Routledge handbook of interdisciplinary research methods PDF
Preview Routledge handbook of interdisciplinary research methods
The landscape of contemporary research is characterized by a renewed interest in LER ad the potential of interdisciplinarity. Yet there are few discussions of the development of miteou interdisciplinary methods and their ‘behaviour’ in the field. m dt e le The Routledge Handbook of Interdisciplinary Research presents a bold intervention by sb ,yd showcasing a diversity of stimulating approaches. Over 50 experienced researchers A Cg illustrate the challenges, but also the rewards of doing interdisciplinary research nee through discussions of their own practice and that of others. Each section is dedicated gelia H to an aspect of interdisciplinary methodology, including collection, classification, la La validation and communication to research audiences. Featured projects cover a variety Lun r of scales and topics, from small art-science collaborations to the ‘big data’ of mass ayd s, b observations. tR , Mao Most importantly, the Handbook presents a distinctive approach, defamiliarizing co ikhk and reworking established practices such as experimenting, archiving, observing, ee prototyping and translating. The focus is on knowledge as process, the compounding Ml Fof of methods, and the role of interdisciplinary methods in activating the present. icen In hst Celia Lury is Professor and Director of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies ahe at the University of Warwick. el amrd a Rachel Fensham is Professor of Dance and Theatre Studies and Assistant Dean of n, is dAc the Digital Studio, Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne. Eleip mx Alexandra Heller-Nicholas is a Research Associate at the Victorian College of the ali mnn Arts, University of Melbourne. da a Sybille Lammes is Professor of New Media and Digital Culture at the University of Urary Leiden. pH R re Angela Last is Lecturer in Environmental Humanities at the University of Leicester. ichllees ar-e Mike Michael is Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology, Philosophy rN d a and Anthropology at the University of Exeter. icr hc Emma Uprichard is Reader at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies at the oh la University of Warwick. sM , SOCIOLOGY / RESEARCH METHODS / SOCIAL POLICY Set Routledge Handbook of yh b o Cover image: © Getty illed Interdisciplinary Research s www.routledge.com Methods ISBN 978-1-138-88687-2 9 781138 886872 Edited by Celia Lury, Rachel Fensham, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Routledge titles are available as eBook editions in a range of digital formats Sybille Lammes, Angela Last, Mike Michael and Emma Uprichard Routledge Handbook of Interdisciplinary Research Methods The landscape of contemporary research is characterized by a renewed interest in the potential of interdisciplinarity. Yet there are few discussions of the development of interdisciplinary methods and their ‘behaviour’ in the field. The Routledge Handbook of Interdisciplinary Research presents a bold intervention by showcasing a diversity of stimulating approaches. Over 50 experienced researchers illustrate the challenges, but also the rewards of doing interdisciplinary research through discussions of their own practice and that of others. Each section is dedicated to an aspect of interdisciplinary methodology, including collection, classification, validation and communication to research audiences. Featured projects cover a variety of scales and topics, from small art-science collaborations to the ‘big data’ of mass observations. Most importantly, the Handbook presents a distinctive approach, defamiliarizing and reworking established practices such as experimenting, archiving, observing, prototyping and translating. The focus is on knowledge as process, the compounding of methods, and the role of interdisci- plinary methods in activating the present. Celia Lury is Professor and Director of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies at the University of Warwick. Rachel Fensham is Professor of Dance and Theatre Studies and Assistant Dean of the Digital Studio, Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne. Alexandra Heller-Nicholas is a writer on contemporary cinema and a Research Associate at the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne. Sybille Lammes is Professor of New Media and Digital Culture at the University of Leiden. Angela Last is Lecturer in Environmental Humanities at the University of Leicester. Mike Michael is Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology, Philosophy