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CLACS Lecture Series. "Virtual Qualitative Data Collection: Some Ideas for a (Post-)COVID World"

Event Type: Lecture
Sponsor: Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS)
Virtual
Date: Nov 16, 2020 3:00 pm
Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Cyr, School of Government and Public Policy and Center for Latin American Studies, University of Arizona
Registration: Zoom webinar registration link
E-Mail: szremski@illinois.edu
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Originating Calendar: Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS); The onset of a global pandemic has been disruptive for many things, including our capacity to undertake fieldwork. Still, even before the arrival of COVID-19, the possibility of traveling to collect data in the field was constrained by resource scarcity, personal responsibilities, and other health concerns. In this talk, I consider the drawbacks and benefits of undertaking virtual interviews and focus groups, and I offer some advice on transitioning from conventional (read: on the ground) data collection to virtual data collection. I suggest that the transition to virtual fieldwork need not mark a decline in quality, qualitative research designs, but it does require considering a new set of challenges.

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