Networked Anthropology A Primer for Ethnographers

The advent of social media offers anthropologists exciting opportunities to extend their research to communities in fresh ways. At the same time, these technological developments open up anthropological fieldwork to different hazards. Networked Anthropology explores the increasing appropriation of diverse media platforms and social media into anthropological research and teaching. The chapters consider the possibilities and challenges of multimedia, how network ecologies work, the ethical dilemmas involved, and how to use multimedia methodologies. The book combines theoretical insights with case studies, methodological sketches and pedagogical notes. Drawing on recent ethnographic work, the authors provide practical guidance in creative ways of doing networked anthropology. They point to the future of ethnography, both inside and outside the classroom, and consider ways in which networked anthropology might develop.

About the author

Samuel Collins is a Professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice at Towson University.
Matthew S. Durington is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice at Towson University.

Summary

Networked Anthropology explores the increasing appropriation of diverse media platforms and social media into anthropological research and teaching.

Product details

• Authors: Samuel Gerald Durington Collins, Samuel Gerald Collins, Matthew Slover Durington, Collins Samuel Gerald, Durington Matthew Slover
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 19.08.2014
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)
• EAN: 9780415821759
• ISBN: 978-0-415-82175-9
• Pages: 172
• Subjects: Multimedia, Society & culture: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Methodology, Social Networks, Open Source Software, Society and culture: general, Visual Anthropology, Public Engagement, Urban Ethnography, community networks, Vice Versa, ethnographic research methods, ethnographic film, institutional review board, Community development corporation, Media Ethnography, south baltimore, Maryland Medical Center, Eigenvector centrality, Baltimore City, Home Owners Association, collaborative anthropology, Sharp Leadenhall, Pew Research Center’s Internet, public anthrpology, Outreach Day, Traditional Ethnographic Research, Human Virology, West Baltimore, anthropology by the wire, City Uprising, Tag Book, Anthropological Encounter, SNS Platform, Torres Straits Expedition, IRB Clearance