What’s the connection between ethnographic photography and feminist discourse in Korea? Perhaps the best scholar to address that question is Michael W. Hurt, PhD, an ethnographic photographer and professor whose artistic journey intertwines academia, cultural exploration and what he calls screen feminism.
This thesis intends to shed light on the role of social media in China in relation to the increasing public concern about environmental issues. This involved the use of qualitative methods to explore the use of social media in relation to the experience of air pollution in the Chinese social and cultural context. Thirty participants from Beijing and Tianjin, where smog and haze problems have raged in the past five years, were interviewed. These participants were from a variety of different social contexts in terms of their family circumstances, professional standing, status as a local or outsider to the city in which they resided, and their engagement in environmental debates on social media. Through an in-depth analysis of these interviews, and reflection on the specificities of the Chinese cultural context, this thesis explores not only how social media relates to participants’ concerns and their response to environmental issues but also how it is imbricated in people’s daily liv
Archaeologists have discovered two 7,000-year-old tiger shark teeth that were once part of ritual or fighting blades on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
Undertaking research involving vulnerable groups, such as those requiring resuscitation involves careful analysis during the ethical review process. When a person lacks the capacity to make an informed choice about their participation in a research study, a waiver of consent offers an alternative. This paper is based on a doctoral research study using ethnography to explore the resuscitative practices and experiences of rural nurses through observation and interviews. This paper aims to explore the ethical issues raised by the Human Research Ethics Committee relating to consent of vulnerable patients requiring resuscitation within a rural context. In particular, the challenges of addressing risk (privacy) vs benefit (public) associated with a waiver of consent. This paper will consider why the rural context should be championed during the ethical review process, when decisions about public benefit are being deliberated. Utilising a communitarianism approach that advocates for greater r