[wapadc] Ethnographers (with and without experience) wanted

Dear WAPA,

Ethnographers (with and without experience) wanted

WAPA's ethnography of civic engagement in the aftermath of 2016 elections, Voices of Virginia, is ready to launch and we need regional coordinators and ethnographers (with and without experience) to participate in data collection activities in six locations in Virginia.  If you are a new anthropologist, this is a great opportunity to get hands-on experience in interviewing, focus groups, participant observation, data analysis, and publication.  You will receive training and be paired with senior anthropologists for a mentor experience you won't forget.  If you are an experienced anthropologist, we need you in the field and to help mentor.  Participation can be nights, weekends, or whenever you can participate.  We do not have funding to cover salaries or travel expenses, but we have resources to support one another in helping to collect information that can speak to what both divides and unites people at the community-level.

Voices of Virginia: A Qualitative Study of Shared Understandings and Civic Engagement in the Aftermath of the 2016 U.S. Presidential Elections

The results of the 2016 U.S. elections and the highly contentious public debates that have followed in the aftermath has brought to the forefront the degree to which the pubic appears to be divided. What is not clear, however, is if this is a divide that is indicative of what media is representing, what political candidates are promoting, and/or what citizens at the community level actually think and feel about their neighbors and their communities.  Voices of Virginia offers a qualitative study (semi-structured interviews, observation and focus groups) on the perceptions, concerns, and conditions that are influencing the civic engagement activities of 300 Virginians in six diverse communities in the swing state of Virginia.  This study will explore the extent to which people from various backgrounds share the divisive views permeating political and media representations of current events and how the attitudes of these Virginians translate into civic engagement. The aim is to use Foucauldian discourse theory and ethnographic data to illuminate the impact of competing discourses at the public and community levels and to provide important information on what both divides and unites U.S. citizens in the aftermath of the 2016 elections. 

How can I participate? 

If you are interested or you know others living near any of the target areas who might be interested, please forward this notice.  We will be meeting this Saturday, October 28th from 3-5PM.  Join us on Saturday to help plan the launch of data collection in 2 of 6 communities and to hear updates on progress made in terms of study design, IRB approval, and upcoming project activities.Target areas include:  Annandale, Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, Pulaski county, Richmond, and Roanoke, Virginia.  Join us in person or by conference call below or feel free to reach out to the Co-Principal Investigator for more information:

Date: Saturday, October 28th

Time: 3-5pm

Location: 4858 Battery Lane #307, Bethesda MD 20814

To join the call: https://www.uberconference.com/wapaethnoproject 
Optional dial-in phone number: 1-719-284-5439 PIN: 82172 (follow the prompts)

Frances Norwood, PhD

Principal Investigator

Victoria X. Danner

Co-Principal Investigator

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Frances Norwood, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor
George Washington University
Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies
Department of Anthropology
2110 G Street NW
Washington, DC 20052
http://francesnorwood.wordpress.com/

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