How to Study Social Life

About Alan LathamRussell Hitchings

Russell Hitchings was a Professor of Human Geography at University College London. His research focused on everyday practice energy consumption and nature experience and he had been lucky to study these themes in a variety of contexts all around the world. He was particularly interested in how we use talk to examine these topics having done a lot interviewing about them. He also used focus groups solicited diaries observation and survey methods when that seemed like a good idea. Originally from South Wales he spent many years at UCL London. Alan Latham is another Professor of Human Geography at University College London. His research focuses on sociality social infrastructure and the public life of cities more generally. Hes studied those themes in all sorts of places around the world too. In undertaking this work hes explored a range of research approaches including the use of photo-diaries diary-interviews social contact logs and video recording and analysis. Hes interested in doing whatever works to get as close as possible to the realities of peoples experience. Originally from New Zealand hes also been in London and UCL for quite a long time too.