hi,
I have two large archives of data from practice based projects which
I'm starting to transform into some kind of structure to draw upon in
my thesis.
The archives relate to Public Engagement of Science and Technology
projects funded by the EPSRC, and the thesis will reflect upon the
contribution (or not) of design practices to this field. I imagine
each project will be written up as an empirical chapter.
In both cases the archives include:
- funding proposal, case for support, referees questions and
applicants responses
- administrative documents including emails
- reflexive notes, blogs from project website
- photos of design processes, exhibitions and ethnographic research
- pamphlets and publications from exhibitions and other events
- press and media articles relating to the project
- academic papers, interviews and other accounts of the project
- videos of participant interviews, documentaries of public events
- focus group transcripts, questionnaires, evaluation reports
I'm finding this process exciting and daunting. I think my first step
will simply be getting all this material together in folders, so I can
see it, order it in some way, and start to think about it.
Does anyone have some advice to offer here? This might be an account
of your own experience doing something similar, or a reference for a
book or article that would be useful?
bests,
Tobie
