Nick LeonLife in the Time of CoronaChronic conditions are life-changing. In this series we ask people to share their wisdom as we all face unprecedented changes to our daily…Apr 14, 2020Apr 14, 2020
Nick LeonFrom running events to delivering eggs - The Sussex EggspressGeorgina Burrows is used to being busy. Until last month every day was taken up with running her event production and management company…Apr 9, 2020Apr 9, 2020
Nick LeonParticipant Observation at a New York City Lunatic AsylumIt’s 1887 Nellie Bly, a 23 year old reporter for the New York World newspaper, bluffs her way into a notorious mental institution. Her…Mar 18, 2020Mar 18, 2020
Nick Leon12 Tips Doing Ethnography in Rural and Low Resource AreasFrom the essential to the random, below are notes based on fieldwork expeditions to rural Tanzania, villages in Indonesia, low income…Mar 6, 2020Mar 6, 2020
Nick LeonFish, Tajik villagers and StrippersThe film The Big Short came up in one of my recent Netflix searches. It chronicles the lead-up to the 2007–2008 financial crises. A group…Jan 29, 2020Jan 29, 2020
Nick LeonColumbo, the master of the false exit, can teach ethnographers a few things on how to get a reveal.I’m sure you remember him. Crumpled raincoat. Unshaven. He looked like he’d slept in his clothes for a week. Lieutenant Columbo — played by…Jun 8, 2018Jun 8, 2018
Nick LeonVIRTUAL REALITY FILMMAKING IN NIGERIA: 10 THINGS WE LEARNEDVR was made for ethnographers. It offers viewers an unbelievably immersive experience into the world of their consumer. This isn’t a tech…Mar 24, 2018Mar 24, 2018
Nick LeonTELLING PATIENT STORIES USING VRIn this blog VCCP Health and Nick Leon are in a Q&A on VR as a way to immerse people in the lives of patients.Mar 24, 2018Mar 24, 2018
Nick LeonETHNOGRAPHER IN A GLASS BOXEthnographer Nick Leon and his family spent time in a Perspex box where the public observed them sharing everyday moments together. In this…Mar 24, 2018Mar 24, 2018