Where Silence Takes Us, if We Listen to It

Seljamaa, Elo-Hanna; Siim, Pihla Maria

doi:10.16995/ee.1184

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“…There are examples of possible new directions for interpreting silences in ethnographic research (Dragojlovic and Samuels 2021;Seljamaa and Siim 2016;Kawabata and Gastaldo 2015). Silence may request or decline interpretation as much as speech may do, following the "anthropology of the unknowable" that was the basis of all scientific inquiries and the search for truth (Weller 2017).…”

Section: Interpreting Silences In Ethnographymentioning

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How Should We Interpret Silence in Qualitative Communication Studies?

Müller,

Tavares,

Simão

2024

Social Sciences

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Through an interdisciplinary literature review, based on empirical evidence, this research approaches different ways of interpreting silence(s) in three qualitative research methods—ethnography, focus groups and interviews—which, by their nature, are conducive to practices that resort to silence as units of meaning. The findings presented in this paper demonstrate how, in different data collection techniques, it is possible to rethink not only the whole conception of what silence is but also what silence can (or cannot) help to express. From a qualitative perspective in the social sciences and humanities, silence can in itself be a means of expression and a valid communication resource.

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Section: Interpreting Silences In Ethnographymentioning

confidence: 99%

How Should We Interpret Silence in Qualitative Communication Studies?

Müller,

Tavares,

Simão

2024

Social Sciences

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“…The field diary reflects my unease, but also my conscious choice not to contest the narrative and instead react with critical accommodation and ‘humour support’ (Hay, 2001): laughing and playing along with the joke to mask my slight embarrassment in order to be perceived as likeable by the group. The decision not to respond with ‘unlaughter’ (Billig, 2005) indicates my simultaneous agency and lack of it (Seljamaa and Siim, 2016: 6) as I chose to position myself into an asymmetrical joking relationship (Radcliffe-Brown, 1940) with the boating crew. My field notes read: ‘The whole deal was a bit sexist, but it was a joke, the purpose of which was to bring attention to the fact that I am a woman and younger than the rest (perhaps this is their way of addressing this difference).’…”

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Everyday power dynamics and hierarchies in qualitative research: The role of humour in the field

Kaaristo

2022

Qualitative Research

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Negotiating the relationships influenced by a combination of identity markers during fieldwork is an important aspect of qualitative data co-creation. Based on ethnographic research with the canal boating and enthusiast communities in the UK, this paper focuses on the mundane power dynamics and hierarchies in research situations. The paper discusses the role of humour in negotiating the interpersonal dynamics and argues for the consideration of power (im)balances in the field beyond assumptions of the researcher as definitely the advantaged side. Joking plays an important role and is used by both research participants and researchers to level the researcher–participant hierarchies as well as to reproduce and reaffirm them. This takes place on a conceptual continuum: first, in terms of their relative rigidity, whereby certain norms, opinions or value systems are reinforced; and secondly, flexibility, whereby the notions about norms and preconceived ideas might shift during the research encounter.

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“…Freund (2013, 233) analysoi myös, miten hiljaisuus voi olla kertojan vastarinnan keino. Niinpä sen lisäksi, että hiljaisuutta on tulkittu muistitietotutkimuksessa vaikenemisen tai vaientamisen näkökulmista, on myös kritisoitu ajatusta siitä, että hiljaisuus olisi aina negatiivista ja jotain, josta tulisi päästä eroon (Seljamaa ja Siim 2016).…”

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”Jotta meidät muistettaisiin sellaisina kuin elimme”

Taavetti

2021

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Artikkeli käsittelee queer-elämän ja erityisesti homoseksuaalisuuden tai samansukupuolisen halun muistoja ympäröiviä hiljaisuuksia suomalaisissa muistitietoarkistoissa. Artikkeli käyttää esimerkkinä Sateenkaarinuorena nyt ja ennen -kirjoituskeruuta (2014) ja sijoittaa sen suomalaisen muistitietotutkimuksen kehyksiin. Artikkeli analysoi hiljaisuutta neljällä eri tasolla: kirjoitusten kuvaamana hiljaisuutena, puuttuvien kertomusten hiljaisuutena, muistitietokeruiden hiljaisuuksina sekä arkistojen käytäntöjen hiljaisuuksina. Artikkeli osoittaa, miten muistitietokokoelmia analysoimalla voi tutkia sekä queer-elämän muistoja että näistä muistoista kertomisen mahdollisuuksia eri aikoina.Avainsanat: muistitieto, queer, homoseksuaalisuus, hiljaisuusSilencies and Queer Voices in Finnish Oral History and Life Writing ArchivesThis article addresses the silences around the memories of queer lives and, in particular, same-sex desires in Finnish oral history and life writing collections. By analyzing the collection campaign Rainbow youth present and past (2014) in the context of Finnish oral history research, the article examines four levels of silence – silences that the writings describe, silences of the missing reminiscences, silences in the collection campaigns, and silences in the archival practices. The article demonstrates how the reminiscence writing and oral history collections can be utilized to analyze both the memories of queer lives and the opportunities open at different times to address these memories.Keywords: oral history, life writing, queer, homosexuality, silence

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Where Silence Takes Us, if We Listen to It

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How Should We Interpret Silence in Qualitative Communication Studies?

How Should We Interpret Silence in Qualitative Communication Studies?

Everyday power dynamics and hierarchies in qualitative research: The role of humour in the field

”Jotta meidät muistettaisiin sellaisina kuin elimme”

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