10 September 2024 | University of Groningen
This masterclass, part of the SWISP Lab X Science Gallery International Network partnership project “Hacking the Anthropocene,” offers a unique opportunity to explore an interdisciplinary approach to participatory research. The session will commence with an overview of SWISP Lab’s post digital methods, followed by an introduction to the Hacking the Anthropocene Kit (HAK.io).
11 September 2024 | Utrecht University
Several challenges exist in undertaking digital ethnography in distributed, online communities, such as blockchain-based Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) and other opensource field sites. These challenges include high volume of data, transient participant culture, and ethics consent. In this talk, we explore digital tools and methodologies that we are actively involved in developing and working with to enable researchers to navigate these decentralised, digital environments more effectively.
17 October 2024 | Utrecht University
How can the mindset and tools of ethnography be leveraged to build stronger participatory and collaborative research models in and with communities? This session focuses on the value of making research spaces more accessible or inclusive when working with communities, juxtaposed with the challenges of shifting the academic lens from observation to co-creation and co-learning.
Please note that the RMeS office is closed from July 18 – August 26, 2024.
We are currently finalizing our educational programme for 2024-2025. Full programme will be available by the end of September.
Luuk Schröder’s recent contribution to the international peer-reviewed journal for research and arts FORUM+ explores a performative of framing recycling work. Luuk Schröder is a PhD candidate affiliated with the University of Groningen and RMeS, focusing his research on re-sensing electronic waste through artistic practice. Below is an excerpt of the article. For the full article, please visit FORUM+.
In this third episode of Talk Media to Me, PhD council member Zheyu Shang (UL) and her colleague Ye Jiang (UL) talk about fan fiction and fandom on Chinese social media platforms. They start with an impressive piece of fan fiction work that creates a romantic relationship between Tomie (the heroine of a Japanese horror manga series Tomie) and Iron Man (from the Marvel Universe).
April – December 2024 | Utrecht University (Hybrid)
We invite interested persons to join our series of six seminars in 2024, to explore the power, potential, challenges, and ethics of digital ethnography as a lens. Each event in the series is a 90-minute session (hybrid format) that focuses on a specific topic and highlights the work of 1-2 practiced and well-regarded digital ethnographers. The speakers will spend the first 30 minutes talking about their own approach or responding to pre-selected questions, which will then prompt the direction for wider discussion among participants.
22 April 2024 | Utrecht University (Hybrid)
Digital ethnography is a broad approach, covering many types of inquiry. If we begin with the premise that digital ethnography is situated at the nexus of lived experience and digital transformations, and we take qualitative social sciences in anthropology and sociology as the starting points, digital ethnography becomes a naturally mixed method. In this seminar, Tania Lewis (RMIT University, Australia) joins Annette Markham (Utrecht University) to talk about a range of approaches to digital ethnography and to address some of the challenges of definitional frames for this field. Tania and Annette co-directed DERC, the world’s longest running centre dedicated to digital ethnography, which has hosted dozens of the world’s top scholars since 2012.
28 May 2024 | Utrecht University – Hybrid
This seminar is part of the RMeS Digital Ethnography Seminar Series 2024: Tools, Ethics, Futures. More information can be found here.
RMeS Masterclass with Sarah Healy: Hacking the anthropocene: a hands-on exploration of post digital methods
/in RMeS News /by Chantal10 September 2024 | University of Groningen
This masterclass, part of the SWISP Lab X Science Gallery International Network partnership project “Hacking the Anthropocene,” offers a unique opportunity to explore an interdisciplinary approach to participatory research. The session will commence with an overview of SWISP Lab’s post digital methods, followed by an introduction to the Hacking the Anthropocene Kit (HAK.io).
