Ethnomethodologically informed ethnography: recognising the potential and addressing the limitations of using the researcher's body as a tool for exploring embodied practice

Tara Woodyer

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Abstract

This chapter outlines ethnomethodologically informed ethnography as a method for exploring embodied practice. It proceeds by briefly outlining the key tenets of non-representational theory before discussing how it can be used to interrogate established ethnographic methodologies. Ethnomethodologically informed ethnography exploits the potential of the researcher's body as a tool for embodied data collection, but crucially, it also draws upon ethnomethodological principles to broaden embodied data collection beyond use of the researcher's own body as a tool for exploring embodied practice. The chapter uses empirical material exploring children's embodied practices of playing videogames to illustrate the use of these two complementary trajectories for creating an ethnomethodologically informed ethnography.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Art and Science of Embodied Research Design: Concepts, Methods and Cases
EditorsJennifer Frank Tantia
PublisherRoutledge
Chapter12
Number of pages12
Edition1st
ISBN (Electronic)9780429429941
ISBN (Print)9781138367074, 9781138367081
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Nov 2020

Keywords

  • non-representational theory
  • ethnography
  • ethnomethodology
  • observant participation
  • video

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  • Ludic geographies

    Woodyer, T. L., Martin, D. & Carter, S., 2016, Play, recreation, health and wellbeing. Horton, J., Evans, B. & Skelton, T. (eds.). Singapore: Springer, (Geographies of Children and Young People; vol. 9).

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  • Play

    Woodyer, T., 1 Jan 2013, Children and Young People's Cultural Worlds. Bragg, S. & Kehily, M. (eds.). 2nd ed. Bristol: Policy Press, p. 53-107 55 p. (Open University Childhood).

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  • Ludic geographies: not merely child’s play

    Woodyer, T., Jun 2012, In: Geography Compass. 6, 6, p. 313-326 14 p.

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  • The body as research tool: embodied practice and children's geographies

    Woodyer, T., 2008, In: Children’s Geographies. 6, 4, p. 349-362 14 p.

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