Shireen Walton University of Oxford, Regno Unito
DOI: 10.12835/ve2016.1-0058
Abstract
Collaborative and participatory ethnographic methods
present the possibility of an intriguing contemporary shift;
from the anthropologist’s role as author to one of curator
in/of the digital landscape. Photographs, blogs, and digital
exhibitions can all be incorporated into the methodology
and storytelling of Internet-related ethnographic research.
In this article, I reflect upon the rationale of curating a digi
tal photography exhibition as a fieldwork method during
my research with Iranian photobloggers. I discuss how the
digital exhibition offered me unique way of collaborating –
remotely and online – with my interlocutors and other par
ticipants physically based in different countries. I conclude
by evaluating the digital exhibition’s broader methodo
logical and epistemological implications for digital/visual
anthropology.
Keywords
Digital photography, digital exhibitions, collaborative visual methods, digital curation, remote ethnography.
