by Sara Jo Johnson | Feb 24, 2015 | PechaKucha
My mom’s recent death left behind a heartbroken daughter who could not fathom the huge vacancy in her life—amidst a societal expectation that one can rapidly move on. Instead of my grieving process tidily expiring shortly after the funeral, I was saturating myself in...
by Rick E. Robinson | Feb 23, 2015 | Perspective
It is awfully nice not to have to invent a basic tool over and over again. For ethnographers, coding and categorization is work that has to happen whether you are studying housework or neurosurgery, with novices or experts, in an exotic location or in suburban Ohio...
by Tiffany Romain, Tracy Pilar Johnson, Mike Griffin | Feb 20, 2015 | PechaKucha
Recently Tracy was asked whether a plan to have everyone in the office go about their day with an “impairment” would be a good way to “practice empathy” and learn more about assistive technology usage. Her response was that while wearing prosthetics demonstrates the...
by Marta Cuciurean-Zapan, Evan Hanover | Feb 20, 2015 | PechaKucha
The awkward pause, the impolite topic, and the embarrassing moment are occupational hazards for the ethnographer. Rather than shun these uncomfortable moments and get back to the smooth, seamless business of research, we should embrace and reflect upon them; they can...
by Gordon Baty | Feb 20, 2015 | PechaKucha
In keeping pace with online trends, news is being churned out to meet quota and to satisfy website metrics. When putting out content becomes more important than it’s quality and value for the local community, it’s called Churnalism. Fortunately,...
