Christian S Ritter
Biographic Data
| ID | 355552 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christian S Ritter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christian S |
| FAMILY NAME | Ritter |
| SIGNATURE | RITTER C S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Karlstad University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7394-2646 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Mediating nature
This article examines skilled practices and modes of value creation within two ‘nature communities’ in Singapore, foregrounding the social transactions that shape the formation of expertise among their members. The ethnographic study is based on a combination of in-depth interviews, handwritten fieldnotes, photographs, and screen grabs of app interfaces. Drawing on long-term ethnographic fieldwork, the study illuminates how interspecies relations…
Locating the Influencer
Amid climate disasters inducing lasting debates about both the future of tourism and sustainable tourism, Locating the Influencer comprehensively investigates the digital phenomenon of the travel influencer and offers a way to trace the polyvocal voices of platform-nested storytelling in global tourism.
Mapping Geomedia Studies
This article explores the formation of and future avenues for geomedia studies. Drawing on a citation network analysis, we map the development of the interdisciplinary research terrain from its origins and identify central citation clusters. The term “geomedia” has been used in the humanities and social sciences since at least the early 2010s. Subsequently, geomedia studies have been advanced through an interdisciplinary scholarship from human ge…
Emerging media technologies in the tourist encounter
Digital technologies and the practices that follow, from reviews and recommendations on websites to content on social media platforms characterised by real-time connectivity are now inseparable from tourist experiences. Further, the technological, and infrastructural configurations that underpin digital practices in tourism are increasingly impinged upon by non-human actors (such as algorithms and data governance and regulatory measures). This sp…
Gazing from the air
Consumer drones can be increasingly spotted in tourist sites, and arguably the aerial technology has transformed how tourism in Singapore is experienced and represented. This investigation explores in empirical detail how the videomaking practices of DroneTubers contribute to the diversification of tourist encounters. Based on evidence from ethnographic fieldwork in the Southeast Asian metropolis and on digital platforms, this article maps touris…
Rethinking digital ethnography
Contemporary everyday cultures are increasingly pervaded by digital platforms, making a rethinking of observational research into sociocultural phenomena necessary. Observational practices that remain confined to physical localities face various impasses in the era of digital platforms. Combining participant observation in workplaces where digital platforms are accessed with technical walkthroughs of their interfaces, I make a case for renewing i…
Distributing Services Through the Cloud Infrastructure
This paper examines how professional practices of software developers forge global assemblages in the oil and gas industry by shedding light on the implementation of cloud technologies within a Norwegian-based digital service company. Delivering digital solutions to oil and gas extracting corporations, this company primarily develops proprietary software providing engineers with business intelligence dashboards that assist in managing the assets …
Shifting needs for expertise
This article assesses the shaping of expertise within a small Norwegian firm distributing digital services to the global oil and gas industry. The oil price drop of 2014 shifted firm priorities from creating consulting reports about reliability of resource extracting operations to developing business intelligence software for oil and gas corporations. Drawing on data from ethnographic fieldwork, I seek to trace the transformation of knowledge pra…
Religious practices and networks of belonging in an immigrant congregation
This article explores how members of the German-speaking Lutheran church in Dublin develop their networks of belonging by taking part in social practices in their congregation. The article addresses the intersection of religious life, migration experience, and belonging. Based on qualitative fieldwork, we assess how social practices embedded in religious activities and beliefs reshape the sense of belonging among members of this congregation. We …
Balancing the Here and There
Unveiling the unspoken in life story interviews
Based on an ethnographic investigation into the German-speaking Lutheran congregation in Belfast, this paper explores how members of this community experienced the life story interview. Despite an ongoing need for emotional support for victims of past conflicts, the use of the autobiographical research method in post-conflict societies has not been sufficiently addressed in the literature on sensitive ethnographic fieldwork. In this paper, I seek…
Rethinking digital ethnography
Contemporary everyday cultures are increasingly pervaded by digital platforms, making a rethinking of observational research into sociocultural phenomena necessary. Observational practices that remain confined to physical localities face various impasses in the era of digital platforms. Combining participant observation in workplaces where digital platforms are accessed with technical walkthroughs of their interfaces, I make a case for renewing i…
Gazing from the air
Consumer drones can be increasingly spotted in tourist sites, and arguably the aerial technology has transformed how tourism in Singapore is experienced and represented. This investigation explores in empirical detail how the videomaking practices of DroneTubers contribute to the diversification of tourist encounters. Based on evidence from ethnographic fieldwork in the Southeast Asian metropolis and on digital platforms, this article maps touris…
Emerging media technologies in the tourist encounter
