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In this chapter I briefly explain the setting up of my fieldwork groups. I set out my research questions. I explain my choice of ethnography as the most suitable methodology for my project. I review debates in the literature which led me to this method. In particular I mention the Literary Turn, and the issue of the researcher/researched relationship.
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Sheppard, E. (2024). Everyday Streams of Consciousness: Introduction to Fieldwork. In: Mild Altered States of Consciousness. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-53452-2_6
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