RLB40 Field Research of Contemporary Religions

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Eleonóra Hamar, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková
Timetable
Fri 27. 2. 15:00–16:35 J31, Fri 27. 3. 15:00–16:35 J31, Fri 24. 4. 15:00–16:35 J31
Prerequisites (in Czech)
RLA01 Introduction to Religion || RLKA01 Introduction to Religion
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 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course introduces students to the basics of ethnographic practices of fieldwork. All themes and practices will be interrelated with inquiry into current forms of religion and social construction of religios imagination. Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to learn basic practices of descriptive and participative observation; to learn basic techniques of writing fieldnotes and coding; by means of short, coordinated fieldwork practices in everyday contexts students will be able to learn etnographic techniques by means of "learning by doing".
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. What is fieldwork?
  • 3. Thick description
  • 4. Practice I. - The technique of thick description
  • 5. Participant observation and the relationships in the field
  • 6. Transformation of experience into writing: fieldnotes
  • 7. Practice II. - Broadcast as field
  • 8. Practice III. - The technique of participant observation
  • 9. Coding (traditional form as well as in the Atlas/ti software
  • 10. Practice IV. - Social interaction
  • 11. Analysis a interpretation
  • 12. Practice V. - Religion in streets of Brno
  • 13. The research process and the ethics of research
Literature
  • STRAUSS, Anselm and Juliet CORBINOVÁ. Základy kvalitativního výzkumu : postupy a techniky metody zakotvené teorie. Vyd. 1. Boskovice: Albert, 1999, 196 s. ISBN 80-85834-60-X. info
  • Konopásek, Z. (1997): „Co si počít s počítačem v kvalitativním výzkumu: Program Atlas/ti v akci“. In: Biograf, číslo 12.
  • HAMMERSLEY, Martyn and Paul ATKINSON. Ethnography : principles in practice. 3rd ed. London: Routledge, 2007, xi, 275. ISBN 9780415396042. info
  • GEERTZ, Clifford. Interpretace kultur :vybrané eseje. Translated by Hana Červinková - Václav Hubinger - Hedvika Humlíčková. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2000, 565 s. ISBN 80-85850-89-3. info
  • EMERSON, Robert M., Rachel I. FRETZ and Linda L. SHAW. Writing ethnographic fieldnotes. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1995, xviii, 254. ISBN 0226206815. URL info
Assessment methods
Form of teaching: lectures; seminars; fieldwork practices. Requirements: active particiaption in seminars; participation in fieldwork practices; fieldnotes and analyzes; written exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo religionistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Spring 2003, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2009.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2009, recent)
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