Researching the Middle East : : Cultural, Conceptual, Theoretical and Practical Issues /

Researching the Middle East : : Cultural, Conceptual, Theoretical and Practical Issues / / Monica Ronchi, Lorraine Charles, Ilan Pappé.

Addresses the practical and theoretical issues faced by researchers working in and on the Middle East and North AfricaDivided into 4 sections covering core themes: researching political dynamics; identity and positionality in research; conducting ethnographic research; and research through text, sym...

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VerfasserIn:
Charles, Lorraine,
Pappé, Ilan,
Ronchi, Monica,
MitwirkendeR:
Akıncı, İdil,
Almuedo-Castillo, Ana,
Buffon, Veronica,
Charles, Lorraine,
Costantini, Irene,
Deuchar, Hannah Scott,
Ferrari, Giorgia,
Hecker, Pierre,
Mahoudeau, Alex,
McNeil-Willson, Richard,
Milton, Sansom,
Mirman, Yves,
Pappé, Ilan,
Richter-Devroe, Sophie,
Ronchi, Monica,
Schmitt, Kenny,
Shockley, Bethany,
Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
©2021
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Research Methods for the Arts and Humanities : RMAH
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Physical Description:1 online resource (248 p.) :; 4 B/W illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Figures
  • Introduction
  • SECTION 1: RESEARCHING POLITICAL DYNAMICS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
  • 1. The Past is Here: Reflections on modern Middle Eastern Historiography
  • 2. Doing Research in Conflict and Post-conflict Contexts
  • 3. Researching (and Deconstructing) Sectarianism in Lebanon and Beyond
  • 4. Researching Livelihoods for Syrian Refugees in Protectionist Labour Markets: The Cases of Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey
  • SECTION 2:IDENTITY AND POSITIONALITY IN RESEARCH
  • 5. Talking to Young People about Being a National: Fieldwork Reflections from Dubai
  • 6. ‘Here be Dragons’: Navigating the Problems of Researching ‘Terrorism’ and Critical Terrorism Studies
  • 7. Positionality and Access: Doing Surveys and Empirical Research in the Middle East
  • SECTION 3: CONDUCTING ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH
  • 8. Women, Conflict and the Everyday: Feminist Ethnographies in Palestine and Kurdistan
  • 9. From the Ethical to the Practical: Cases of Working with Interpreters in Middle East Studies
  • 10. Conducting Research in Arabic: Challenges and New Perspectives
  • SECTION 4: RESEARCH THROUGH TEXT, SYMBOLS AND TECHNOLOGY
  • 11. Problems of Method: Applying ‘Western Literary Theory’ to Arabic Texts
  • 12. YouTube and Ethnography in the Middle East: Creative Access in Difficult Places
  • 13. Reading the Signs: Towards a Semiotic Approach in Islamic Studies
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Index

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