CMST 2B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Disinformation, Oxford University Press
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Open or closed settings: open/public setting. E. g. street corner, movie theatre lobby, city council meetings: closed/non-public settings. The tv show the crown": in fact, most groups have both open and closed activities, Street gangs on street corner, then in backrooms (like politicians?) Even the royal family, you don"t get to sit down with queen elizabeth, but we can. Overt or covert ethnography: overt: see them alive and stuff. You are openly there as an observer. May limit access but is less risky : covert: Do not disclose role as a researcher (full participant or spy ) Does not require negotiation for access theoretically more access. Risky if caught out (bodily risk in some cases) Simply not understand the culture, by being openly there will be as a spy this is more. Maintaining access to new people and parts of the group/organization.