Embodying the breach: (In)securitization and ethnographic engagement in the US

In this commentary, the author offers three related perspectives regarding (in)securitization: first, an overview of ongoing discussions taking place among US‐based ethnographers of colour about the effects of surveillance on ethnography; second, an example of the impact that (in)securitization may...

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Published in:Journal of sociolinguistics 2020-02, Vol.24 (1), p.96-102
Main Author: Mangual Figueroa, Ariana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
breach
Ethics
Ethnography
Securitization
Surveillance
Vulnerability
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Summary:In this commentary, the author offers three related perspectives regarding (in)securitization: first, an overview of ongoing discussions taking place among US‐based ethnographers of colour about the effects of surveillance on ethnography; second, an example of the impact that (in)securitization may have on the researcher/researched relationship in contemporary ethnographic research; and third, an extension of Garfinkel’s notion of the “breach” within the current sociopolitical context. Throughout this essay, the author calls for a greater sense of connection to and solidarity with those “vulnerable subjects” that we engage with ethnographically.
ISSN:1360-6441
1467-9841
DOI:10.1111/josl.12406