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Qualitative methods III: animating archives, artful interventions and online environments

¹ UCL Department of Geography, 26 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AP, UK
² UCL Department of Geography, Pearson Building, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: cdwyer{at}geog.ucl.ac.uk..

	Abstract

In this report we review recent work in geography which engages with innovative qualitative methods, focusing on three selected arenas: the archive, artistic collaborations and online engagements. Qualitative archival research illustrates the tensions around assembling accounts and incorporating uncertainty as geographers strive to animate the archives. Collaborative artistic endeavours, whether through participatory video, artistic installations or co-curating exhibitions, open new arenas for geographers to engage research subjects as well as possibilities for unfolding uncertainty into research practice. An exploration of the use of online environments for research also presents new ways to develop research collaboration and participation. Geographical experiments raise questions both about ethical frameworks for online research and about the ways in which power hierarchies may, or may not, be challenged.

First published on May 21, 2009
Progress in Human Geography 2009, doi:10.1177/0309132508105005


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