Symbolic Interaction, Network Analysis, and Social Media Annette Markham [addtoany] Simon Lindgren and I have finally finished a draft of a new article. Forthcoming, after revisions, in Studies in Symbolic Interaction, volume 39 (anticipated 2012). Any comments welcome! Here’s a PDF of the draft copy. Abstract Below: In spite of the seeming incompatibility of network […]
Category: internet research methods
Part IV: From Matters of Fact to Matters of Concern Annette Markham [addtoany] (From network analysis to network sensibilities: Part IV) Part I Part II Part III Part IV here The study of networks is not just the study of how things are connected. It is a way of rethinking what we identify as the […]
Part III: Moving beyond the discrete to study the space of flows Annette Markham [addtoany] (From network analysis to network sensibilities: Part III) Part I Part II Part III here Moving beyond the discrete to study the space of flows Consider some of the persistent notions that arise in multiple disciplines over the past few […]
Part II: Network Sensibilities as Generative Tool Annette Markham [addtoany] (From network analysis to network sensibilities: Part II) Part I Part II here Part III Network Sensibilities as Generative Tool Most directly, network analysis strategies promote visual mapping of key elements (nodes), connections between them, and the overall structure of the system. This type of […]
From Network Analysis to Network Sensibilities: Part I Annette Markham [addtoany] (First of a four-part essay on my recent thoughts about using a network perspective in qualitative studies of internet-related contexts) Maybe it’s the pretty pictures generated by big data. Maybe it’s the impulse to unfocus the analytic gaze from location to locomotion. Whatever. The […]
Remix Methods: Searching for Resonance (Part I) Annette Markham [addtoany] As part of an ongoing project, this is my own remix, which means it will morph over time into something that has a different sort of coherence than you see here. I’ve been musing over three recent events that compelled me to start writing about […]
Fabrication as ethical performance Annette Markham [addtoany] Traditional journalistic and sociological practice considers a person’s words to be freely available–if uttered publicly or with permission–to analyze and quote, as long as we anonymize the source. Prior to the internet, researchers took for granted the ability to safely store fieldnotes, interview transcripts, demographic data, and other […]