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  • Remote research methods: Barriers and opportunities in conducting ethnographic research with urban marginalised women

Gera, Krity ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9341-3124, 2023, Conference or Workshop, Remote research methods: Barriers and opportunities in conducting ethnographic research with urban marginalised women at Research Methodology Conference (RMC 2023): Decolonising Research Methodologies and Methods, London, 16 Jun 2023.

Abstract or Description:

The restrictions on mobility and several social distancing rules during the Pandemic compelled scholars worldwide to adopt digital remote research methods for data acquisition. This paper is based on the ethnographic account of a study on mobility conducted with urban marginalised women from the peri-urban areas of New Delhi, India, during the COVID-19 Pandemic. By discussing the approach adopted for the exploratory methods used to deal with uncertain situations posed due to the Pandemic, the paper highlights the barriers faced while engaging remotely with a socially marginalised group of women because of limited or no knowledge and access to digital medium/technology. Further, it also emphasises certain opportunities that the digital medium presents with respect to the reconstruction of social space within the digital ethnographic field. By doing so, this paper aims to offer insights for conducting a remote ethnographic study with marginalised communities.

Subjects: Architecture > K400 Planning (Urban > K440 Urban studies
Other > Social studies > L300 Sociology > L320 Gender studies
Creative Arts and Design > W200 Design studies > W290 Design studies not elsewhere classified
School or Centre: School of Design
Additional Information:

This paper was submitted and accepted for inclusion, but was not delivered due to circumstances that prevented attendance at the conference.

Uncontrolled Keywords: Digital ethnography; Marginalised communities; Design research methods; Decolonising design; Gender studies
Date Deposited: 25 Apr 2023 15:29
Last Modified: 24 Jul 2023 10:07
URI: https://rca-9.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/5355
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