Annette Markham
social media, methods, and ethics
Part III: Moving beyond the discrete to study the space of flows
Jan 17th
(From network analysis to network sensibilities: Part III)
Moving beyond the discrete to study the space of flows
Consider some of the persistent notions that arise in multiple disciplines over the past few decades: That what we consider an organization is a momentary freezing of flux and More >
Part II: Network Sensibilities as Generative Tool
Jan 17th
(From network analysis to network sensibilities: Part II)
Network Sensibilities as Generative Tool
Most directly, network analysis strategies promote visual mapping of key elements (nodes), connections between them, and the overall structure of the system. This type of visualization can be used in generative ways throughout More >
From Network Analysis to Network Sensibilities: Part I
Nov 30th
(First of a four-part essay on my recent thoughts about using a network perspective in qualitative studies of internet-related contexts)
Maybe it’s the pretty pictures generated by big data.
Maybe it’s the impulse to unfocus the analytic gaze from location to locomotion.
Whatever. The question that prompted me to start thinking about network More >
Finally going to press, the Fabrication Article.
Oct 27th
Well, unless someone points out some egregious errors, I’m going to send this article off tomorrow for publication in Information, Communication, and Society (promises to be out before the end of the year!)
Abstract:
In this article, I briefly touch on some of the ethical dilemmas associated with protecting participants in internet-based social More >
Writing as Method notes from workshop in Helsinki
Sep 15th
Here are presentation images and notes from the workshop I did entitled Writing as Method. Helsinki, Finland, 16-09-2011. It feels a bit strange to put out these rough presentation notes, but it’s better than nothing, I suppose. As with other presentations I’m posting, the content is sketchy because these are speaker More >
Notes from my talk in Helsinki
Sep 14th
Just finished this talk: Boundary Work: Ethnographic methods for social media research.
All my talks are beginning to overlap, which is not a bad thing. Just another sign that everything relates to everything else.
For my ppt images plus notes, click here. (4.4 MB. Lots of images)
What is the “field” in virtual research contexts?
Sep 8th
This is an old topic. And in fact, an old excerpt from a talk I gave in Trondheim, Norway, in 2002. But I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately and I wonder how this gets modified when applied to social media contexts, beyond the obvious shift from virtual-only contexts More >
