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Month: November 2016

The Ethnographer’s Angst (and how it differs from the Aid Worker’s)

28th November 2016 by Gemma

In my last blog post, I talked about some of the shared experiences of aid workers and doctoral researchers, particularly in relation to returning home from field work. Today I am reflecting on some of the challenges that I faced as a researcher – and as an ethnographer – which I found to be quite … Read more

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The Return Home: The Shared Experiences of Aid Workers and Researchers

8th November 2016 by Gemma

It is nearly two weeks since I left Kenya. The feelings I have as I readjust to UK life are very similar to what I’ve been through before when I’ve returned from mission, only this time I’m returning as a doctoral researcher who has just completed her field research. This fuzzy-headedness, lack of clarity, depletion … Read more

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