240503 PR Local Solidarities (P1) (2022S)

The fieldwork course can only be attended in combination with the methods course of the same title. They take place in joint sessions that are designed to familiarize the students with the methods of qualitative and ethnographic research. Together they aim to equip participants with the skills to formulate research questions, carry out the research within the framework of a joint 3 weeks field stay, and then analyze the data provide students. Content-wise we will focus on aspects around local solidarities. Within this larger framework students will develop their individual research interest in small groups. Some topics might be offered by the teachers. Possible themes include care, charity, ethnic relations, household economies, education, youth, and new forms of agrarian production. Students develop their research concepts, collect ethnographic data and resent them in for of a research report. The research takes place is planned in two phases: June 3rd-19th, and 22nd 31st August. Travel costs of students will be refunded by approx. 40% from the department. As by now the pandemic situations is still unclear, we expect willingness to support adequate measures to hinder infections.