290146 PS Photography as a Research Method (2018W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Th 06.09.2018 07:00 to Th 20.09.2018 07:00
- Deregistration possible until Su 14.10.2018 23:59
Details
max. 20 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Tuesday
02.10.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
09.10.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
16.10.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
23.10.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
30.10.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
06.11.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
13.11.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
20.11.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
27.11.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
04.12.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
11.12.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
08.01.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
15.01.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
22.01.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
29.01.
09:45 - 11:15
Seminarraum 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Data collection, analysis and assessment will be part of the course evaluation. Evaluation will be done after each session with a short groupe presentation & document to hand in gathering data, analysis and assessment. Participation in the discussion will also be considered for the evaluation. A final document and presentation compiling the whole data collection, analysis and final results will be asked at the end of the course.
Part of the work will be done individually and in group.
Part of the work will be done individually and in group.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
TThe aim of the course is to introduce students with new methodological tools for qualitative research in urban studies and geography. The class is framed to 1) have students experiment with the challenges of new tools while collecting data in situ; 2) get familiar with a new dimension of qualitative research while at the same time developing a critical approach on new tools; 3) come up with new perspectives on their personal research project.
Examination topics
Reading list
Bateson G., Mead M. (1942). Balinese Character A Photographic Analysis, New York:
Academy of Sciences, 1962 ; 2. print.: Book available at the Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie Library
Banks, M. (2001). Visual methods in social research. London: SAGE Publications.
Chapter 6.2
Available as E-Book at UNIVIE Library
Boot, I. (2017). Sensing the city from within: tracking places in public space In Y. Franz
& C. Hintermann (eds.) Unravelling complexities. Understanding public space (pp.139-
146). Heft 44. Wien: ISR.
Berger, J. (2008). Ways of seeing. London: Peguin Books. Chapter 1
Collier Jr. J. & Collier, M. 1986 (1967). Visual Anthropology : Photography as a Research Method, University of New Mexico Press.
Hoffman, D. (2007). The Disappeared: images of the environment at
Freetown's urban margins, Visual Studies, 22:2, 104-119.
Margolis E. & Pauwles L. (2011). The Sage handbook of visual research methods. London, Sage.
Prosser, J. (Ed.) (2006). Image-based research. A sourcebook for qualitative researchers.
London : Routledge.
Schoepfer, E. (2014). « Capturing neighbourhood images through photography », Visual
ethnography, 3, (1), 7-34.
Schwartz D., (1989). Visual ethnography: using photography in qualitative research.
University of Minesota.
Talinn, G., Katchi, R. (2015). Debris of what-would-have-been: a photo-essay
concerning deindustrialozation in hyper-capitalist and post-socialist cities, journal of
urban history, 41(2) 294–306.
Academy of Sciences, 1962 ; 2. print.: Book available at the Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie Library
Banks, M. (2001). Visual methods in social research. London: SAGE Publications.
Chapter 6.2
Available as E-Book at UNIVIE Library
Boot, I. (2017). Sensing the city from within: tracking places in public space In Y. Franz
& C. Hintermann (eds.) Unravelling complexities. Understanding public space (pp.139-
146). Heft 44. Wien: ISR.
Berger, J. (2008). Ways of seeing. London: Peguin Books. Chapter 1
Collier Jr. J. & Collier, M. 1986 (1967). Visual Anthropology : Photography as a Research Method, University of New Mexico Press.
Hoffman, D. (2007). The Disappeared: images of the environment at
Freetown's urban margins, Visual Studies, 22:2, 104-119.
Margolis E. & Pauwles L. (2011). The Sage handbook of visual research methods. London, Sage.
Prosser, J. (Ed.) (2006). Image-based research. A sourcebook for qualitative researchers.
London : Routledge.
Schoepfer, E. (2014). « Capturing neighbourhood images through photography », Visual
ethnography, 3, (1), 7-34.
Schwartz D., (1989). Visual ethnography: using photography in qualitative research.
University of Minesota.
Talinn, G., Katchi, R. (2015). Debris of what-would-have-been: a photo-essay
concerning deindustrialozation in hyper-capitalist and post-socialist cities, journal of
urban history, 41(2) 294–306.
Association in the course directory
(MG-S3-PI.m) (MG-S4-PI.m) (MG-W5-PI) (MR1-b-PI)
Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:42
Session 1 Collecting first impressions through photography
Session 2 Looking for photography archives
Session 3 Photography : Photo-series & Visual journal
Session 4 Photography-interview/elicitationEach session will be organized as follow: we will start with theoretical background introducing the tool, its aim, advantages and limits. Students will then apply and test it in the field with the teacher. Students will also be required to test it further on their own (part of the evaluation). Students will then present in the classroom their first results and analysis.
Students will be working alone and in group of 3 or 4 max.
The language of the course will be English.
Students should be proficient in English (oral and writing) and be familiar with qualitative methods and conducting fieldwork.