Focusing on ferry transportation, this book stands out as the first and only in the mobilities field to explore this specific mode of transit. It offers a unique perspective through mobile ethnography, providing insights into the experiences and interactions of passengers and crew. This innovative approach enriches the understanding of mobility, connectivity, and the cultural significance of ferries in contemporary society.
Focusing on the body and embodiment, this anthology presents empirical research that enriches the sociological literature with innovative interactionist theory. It provides fresh insights into a rapidly evolving sub-discipline, exploring the diverse experiences and implications of embodiment within sociology and cultural studies.
How to Create and Disseminate Ethnographic and Qualitative Research to Wide Audiences
Focusing on the dissemination of ethnographic knowledge, this book presents practical strategies for sharing qualitative research through accessible media like magazines, blogs, and social media. It draws from real-world experiences to offer social scientists actionable tactics for engaging broader audiences and effectively mobilizing knowledge beyond traditional academic settings.
Exploring the concept of wilderness, this book offers a multidisciplinary approach that integrates theories from various fields, including philosophy and environmental studies. It emphasizes a relational and process-oriented understanding of wilderness, serving as a foundation for discussions on environmental aesthetics and interspecies relationships. Featuring recent case studies, summaries, further readings, web resources, and discussion questions, it is tailored for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses on the topic.
This book offers students, academics and professional researchers a broad survey of ways to popularize research. Although each chapter discusses unique experiences, each follows a standard format, touching upon common elements: outlining what the research popularized was about, why the decision to popularize it was made, why certain media and genres were employed, what lessons researchers learned in the process, and how audiences responded. Throughout the book, readers are directed to the book's accompanying website, an excellent resource for highlighting how examples in the book come to life, what they sound like, and what they look like. Written in a clear and accessible style, this volume avoids specialized terminology and instead employs basic language that any student, academic, and professional across the social sciences and humanities will understand.