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Babel at 35,000 Feet: Banality and Ineffability in Qualitative Research

Verwirrung auf 35.000 Fuß: Banalität und Unbeschreibbarkeit in der qualitativen Forschung
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Barros, Sandro R.

Abstract

In this article, I explore the banalities of qualitative work flirting with some of the premises of non-representation theories' (NRT) thinking style. More specifically, I interrogate the usefulness of thinking with the mundane to explore the kinds of opportunities that could be afforded to language... view more

In this article, I explore the banalities of qualitative work flirting with some of the premises of non-representation theories' (NRT) thinking style. More specifically, I interrogate the usefulness of thinking with the mundane to explore the kinds of opportunities that could be afforded to language and transcultural communication if we repositioned qualitative work as a more-than-human affair. Drawing from experiences while conducting fieldwork onboard transatlantic flights, I discuss the implications of accounting for banalities and their embodiment within a flat ontology perspective. I conclude with a few remarks on criticality and qualitative research striving to present - as opposed to represent - elements in the fieldwork otherwise discarded as irrelevant, but that might be particularly revealing of what shapes a researcher's logic and what the researcher brings to bear as social phenomena, particularly in language and (as) communication.... view less


In diesem Beitrag befasse ich mich mit Banalitäten qualitativer Forschung in einem Flirt mit einigen Prämissen von non-representation theories. Genauer befrage ich die Nützlichkeit des Denkens mit dem Alltäglichen, um Gelegenheiten zu explorieren, die mit Sprache und transkultureller Kommunikation e... view more

In diesem Beitrag befasse ich mich mit Banalitäten qualitativer Forschung in einem Flirt mit einigen Prämissen von non-representation theories. Genauer befrage ich die Nützlichkeit des Denkens mit dem Alltäglichen, um Gelegenheiten zu explorieren, die mit Sprache und transkultureller Kommunikation einhergehen, wenn ich qualitatives Arbeiten als eine nicht nur menschliche Angelegenheit repositioniere. Rückgreifend auf Erfahrungen während der Feldarbeit auf transatlantischen Flüge diskutiere ich die Implikationen der Verrechnung von Banalitäten und ihrer Körperlichkeit innerhalb einer objekt-ontologischen Perspektive. Ich schließe mit einigen Anmerkungen zu Kritizität und qualitativer Forschung beim Versuch, Elemente der Feldarbeit zu präsentieren (statt zu repräsentieren), die sonst irrelevant wären, aber in besonderer Weise verdeutlichen, was die Logik von Forschenden rahmt und das, was sie als soziales Phänomen hervorbringen, vor allem wenn es um Sprache und Kommunikation geht.... view less

Classification
Research Design

Free Keywords
Sprache; aesthetics; language; non-representational theory; qualitative Forschung; qualitative research; transcultural communication; transkulturelle Kommunikation; Ästhetik

Document language
English

Publication Year
2020

Page/Pages
24 p.

Journal
Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 21 (2020) 2

ISSN
1438-5627

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0


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