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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: The Ethnography Studio presents: Publication Launch for “The Future of Facts in Latin America”. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email abo...

The Ethnography Studio @ethnographystudio.bsky.social · Aug 28

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Read more about the project here:
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The Ethnography Studio is celebrating new publications from the interdisciplinary, SSRC-funded project, The Future of Facts in Latin America, led by PI Andrea Ballestero (USC) and Co-PIs Eden Medina (...

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The Ethnography Studio @ethnographystudio.bsky.social · Aug 28

Members of the Future of Facts working group will reflect on these questions and two key outcomes of this collaboration: a thematic cluster in the journal Tapuya: Latin American Science, Technology and Society, and a blog series on Cultural Anthropology’s Theorizing the Contemporary.

Peer-to-Peer Mentoring Roundtable 2025 – Ethnography Studio

The Ethnography Studio @ethnographystudio.bsky.social · Aug 28

What is the place of facts in the 21st century? How do facts shape the future of collective life? Is a new genre of facts emerging? Join us on Thursday September 4th, 2025 at 9am PT for “The Future of Facts in Latin America” publications virtual launch.

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The Ethnography Studio @ethnographystudio.bsky.social · Jun 26

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The Ethnography Studio @ethnographystudio.bsky.social · Jun 26

Wrapping up our spring events recap, in January we held a peer-to-peer mentoring roundtable to support Anthropology PhD students at USC Dornsife. The facilitators were former and current Ethnography Studio members, @katieulrich.bsky.social mulrich, Melanie Ford, and Yesmar Oyarzun.

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The Ethnography Studio @ethnographystudio.bsky.social · Jun 23

Adding to our recap of spring events: Studio fellow @emmajahodabrown.bsky.social ran a remarkable event at the Society for Cultural Anthropology Biennial, facilitating the workshop “An Ethnographic Moment: Poetry for Anthropologists.”

The Ethnography Studio @ethnographystudio.bsky.social · Jun 19

At this event Dr. Messeri shared her fieldwork experience with graduate students and presented her book "In the Land of the Unreal: Virtual and Other Realities in Los Angeles". @dukepress.bsky.social

The Ethnography Studio @ethnographystudio.bsky.social · Jun 19

More from our spring recap: in March, we hosted a workshop and talk by Dr. Lisa Messeri @Yale titled “Place: Real, Unreal, Hyperreal.” ethnographystudio.org/happenings/p...

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The Ethnography Studio @ethnographystudio.bsky.social · Jun 17

At the end of March we explored more-than-empirical representations in a workshop about speculative ethnography with Dr. Steven Gonzalez @goetheuni.bsky.social. Read more about the event here: ethnographystudio.org/happenings/s...

The Ethnography Studio @ethnographystudio.bsky.social · Jun 13

We commented on some excerpts from her forthcoming book, "Beautiful Mystery" by Duke University Press.

Throw Your Voice 2025 – Ethnography Studio

The Ethnography Studio @ethnographystudio.bsky.social · Jun 13

How do we observe all the semiotic communities that inhabit our worlds? At the link below read the recap of our April conversation with the President of the Wenner-Gren Foundation, Dr. Danilyn Rutherford.
ethnographystudio.org/happenings/b...

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The Ethnography Studio @ethnographystudio.bsky.social · Jun 9

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Interference: Salon 2025 – Ethnography Studio

The Ethnography Studio @ethnographystudio.bsky.social · Jun 9

Continuing our spring events recap, in April we learned how children and puppets as proxies bring to life ideologies of childhood and visions of a rosy future. Dr. Meghanne Barker presented her 2025 book “Throw Your Voice: Suspended Animations in Kazakhstani Childhoods”.

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The Ethnography Studio @ethnographystudio.bsky.social · May 31

Read more about the event and students' work we discussed here: ethnographystudio.org/happenings/e...

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The Ethnography Studio @ethnographystudio.bsky.social · May 31

Watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqP0...

Ethnographic Salon 2025

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The Ethnography Studio @ethnographystudio.bsky.social · May 31

Our main event this spring was the 2025 Ethnographic Studio Salon: Interference with Dr. Meghanne Barker, Dr. Jenny Chio, and Dr. Juno Salazar Parreñas
@youknowjuno.bsky.social, @aballes2.bsky.social, @katieulrich.bsky.social, @emmajahodabrown.bsky.social

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The Ethnography Studio @ethnographystudio.bsky.social · May 31

We had an amazing spring full of events and visitors! We'll be posting over the next several weeks about some of our favorite moments.

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The Ethnography Studio @ethnographystudio.bsky.social · May 31

Our main event this spring was the 2025 Ethnographic Salon: Interference with Dr. Meghanne Barker, Dr. Jenny Chio and Dr. Juno Salazar Parreñas @youknowjuno.bsky.social @aballes2.bsky.social @katieulrich.bsky.social @emmajahodabrown.bsky.social.

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The Ethnography Studio @ethnographystudio.bsky.social · Apr 10

This is happening tomorrow (April 11) at 3pm PT! Please join us.

The Ethnography Studio @ethnographystudio.bsky.social · Mar 31

Join us for the 2025 Ethnographic Salon on the theme of INTERFERENCE. Feat. our fantastic guests Meghanne Barker, Jenny Chio, and Juno Salazar Parreñas. Hybrid roundtable on April 11, 3pm PT. In USC MCB 102 or register for Zoom link bit.ly/Salon_2025. @aballes2.bsky.social

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The Ethnography Studio @ethnographystudio.bsky.social · Mar 31

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Interference: Salon 2025 – Ethnography Studio

The Ethnography Studio @ethnographystudio.bsky.social · Mar 31

Join us for the 2025 Ethnographic Salon on the theme of INTERFERENCE. Feat. our fantastic guests Meghanne Barker, Jenny Chio, and Juno Salazar Parreñas. Hybrid roundtable on April 11, 3pm PT. In USC MCB 102 or register for Zoom link bit.ly/Salon_2025. @aballes2.bsky.social

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The Ethnography Atelier @ethnoat.bsky.social · Mar 13

On April 8, join our seminar to learn about Mike Lee's (INSEAD) research project about how four organizations temporarily centralized while upholding their commitments to decentralization 👀🔎✨

Register here: www.ethnographyatelier.org/seminars/dur...

#qualitativeresearch #ethnography

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The Ethnography Atelier @ethnoat.bsky.social · Mar 26

On April 15th, we are hosting Ruthanne Huising (ESSEC), Samantha Ortiz Casillas (Nova), and Marjolaine Rostain (Warwick Business School) for a #workshop on #writing #fieldnotes 🖋️

Join us to learn about the dos, donts, and whys of fieldnotes, join us ✨🎉 www.ethnographyatelier.org/workshops-1/...