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[Commlist] New Tools for ‘Distanced’ Anthropological Research: Webscraping and Ethnography of Digital Cultures in/of Africa

Mon Feb 08 14:05:38 GMT 2021




The event below may be of interest to students and researchers who are interested in webscraping and digital ethnography methods, with a focus on Africa. For information about the speakers, and to register for these events, please see the Foundation’s website <http://blog.wennergren.org/2021/02/webinar-new-tools-for-distanced-anthropological-research-webscraping-and-ethnography-of-digital-cultures-in-of-africa/>.

On *February 15th, 16th and 25th* the Wenner-Gren Foundation is sponsoring a series of webinars entitled, /New Tools for ‘Distanced’ Anthropological Research: Webscraping and Ethnography of Digital Cultures in/of Africa, /organized by Serena Stein, Wageningen University & Research, and Louisa Lombard, Yale University.

This event is a Webinar Tutorial on Webscraping for researchers and students with little prior experience, and a Roundtable on Digital Ethnography about Africa and by African scholars.

*Part I:* The Webinar will introduce beginners to the possibilities of webscraping as a tool for digital research. How can webscraping help launch a research project, complement in-person fieldwork, and triangulate findings? What are limitations and technical, analytical, and ethical concerns? The tutorial presumes no prior experience in webscraping, and will use ethnographic-friendly examples. This will be led by Kevin McElwee of the Princeton University Center for Digital Humanities.

*Part II:* The Roundtable convenes an exciting group of researchers and scholars on African digital cultures and social media, including the technological, regulatory, political, ethical, and cultural context of African digital lives as people access and innovate online.


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