Digital technologies and the practices that follow, from reviews and recommendations on websites to content on social media platforms characterised by real-time connectivity are now inseparable from tourist experiences. Further, the technological, and infrastructural configurations that underpin digital practices in tourism are increasingly impinged upon by non-human actors (such as algorithms and data governance and regulatory measures). This sp…
Shifting needs for expertise
This article assesses the shaping of expertise within a small Norwegian firm distributing digital services to the global oil and gas industry. The oil price drop of 2014 shifted firm priorities from creating consulting reports about reliability of resource extracting operations to developing business intelligence software for oil and gas corporations. Drawing on data from ethnographic fieldwork, I seek to trace the transformation of knowledge pra…
Unveiling the unspoken in life story interviews
Based on an ethnographic investigation into the German-speaking Lutheran congregation in Belfast, this paper explores how members of this community experienced the life story interview. Despite an ongoing need for emotional support for victims of past conflicts, the use of the autobiographical research method in post-conflict societies has not been sufficiently addressed in the literature on sensitive ethnographic fieldwork. In this paper, I seek…
Balancing the Here and There
Unveiling the unspoken in life story interviews
Based on an ethnographic investigation into the German-speaking Lutheran congregation in Belfast, this paper explores how members of this community experienced the life story interview. Despite an ongoing need for emotional support for victims of past conflicts, the use of the autobiographical research method in post-conflict societies has not been sufficiently addressed in the literature on sensitive ethnographic fieldwork. In this paper, I seek…
Religious practices and networks of belonging in an immigrant congregation
This article explores how members of the German-speaking Lutheran church in Dublin develop their networks of belonging by taking part in social practices in their congregation. The article addresses the intersection of religious life, migration experience, and belonging. Based on qualitative fieldwork, we assess how social practices embedded in religious activities and beliefs reshape the sense of belonging among members of this congregation. We …
Shifting needs for expertise
This article assesses the shaping of expertise within a small Norwegian firm distributing digital services to the global oil and gas industry. The oil price drop of 2014 shifted firm priorities from creating consulting reports about reliability of resource extracting operations to developing business intelligence software for oil and gas corporations. Drawing on data from ethnographic fieldwork, I seek to trace the transformation of knowledge pra…
Distributing Services Through the Cloud Infrastructure
This paper examines how professional practices of software developers forge global assemblages in the oil and gas industry by shedding light on the implementation of cloud technologies within a Norwegian-based digital service company. Delivering digital solutions to oil and gas extracting corporations, this company primarily develops proprietary software providing engineers with business intelligence dashboards that assist in managing the assets …
Rethinking digital ethnography
Contemporary everyday cultures are increasingly pervaded by digital platforms, making a rethinking of observational research into sociocultural phenomena necessary. Observational practices that remain confined to physical localities face various impasses in the era of digital platforms. Combining participant observation in workplaces where digital platforms are accessed with technical walkthroughs of their interfaces, I make a case for renewing i…
Locating the Influencer
Amid climate disasters inducing lasting debates about both the future of tourism and sustainable tourism, Locating the Influencer comprehensively investigates the digital phenomenon of the travel influencer and offers a way to trace the polyvocal voices of platform-nested storytelling in global tourism.
Mapping Geomedia Studies
This article explores the formation of and future avenues for geomedia studies. Drawing on a citation network analysis, we map the development of the interdisciplinary research terrain from its origins and identify central citation clusters. The term “geomedia” has been used in the humanities and social sciences since at least the early 2010s. Subsequently, geomedia studies have been advanced through an interdisciplinary scholarship from human ge…
Emerging media technologies in the tourist encounter
Digital technologies and the practices that follow, from reviews and recommendations on websites to content on social media platforms characterised by real-time connectivity are now inseparable from tourist experiences. Further, the technological, and infrastructural configurations that underpin digital practices in tourism are increasingly impinged upon by non-human actors (such as algorithms and data governance and regulatory measures). This sp…
Gazing from the air
Consumer drones can be increasingly spotted in tourist sites, and arguably the aerial technology has transformed how tourism in Singapore is experienced and represented. This investigation explores in empirical detail how the videomaking practices of DroneTubers contribute to the diversification of tourist encounters. Based on evidence from ethnographic fieldwork in the Southeast Asian metropolis and on digital platforms, this article maps touris…
Mediating nature
This article examines skilled practices and modes of value creation within two ‘nature communities’ in Singapore, foregrounding the social transactions that shape the formation of expertise among their members. The ethnographic study is based on a combination of in-depth interviews, handwritten fieldnotes, photographs, and screen grabs of app interfaces. Drawing on long-term ethnographic fieldwork, the study illuminates how interspecies relations…
Computer Science (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Business (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · World Wide Web (4 works) · Anthropology (3 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (3 works) · Tourism (3 works) · Advertising (2 works)