NEXT UP: Dana El Kurd on positionality and the advantages (and disadvantages) of looking like, and talking in the same language as, one's human subjects.

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No one leaves home without a plan -- but the question is whether you can take advantage of the opportunties that present themselves. "Improvisational pluralism," by Dana El Kurd. #palestine #fieldworktips #interviewtechniques #archivalraiders

Dana El Kurd (University of Richmond) on fieldwork as a homecoming, improvising, making people laugh, and being able to laugh at yourself.

#ethnographymatters #palestine #researchdesign #qualitativeresearch #positionality #archivalraiders

ROSE MCDERMOTT: "It never occurred to me until I was in college that not everyone knew how to do that."

#politicalscience #militaryfamilies #ravelife #archivalraiders