Researching the Middle East : cultural, conceptual, theoretical and practical issues /
Researching the Middle East : cultural, conceptual, theoretical and practical issues /
edited by Lorraine Charles, Ilan Pappé and Monica Ronchi.
- 1 online resource (vi, 244 pages) : illustrations.
- Research methods for the arts and humanities .
Includes bibliographies and index.
1. The past is here : reflections on modern Middle Eastern historiography / 2. Doing research in conflict and post-conflict contexts / 3. Researching (and deconstructing) sectarianism in Lebanon and beyond / 4. Researching livelihoods for Syrian refugees in protectionist labour markets : the cases of Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey / 5. Talking to young people about being a national : fieldwork reflections from Dubai / 6. "Here be dragons" : navigating the problems of researching "terrorism" and critical terrorism studies / 7. Positionality and access : doing surveys and empirical research in the Middle East / 8. Women, conflict and the everyday : feminist ethnographies in Palestine and Kurdistan / 9. From the ethical to the practical : cases of working with interpreters in Middle East studies / 10. Conducting research in Arabic : challenges and new perspectives / 11. Problems of method : applying "western literary theory" to Arabic texts / 12. YouTube and ethnography in the Middle East : creative access in difficult places / 13. Reading the signs : toward a semiotic approach in Islamic studies / Ilan Pappé -- Irene Costantini, Sansom Milton -- Ana Almuedo-Castillo -- Lorraine Charles -- İdil Akıncı -- Richard McNeil-Willson -- Bethany Shockley -- Sophie Richter-Devroe, Veronica Buffon -- Alex Mahoudeau, Yves Mirman -- Giorgia Ferrari -- Hannah Scott Deuchar -- Kenneth H. Schmitt -- Pierre Hecker.
"The core mission of this textbook is to help and support both new and established scholars looking to expand their research down different and possibly challenging avenues, navigating issues that relate to positionality, ethics and ethnocentric biases. 16 researchers share their invaluable first-hand experiences and examine the cultural, conceptual, methodological and practical challenges of working on and in MENA region. Researching the Middle East is a challenge for both new and seasoned researchers. Ensuring rigour, providing a theoretical grounding and accommodating the Middle Eastern perspective are all essential when it comes to avoiding orientalist perspectives and maintaining an inclusive attitude towards all experiences of research in the area."--
9781474440325 9781474440332
Electronic Books.
DS61 / .R474 2021
Includes bibliographies and index.
1. The past is here : reflections on modern Middle Eastern historiography / 2. Doing research in conflict and post-conflict contexts / 3. Researching (and deconstructing) sectarianism in Lebanon and beyond / 4. Researching livelihoods for Syrian refugees in protectionist labour markets : the cases of Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey / 5. Talking to young people about being a national : fieldwork reflections from Dubai / 6. "Here be dragons" : navigating the problems of researching "terrorism" and critical terrorism studies / 7. Positionality and access : doing surveys and empirical research in the Middle East / 8. Women, conflict and the everyday : feminist ethnographies in Palestine and Kurdistan / 9. From the ethical to the practical : cases of working with interpreters in Middle East studies / 10. Conducting research in Arabic : challenges and new perspectives / 11. Problems of method : applying "western literary theory" to Arabic texts / 12. YouTube and ethnography in the Middle East : creative access in difficult places / 13. Reading the signs : toward a semiotic approach in Islamic studies / Ilan Pappé -- Irene Costantini, Sansom Milton -- Ana Almuedo-Castillo -- Lorraine Charles -- İdil Akıncı -- Richard McNeil-Willson -- Bethany Shockley -- Sophie Richter-Devroe, Veronica Buffon -- Alex Mahoudeau, Yves Mirman -- Giorgia Ferrari -- Hannah Scott Deuchar -- Kenneth H. Schmitt -- Pierre Hecker.
"The core mission of this textbook is to help and support both new and established scholars looking to expand their research down different and possibly challenging avenues, navigating issues that relate to positionality, ethics and ethnocentric biases. 16 researchers share their invaluable first-hand experiences and examine the cultural, conceptual, methodological and practical challenges of working on and in MENA region. Researching the Middle East is a challenge for both new and seasoned researchers. Ensuring rigour, providing a theoretical grounding and accommodating the Middle Eastern perspective are all essential when it comes to avoiding orientalist perspectives and maintaining an inclusive attitude towards all experiences of research in the area."--
9781474440325 9781474440332
Electronic Books.
DS61 / .R474 2021