You say potato, I say patattah erm... ethnography

Mike Yorke is senior course tutor at The Department of Anthropology at University College London. He is starting a new Masters Degree module in PRACTICAL ETHNOGRAPHIC AND DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING. My hidden motivation for meeting Mike was to see if I had found someone who supported my views that ethnographic research should be ring fenced from other types of research (observational and non-observational). As it turned out - and please watch all five clips - he made me fundamentally re-think what I did and what I thought I was doing. I am still reeling from this interview.

Oh and what a lovely guy.

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[bovary207]

A Classic case of academic pedantry in the presence of someone who does applied work. You cannot deal with human behaviour, or even film it for that matter, without taking in account the ethnic side of that behaviour and vice-versa. The distinctions herewith introduced are a way of reaffirming status, nothing more. Use the terms as you like - no dogmas- but let's agree you don't know what they mean. aarrrrggghh

[MUDandSNOW]

You say tiger, i say rawr.

TIGER! RAWR! TIGER RAWR!

You say potato, I say patattah erm... ethnography

POTATO! PATATTAH ERM ERTHNOGRAPHY! POTATO! PATATTAH ERM ERTHNOGRAPHY!

[piricank]

dreadful useful and interestening. thanks