Analysing Politics, Protest, and Digital Popular Culture
How can you study digital culture and activism? Watch this interview with Dr. Lyndon Wray.
How can you analyze online talk? Researchers demonstrate!
This interview was a show-and-tell about analyzing online talk.
Netnography Explained
Hear Dr. Kozinets discuss the origins and development of Netnography in this interview. See the whole series of posts from Kozinets about collecting data for studies using netnography.
Emerging Methods: Creative Research Examples
Not all research involves words or numbers. Creative, visual, and arts-based methods are being used in new ways, in many fields of study. Find open-access examples in this post.
Methods in Flux: Emphasis on Emergent Design
Conditions in the world are changing, so researchers need to be responsive to participants. Find a practical, thoughtful post from Dr. Sharon Ravitch.
Qualitative online research… what is emerging?
Qualitative online research methods continue to emerge and evolve. Learn more in this post.
Our position on positionality: The messier the better!
What is messy positionality? Samantha and Catherine Wilkinson discuss this question in an open-access article.
Data Collection in Participants’ Pockets: Research with Apps
In a new twist to diary and survey methods, researchers are using smartphone applications to collect data. Find an explanation and curated collection of open-access articles in this post.
Honest Feedback Helps Researchers Develop Methods
Is it brilliant or crazy? It can be hard to know whether your new ideas make sense, so ask a trusted colleague for honest feedback. Find an example and tips in this post.
Proposing a Study with Emerging Methods
Find tips you can use to build a bridge between familiar methods and the new approaches you want to use in your study.
Open but not even: Database ethnography for exploring open data's inequalities
Ryan Burns explains ways to use open data in digital ethnography. Find an open-access link to the related article in the Qualitative Research journal.
Using New and Emerging Methods in Your Work: Challenging Dominant Research Approaches and Building Rigorous Research Frameworks
New research ideas must typically be approved before the study can begin. Don’t hit a brick wall! Use these suggestions from Dr. Nathan Durdella.
Design Thinking and Innovation
Gjoko Muratovski, author of Research for Designers, discusses innovation in a research context.
Authors Discuss Emerging Qualitative Online Methods
Janet Salmons and Trena Paulus discuss trends in online qualitative research and their new books, Doing Qualitative Research Online and Doing Qualitative Research in a Digital World.
Innovation and Emerging Methods
The definitions laid out in the post “What are “Emerging” Methods?” are used as a springboard for discussing open-access articles from the journal, Methodological Innovations.
What is relevant now? Thinking about emerging methods.
This month on Methodspace we will take a new look at ways to use traditional methods for collecting and analyzing data and consider innovative methods now emerging in the field.
Anthropology from Onsite to Online: Interview with Dr. Margot Wilson
Dr. Margot Wilson describes her experiences from research in rural Bangladesh, to her current research through online interviews and work as a publisher.
Devising Research Methods, and Analysis
Devising new methods? Dr. Helen Kara discusses strategies for creative researchers.
Watch the MethodSpace Live Webinar: Doing Research Online
Interested in collecting data online from social media or participants? Join this webinar with Luke Sloan and Janet Salmons!