Fieldwork in Brasília

RESEARCH DIARY

Day 9: Happy researcher is exhausted

A happy researcher is a tired one. On my last day, I went to a party convention, hoping to interview two representatives who were going...

Day 8: Sad researcher is sad

What that picture doesn't show is how empty that committee room was. On that day, there was also what we call a "solemn session", that...

Day 7: The Wednesday hussle

So, yeah, I'm super late with this post. Such is the life of fieldwork and research - some things fall by wayside. I took copious notes...

Day 6: I did it!

Another Tuesday that feels like an entire week; and I got an interview! But the Chamber is a place of paradoxes and conflicts. I also...

Day 5: Ramping things up again

Yes, I know, Monday is not a day of much activity, I've said as much on Day 1. But it's the day when all activity is planned. Which means...

Day 4: Winding things down

Day 4 goes on with much less effort. So much so, that the picture above was taken on Day 3. It is a quote from president Juscelino...

Day 3: Prep-week and interview week

Day 3 is a Wednesday and that's where all the parlamentarians are really in the Chamber getting things done. The fact that I scheduled...

Day 2: Black Awareness Day

Day 2 is Tuesday and on Tuesdays the Chamber really comes alive. It's what Mondays are for everyone else. But this is no ordinary...

Day 1: Everyone hates Mondays

As part of my PhD thesis, I have gone to each country to interview key individuals and observe sessions and daily activities. I did a...

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