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Rapid response ethnographies in turbulent times: Researching mass grave exhumations in contemporary Spain (Respond to this article at http://www.therai.org.uk/at/debate)
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Sometimes a social process under engaged research can swiftly grow out of control, in scale and complexity. Such was the case in my ten-year-long study of mass grave exhumations from the Civil War (1936–1939) in contemporary Spain. In such circumstances, I argue for the deployment of a rapid response ethnography, an extreme modality of both public and/or engaged research. This type of instant engagement forces the ethnographer to constantly refashion research designs; recognize and reabsorb emerging social actors and research scenarios; reinvent ethnographic presence; face unanticipated ethical dilemmas; and reimagine how to transfer our acquired knowledge and reflection in (a) multiple non-academic formats for a myriad of potential publics and (b), in time frames more attuned to the rhythms of fast-moving public debates and technological transformations in communications. More importantly, rapid response ethnography takes place whenever there is swift and strong public demand for academic analysis within a broader process of social, political and media controversy. In turn, rapid response research is necessarily committed to the transformation of the social and political conditions under study.
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- Authors
- Ferrándiz, F.
- Affiliations
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (ES)
- Corresponding author
- Ferrándiz, Francisco
- ORCID
- Ferrándiz, Francisco
- Venue
- Anthropology Today
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2013-12
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 18-22
- ISSN
- 0268-540X (ISSN-L)
- 1467-8322
- OpenAlex
- W3007712413
- Cited by
- 13
- References
- 5
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 3 · 2017: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 2.48
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Anthropology Today (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) (acceptedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture
- Social Sciences › Cultural Studies › Spanish Culture and Identity
- Keywords
- mass grave exhumation, Spanish Civil War, engaged research, public research, research ethics, knowledge transfer, social memory, political conflict, media controversy
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