07/07/25
 
Accompanied Research
Anthropological research and knowledge production rarely take place in isolation. Relationships and interactions are at the heart of anthropological work. Not only the relationships that anthropologists begin to build during their research, but also the relationships they already live with and embody affect their research outcomes. In the evolving landscape of academia, the theme of […]

30/09/25
The Blurring of „Home“ and „Field“
"Fieldwork", Homework and Patchwork in Accompanied Ethnographic Research
Paper proposal for the planned handbook “Accompanied Fieldwork in Anthropology”, edited by Julia Koch-Tshirangwana, Judit Tavakoli & Sophia Thubauville, cp. GAA Working Group „Family in the Field” & Handbook Project “Accompanied Fieldwork in Anthropology” Affective ties are central in ethnographic knowledge production (Stodulka, Dinkelaker, and Thajib 2019) and, thanks to the reflexive (Asad 1973; Clifford […]

30/09/25
The Registers of Fatherhood in Fieldwork Among Men
Paper proposal for the planned handbook “Accompanied Fieldwork in Anthropology”, edited by Julia Koch-Tshirangwana, Judit Tavakoli & Sophia Thubauville, cp. GAA Working Group „Family in the Field” & Handbook Project “Accompanied Fieldwork in Anthropology” In many regions in the world, men doing fieldwork achieve access to knowledge and activities through socializing predominantly with other men. […]

30/09/25
Research Practices and Fields in Transition
From “Classical” Field Research to Accompanied Research “At Home” and in the Fields of Sport
Paper proposal for the planned handbook “Accompanied Fieldwork in Anthropology”, edited by Julia Koch-Tshirangwana, Judit Tavakoli & Sophia Thubauville, cp. GAA Working Group „Family in the Field” & Handbook Project “Accompanied Fieldwork in Anthropology” This paper examines the classical conceptualization of the field and fieldwork practices in ethnology and how these changed over time. Drawing […]

30/09/25
From Care to Knowledge
Parenting, Emotions and Accompanied Autoethnography
Paper proposal for the planned handbook “Accompanied Fieldwork in Anthropology”, edited by Julia Koch-Tshirangwana, Judit Tavakoli & Sophia Thubauville, cp. GAA Working Group „Family in the Field” & Handbook Project “Accompanied Fieldwork in Anthropology” This chapter explores the methodological and epistemological implications of accompanied ethnography through a feminist autoethography lens. Building on critical engagements with […]

30/09/25
Mutterschaft im Feld
Die Kür im Konflikt zwischen widersprüchlichen Rollenbildern in der Wissenschaft
Paper proposal for the planned handbook “Accompanied Fieldwork in Anthropology”, edited by Julia Koch-Tshirangwana, Judit Tavakoli & Sophia Thubauville, cp. GAA Working Group „Family in the Field” & Handbook Project “Accompanied Fieldwork in Anthropology” Mutterschaft und Wissenschaft – ein Gegensatzpaar? Der deutsche Diskurs der letzten Jahre ist geprägt von Gegenüberstellungen zweier Konstruktionen, die (angeblich) beide […]

30/09/25
GAA Working Group „Family in the Field” & Handbook Project “Accompanied Fieldwork in Anthropology”
GAA working group „family in the field” A growing and increasingly diverse number of anthropologists no longer approach fieldwork as ‘lone researcher’; they consider family ties and care duties and recognize their significant role in how ethnographic research is conducted. Beyond practical considerations, they raise important epistemological questions about how research is shaped when conducted […]

12/07/25
First contribution is coming soon