SANb2044 New ethnographies

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Kateřina Čanigová (lecturer)
Ing. Soňa Enenkelová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Kateřina Čanigová
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Eva Šlesingerová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Tue 16:00–17:40 M117
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 13/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course builds on SANb1003 and SANb1004, starting where those courses left off. The aim is to introduce the development of ethnography and methodologies used in social anthropology, and to introduce selected new methods. Reflection on their relevance for the 21st century. We will try out their application together in the preliminary assignments as well as in the practical part of the lectures.
Learning outcomes
Introduction to new ethnographic methods, their application in research. Possibility to try out the work in the field and to design a research design with emphasis on methodology. Linking theory with methodology.
Syllabus
  • 1, Introductory lesson
  • 2, Methodologies with social impact, PAR (Participatory Action-Research), participatory research, community-led research, reflexive research, empowerment in research
  • 3, Critical ethnography, public ethnography, applied ethnography , engaged anthropology - When ethnography serves subversive values
  • 4, Arts-based methodology - When words and speech are not enough
  • 5, Visual Methods
  • 6, Reading week
  • 7, Evolution of methods, ethnography before vs. ethnography today, innovative research methods, reflexive turn, crisis of representation
  • 8, Decolonization and the Southern Perspective
  • 9, Sensory ethnography
  • 10, Multi-species ethnography
  • 11, Digital ethnography, netnography - When the field is online
  • 12, Autoethnography, theatre, collaborative autoethnography, narrative methods, storytelling, ethnographic novels, ethnodrama
  • 13, Collective consultation of term papers
Literature
  • LEAVY, Patricia. Method meets art : arts-based research practice. Third edition. New York: Guilford press, 2020, xx, 344. ISBN 9781462538973. info
  • The Sage handbook of qualitative research. Edited by Norman K. Denzin - Yvonna S. Lincoln. 4th ed. Thousand Oaks: Sage, 2011, xvi, 766. ISBN 9781412974172. URL info
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, individual group work
Assessment methods
40% final paper - mini-research, 50% 5-6 continuous assignments, 10% 1 feedback on assignments
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023.
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