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Diaspora as an ethnographic method: decolonial reflections on researching urban multiculture in outer East London

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posted on 2023-06-09, 00:24 authored by Malcolm JamesMalcolm James
This paper reflects on diaspora as an ethnographic method. Grounded in a decolonial critique of colonial methodologies (including an evaluation of transnational scholarship), it discusses how diaspora provides intellectual and practical tools for ethnography; tools grounded in the appreciation for the relational, dialogical and poetic qualities of social and cultural life and invested in decolonial approaches to knowledge and power. This paper is not another call for a one-size-fits-all approach to ethnographic methods, but instead reflects on the knots of ethnographic enquiry around three outer East London youth clubs, between 2008 and 2012. In so doing, it highlights a number of debates pertinent to this Special Issue: how to think and do ethnography with young people in a changing migratory and racialised landscape; how to engage transformations in youth culture; and how to address digital technologies.

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  • Published

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  • Accepted version

Journal

Young

ISSN

1103-3088

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Issue

3

Volume

24

Page range

222-237

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  • Media and Film Publications

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  • Yes

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2016-02-29

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2016-02-29

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2016-02-26

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