The Body of Knowledge
The Body of Knowledge This book presents a vivid and close-up view of social science researchers engaged in fieldwork, in discussions with colleagues, and in writing. By conceiving of analytical…
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The Body of Knowledge
This book presents a vivid and close-up view of social science researchers engaged in fieldwork, in discussions with colleagues, and in writing. By conceiving of analytical practices such as observation, shop talk, and conceptualization in experiential terms, the seen but unnoticed structures of knowledge work are exposed and made available for empirical analysis.In a departure from ethnographic studies of research that focus on the physical sciences, the author uses the example of sociological research to shed new light on the role of self and mind for epistemic cultures, on the elusive materiality of conceptual objects, and on researchers' experiential ways of seizing, reviewing, and accrediting Adopting an ethnographic approach inspired by ethnomethodology and conversation analysis, the author pursues a praxeological analysis of social inquiry in situ.