Universität Wien

230040 SE+UE Qualitative Methods: Ethnography (2012S)

7.00 ECTS (3.50 SWS), SPL 23 - Soziologie
Continuous assessment of course work
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Details

max. 28 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Friday 23.03. 13:30 - 18:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Saturday 24.03. 10:00 - 16:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Friday 20.04. 13:30 - 18:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Saturday 21.04. 10:00 - 16:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 3, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Friday 18.05. 13:30 - 18:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Saturday 19.05. 10:00 - 16:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Friday 15.06. 13:30 - 18:30 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Saturday 16.06. 10:00 - 16:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 2, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

"Ethnography " offers a theoretical and practical introduction to Ethnography. It is divided into three organizational units: In the first meeting (Oct 2010) we will discuss general issues of the theoretical foundations of ethnography.

Based on this theoretical introduction students will create their own empirical "mini-projects" in order to study the application of different ethnographic research tools. These projects will be the main target of the following two meetings (Nov and Dec 2010) as they provide us with the opportunity for a deeper discussion of ethnographic research strategies and for methodological reflection. In the last meeting (Jan 2011) results of the „mini-projects“ are presented.

Assessment and permitted materials

Active participation in the discussion of ethnographic literature, constant presentation of actual empirical results, term paper

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The course aims at imparting insights into the logic and the procedures of qualitative research. It focusses on of its central approaches: Ethnography.

Examination topics

Discussion of central texts of Ethnography; Developing and presentation of the students' empirical projects

Reading list

Amann, K./Hirschauer, St. (Hrsg.), 1997: Die Befremdung der eigenen Kultur. Frankfurt a.M.: Suhrkamp

Atkinson, Paul u.a. (2001): Handbook of Ethnography. London, Thousand Oaks, New Delhi: Sage

Emerson, R. u.a., 1995: Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes. Chicago, London: Univ of Chicago Press

Kalthoff, H., 2003: Beobachtende Differenz. Instrumente der ethnografisch-soziologischen Forschung. In: ZfS 32, S. 70-90

Kalthoff, Herbert/Hirschauer, Stefan/Lindemann, Gesa (2008): Theoretische Empirie: Die Relevanz qualitativer Forschung: Zur Relevanz qualitativer Forschung. Frankfurt/Main: Suhrkamp

Scheffer, Thomas (2002): Das Beobachten als wissenschaftliche Methode. In: Schaefer, Doris/Müller-Mundt, Gabriele (Hg.): Qualitative Gesundheits- und Pflegeforschung. Bern: Hans Huber Verlag, S. 351-374

Wästerfors, David (2008): Businessmen as folk ethnographers. In: Ethnography Vol 9(2), S. 235-256

Association in the course directory

in 505: BA M3 SE und UE Qualitative Methoden

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