and Anthropology at the University of Exeter. Emma Uprichard is Reader at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies at the University of Warwick. Routledge Handbook of Interdisciplinary Research Methods Edited by Celia Lury, Rachel Fensham, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Sybille Lammes, Angela Last, Mike Michael and Emma Uprichard First published 2018 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2018 selection and editorial matter, Celia Lury, Rachel Fensham, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Sybille Lammes, Angela Last, Mike Michael and Emma Uprichard; individual chapters, the contributors The right of Celia Lury, Rachel Fensham, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Sybille Lammes, Angela Last, Mike Michael and Emma Uprichard to be identified as the authors of the editorial material, and of the authors for their individual chapters, has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Lury, Celia, editor. Title: Routledge handbook of interdisciplinary research methods / edited by Celia Lury [and six others]. Other titles: Handbook of interdisciplinary research methods Description: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2018011178|ISBN 9781138886872 (hardback) | ISBN 9781315714523 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Interdisciplinary research. Classification: LCC Q180.55.148 R68 2018 | DDC 001.4—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018011178 ISBN: 978-1-138-88687-2 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-315-71452-3 (ebk) Typeset in Bembo by Keystroke, Neville Lodge, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton Contents List of figures xi List of contributors xiii Preface xxiii Introduction: activating the present of interdisciplinary methods 1 Celia Lury SECTION 1 Making and assembling 27 1 Making and assembling: towards a conjectural paradigm for interdisciplinary research 29 Rachel Fensham and Alexandra Heller-Nicholas 2 Arranging (enchaînement) 41 Harmony Bench 3 Drawing 47 Matthew Reason 4 Experimenting 53 Thomas Jellis 5 Figuring 57 Margaret Wertheim 6 Imaging 61 Rebecca Coleman 7 Rescaling 68 Ramon Lobato 8 Sand drawing 71 Jennifer Green v Contents 9 Suspending 76 Catherine Ayres and David Bissell SECTION 2 Capturing and composing 81 1 Capturing and composing: doing the epistemic and the ontic together 83 Emma Uprichard 2 Abducting 90 Ana Teixeira de Melo 3 Archiving 95 Luciana Duranti 4 iBorder/ing 99 Holger Pötzsch 5 Casing 104 Charles C. Ragin 6 Diffracting 108 Leila Dawney 7 Figurationing 112 Leila Dawney 8 Notating 116 Moritz Wedell 9 Prototyping 122 Alberto Corsín Jiménez 10 Retrieving 126 Carolin Gerlitz 11 Timing 132 Barbara Adam 12 Visualizing data: a view from design space 133 Greg McInerny vi Contents SECTION 3 Engaging and distributing 143 1 Engaging and distributing 145 Sybille Lammes 2 Affective analysis 152 Laura U. Marks 3 Data-sprinting: a public approach to digital research 158 Tommaso Venturini, Anders Munk and Axel Meunier 4 Digging 164 Jussi Parikka 5 Issuecrawling: building lists of URLs and mapping website networks 169 Richard Rogers 6 Moving methods 176 Monika Büscher 7 Playing with ethics 183 Miguel Angel Sicart 8 Sensing atmospheres 187 Sasha Engelmann and Derek McCormack SECTION 4 Of interdisciplinarity 195 1 Of interdisciplinarity 197 Angela Last 2 Diagramming 209 Gail Davies and Helen Scalway 3 Conversation between Angela Last and Nina Lykke 228 Nina Lykke and Angela Last 4 Haunting seedy connections 239 Tahani Nadim 5 Dirty methods as ethical methods? In the field with ‘The Cultural Politics of Dirt in Africa, 1880–Present’ 248 Stephanie Newell, Patrick Oloko, John Uwa, Olutoyosi Tokun, Jane Nebe, Job Mwaura, Rebeccah Onwong’a, Ann Kirori and Claire Craig vii Contents SECTION 5 Valuing and validating 267 1 Valuing and validating: on the ‘success’ of interdisciplinary research 269 Mike Michael 2 Compromising 279 Mike Michael 3 Deriving 284 Carl DiSalvo 4 Disrupting 287 Yoko Akama and Sarah Pink 5 Dissenting 291 Manuel Tironi 6 Exemplifying 296 Tuur Driesser 7 Explaining 301 Priska Gisler 8 Generalizing 306 Joanna Latimer and Rolland Munro 9 Interdisciplines, and Indigenous research and methodologies 311 Catriona Elder and Jonathon Potskin 10 Troubling 317 Anne Galloway 11 Problem-making 329 Alan Irwin and Maja Horst 12 Project-ing: from differences to design 334 Connor Graham 13 Qualifying 339 Gay Hawkins 14 Scaling 343 Masato Fukushima viii Contents 15 Speculating 347 Alex Wilkie 16 Wedging 352 Jane Calvert Index 355 ix
The list of books you might like
