Ethnographic Studies https://www.ethnographicstudies.org/ <p><em>Ethnographic Studies</em> focuses on work in ethnography and ethnomethodology but it also provides a forum for sympathetic research in other human sciences, such as psychology, history, science and technology studies, and sociology. Its aim is to promote qualitative inquiry. The policy of the journal is to publish empirical studies but also theoretical and philosophical work which relates to current issues and debates in human sciences.</p> <p>Ethnographic Studies is a refereed journal. Persons interested in contributing to the journal should email a copy of their submission to <a href="mailto:editorial@ethnographicstudies.org%20">editorial@ethnographicstudies.org</a>. Papers will be usually refereed by two members of the Advisory Board. 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The journal's contents are copyright protected by a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/">Creative Commons</a> license.</p> University of Lucerne en-US Ethnographic Studies 1366-4964 Front matter https://www.ethnographicstudies.org/article/view/6902 Oskar Lindwall Douglas Macbeth Dušan Bjelić Copyright (c) 2025 Oskar Lindwall, Douglas Macbeth, Dušan Bjelić https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2024-12-01 2024-12-01 20 i v 10.26034/lu.ethns.2024.6902 Introduction https://www.ethnographicstudies.org/article/view/6903 Douglas Macbeth Oskar Lindwall Dušan Bjelić Copyright (c) 2025 Douglas Macbeth, Oskar Lindwall, Dušan Bjelić https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2024-12-01 2024-12-01 20 1 12 10.26034/lu.ethns.2024.6903 Michael Lynch’s law and science studies https://www.ethnographicstudies.org/article/view/6910 Stacy Burns Copyright (c) 2025 Stacy Burns https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2025-01-14 2025-01-14 20 13–32 13–32 10.26034/lu.ethns.2024.6910 A tale of two laboratories https://www.ethnographicstudies.org/article/view/6911 Graham Button Copyright (c) 2025 Graham Button https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2025-01-14 2025-01-14 20 33–45 33–45 10.26034/lu.ethns.2024.6911 Encountered astronomy https://www.ethnographicstudies.org/article/view/6912 Andrew Carlin Joana Brás Varanda Marques Rod Watson Copyright (c) 2025 Andrew Carlin, Joana Brás Varanda Marques, Rod Watson https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2025-01-14 2025-01-14 20 46–67 46–67 10.26034/lu.ethns.2024.6912 Mathematics and the social order https://www.ethnographicstudies.org/article/view/6913 Jeff Coulter Copyright (c) 2025 Jeff Coulter https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2025-02-18 2025-02-18 20 68–79 68–79 10.26034/lu.ethns.2024.6913 Hear them that way https://www.ethnographicstudies.org/article/view/6914 Alex Dennis Copyright (c) 2025 Alex Dennis https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2025-01-14 2025-01-14 20 80–101 80–101 10.26034/lu.ethns.2024.6914 ‘THIS IS NOT A PIPE!’ https://www.ethnographicstudies.org/article/view/6915 Baudouin Dupret Jean-Noël Ferrié Montassir Nicolas Oufkir Alexis Blouët Copyright (c) 2025 Baudouin Dupret, Jean-Noël Ferrié, Montassir Nicolas Oufkir, Alexis Blouët https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2025-01-14 2025-01-14 20 102–124 102–124 10.26034/lu.ethns.2024.6915 For Mike Lynch https://www.ethnographicstudies.org/article/view/6916 Peter Eglin Copyright (c) 2025 Peter Eglin https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2025-01-14 2025-01-14 20 125–138 125–138 10.26034/lu.ethns.2024.6916 Unprofessional vision? https://www.ethnographicstudies.org/article/view/6917 Chris Elsey Alexander Holder Martina Kolanoski Michael Mair Olive Allen Copyright (c) 2025 Chris Elsey, Alexander Holder, Martina Kolanoski, Michael Mair, Olive Allen https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2025-01-14 2025-01-14 20 139–162 139–162 10.26034/lu.ethns.2024.6917 Differences in the situated work of professional tasters and sensory scientists https://www.ethnographicstudies.org/article/view/6918 Kenneth Liberman Copyright (c) 2025 Kenneth Liberman https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2025-01-14 2025-01-14 20 163–177 163–177 10.26034/lu.ethns.2024.6918 On the fraught relations between laic and professional analyses in contemporary EMCA https://www.ethnographicstudies.org/article/view/6919 Douglas Macbeth Copyright (c) 2025 Douglas Macbeth https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2025-02-18 2025-02-18 20 178–208 178–208 10.26034/lu.ethns.2024.6919 The indexicality of measuring https://www.ethnographicstudies.org/article/view/6920 Lorenza Mondada Fernanda Miranda da Cruz Talita Maximo Carreira Ribeiro Copyright (c) 2025 Lorenza Mondada, Fernanda Miranda da Cruz, Talita Maximo Carreira Ribeiro https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2025-01-14 2025-01-14 20 209–245 209–245 10.26034/lu.ethns.2024.6920 The temporal thickness of the lifeworld https://www.ethnographicstudies.org/article/view/6921 Aug Nishizaka Copyright (c) 2025 Aug Nishizaka https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2025-01-14 2025-01-14 20 246–267 246–267 10.26034/lu.ethns.2024.6921 Renormalizing science? https://www.ethnographicstudies.org/article/view/6922 Philippe Sormani Copyright (c) 2025 Philippe Sormani https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 2025-01-14 2025-01-14 20 268–295 268–295 10.26034/lu.ethns.2024.6922 Perspicuous sites for justice? https://www.ethnographicstudies.org/article/view/6923 Patrick G. 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