Corsi di Studio del Dipartimento di Culture, Politica e Società

Research Tools and Methods in Socio-cultural Anthropology

Research Tools and Methods in Socio-cultural Anthropology

Anno accademico 2019/2020

• DOING RESEARCH AND FIELDWORK IN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION (CPS0372)

Sommario insegnamento

• Obiettivi formativi
• