Digital Ethnography Initiative

28 January 202129 April 2021research

Only Half the Story – Rethinking the Relationship Between Digital Ethnographers and Their Devices*

Franziska Weidle** In their initial post to this blog series, Monika Palmberger and Philipp Budka highlight, among other things, that “the incorporation and integration of technological devices and apps as ‘research tools’ have the potential to contribute to new modes of collaboration by ‘democratizing’ the relationship between researchers and research partners”. In a STS or […]

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!