Ethnographic Journalism, Media Participation, and Homelessness

Introduction

Methods of evaluation

Written assignments:

1)     Assignment 1 – initial perception of homelessness

 a.      Details TBA on Feb 29

 b.      deadline: March 11

 c.      no sources required

 d.      750 – 1000 words

2)     Assignment 1 – secondary perception with theory and comparison to the first one

 a.      deadline: April 10

 b.      3 sources

 c.      750 – 1000 words

3)     Final essay – final perception and comparison to the first and second assignments after fieldwork

 a.      deadline: May 25

 b.      5 sources

 c.      2000 words

Group project – Deadline: May 8

 - Participatory/ethnographic media (possibly one issue of a participatory community newspaper? An article/task by each  student) – to be discussed at the seminars