Abstract
In this article we describe and critique a methodological exercise that brings together multimodality, ethnography and walking in order to investigate the city. Drawing on the experience of enacting our methodology in central London, we describe how an openness to the full range of meaning-making phenomena encountered during an unscripted excursion through the city provided ways of thinking critically about our relationship with the city. This research is undertaken against a backdrop of a growing critical interest in the complex and shifting nature of the urban environment, reflected in the range of approaches that investigate how we understand and experience our surroundings. Central to this methodological approach is the intersection of ethnography and multimodality which, when brought together within the device of an unscripted walk, provides valuable opportunities for thinking critically about our surroundings.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 55-70 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Qualitative Research |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 19 Nov 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2019 |
Keywords
- multimodality
- ethnography
- mobile media
- mobile learning
- urban
- walking
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Michael Gallagher
- Moray House School of Education and Sport - Senior Lecturer
- Institute for Education, Community & Society
- Centre for Research in Digital Education
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