General Information
| Course Code | S_ERM |
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| Credits | 6 EC |
| Period | P5 |
| Course Level | 100 |
| Language of Tuition | English |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences |
| Course Coordinator | dr. L.T. Schneider |
| Examiner | dr. L.T. Schneider |
| Teaching Staff |
A. Omelianiuk dr. L.T. Schneider |
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Practical Information
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| Teaching Methods | Lecture |
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Course Objective
Knowledge and understanding.The student understands:
(1) the idea of ethnography
(2) various methods to plan, carry out and analyze ethnographic
research
Application.
The student has acquired the competences to:
(3) recognize and differentiate between core ethnographic approaches
and methods
(4) apply various ethnographic methods
(5) use ethical considerations to evaluate methods and situations in
ethnographic research practice
Learning skills.
The student has acquired the skills to:
(6) collaborate in small groups
(7) critically read and debate material
Attitude.
The student demonstrates:
(8) sensitivity to the expression of cultural knowledge in
everyday life
(9) the ability to recognize their own situated subjectivity
Course Content
Ethnographic methods are essential to anthropological research.Anthropologists constantly revisit the accuracy, analytical relevance
and ethical implications of their methodological repertoire to adapt
it to the contemporary world. After a comprehensive overview
over the history and theory of ethnographic research, the
course introduces students to core ethnographic methods, including
participant-observation, interviewing, fieldnote-writing, multi-sited,
visual, digital and autoethnographic methods. We focus both on
long-standing and emerging methodologies with a particular focus on
decolonial, engaged, embodied and empowering methodologies. To
foster research integrity, students learn to continuously reflect
on practical, political and ethical issues. Finally, the course focuses
on how anthropologists analyse, write-up and present ethnographic field
data.
Additional Information Teaching Methods
Lectures.Method of Assessment
Digital exam.Entry Requirements
Active participation in Challenges of the 21st CenturyLiterature
To be announced in the course manual (see CANVAS).Additional Information Target Audience
1st year bachelor students in Cultural Anthropology and DevelopmentSociology.