CSOn4004 Seminar to Advanced Methods of Interpretation in Cultural Sociology

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Dr. Werner Binder (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Csaba Szaló, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Csaba Szaló, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites
CSOn4003 Methods of Interpretation ||NOW( CSOn4003 Methods of Interpretation )
Good knowledge of English
Interest in qualitative social research
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/10, only registered: 0/10
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The bi-weekly seminar accompanies the lecture with additional readings and interpretation exercises. Students should bring empirical material for discussion and interpretation from their own research projects. If there is no student material for a session, we will discuss fundamental texts and case studies instead. At the end of the course, students have to submit an interpretation essay as final paper.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the seminar, students should have a deeper understanding of interpretation methods in cultural sociology and related fields. Furthermore, students will have gathered first-hand practical experiences with the interpretation of images and texts, which is important with regard to future qualitative research projects (such as the MA thesis).
Syllabus
  • I Interpretation session with student material.
  • II Interpretation session with student material.
  • III Interpretation session with student material.
  • IV Interpretation session with student material.
  • V Interpretation session with student material.
  • VI Interpretation session with student material.
Literature
  • TAVORY, Iddo and Stefan TIMMERMANS. Abductive analysis : theorizing qualitative research. Chicago: The University of Chicago press, 2014, 172 stran. ISBN 9780226180311. info
  • FLICK, Uwe. An introduction to qualitative research. 5th ed. Los Angeles: Sage, 2014, xxvii, 587. ISBN 9781446267790. info
  • The SAGE handbook of qualitative data analysis. Edited by Uwe Flick. Los Angeles: Sage, 2014, xxiii, 634. ISBN 9781446208984. info
  • Iconic power : materiality and meaning in social life. Edited by Jeffrey C. Alexander - Dominik Bartmanski - Bernhard Giesen. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011, 262 s. ISBN 9780230340053. info
  • REED, Isaac. Interpretation and social knowledge : on the use of theory in the human sciences. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2011, 194 s. ISBN 9780226706740. info
  • SMITH, Philip and Alexander RILEY. Cultural theory : an introduction. 2nd ed. Oxford: Blackwell, 2009, 307 p. ISBN 9781405169073. URL info
  • ALEXANDER, Jeffrey C. The meanings of social life : a cultural sociology. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003, 296 p. ISBN 9780195306408. info
  • EMMISON, Michael and Philip SMITH. Researching the visual : images, objects, contexts and interactions in social and cultural inquiry. 1st pub. London: SAGE Publications, 2000, xiii, 242. ISBN 0761958460. info
Teaching methods
Close reading, discussions in class, discussions and work in small groups
Assessment methods
1. Participation in class (20%)
2. Interpretation protocol (20%)
3. Final paper (60%)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every other week.
Teacher's information
Requirements for Passing the Course

Registration and attendance of the lecture (soc 775), participation in class, completion of an interpretation protocoll and the submission of a successful final paper.

The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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