Critical Ethnography: Method, Ethics, and Performance

Understanding the Perspectives of Women Who Use Intravenous Drugs and are Experiencing Homelessness in an Urban Centre in Canada: An Analysis of Ethnographic Data

“…Further, the study employed critical ethnography which explores social injustice and hopes to facilitate change ( Carspecken, 1996 ; Madison, 2012 ). Critical theory aims to ‘call into question the social and cultural conditioning of human activity and the prevailing sociopolitical structures’ ( Kincheloe et al, 2011 , p. 172).…”

“…Critical theory aims to ‘call into question the social and cultural conditioning of human activity and the prevailing sociopolitical structures’ ( Kincheloe et al, 2011 , p. 172). From this perspective, it is not the method of data collection that differentiates critical ethnography, but rather, the lens of analysis that attempts to ‘disrupt the status quo’ ( Madison, 2012 , p. 5) and unveils ‘taken for granted assumptions’ ( Madison, 2012 , p. 5). Thus, we analysed the data for insights about new ways to enhance health care services for WUID experiencing homelessness.…”

“…The researcher remained as unobtrusive as possible whilst observing the waiting area, office, and clinical examination rooms ( Hammersley & Atkinson, 2019 ; Jorgensen, 1989 ; Robinson Wolf, 2012 ). Questions that arose about the researcher’s role were answered frankly ( Madison, 2012 ; Robinson Wolf, 2012 ). For example.…”

What’s happening in traditional and inquiry-based introductory labs? An integrative analysis at a large research university

“…Several times through the semester, the observer and the co-authors performed a reflection activity designed to consolidate observations and identify relevant threads in ethnographic research [13]. Some threads, such as gender dynamics and student-TA interactions, prompted focused attention to aspects of the lab in future observations.…”

HorCHATa: A Counterstory about a Mexican-based Student Organization as a Counter-space at a Predominantly White University

“…From 2017 to 2020, I conducted a critical collaborative ethnography (Bhattacharya, 2008) at SCU. Critical collaborative ethnography is heavily grounded in and informed by critical ethnography (Madison, 2005). Bhattacharya (2008) defines critical collaborative ethnography as a practice of ethnography that is invested in questioning the boundaries and power relations between the researcher and the researched for the specific purpose of bringing about social action and social change (p. 306).…”