Abstract
In this commentary, the author offers three related perspectives regarding (in)securitization: first, an overview of ongoing discussions taking place among US-based ethnographers of colour about the effects of surveillance on ethnography; second, an example of the impact that (in)securitization may have on the researcher/researched relationship in contemporary ethnographic research; and third, an extension of Garfinkel’s notion of the “breach” within the current sociopolitical context. Throughout this essay, the author calls for a greater sense of connection to and solidarity with those “vulnerable subjects” that we engage with ethnographically.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 96-102 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Sociolinguistics |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - Feb 1 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Language and Linguistics
- Sociology and Political Science
- Philosophy
- Linguistics and Language
- History and Philosophy of Science
Keywords
- breach
- ethics
- ethnography
- surveillance