jordan and Syria. She teaches on research methods and ethics and is a co-founder of The New Ethnographer.
Dr Branwen Spector is a Lecturer in Social Anthropology at University College London. She conducts research on occupation, mobility, and infrastructure in the Occupied Palestinian West Bank, Ukraine, and Lebanon. She teaches on research methods, ethics, social media, and decolonisation and is a co-founder of The New Ethnographer.
