Forschen im Lockdown-Blues

Throughout the course of the Covid 19 pandemic, many researchers had to realize that »sitting out« contact and travel restrictions and their consequences would be hard if not impossible. In many cases, research projects had to undergo adjustments or had to be adapted in order to be carried through d...

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Autor principal:	Ariane Kovac
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Publicado:	Zeitschrift für junge Religionswissenschaft 2021
Materias:	History and principles of religions BL660-2680 Philosophy of religion. Psychology of religion. Religion in relation to other subjects BL51-65
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8fd9382a9f29414486a91eb2893963462021-12-02T11:36:06ZForschen im Lockdown-Blues1862-588610.4000/zjr.1783https://doaj.org/article/8fd9382a9f29414486a91eb2893963462021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://journals.openedition.org/zjr/1783https://doaj.org/toc/1862-5886Throughout the course of the Covid 19 pandemic, many researchers had to realize that »sitting out« contact and travel restrictions and their consequences would be hard if not impossible. In many cases, research projects had to undergo adjustments or had to be adapted in order to be carried through digitally. In this article, I make some observations regarding these developments, departing from my own research. I reflect on how researching the ways pentecostal churches deal with crises amidst a global crisis, with online ethnographic methods and mostly from my own home, has affected myself and my work. In the process, I first take into account the uncertainties the pandemic brings about and argue against the suppressing of the pandemic and lockdown situation in one’s own research. Second, I collect observations on how the societal discourse on religion in general and on evangelical and pentecostal Christianity in particular has changed and on how this affects me as a researcher. Finally, I develop some thoughts on the impact that mostly researching online and from my own home has had on my work. I argue that with online research, one develops at the same time more distance and more closeness towards one’s research and its subjects, and notice that this paradox can be used productively to question own presuppositions and to reveal sentiments of repulsion.Ariane KovacZeitschrift für junge ReligionswissenschaftarticleHistory and principles of religionsBL660-2680Philosophy of religion. Psychology of religion. Religion in relation to other subjectsBL51-65DEENZeitschrift für Junge Religionswissenschaft, Vol 16 (2021)
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topic	History and principles of religions BL660-2680 Philosophy of religion. Psychology of religion. Religion in relation to other subjects BL51-65
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description	Throughout the course of the Covid 19 pandemic, many researchers had to realize that »sitting out« contact and travel restrictions and their consequences would be hard if not impossible. In many cases, research projects had to undergo adjustments or had to be adapted in order to be carried through digitally. In this article, I make some observations regarding these developments, departing from my own research. I reflect on how researching the ways pentecostal churches deal with crises amidst a global crisis, with online ethnographic methods and mostly from my own home, has affected myself and my work. In the process, I first take into account the uncertainties the pandemic brings about and argue against the suppressing of the pandemic and lockdown situation in one’s own research. Second, I collect observations on how the societal discourse on religion in general and on evangelical and pentecostal Christianity in particular has changed and on how this affects me as a researcher. Finally, I develop some thoughts on the impact that mostly researching online and from my own home has had on my work. I argue that with online research, one develops at the same time more distance and more closeness towards one’s research and its subjects, and notice that this paradox can be used productively to question own presuppositions and to reveal sentiments of repulsion.
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