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Review of Qualitative Research in Everyday Life

Brinkmann_2012

Book review of Qualitative Inquiry in Everyday Life. Working with Everyday Life materials, Svend Brinkmann How many authors haven’t I read that write about qualitative research in a defensive, almost apologetic tone? Many, and to my relief Svend Brinkmann wasn’t one of them in his presentation of a complete toolbox for the researcher of everyday … Lees meer

Manual for Humanities’ warfare

Bate2011

When the humanities are under attack, they either Duck and Dive or Go to War. The Public Value of the Humanities (Bate, 2011) is an example of the latter. There are three points the authors want to make. The first one is that the value of the humanities is manifold. Some authors discuss the economic … Lees meer