RMeS Digital Ethnography Seminar with Dr. Ellie Rennie & Dr. Kelsie Nabben
/in RMeS News /by Karlijn Achterberg11 September 2024 | Utrecht University
Several challenges exist in undertaking digital ethnography in distributed, online communities, such as blockchain-based Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) and other opensource field sites. These challenges include high volume of data, transient participant culture, and ethics consent. In this talk, we explore digital tools and methodologies that we are actively involved in developing and working with to enable researchers to navigate these decentralised, digital environments more effectively.
RMeS Digital Ethnography Seminar with Dr. Donya Alinejad and Stephanie Livingstone (PhD candidate)
/in RMeS News /by Karlijn Achterberg17 October 2024 | Utrecht University
How can the mindset and tools of ethnography be leveraged to build stronger participatory and collaborative research models in and with communities? This session focuses on the value of making research spaces more accessible or inclusive when working with communities, juxtaposed with the challenges of shifting the academic lens from observation to co-creation and co-learning.
RMeS educational programme for 2024-2025
/in RMeS News /by ChantalPlease note that the RMeS office is closed from July 18 – August 26, 2024.
We are currently finalizing our educational programme for 2024-2025. Full programme will be available by the end of September.
FORUM+ | Journal for Research and Arts: New Article by Luuk Schröder
/in RMeS News /by Karlijn AchterbergLuuk Schröder’s recent contribution to the international peer-reviewed journal for research and arts FORUM+ explores a performative of framing recycling work. Luuk Schröder is a PhD candidate affiliated with the University of Groningen and RMeS, focusing his research on re-sensing electronic waste through artistic practice. Below is an excerpt of the article. For the full article, please visit FORUM+.
Talk Media to Me S03E03: Fan fiction and Chinese social media
/in RMeS News /by Karlijn AchterbergIn this third episode of Talk Media to Me, PhD council member Zheyu Shang (UL) and her colleague Ye Jiang (UL) talk about fan fiction and fandom on Chinese social media platforms. They start with an impressive piece of fan fiction work that creates a romantic relationship between Tomie (the heroine of a Japanese horror manga series Tomie) and Iron Man (from the Marvel Universe).
Lecture Series: Sound & AI in Cultural Industries
/in RMeS News /by ChantalMay – August 2024 | University of Amsterdam
Hybrid summer lunch talk series.
Bring your own lunch and join us!
RMeS Digital Ethnography Seminar Series 2024: Tools, Ethics, Futures
/in RMeS News /by ChantalApril – December 2024 | Utrecht University (Hybrid)
We invite interested persons to join our series of six seminars in 2024, to explore the power, potential, challenges, and ethics of digital ethnography as a lens. Each event in the series is a 90-minute session (hybrid format) that focuses on a specific topic and highlights the work of 1-2 practiced and well-regarded digital ethnographers. The speakers will spend the first 30 minutes talking about their own approach or responding to pre-selected questions, which will then prompt the direction for wider discussion among participants.
RMeS Digital Ethnography Seminar with Prof. dr Annette Markham and Prof. dr Tania Lewis
/in RMeS News /by Chantal22 April 2024 | Utrecht University (Hybrid)
Digital ethnography is a broad approach, covering many types of inquiry. If we begin with the premise that digital ethnography is situated at the nexus of lived experience and digital transformations, and we take qualitative social sciences in anthropology and sociology as the starting points, digital ethnography becomes a naturally mixed method. In this seminar, Tania Lewis (RMIT University, Australia) joins Annette Markham (Utrecht University) to talk about a range of approaches to digital ethnography and to address some of the challenges of definitional frames for this field. Tania and Annette co-directed DERC, the world’s longest running centre dedicated to digital ethnography, which has hosted dozens of the world’s top scholars since 2012.
RMeS Digital Ethnography Seminar with Dr. Nermin Elsherif and Dr. Marissa Willcox
/in RMeS News /by Chantal28 May 2024 | Utrecht University – Hybrid
This seminar is part of the RMeS Digital Ethnography Seminar Series 2024: Tools, Ethics, Futures. More information can be found here.