Virtual EthnographySAGE Publications Ltd, 2000 M04 4 - 192 pages Cutting though the exaggerated and fanciful beliefs about the new possibilities of `net life′, Hine produces a distinctive understanding of the significance of the Internet and addresses such questions as: what challenges do the new technologies of communication pose for research methods? Does the Internet force us to rethink traditional categories of `culture′ and `society′? In this compelling and thoughtful book, Hine shows that the Internet is both a site for cultural formations and a cultural artefact which is shaped by people′s understandings and expectations. The Internet requires a new form of ethnography. The author considers the shape of this new ethnography and guides readers through its application in multiple settings. |
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... understandings of both modernism and philosophy, and offering resources that will be of use across disciplines, from philosophy, theory, and literature, to religion, the visual and performing arts, and often to the sciences as well ...
... understandings of both modernism and philosophy, and offering resources that will be of use across disciplines, from philosophy, theory, and literature, to religion, the visual and performing arts, and often to the sciences as well ...
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... understanding procedures and conclusions. Certainly, such teachers talk much less with the children about the science. Another reason could be that some teachers see science as being about facts. For these teachers, understanding in ...
... understanding procedures and conclusions. Certainly, such teachers talk much less with the children about the science. Another reason could be that some teachers see science as being about facts. For these teachers, understanding in ...
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... understanding Brazil's political ecologic future. Part and parcel of this are questions of political governance, public policy, and federalism in Brazil. The role of the state, as well as the rule of law and democratic processes, is key ...
... understanding Brazil's political ecologic future. Part and parcel of this are questions of political governance, public policy, and federalism in Brazil. The role of the state, as well as the rule of law and democratic processes, is key ...
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... understandings of this science, which continue to use the concept as if it corresponded to some naturally ordained state of things. Berry's idea of community mimics the idea of an ecosystem in early 20th century ecology.It is an ...
... understandings of this science, which continue to use the concept as if it corresponded to some naturally ordained state of things. Berry's idea of community mimics the idea of an ecosystem in early 20th century ecology.It is an ...
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Brian Lund. Social. constructionism. The dominant approaches to understanding housing policy have tended to assume that ... understandings have become privileged and regarded as 'the truth'. Social constructionism's key concepts are ...
Brian Lund. Social. constructionism. The dominant approaches to understanding housing policy have tended to assume that ... understandings have become privileged and regarded as 'the truth'. Social constructionism's key concepts are ...
Contents
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3 The Virtual Objects of Ethnography | 41 |
4 The Making of a Virtual Ethnography | 67 |
5 Time Space and Technology | 83 |
6 Authenticity and Identity in Internet Contexts | 118 |
7 Reflection | 147 |
Glossary of Internet Terms | 157 |
References | 163 |
Index | 175 |
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