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Review
. 2022;45(3):477-482.
doi: 10.1007/s11133-022-09519-1. Epub 2022 Aug 2.

Ethnography Upgraded

Mario L Small  1
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Review

Ethnography Upgraded

Mario L Small. Qual Sociol. 2022.

Abstract

The basic practice of ethnography has essentially remained unchanged in hundreds of years. How has online life changed things? I contrast two transformative inventions, the telephone and the internet, with respect to their impact on fieldwork. I argue that our current era has created entirely new constraints and opportunities for ethnographic research.

Keywords: Digital ethnography; Online fieldwork; Qualitative methods; Telephone.

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