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

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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