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Dear Anthropology Matters All welcome to the final RAI Research in Progress of the term. Friday 11th December 2015. 4.30 pm A Feeling for Water: Rethinking the role of affective geographies in lessening the emotional burden of research participation. Dr Natalie Djohari, Visiting Research Fellow, Goldsmiths, University of London. [log in to unmask] Booking: http://nataliedjohari.eventbrite.co.uk The phenomenological turn and shift towards non-representational theory emphasise space as something intimately mingled in and through people's being and knowing of the world (Merlau-Ponty 1945; Heidegger 1953; Ingold 2000, Thrift 2007, Deleuze and Guttari 2008). But what does such an understanding of space mean for 'emplaced methodologies' in research with children and young people? This paper draws on two years ethnographic research with angling-based intervention programs working with 'disaffected' young people aged 13-18 in the UK. I consider how young people use angling, as an embodied practice intimately formed within and through the environment, to forge 'safe' emotional spaces. These young anglers proactively use the affective geography of lakes, ponds and rivers mapped across the local landscape to regulate their 'feelings' and respond to stressful experiences. By situating fieldwork interviews at the waterfront, young people are able to make use of this affective landscape to negotiate their emotional engagement with the research and deal with the anxieties and troubled recollections that emerge. The paper consequently raises ethical and methodological questions by asking if we can do more to locate research in those spaces that facilitate young people's own coping mechanisms when doing research on potentially distressing topics. I've also attached next term's seminar titles and abstracts. Interested in giving a paper? Student fellows and early career anthropology fellows from all sub-disciplines are encouraged to present their work and currently dates for the 2016 summer/autumn terms are available. Contact [log in to unmask] with a title and short abstract. Information about joining the RAI as a Student Fellow or Ordinary Fellow here: https://www.therai.org.uk/joining Sign up to the Research in Progress mailing list: http://eepurl.com/bzY4yT Warm regards Gem Gemma Aellah Royal Anthropological Institute 50 Fitzroy Street London W1T 5BT Mobile 0745 0249 070 www.therai.org.uk www.londonanthropologyday.co.uk ************************************************************* * Anthropology-Matters Mailing List * http://www.anthropologymatters.com * * A postgraduate project comprising online journal, * * online discussions, teaching and research resources * * and international contacts directory. * * To join this list or to look at the archived previous * * messages visit: * * http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/Anthropology-Matters.HTML * * If you have ALREADY subscribed: to send a message to all * * those currently subscribed to the list,just send mail to: * * [log in to unmask] * * * * Enjoyed the mailing list? Why not join the new * * CONTACTS SECTION @ www.anthropologymatters.com * * an international directory of anthropology researchers * * To unsubscribe: please log on to jiscmail.ac.uk, and * * go to the 'Subscriber's corner' page. * * ***************************************************************