The New Ethnographer, Author at Allegra Lab Anthropology for Radical Optimism Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:37:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://allegralaboratory.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cropped-Icon-Allegra-Lab-Fixed-32x32.png The New Ethnographer, Author at Allegra Lab 32 32 Towards a compassionate turn https://allegralaboratory.net/towards-a-compassionate-turn/ https://allegralaboratory.net/towards-a-compassionate-turn/#respond Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:08:16 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=46381 This article introduces The New Ethnographer’s call for a “compassionate turn” in anthropology, extending the reflexive turn by foregrounding how fieldwork impacts researchers as well as interlocutors.

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/towards-a-compassionate-turn/feed/ 0 Fieldwork in the context of Covid-19 https://allegralaboratory.net/fieldwork-in-the-context-of-covid-19/ https://allegralaboratory.net/fieldwork-in-the-context-of-covid-19/#respond Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:06:54 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=46377 The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally reshaped ethnographic research, forcing scholars to reconsider fieldwork methods, ethics, and institutional responsibilities.

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/fieldwork-in-the-context-of-covid-19/feed/ 0 Emotions of Friendship: The Psychological Challenges of Doing Fieldwork in Xinjiang https://allegralaboratory.net/emotions-of-friendship-the-psychological-challenges-of-doing-fieldwork-in-xinjiang/ https://allegralaboratory.net/emotions-of-friendship-the-psychological-challenges-of-doing-fieldwork-in-xinjiang/#respond Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:06:24 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=46369 In this article, Lisa Ernst examines the overlooked psychological toll of "friendship as method" within ethnography, specifically during high-risk fieldwork in Xinjiang, China.

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