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Researching Virtual Worlds: Methodologies for Studying Emergent Practices - Routledge Studies in New Media and Cyberculture
This volume presents a wide range of methodological strategies that are designed to take into account the complex, emergent, and continually shifting character of virtual worlds. It interrogates how virtual worlds emerge as objects of study through the development and application of various methodological strategies. Virtual worlds are not considered objects that exist as entities with fixed attributes independent of our continuous engagement with them and interpretation of them. Instead, they are conceived of as complex ensembles of technology, humans, symbols, discourses, and economic structures, ensembles that emerge in ongoing practices and specific situations.
A broad spectrum of perspectives and methodologies is presented: Actor-Network-Theory and post-Actor-Network-Theory, performativity theory, ethnography, discourse analysis, Sense-Making Methodology, visual ethnography, multi-sited ethnography, and Social Network Analysis.
196 pages, 8 Line drawings, black and white; 10 Halftones, black and white; 10 Tables, black and whi
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | February 5, 2018 |
| ISBN13 | 9781138548602 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 206 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 10 mm · 360 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Phillips, Louise (Roskilde University, Denmark) |
| Editor | Plesner, Ursula (Copenhagen Business School, Denmark) |
