Engaged Research
Ethnographic research design in action!
This video series demonstrates how to do the following: write a research question, make observations within the field, video-document, and design studies according to your topic and resources.
Conducting Ethnographic Research.
The resources below are organized to help you develop your ethnographic methodology. Whether you want more direction as to how your theoretical framework supports your methodology or need to access additional research exemplars, the information below is organized according to respectives subtopics within the field of ethnography.
Additional Ethnographic Methodology Examples:
If you are looking for topic specific ethnographic examples, the list below is a good place to start. Please note that many of these links host ethnographic research examples by topic.
Gallery of vintage motion pictures on the American Indian experience, free of charge for viewing and downloading for educational purposes.
A source of educational DVDs & videos, with a collection of over 700 titles in these main subject areas: Environment, Globalization, Sustainability, Climate Change, Social Justice, Developing World, Indigenous Peoples, Earth Science, Life Science, Political Science, Performing Arts, Women’s Studies, and Children’s Films.
Ethnographic documentaries for educational use produced by Wilton Martinez in collaboration with anthropologists, indigenous organizations and NGOs, for use in classrooms.
Multicultural films & videos.
Resource for films and videos on African cinema, race and diversity and media for educational use.
Several film distributors' complete collections, films and videos available.
Provides a varied selection of photographs suitable for publication in texts, books, manuscripts, related to different fields of anthropology-archaeology.
Democratically run by more than 100 filmmaker members, New Day Films delivers over 300 titles that illuminate, challenge and inspire communities.
Education for and about Indigenous Peoples.
Photographic resource supporting tribal survival, the defense of human rights and cultural autonomy of indigenous people.
Establishd too address the under representation and misrepresentation of women in the media industry, Women Make Movies is a multicultural, multiracial, non-profit media arts organization which facilitates the production, promotion, distribution and exhibition of independent films and videotapes by and about women.
Ethnographic Research and Design
View the slides to better understand ethnographic methodology, types of ethnographic research, and how to translate theory to practice within the field.
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