TY - BOOK AU - Hughes, Kahryn vol.1 AU - Coulton, Jerry vol.2 AU - Goodwin, John vol.3 AU - Hughes, Jason vol.4 TI - Contemporary approaches to ethnographic research SN - 978-93-866-0254-1 U1 - RR 305.8001 PY - 2018/// CY - New Delhi PB - Sage Reference KW - Ethnology KW - Research Methodology N1 - Contents: 4 Vols. V.1 (Contemporary ethnographies: transformation, change and continuities), (xlvii, 393p.) - v.2 (current ethnographic practices: working in the contemporary field), (vi, 401p.) - v.3 (Digital ethnography: researching online worlds), (vi, 400p.) - v.4 (Contemporary ethnographic analysis: interpretation, meaning and representation), (vi, 320p.) N2 - This collection brings together readings from the vast range of ethnographic perspectives and practices to offer a multi-dimensional, detailed exploration of the ‘theory’ and ‘practice’ of ethnographic research, with a major emphasis on the contemporary application of the same. This is undertaken with the objective of offering a single, comprehensive teaching and research resource for those interested in this approach to data collection and analysis. The collection comprises four volumes that will collectively: i) consider what constitutes ‘contemporary ethnography’ as a research tool; ii) critically discuss the definitional debates surrounding ethnography; iii) illustrate how ethnography can be used in contemporary social science research where a significant emphasis is placed on every day, the virtual and the visual; and finally iv) reflect upon the practical, methodological, analytical and ethical aspects of current ethnographic research practice. Volume 1: Contemporary Ethnographies: Transformation, Change and Continuities Volume 1 aims to explore what constitutes ‘contemporary ethnography’. The core starting point is that it is better to think of ‘ethnographies’ rather than any single or simple approach or method ER -