http://doodleporn.disqus.com/enTue, 06 Oct 2009 02:39:28 -0000http://doodleporn.tumblr.com/post/205572886#comment-18779732<p>this is a common misconception about ethnography: it's about a lot more than observation. you can do observation without doing any ethnography.</p><p>here's a great talk that talks about some of these common misconceptions: <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/2216855" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.vimeo.com/2216855">http://www.vimeo.com/2216855</a></p><p>and you might find this paper enlightening: Forsythe, D. E. (1999). “It's Just a Matter of Common Sense”: Ethnography as Invisible Work. Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), 8(1), 127-145. doi: 10.1023/A:1008692231284.<br></p>arvindTue, 06 Oct 2009 02:39:28 -0000