Seasonal diaries

From the start of March 2020, the pandemic led to various restrictions like social distancing, self-isolation, travel restrictions and enforced home office for many employees all over the world.

A mountain top covered with moss and lichen, a view over more mountain tops and a slice of a fjord

How can we use our personal experiences doing research? In CALENDARS we turned to autoethnography when the world went into lock- down in March 2020.

Photo:

Sissel Aasheim

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For the CALENDARS project, the restrictions much affected our work as fieldwork and interviews were about start in both Norway and in New Zealand.

As we rearranged the workflow and worked more on the conceptual part of the project in this phase, the team members also kept diaries of how seasonal changes were experienced during the time of lockdown.

Seasonal diaries

Norway week 15-16

We continue our seasonal diaries in the times of lockdown; an update from Norway

Norway week 13-14

During the period of restrictions due to covid-19, the CALENDARS researchers kept diaries of how seasonal changes were experienced during the times of lockdown.

New Zealand week 13-14

We continue our seasonal diaries in the times of lockdown. This time, an update from New Zealand

Autoethnography as a research method

In March 2020 most of the world went into lockdown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Challenging times lay ahead for everyone, including the research community.

28.06.2024