[ecrea] free workshop on research ethics & diy cultures @ northumbria 8/9/12

EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR FREE WORKSHOP ON RESEARCH ETHICS&  DIY CULTURES

Researching DIY Cultures: Towards a situated ethical practice 11am-1pm,
Saturday 8 September 2012 Northumbria University (part of Gender&
Subcultures symposium) Facilitated by Dr. Julia Downes (Durham
University)

This is a one-off workshop that focuses on the ethics and dilemmas of
doing research in radical DIY cultures.  Academic research on DIY
feminist cultural activism has increased over the past 20 years.
Fanzines (Piano 2002; Schilt&  Zobl 2008), music cultures (Taylor 2008;
Keenan 2008; Giffort 2011; Downes 2012), films (Kearney 2006),
grassroots sports (Finlay 2010), civic spaces (Enke 2007), cyberspace
(Mazzarella 2005), and culture jamming (Stasko 2008) have all become
popular arenas in which to theorise the construction of feminisms,
genders, sexualities, race, ethnicity and class in culture and society.
However relatively little methodological and ethical guidance has been
published to help researchers at all levels (including undergraduate,
postgraduate, early career and established academics) to negotiate the
difficulties and dilemmas that confront those doing critical research
within these cultures.

This workshop is for activists, academics, researchers and
activist-academics to discuss their experiences of being involved in
research on DIY cultures that they do and do not see as a place of
personal belonging. Discussion of set readings, case studies and
personal experiences will lead to the collaborative development of a
series of practical and constructive recommendations for future
practice.

Topics to be discussed include:

*         Using established friendships and close-knit networks
*         Rethinking insider/outsider dilemmas
*         Problems in accessing, working with and representing radical
DIY cultures
*         Challenges in being critical about DIY cultures
*         Dealing with moments of personal and political crisis
throughout the research process

Provisional reading list

Jodie Taylor (2011) The Intimate Insider: Negotiating the ethics of
friendship when doing insider research. Qualitative Research, 11(3):
3-22

Kath Browne (2003) Negotiations and Fieldworkings: Friendship and
Feminist Research. Acme: An International E-journal for Critical
Geographies, 2(2): 132-46

Jo Freeman (1972) The Tyranny of Structurelessness. Berkeley Journal of
Sociology, 17: 151-65

Keith Halfacree (2004) 'I Could Only Do Wrong': Academic Research and
DiY Culture (Chapter 6) Duncan Fuller&  Rob Kitchin. Radical
Theory/Critical Praxis: Making a difference. Pg 68 - 78

How to book a place

There is a maximum of 25 participants

Please email with a brief description of your experience of doing/being
involved in a research project on DIY cultures and what you will need to
(attendjulia.downes /at/ durham.ac.uk)  Deadline 31 May 2012.

________________________
Dr Julia Downes
Research Associate
School of Applied Social Sciences
Elvet Riverside 2
Durham University
DH1 3JT

E-mail:(julia.downes /at/ durham.ac.uk)
Tel: +44 (0)191 3341480
Skype: julia.downes
Web:http://durham.academia.edu/JuliaDownes

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