Universität Wien

233043 SE Visual ethnographies of science: Investigating knowledge production through media practice (2024W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 23 - Soziologie
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

This is a 10 ECTS course, consisting of:
*SE 233043 (5 ECTS, STS department)
*UE 240525 (5 ECTS, Anthropology department)
The two courses can only be taken together, not seperately. Therefore, please register for the class 240525, and you will then automatically be registered for 233043.
Participation at first session is obligatory!

The obligatory corresponding seminar (240 525, S. Verstappen) is creditable for the STS-modules "Additional Individual Specialisation" and "Additional Social Research Methods" (prescribed courses).
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Di 14.01. 11:30-14:45 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock

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Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 25 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Dienstag 08.10. 11:15 - 12:15 Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Dienstag 15.10. 11:15 - 14:15 Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Dienstag 22.10. 11:30 - 14:45 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
  • Dienstag 05.11. 11:15 - 14:15 Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Dienstag 12.11. 11:15 - 14:15 Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Dienstag 19.11. 11:15 - 14:15 Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Dienstag 26.11. 11:15 - 14:15 Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Dienstag 10.12. 11:30 - 14:45 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
  • Dienstag 17.12. 11:30 - 14:45 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
  • Dienstag 21.01. 11:30 - 14:45 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
  • Dienstag 28.01. 11:30 - 14:45 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

The course focuses on the use of visual ethnographic practices in the context of science. Students will be introduced to media practices that have been used in anthropological and ethnographic research, focusing on film, sound recording, and montage. Simultaneously, they will learn to think about the diverse spaces and practices through which scientific knowledge is produced, negotiated, and contested, from the laboratory to the city, and the ways in which scientific knowledge has been represented. Classes will involve workshops in which students participate in hands-on media work, discuss ethnographic films and key texts concerning the representations of science, and present and analyse their own work in progress. Students will further conduct a fieldwork assignment where they implement what they have learnt and interrogate examples of scientific practice.

By the end of the course, students will:
- understand how different media practices (film/photography, sound recording, and montage) have been used in ethnographic research;
- understand key ideas concerning public and scholarly representations of scientific knowledge production;
- have gained experience with conducting research into scientific knowledge production through a small-scale media project, and feel equipped to implement such media practices in future research.

Classes are set up to create a workspace in a creative and collaborative atmosphere. Students will (1) learn how science and technology studies (STS) scholars think about knowledge practices and study examples of anthropological “process films” that have been made to support the study of practices; (2) obtain hands-on experience with skills required to create process films themselves (camera, sound recording, montage, and co-creation); and (3) conduct a fieldwork assignment to implement what they have learnt. In groups of three, they will create a process film about a knowledge practice that is relevant to STS. In student-oriented feedback seminars, students present their initial footage in the classroom and engage in peer-to-peer discussion about their experiences and challenges, while the lecturers links student experiences back to core discussions in the field of STS and visual anthropology.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

To pass the seminar, students are expected to complete the following tasks:

- Actively participate in class activities, workshops, and discussions of films and literature (10%);
- As part of a group, carry out a fieldwork assignment involving camera-based research investigating scientific practice at a site of their choosing. This results in a mid-term assignment (30%) and a final film presentation (30%);
- Write an individual reflection paper concerning their fieldwork experiences, implementing key ideas from the course literature, films, and classes (30%).

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

The grading of the course is based on the separate assessment of different tasks on a scale of 1-5. These tasks are:

- Active participation in class: 10%
- Mid-term assignment: 30%
- Final film presentation: 30%
- Reflection paper: 30%

Prüfungsstoff

Literatur

Readings and films
-theoretical literature from STS
-methodological literature from Visual Anthropology, including the handbook "Filmmaking for Fieldwork" by Andy Lawrence (2020), as well as technical equipment manuals and research ethics guidelines.
-films, some of which to be viewed at home independently before the class

Equipment and Vienna Visual Anthropology Lab (LAB A0421)
Besides studying literature and films, students will be trained to work with equipment that is available in the equipment library of the Vienna Visual Anthropology Lab (www.vval.univie.ac.at): camera sets, specialised sound recording devices, and tripods/shoulder rigs. Students are expected to use the Lab’s equipment to make their films, thus to gain experience with different techniques and materials besides the ones they are already familiar with. Materials can be borrowed free of charge, but need to be reserved in advance with the Lab’s coordinator, Paul Katterl. Paul is also available for technical support during the opening hours (see https://vval.univie.ac.at) or on email (video.ksa@univie.ac.at). All groups are encouraged to meet with Paul already in November-December to discuss the planning of the film project and the equipment that can best be borrowed. It is possible to schedule additional meetings with specific questions later on, for example to start or refine the montage.

Equipment planning
•Students of this course can borrow the camera equipment of the Vienna Visual Anthropology Lab in December, January and February. Plan filming days with your group, the research interlocutors and the VVAL well in advance, so that you can ensure camera availability on your desired days.
• The VVAL editing sets are reserved for the students of this course in January-February, until the submission date end of February.

Hard Drives
Note that working with visuals takes up a lot of storage space. If you work in a team, you will probably need an external Hard Drive that is suitable for multiple computer systems (e.g. for exchange between Mac/Windows, format on Exfat). Test your storage methods at the start of your group work to ensure compatibility.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Di 16.07.2024 12:46