The Field and the Work: Hybridity as Mantra and Method*

Abstract

This paper outlines an adaptable concept of hybridity to frame and facilitate fieldwork, research, and writing. It combines geographical theories of place and methodology to propose a hybrid approach to mixed-method research. Hybrid field-work iterates and mixes multiple methods for imagining and co-conducting research in and with places. Reflections on the author’s fieldwork in Northeast Brazil illustrate the approach.