In academic research, there are typically four main stages: study design, data collection, analysis, and writing results. However, the reality is more complex, with challenges like unpredictable transitions between phases and the significant logistical and personal impacts.
To address this, we've expanded our framework to include administrative tasks and personal impacts, aiming to provide a more realistic portrayal of the research process.
In visual ethnographic work, the challenge of finding form is not just a technical concern - it goes to the heart of the research itself. This blogpost explores this challenge by discussing some of the choices behind the visual storytelling of this research project.
What do you think of when you have to delete paragraphs, or even pages, of your own writing? Does it come easy to you? It certainly does not to me.
Writing requires space and time. To be able to write, I've created my own ritual and experimented with visualization exercises.