Open AccessInterviews that attend to emplacement: the “walk-through” method
Author(s) -
Sarah Polkinghorne,
Lisa M. Given,
Luke Carlson
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
proceedings of the annual conference of cais
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2562-7589
DOI - 10.29173/cais1028
Subject(s) - psychology , data collection , sociology , applied psychology , medical education , social science , medicine
Within library and information studies (LIS), there is growing awareness of the role ofthe body and its surroundings in people’s information and knowledge experiences.Predominant data collection methods, such as the sit-down interview, should bereexamined in light of this awareness. This paper examines interview methodstheoretically and empirically. First, this paper introduces the concept of emplacement, theinterrelationship of body, mind, and place, as a useful lens for challenging conventionalinterviewing practices. Second, this paper delineates the “walk-through” interview, whichin a study of undergraduates’ information behaviours prompted richer detail fromparticipants than did “sit-down” interviews. **Awarded Best Overall Conference Paper **