March 3, 2026

Media ethnography

Key Points

Media ethnography uncovers social dynamics in digital environments, highlighting participant interactions.
Key insights showcase how dispersed situations in role play games engage users and foster cooperation.
Observational methodologies reveal everyday digital practices, especially in the context of families with young children.
Understanding these practices may suggest new strategies for media engagement and participatory design.

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Contents Editorial Thematic Focus: Media Ethnography Media Ethnography and Participation in Online Practices / David Waldecker, Kathrin Englert, Wolfgang Ludwig-Mayerhofer, Oliver Schmidtke The Story is Everywhere. Dispersed Situations in a Literary Role Play Game / Wolfgang Reißmann Co-operation and/as Participant Observation: Reflections on Ethnographic Fieldwork in Morocco / Simon Holdermann Ethnomethodological Media Ethnography: Exploring Everyday Digital Practices in Families with Young Children / Clemens Eisenmann, Jan Peter, Erik Wittbusch Cooperation and Difference. Camera Ethnography in the Research Project ‘Early Childhood and Smartphone’ / Bina E. Mohn, Pip Hare, Astrid Vogelpohl, Jutta Wiesemann Reports Coordinations, or Computing is Work / Sebastian Gießmann

Media ethnography

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