Event overview
This talk is part of the Anthropology Departmental Seminar on the theme of Collaborations and the Current Research Milieu.
Undertaking ethnographic research on ethical initiatives poses particular ethical problems. These are exacerbated when such research work leads on to collaborative activities with fieldwork respondents.
Dr Oakley will discuss these issues through a case study: the five years of fieldwork he undertook studying the fine jewellery industry and its supply chains, which included following the rise of ethical gold initiatives in the UK and Switzerland, and collaborative work with trade members and ethical accreditation campaigners.
Throughout this experience the most contentious issue was his respondents' expectations that he announce his support for their personal ethical positions, and the tension this entailed with the academic expectation that he retain a neutral stance towards his subjects' perspectives and beliefs. How he attempted to negotiate this situation - effectively playing dead in the face of competing demands to take a stance on live ethical issues, will be the subject of this presentation.
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb 2016 | 4:00pm - 6:00pm |
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