Somewhere between a stopwatch and a recording device: Ethnographic reflections from the pool

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Somewhere between a stopwatch and a recording device : Ethnographic reflections from the pool. / McNarry, Gareth; Allen-Collinson, Jacquelyn; Evans, Adam B.

I: Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Bind 53, Nr. 1, 2023, s. 31-50.

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McNarry, G, Allen-Collinson, J & Evans, AB 2023, 'Somewhere between a stopwatch and a recording device: Ethnographic reflections from the pool', Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, bind 53, nr. 1, s. 31-50. https://doi.org/10.1177/08912416231200642

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McNarry, G., Allen-Collinson, J., & Evans, A. B. (2023). Somewhere between a stopwatch and a recording device: Ethnographic reflections from the pool. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 53(1), 31-50. https://doi.org/10.1177/08912416231200642

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McNarry G, Allen-Collinson J, Evans AB. Somewhere between a stopwatch and a recording device: Ethnographic reflections from the pool. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. 2023;53(1):31-50. https://doi.org/10.1177/08912416231200642

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McNarry, Gareth ; Allen-Collinson, Jacquelyn ; Evans, Adam B. / Somewhere between a stopwatch and a recording device : Ethnographic reflections from the pool. I: Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. 2023 ; Bind 53, Nr. 1. s. 31-50.

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