Dear
Friends
Is anthropology
legal
?
Has the slow creep of legislation rendered the nods and winks of fieldwork
inadmissible as evidence? What do new regulations relating to 'data' mean
for 'fieldnotes' and for fieldwork practices more generally?
What is the relationship between an 'informant' and 'informed consent'? Can
anthropologists have friends? If so, can anthropologists tell other people
about them?
Watch out! The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is nearly upon us
...
This new legislation will
influence the ways in which
anthropologists and other social scientists
can
conduct research.
Think that this does not apply to you? It
has consequences for you
if you work in a European University, conduct fieldwork,
write
fieldnotes,
record interviews,
apply for funding or publish anthropological research.
Can we continue to conduct anthropological research in such an
environment? If so, how?
The
Department of Anthropology and Sociology,
Research
and Enterprise
Office and Library
at SOAS
University of London
invites you to a workshop
to
introduce
:
- the upcoming changes to data protection legislation in relation to data
collection, management and sharing
- the work currently being undertaken to revise ethical guidelines amongst
professional associations in response to
these
new regulatory frameworks
Guest speakers include:
- Dr. Scott Summer, Senior Research Data Services Officer, UK Data Archive
- Prof. Jude Robinson,
School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool and Ethic
s
Officer for the A
ssociation of Social Anthropologists of the UK and Commonwealth
The m
ain talks will be followed by a
n in-depth
look at three key issues
:
informed consent, anony
misation
and data sharing.
Each topic will be introduced by a
senior
researcher who will share considerations and challenges, followed by
break-out sessions for group discussion each facilitated by a professional
data manager.
We hope that this event will be useful
for anthropologists
seeking to
understand
GDPR
and its implications for social science research
and, more importantly, to encourage more talk and reflection on this
singularly important issue
.
Time and location:
Wednesday 9th May 13.30 - 17.00
Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre
The event is free but registration is essential
because places are limited
!
P
lease pass these details on to others who might be interested.
Full Programme is attached
Booking Via Eventbrite
<https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/is-anthropology-legal-conversations-between-anthropologists-and-professional-data-managers-tickets-45309051593>
Enquiries can be sent to Helen Porter [log in to unmask]
Kind regards
Professor Edward Simpson <https://www.soas.ac.uk/staff/staff36082.php>
Director, SOAS South Asia Institute
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