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080036 SE M510 Methodology: Digital and Analog Ethnography (2023W)

8.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 8 - Kunstgeschichte und Europäische Ethnologie
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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max. 25 participants
Language: English

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Aims, contents and method of the course

In this course we will learn different methods for both digital and analog ethnographic research. As has been widely noted, ethnographic research today can hardly be carried out without employing digital tools and technologies or inhabiting digital spaces. Indeed, does it even make sense to speak of the digital as distinct from the (presumably analog) everyday?

Through classic readings of early ethnographies on the Internet (cf. Boellstorff, Turkle, etc.), as well as handbooks and critical texts on methodology, we trace the development of cultural anthropology's engagement with the expanding digitization of our lifeworlds while also attending to ways in which it has been resisted both in our fieldsites as within the discipline.

As part of the course, participants will carry out elements of short research projects through which they try out and experience the methods and problematics of ethnography that attends to both the digital and the analog. We will also experiment with a variety of digital and analog tools, devices, and applications. In this way, we will practice critical reflection on the possibilities of ethnographic research today and possibly gain new insights into the meaning and forms of the digital and the analog in everyday life.

Assessment and permitted materials

- Active participation: (25 points)

Regular attendance, preparation for sessions such as reading the appropriate required reading by the appropriate teaching session, and active participation in participatory teaching methods (e.g., discussion, peer feedback) is expected.

- Reading notes (20 points)

By 22h on the eve of each session, short Reading Notes must be submitted to a location to be determined, describing the topic of the text and posing a question for discussion. (Min 100, max 250 words).

- Research tasks (30 points)

Select a research question/field, develop a research plan with possible methods and tools, perform selective research tasks, data preparation, analysis, and interpretation.

- Concluding reflection (25 points)

In an essay (5-7 pages), you will reflect on the possibilities of digital and analog ethnography based on lessons learned in the seminar as well as your experience with research carried out during the course.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

For the successful completion of the course at least 50 out of 100 possible points have to be achieved.Grading scale:
>= 87,5 very good (1)
>= 75 good (2)
>= 62,5 satisfactory (3)
>= 50 sufficient (4)
< 50 not sufficient (5)

Examination topics

Reading list

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Tu 12.09.2023 11:27