Wells, N, Forsdick, C, Bradley, J orcid.org/0000-0002-4232-1983 et al. (8 more authors) (2019) Ethnography and Modern Languages. Modern Languages Open, 1. pp. 1-16. ISSN 2052-5397
Abstract
While rarely explicitly recognised in our disciplinary frameworks, the openness and curiosity on which Modern Languages in the UK is founded are, in many ways, ethnographic impulses. Ethnographic theories and practices can be transformative in relation to the undergraduate curriculum, providing an unparalleled model for experiential and holistic approaches to language and cultural learning. As a form of emplaced and embodied knowledge production, ethnography promotes greater reflexivity on our geographical and historical locations as researchers, and on the languages and cultures through which we engage. An ethnographic sensitivity encourages an openness to less hierarchical and hegemonic forms of knowledge, particularly when consciously seeking to invert the traditional colonial ethnographic project and envision instead more participatory and collaborative models of engagement. Modern Languages scholars are at the same time ideally placed to challenge a monolingual mindset and an insensitivity to language-related questions in existing ethnographic research located in cognate disciplines. For Modern Languages to embrace ethnography with credibility, we propose a series of recommendations to mobilise these new research and professional agendas.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019, Author(s). This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0) |
Keywords: | Ethnography; Modern languages; Creative Inquiry |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Languages Cultures & Societies (Leeds) > Spanish & Portuguese (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Education (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 27 Nov 2018 10:53 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2023 21:36 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Liverpool University Press |
Identification Number: | 10.3828/mlo.v0i0.242 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:139024 |