Amon Rapp
ABSTRACT
This course aims at introducing some key issues in contemporary ethnographic practice, emphasizing the role of the writing style and the epistemic position of the fieldworker in shaping a particular perspective on the observed phenomena. It outlines the theoretical assumptions that lie behind the traditional "realist position" of HCI ethnographies to propose methodological tools for conducting and writing reflexive ethnographies, valuing the role of the ethnographer and her subjective experiences.
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- Amon Rapp. 2017. Designing interactive systems through a game lens. Computers in Human Behavior, 71, C (June 2017), 455--468. Google ScholarDigital Library
Index Terms
- Reflexive Ethnographies in Human-Computer Interaction: Theory and Practice
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