Doing prison ethnography from a distance using cultural probes for research during COVID-19 Cara Jardine

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jardine, Cara, 1984- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnology--Qualitative research--Case studies.

Ethnology.

Prisoners--Research--Case studies.

Prisoners.

COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023--Research--Case studies.

COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

SAGE research methods cases

Place of Publication:

SAGE Publications Ltd, 2026.

London SAGE Publications Ltd 2026

Summary:

This case study explores how the methodology of cultural probes was used to undertake qualitative research "at a distance" when prison-based fieldwork had to be paused as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. It examines the flexibility of cultural probes and how this approach allowed for in-depth qualitative data to be collected from beyond the prison, through materials that were designed with both aesthetic appeal and conceptual relevance in mind. By reflecting upon the ethical and practical challenges arising, it highlights the importance of the effective design of cultural probe packs, but also attention to the emotional responses these might elicit, and the ethical issues that might arise over the course of a project. The case study concludes by posing a number of issues that should be considered by those who are thinking about using this methodology, ranging from how cultural probes might be combined with other qualitative and creative methods, to the role of gatekeepers in successful and ethical research practice

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ISBN:

9781036243791

1036243796

OCLC:

1565875774

Publisher Number:

T300923