University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Trace Ethnography Workshop

Acker, Amelia; Burton, Matt; Geiger, R. Staurt; Ribes, David

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Title
Trace Ethnography Workshop
Author(s)
  • Acker, Amelia
  • Burton, Matt
  • Geiger, R. Staurt
  • Ribes, David
Issue Date
2015-03-15
Keyword(s)
  • data analytics and evaluation
  • qualitative research methods
  • social media
  • quantitative analyses including statistics
  • infrastructure studies
Date of Ingest
2015-03-24T16:08:14Z
Abstract
This workshop introduces participants to trace ethnography, building a network of scholars interested in the collection and interpretation of trace data and distributed documentary practices. The intended audience is broad, and participants need not have any existing experience working with trace data from either qualitative or quantitative approaches. The workshop provides an interactive introduction to the background, theories, methods, and applications–present and future–of trace ethnography. Participants with more experience in this area will demonstrate how they apply these techniques in their own research, discussing various issues as they arise. The workshop is intended to help researchers identify documentary traces, plan for their collection and analysis, and further formulate trace ethnography as it is currently conceived. In all, this workshop will support the advancement of boundaries, theories, concepts, and applications in trace ethnography, identifying the diversity of approaches that can be assembled around the idea of ‘trace ethnography’ within the iSchool community.
Publisher
iSchools
Series/Report Name or Number
iConference 2015 Proceedings
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
Conference Paper / Presentation
Language
English
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