
- 256 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Uniting methods from disciplines across the social sciences and humanities, this hands-on guide develops a novel approach to doing document analysis. The authors present a framework for studying documents that enables you to conduct a rich and systematic analysis of documents in all their diversity.
Focussing on document analysis both in practice and as practice, the book provides you with an innovative and versatile toolkit for analysing print and digital documents. It also:
- Highlights the impacts of digitalisation on documents themselves and the methods used to study them
- Has a strong focus on research ethics and critical engagement with digital sources
- Offers practical guidance on preparing and doing a document analysis research project.
The book offers insightful perspectives both on the indispensable role of documents in our society and practical advice on how you can best analyse documents and their significance.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Publisher Note
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Online Resources
- About the authors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: Practice-oriented document analysis
- Part 1 Conceptual and methodological framework
- 1 Document sites
- 2 Document tools
- 3 Document work
- 4 Document texts
- 5 Document issues
- 6 Document movements
- 7 Practice-oriented document analysis: The six concepts combined
- Part 2 Practical guide to doing research with documents
- 8 Practical techniques
- 9 Handling digital documents
- 10 Ensuring good and ethical practice
- Part 3 Foundational discussions
- 11 The turn to practice in analysing documents
- References
- Index
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