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OxDEG - Oxford Digital Ethnography Group @OxDEG

Conversations about ethnography in/of/despite digital environments and technologies from the University of Oxford.

Joined August 2013
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Join us for the final OxDEG seminar next Mon, 1 Dec 1:30-3pm GMT for Dr Jenna Burrell's talk: The Preservation of Embodied Masculinity in Rural Tech-Altered Workplaces - online only, register below! 💻💥 oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/eve…

OII | The Preservation of Embodied Masculinity in Rural Tech-Altered Workplaces

How do communities respond when the livestock auction becomes internet connected, drones replace cowboys for monitoring cattle, and a Facebook data center becomes the newest employer in town?

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Reminder about Dr Kamushadze's seminar today! In Oxford or online via Zoom 😊
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12 Nov 2025
Join us next Mon 17 Nov 3:30-5pm GMT for Dr Tea Kamushadze's talk: Yard-Chapels and Neighbourhood Religiosity in Post-Soviet Urban Space, Georgia: Civic Functions and Community Life 📚 📍See you at Banbury Road or online via Zoom (link below)! oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/eve…
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Join us next Mon 17 Nov 3:30-5pm GMT for Dr Tea Kamushadze's talk: Yard-Chapels and Neighbourhood Religiosity in Post-Soviet Urban Space, Georgia: Civic Functions and Community Life 📚 📍See you at Banbury Road or online via Zoom (link below)! oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/eve…

OII | Yard-Chapels and Neighbourhood Religiosity in Post-Soviet Urban Space, Georgia: Civic...

This talk explores how society assigns civic and social functions to religious structures, creating diverse interpretations of religiosity in a post-industrial, former workers’ city.

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Convened as usual by @oiioxford and @oxford_anthro academics interested in all things digital ethnography! Learn more about the seminar series below: oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/eve…
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Join us next Monday 3:30pm GMT for Professor Courtney Handman's seminar "For every species, a language: AI, interspecies communication, and the democratization of language to nonhuman worlds" - this one will be online only via Zoom 👏 Register here: oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/eve…

OII | For every species, a language: AI, interspecies communication, and the democratization of...

This talk will explore the argument that every species has a 'language' of its own that can be understood with machine learning, and emphasize the ways in which language is becoming polymorphous in...

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Join us tomorrow for our first seminar of the term with Dr Seonok Lee presenting "What We See & What We Miss: Offline/Online Ethnography & Platform Workers" - see you at the Lecture Theatre at 61 Banbury Road, Oxford, or online via Zoom 👏 oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/eve…

OII | What We See and What We Miss: Offline/Online Ethnography and Platform Workers

This talk reflects on my transition from traditional to digital ethnography, situating personal research experiences within broader debates in ethnographic theory.

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13 Oct 2025
Welcome back to a new year of OxDEG seminars convened by researchers from @UniofOxford @oiioxford @oxford_anthro - check out our term card for more info! ✨
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Welcome back to a new year of OxDEG seminars convened by researchers from @UniofOxford @oiioxford @oxford_anthro - check out our term card for more info! ✨
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Zoom links Weeks 2, 4, and 6: oii.zoom.us/j/98254072904?pw… (Meeting ID: 982 5407 2904; Passcode: 486722) Week 8: oii.zoom.us/j/99359434794?pw… (Meeting ID: 993 5943 4794; Passcode: 992520)
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Follow us on X (@OxDEG) or subscribe to our mailing list (email ox-internet-ethnography-subscribe@maillist.ox.ac.uk) for updates. Reach out to myself or @YanQing WANG with questions - hope to see some of you there ✨
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Secure your spot at our first seminar of term! Join Prof Mark Graham of @oiioxford for “The hidden human labour powering AI: Introducing the Fairwork Action Research Project” 🗓16 October, 4pm In-person & online 🔗Register now: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/7607… @geoplace @TowardsFairWork
Michaelmas Term Seminar Series: The hidden human labour powering AI: Introducing the Fairwork Action Research Project Thursday 16 October 4pm-5.30pm. Professor Mark Graham has short curly dark hair. He is wearing a black shirt.

ALT Michaelmas Term Seminar Series: The hidden human labour powering AI: Introducing the Fairwork Action Research Project Thursday 16 October 4pm-5.30pm. Professor Mark Graham has short curly dark hair. He is wearing a black shirt.

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Hello all, unfortunately, we have to cancel our seminar on June 2nd with Emma Davies. Thanks, OxDeg Co-Convenors
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Join us next week –Mon 19 May (3:30–5pm BST)– for @OxDEG for Dr @TanjaAhlin's “Field Events: Re-conceptualizing the Field through Research with Digital Technologies” 🧭 61 Banbury Rd & online 💻 Zoom: oii.zoom.us/j/99231329979 🔗 Sign up: oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/eve…

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🚨 One week to Go! On Tuesday (6th May), 3.30–5pm, we’re excited to host Gabriel Brito (visiting research fellow @oiioxford) to present his work on Narcomarketing on TikTok in Latin America”. For details, see: oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/eve…

OII | Glocks, Animal Emoji, and ‘Rulay’: How Cartel-Related Gangs Recruit Young Ecuadorians through...

This talk explores the under-researched yet highly relevant phenomenon of cartel-related gang recruitment via social media.

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Join us at 61 Banbury Rd & online for Trinity Seminars: 🗓️ Wk2 (6 May): Gabriel Brito on TikTok & gang recruitment in Ecuador 🗓️ Wk4 (19 May): Tanja Ahlin on digital fieldwork 🗓️ Wk6 (2 June): Emma Davies on glocal histories in Nigeria 🔗 Info: oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/eve…

OII | Upcoming Events

Forthcoming events featuring OII researchers and guests.

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🚨 On Monday (10th March), 3.30-5pm, we're excited host @boxiwu_ from @oiioxford to present their work on "Frictions in the Cloud: An Ethnographic Case Study of Local Data Centre Contestation in the UK". For details, see oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/eve…

OII | Frictions in the Cloud: An Ethnographic Case Study of Local Data Centre Contestation in the UK

The paper argues that communities assert their local environmental knowledge and cultural narratives of perceived marginality to challenge and shape the promises of data centres imposed by corporate...

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⏰🚨 Reminder that on Monday, 24 February 2025 (3:30–5:00 pm GMT), we will be hosting Prof. Heather J. Sharkey to discuss “The World of Wikipedia: Research, Teaching, and Social Engagement.” Join us in person at 43 Banbury Road Basement or on Zoom. oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/eve…

OII | The World of Wikipedia: Research, Teaching, and Social Engagement

I will discuss ways of using Wikipedia in universities to teach research and writing skills and develop knowledge among students who can contribute to the platform as part of their coursework.

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⏰🚨 Reminder that on Monday (3.30-5pm GMT) we will be hosting @PBialski (Prof of Digital Sociology @HSGStGallen) to discuss "Good-Enough Software: An Ethnography of a Middle Tech company". In person (43 Banbury Road Basement) and on Zoom oii.zoom.us/j/91658576226 !

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🚨 This afternoon (3.30pm) – Lily Rodel (@OII) will present on “Hybrid Families: Gender, Work, and Family in the UK Tech Sector.” 1 St. Giles / Online Zoom Link: oii.zoom.us/j/95546544621?pw…

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