‘Getting the seat of your pants dirty’: space and place in ethnographic educational research

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White, M. 2018. ‘Getting the seat of your pants dirty’: space and place in ethnographic educational research. Ethnography. 20 (2), pp. 263-283. https://doi.org/10.1177/1466138118764996
AuthorsWhite, M.
Abstract

In this paper I consider the importance of space and place in ethnographic educational
research. The paper draws on research that took place at Educational Video Center
(EVC), a non-profit media education centre in New York City (NYC). In this paper I
articulate EVC as a place imbued with meaning from the pedagogical practices that
take place within and regarding it and argue for a consideration of spatiality in
ethnographic educational research. I consider the role of the city landscape in order to
identify how knowledge is emplaced and represented through digital, visual
technology and conclude by outlining the criticality of spatialising our ethnographic
practices.

JournalEthnography
Journal citation20 (2), pp. 263-283
ISSN1466-1381
Year2018
PublisherSAGE Publications
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1177/1466138118764996
Web address (URL)https://doi.org/10.1177/1466138118764996
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Accepted19 Oct 2017
Deposited09 Nov 2017
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Copyright informationWhite, M.L., 'Getting the seat of your pants dirty’: space and place in ethnographic educational research, Ethnography, 20 (2) pp. 263-283.
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