Doing Ethnography Blind

IF 1.1 Q2 ANTHROPOLOGY
Orhan Karagoz
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Abstract Anthropology's ‘mainstream’ research methods mainly rely on the visual sense. In contrast to sighted anthropologists, who mostly rely on their vision to acquire and process data, as a blind anthropologist I have used unconventional methodological sensory research techniques. I mostly rely on my senses of hearing and listening, using auditory means to make sense of people and our environment. Some of these auditory means are eavesdropping, understanding people's emotions through the tone of their voices and understanding the ‘acoustemology’ of spaces. I am highly attuned to the tones of people's voices and to the ambience of the places I am in. During my fieldwork, I was able to capitalise on these senses and abilities as research techniques, but also consider their ethical implications.
盲目做民族志
人类学的“主流”研究方法主要依靠视觉。有视力的人类学家大多依靠他们的视觉来获取和处理数据,作为一个盲人人类学家,我使用了非传统的方法感官研究技术。我主要依靠我的听觉和倾听,用听觉的手段来理解人和我们的环境。其中一些听觉手段是偷听,通过他们的声音音调来理解人们的情绪,以及理解空间的“声学”。我对人们的声音和我所在的地方的氛围非常敏感。在我的实地考察中,我能够利用这些感官和能力作为研究技术,但也考虑到它们的伦理含义。
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自引率
7.10%
发文量
7
审稿时长
24 weeks
期刊介绍: Anthropology in Action (AIA) is a peer-reviewed journal publishing articles, commentaries, research reports, and book reviews in applied anthropology. Contributions reflect the use of anthropological training in policy- or practice-oriented work and foster the broader application of these approaches to practical problems. The journal provides a forum for debate and analysis for anthropologists working both inside and outside academia and aims to promote communication amongst practitioners, academics and students of anthropology in order to advance the cross-fertilisation of expertise and ideas. Recent themes and articles have included the anthropology of welfare, transferring anthropological skills to applied health research, design considerations in old-age living, museum-based anthropology education, cultural identities and British citizenship, feminism and anthropology, and international student and youth mobility.
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