TY  - JOUR
JF  - Indian Journal of Landscape Systems & Ecological Studies (IJLS & ES)
KW  - Critical ethnography
KW  -  human settlement
KW  -  spatial politics
KW  -  power relations
A1  - Ray, Raktim
ID  - discovery10199809
N2  - : Ethnography as a qualitative research method has long been explored to understand
the complexities of social and spatial relations regarding human settlement studies. This chapter
briefly discusses some ethnographic methods and problematise ethnography as a methodological
apparatus. It then expands its understanding by introducing the framework of critical
ethnography. By doing so, it not only decentres normative understanding of ethnography but
also opens up possibilities for a relational and generative understanding of human settlement
issues. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in Kolkata, the chapter also shows how differential
power relations shape our understanding of the qualitative fieldwork. Finally, the chapter
argues for a decolonial understanding of research methods to grasp the complexities of human
settlement issues in the postcolonial world.
UR  - https://www.ilee.org.in/Journal.php
N1  - This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher?s terms and conditions.
IS  - 2
TI  - Critical Ethnography: A Methodological Intervention for Understanding Human Settlement Issues
EP  - 15
VL  - 44
AV  - public
Y1  - 2021/12//
SP  - 5
ER  -