Uniting methods from disciplines across the social sciences and humanities, this hands-on guide develops a novel approach to doing document analysis. The authors present a framework for studying documents that enables you to conduct a rich and systematic analysis of documents in all their diversity.
Focussing on document analysis both in practice and as practice, the book provides you with an innovative and versatile toolkit for analysing print and digital documents. It also:
- Highlights the impacts of digitalisation on documents themselves and the methods used to study them
- Has a strong focus on research ethics and critical engagement with digital sources
- Offers practical guidance on preparing and doing a document analysis research project.
The book offers insightful perspectives both on the indispensable role of documents in our society and practical advice on how you can best analyse documents and their significance.
Spis treści
INTRODUCTION: PRACTICE-ORIENTED DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
PART I: CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK
Chapter 1: Document sites
Chapter 2: Document tools
Chapter 3: Document work
Chapter 4: Document texts
Chapter 5: Document issues
Chapter 6: Document movements
Chapter 7: Practice-oriented document analysis: The six concepts combined
Part II: PRACTICAL GUIDE TO DOING RESEARCH WITH DOCUMENTS
Chapter 8: Practical techniques
Chapter 9: Handling digital documents
Chapter 10: Ensuring good and ethical practice
Part III: FOUNDATIONAL DISCUSSIONS
Chapter 11: The turn to practice in analysing documents
O autorze
Hilde Reinertsen is a researcher at TIK Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture at the University of Oslo, Norway. She is enthusiastic about exploring and teaching the great diversity of documents, historically and globally, their importance in our lives and in society, and the range of methods by which we can study and analyse them. Hilde has been particularly interested in studying documents within government and public administration, with evaluation practices as a case in point. She currently leads a research project on the techniques, practices and infrastructures of evaluation and audit in Norway, entitled ‘Evaluation optics of the nation state: The past, present and future of public documentation (EVALUNATION)’. Hilde is a trained historian, has worked as a newspaper opinions editor and holds a Ph D in science and technology studies (STS) from the University of Oslo. Doing Document Analysis (SAGE, 2021) is the result of long-standing cooperation with Kristin Asdal. They have previously co-authored several journal articles and also a textbook in Norwegian on practice-based document analysis.
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