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Exploding Methodology Conference

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The Exploding Methodology Symposium was an event that took place on September 20th, 2007. It was held at Goldsmiths University in London, UK. The event enabled researchers and scholars to submit papers dealing with a variety of methodological issues, mostly in the field of sociology. The papers were then presented to small groups by another indivvidual who had read the paper.

Topics

Many topics were discussed such as alternative sources of data, working with alternative methods in structures that discourage the use of such methods, challenges facing researchers, responsibilities to informants, and much more. In order to enable further discussion of issues raised at the conference, a forum has been started on this site: Exploding Methodology Forum.

Papers

The participants were divided into "streams" with six participants in each group. The papers presented are attached.

 

Stream 1:

Jennie Munday Notes From the Field: Investigating the Representations and Articulations of Rural Identities
Thembi Mutch The Lonliness of a Long Distance Journalist Trying to be an Academic
Caroline Blunt Fragments and figurations; living with images, metaphors and analogies during a multi-sited ethnography of the making of 'home'
Tracey Jensen 'Speaking as a mother...' - The Productive Limits of Autoethnography
Yannis Papadaniel Empathy: Tools and Limits in the Context of Death and Dying
Kirsty Finn Role, Rapport and Responsibility: some reflections on a longitudinal study

 

Stream 2:

 
Dawn Langley Taking Lessons from Alice
Jennifer Tomomitsu-Tomasson Vision Dilemmas: Investigating Nano Art
Jennifer Barth Representations of/and Real-time
Endre Danyi Researching political spaces of samizdat
Denis Hellebrandt Who needs methods?
Jeanette Østergaard Learning to become an alcohol user: Adolescents taking risks and parents living with uncertainty

Stream 3:

 

Susan Walker Capturing the Phantom; Epistemological Considerations regarding Researching Body Image
Julia Hiscock Sociological research as multiple conversations
Scott Meyer If You're Happy and You Know It Clap Your Hands: Utilizing Emotions in Research
Pui-yan (Flora) Lau Doing Qualitative
Research in the UK Publishing Sector – An Ethnic Minority's Experiences
Paul Stronge Experience on the Register of Suggestion: Exploring Risk and Creativity Within Community Mental Health Care
Monique Lhussie A nomadic exploration of quality of life in long-term conditions

Stream 4:

Kimberly Keith Participant Observation: Thoughts on Crossing Boundaries and Maintaining a Reflexive Practice
Chris Brauer Sociology and the Internet
Jenny Nex How does a historian deal with sound? A discussion paper
Accompanying slide show
Neil Bruce Positive Soundscape Project: Ear Cleaning Trial: 12 hours of silence
Helena Holgersson Working With Mental Maps & Walk-Alongs
Charlotte Bates Through the lens: Street photography and social research
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Papers

On October 3rd, 2007 Scott Meyer says:

The papers from the Exploding conference were originally only available for conference participants so I am taking down the links to the papers. It would be great if the individual authors chose to post their work. If you would like to attach your paper so other people can read it, please do so by clicking on the Exploding page, then click edit. Scroll down and where it says attach file, browse your computer for the file and click attach. Finally click submit. If you have any problems, send a message by clicking contact on the left side menu.