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Continue reading →: Back in the UK
I’m home and getting over jet lag slowly. People were incredibly helpful. I managed to do far more interviews than expected and have even got people willing to talk to my by Skype now. I can’t begin to think about the themes that have arisen from the research yet, but…
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Continue reading →: Fresh milk in China
I am still in Penang and someone there emailed me these photos they took in China. How fresh do you get your milk? I am studying lifestyle migration and I think this says something about the style of life westerners enjoy (or seek) when they go to some Asian destinations.…
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Continue reading →: Is Sociology like journalism?
People often ask me what a sociologist is and over the years I have tried out all sorts of different responses. I have said it is like psychology but instead of focusing on individuals we recognise everyone is always part of a society or group. I have also said sociology…
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Continue reading →: Penang contd
Still in Penang. Have done several interviews now and met some really lovely people. We have also got chatting to some Malaysians in hawker stalls. One octogenarian who learnt English at school here before independence said he was really excited to talk to us! I particularly enjoyed his old-fashioned English…
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Continue reading →: Fieldwork in Malaysia
I am in Penang, Malaysia doing fieldwork for the Asian lifestyle project. What an amazing place, with amazing people. This is the view from my balcony.
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Continue reading →: Wow! Interviewing can be such fun.
I have been doing interviews by Skype. It is surprisingly enjoyable and I’ve met some really nice, kind people. Thank you! I love my job at times like this.
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Continue reading →: New edited collection
LEARNING FROM THE CHILDREN CHILDHOOD, CULTURE AND IDENTITY IN A CHANGING WORLD Edited by Jacqueline Waldren and Ignacy-Marek Kaminski Children and youth, regardless of their ethnic backgrounds, are experiencing lifestyle choices their parents never imagined and contributing to the transformation of ideals, traditions, education and adult–child power dynamics. As a…
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Continue reading →: Lifestyle Migration in East Asia
I am currently planning my field trip to Malaysia in August! I will be doing some interviews with lifestyle migrants there. Check out the project blog, and tell people about it. One of the things I am really interested in is why so many people want to leave the UK.…
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Continue reading →: Review of my book
Okay, a blog can feel a bit like showing off, but I am excited to tell you I just read a nice review of my book here. Ethnographic Methods, 2nd ed. Reviewed by Jordi Prats ‘There are people who think there is no need to teach Ethnographic methods to students,…
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Continue reading →: The Liquid Lab
I forgot to mention that I am a co-founder of The LiQUiD Lab! The Loughborough Qualitative Digital Research Laboratory (LiQUiD Lab) is a project developed by Loughborough University social scientists. We engage in the new wave of innovative approaches to qualitative research – such as internet research and visual and sensory…
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Karen O'Reilly 