Being there, teleography and The Wire

Martin Parker

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Being there, teleography and The Wire

Martin Parker^*

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Abstract

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to question some of the assumptions about warm proximity which animate the idea of ethnography as a largely naturalistic mode of enquiry. Design/methodology/approachWatching television and having a think. FindingsThat the history of ethnography can be told as a process of bringing “them” closer to “us”, and this account culminates in the idea of watching a TV show as a mode of academic enquiry. Originality/valueLargely depends on whether anyone is actually convinced by the argument.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	23-30
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Organizational Ethnography
Volume	1
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1108/20466741211220624
Publication status	Published - 20 Apr 2012

Keywords

Culture
Ethnography
History
History of ethnography
Organizations
Television
The Wire

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