Hilde Reinertsen

Uniting methods from disciplines across the social sciences and humanities, this hands-on guide develops a novel approach to doing document analysis. The authors present a framework for studying documents that enables you to conduct a rich and systematic analysis of documents in all their diversity. Focussing on document analysis both in practice and as practice, the book provides you with an innovative and versatile toolkit for analysing print and digital documents. It also: Highlights the impacts of digitalisation on documents themselves and the methods used to study themHas a strong focus on research ethics and critical engagement with digital sourcesOffers practical guidance on preparing and doing a document analysis research project. The book offers insightful perspectives both on the indispensable role of documents in our society and practical advice on how you can best analyse documents and their significance.

Uniting methods from disciplines across the social sciences and humanities, this hands-on guide develops a novel approach to doing document analysis. The authors present a framework for studying documents that enables you to conduct a rich and systematic analysis of documents in all their diversity. Focussing on document analysis both in practice and as practice, the book provides you with an innovative and versatile toolkit for analysing print and digital documents. It also: Highlights the impacts of digitalisation on documents themselves and the methods used to study themHas a strong focus on research ethics and critical engagement with digital sourcesOffers practical guidance on preparing and doing a document analysis research project. The book offers insightful perspectives both on the indispensable role of documents in our society and practical advice on how you can best analyse documents and their significance.

Dokumenter er overalt – de er viktige i samfunnsliv, arbeidsliv, næringsliv og hverdagsliv. Likevel forblir de ofte en ubrukt ressurs for studenter og forskere. Denne boka viser hvordan du kan utnytte det rike potensialet som ligger i dokumentene. I Hvordan gjøre dokumentanalyse får du praktiske råd og et tverrfaglig analytisk rammeverk for å gjøre dokumentanalyse. Gjennom forklaringer og eksempler lærer du hvordan du kan: følge dokumentenes bevegelser i samfunnet undersøke dokumentenes betydning i en sak forstå hvordan dokumenter blir til og endrer seg kartlegge hvordan dokumenter henger sammen plassere dokumentene i et praksisfelt analysere dokumenter som tekst Hvordan gjøre dokumentanalyse fungerer som en metodisk verktøykasse som gjør det mulig å kombinere tekstanalyse, arkivstudier, intervjuer, feltarbeid og digitale metoder.