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SUMMARY:Finding "the field" and following "the thing": reflecting on more-
 than-human research close to home - Marcus Nyman (Department of Geography)
DTSTART:20180123T110000Z
DTEND:20180123T120000Z
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DESCRIPTION:For many in geography\, fieldwork is still an activity conduct
 ed 'there' and not 'here'\; often in distant and diverse locations and con
 texts. In this session\, I'd like to take the opportunity to discuss some 
 of the challenges in and of 'the field'\, when the field is rather close t
 o home. Based on my experiences of fieldwork in London last year\, I wante
 d to reflect on the methodological and practical implications of being awa
 y\, without being away and the challenges of delineating where the field b
 egins and ends (along with the dividing line between it and the rest of on
 e's life). Following this\, the session will move onto discussing what som
 e in anthropology have termed 'following the thing' – research\, particu
 larly ethnographic work\, that attends to the mobility of material things 
 and their representations.
LOCATION:Seminar Room\, Department of Geography\, Downing Site
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