Universität Wien

080013 VO+UE B330 Special Methods: Visual Ethnography (2018W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 8 - Kunstgeschichte und Europäische Ethnologie
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 30 participants
Language: German, English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

03.10.2018 Mi
17.10.2018 Mi
24.10 2018 Mi WS von 16:15-21h
31.10.2018 Mi
14.11.2018 Mi
28.11.2018 Mi
12.12.2018 Mi
09.01.2019 Mi
23.01.2019 Mi

  • Wednesday 03.10. 16:15 - 19:30 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Wednesday 17.10. 16:15 - 19:30 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Wednesday 24.10. 16:15 - 21:00 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Wednesday 31.10. 16:15 - 19:30 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Wednesday 14.11. 16:15 - 19:30 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Wednesday 28.11. 16:15 - 19:30 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Wednesday 12.12. 16:15 - 19:30 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Wednesday 09.01. 16:15 - 19:30 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
  • Wednesday 23.01. 16:15 - 19:30 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Studying the relationship between anthropology, photography, and cinema, the course introduces the students to the role of visual dimension in socio-anthropological sciences. During the course attention will be paid to the analysis of different ways of doing audio-visual ethnography and its implications with different fields of research, such as ethnography of senses, the so-called ‘transcultural cinema’, ‘ethnofiction’, as well as different media and tools. The course offers the students the opportunity to acquire new methodological and theoretical instruments for possible future investigation developing a diverse way of thinking the fieldwork. During the lectures, students will be encouraged to explore the audio-visual dimension of their own research and the potentialities of different digital tools such as smartphones, DSLR cameras, action cameras, and so forth. Finally, the visual ethnographic documentation produced, will be presented and discussed all together in a dynamic way.
N.B: No previous knowledge is required. Cameras and some other digital tools will be provided in class.

Assessment and permitted materials

prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung (2x Fehlen erlaubt)

Die Punkte werden wie folgt vergeben:
* 20 Punkte/points für/for aktive Mitarbeit/active participation
* 30 Punkte/points für/for Übungen/Exercises
* 50 Punkte/points für/for eigenes Filmprojekt (Film + Begleittext)/Own film project (film + short paper)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Für den erfolgreichen Abschluss der Lehrveranstaltung sind mindestens 50 von 100 möglichen Punkten zu erreichen.

Notenskala:
>= 87,5 sehr gut (1)
>= 75 gut (2)
>= 62,5 befriedigend (3)
>= 50 genügend (4)
< 50 nicht genügend (5)

Examination topics

Active participation / handing in ethnographic exercises / designing and realising an own ethnographic film project.
Learning the technical basics of filming and editing will be part of the course. For that purpose two optional workshops will be offered during the semester. (worth half an ECTS) Basic skills can be learned either through visiting the workshops or through private studies. The dates of the workshops will be determined at the first lesson together with the students.

Reading list

2 papers have to be prepared for the first lesson:

Sarah Pink (2013) Video in Ethnographic Research. in S. Pink: "Doing Visual Ethnography" (3rd) Sage: London et al. pp. 73-102.

David Sutton (2013) Cooking Skills, the Senses, and Memory: The Fate of Practical Knowledge. in C. Counihan & P. van Estrik eds.: “Food and Culture: A Reader.” (3rd) Routledge: London/NewYork, pp. 299-319.

Association in the course directory

EC 130

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