Representing the over-represented and mis-understood: ethnography in a marginalised school

Accepted Paper

Melinda Herron (The University of Melbourne)

Paper short abstract

Using creative performance about teenagers in a disadvantaged school, this provocation explores how we might communicate ethnographic research of 'over studied' groups in ethical, accessible ways.

Paper long abstract

In this 'sound-bite' age, how do we as anthropologists communicate nuance in succinct and accessible ways to mitigate the risk of inadvertently verifying assumptions about marginalised, 'over studied' groups? Using creative performance about teenagers in a disadvantaged school, this provocation explores how we might activate stories in productive, practical ways.

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The art and sensibility of being ethnographic: moral responsibility and future orientations
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