Interviews that attend to emplacement: the “walk-through” method

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 **