2020 – Digital Ethnography Initiative

22 December 202023 August 2021research

Smartphones “In-Between” or: What Do Smartphones Have in Common With Doors?*

Suzana Jovicic** It is Friday night in a youth centre on the outskirts of Vienna; the lights are dim, and loud local Rap music is blaring in the background. A girl sits alone on the old sofa, seemingly oblivious to the noise and chaos around her. Her face glows a bright red that reflects off […]

13 November 202029 April 2021research

Collaborative Ethnography in the Digital Age: Towards a New Methodological Framework*

Monika Palmberger & Philipp Budka** Digital ethnography has become a very vibrant research field, as the growing body of literature indicates (e.g. Hjorth et al., 2017; Pink et al., 2016). Nevertheless, we sense that methodological debates often fall short. With this contribution to the Digital Ethnography Initiative (DEI) blog, we would like to open up […]

11 September 20206 November 2020resources

Digital, Online & Remote Ethnography – Reading List (Selection)

A selection of texts and other resources on digital, online and remote ethnography, compiled by Philipp Budka.

25 June 202013 November 2020general

DEI Website Launched!

Our new website is now online. In the blog, we will be presenting and discussing various research activities, projects and events in relation to “the digital” at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Vienna and beyond. Stay tuned!

Digital Ethnography Initiative

Department of Social & Cultural Anthropology, University of Vienna

Year: 2020

Smartphones “In-Between” or: What Do Smartphones Have in Common With Doors?*

Collaborative Ethnography in the Digital Age: Towards a New Methodological Framework*

Digital, Online & Remote Ethnography – Reading List (Selection)

DEI Website Launched!