400012 SE Qualitative Interpretative Approaches to the Analysis of Text and Visuals (2021W)

Language: German (presentations, contributions to in-class discussions and group work, and writing the seminar paper in English language are possible).

The course aims at PhD students who are (partly) applying qualitative approaches to the collection and the analysis of both textual and visual data/material within the scope of their dissertation project.

The interdisciplinary perspective of the seminar - drawing from political science, sociology, communication studies, anthropology, cultural studies, visual studies and linguistics - combines methods such as qualitative content analysis, frame analysis of texts, critical discourse analysis, visual analysis (including political iconography, visual content analysis, image type analysis, visual context analysis, visual framing, video and film analysis), and multimodal approaches to the analysis of Social Media.

The course attempts to provide tailored support in order to consolidate/advance the methodological design of the individual PhD projects as well as the reflected choice of concrete methods.

The course focuses on PhD students' project-related interests and needs. Participants are encouraged to briefly present their PhD project and indicate their methods related interest during the first meeting.

The following meetings will be planned according to the information gathered during these presentations. Individual interests will be matched, and peer groups will be organized accordingly.

Moreover, individual consultations (45min per student) with the lecturer intend to discuss the methodological part of the thesis and the concrete methods in more detail and provide additional advice. Appointments will be arranged on individual basis.