Research, Performance, and Doing Human Geography: Some Reflections on the Diary-Photograph, Diary-Interview Method

摘要: The past decade has seen a remarkable turn towards the cultural in human geography. This shift been marked by strange gap between theory and empirical practice. Radical though to reconstituting ways that geography thinks of itself as discipline, its impact on geographers actually do research certain respects relatively limited. Indeed, while become strongly associated with valorisation qualitative methodologies, actual range methods used narrow. Drawing work Nigel Thrift other who are exploring metaphor performance understand this realm practical action, I argue not only can social action be viewed performance, so too is it productive reframe process kind performance. reframing allows for more experimental flexible attitude both production interpretation evidence. It also makes easier think new engaging how individuals groups inhabit their worlds through action. my own experimentation written photographic diaries, explore number which performative ethos inform invigorate geographic imagination. conclude arguing needs imaginative, pluralistic, pragmatic (a) methodology (b) kinds final accounts produces.