#blklife

Ethnography is the study of social life as it happens. It involves immersing oneself in a form of life, as a member of a community or group. When an ethnographer wants to understand something she or he does it by ‘being there’ over time, watching life unfold and events take place. However, sometimes, but less often, ethnographers will do their work vicariously by immersing themselves virtually (through the internet) or by doing very in-depth historical analysis.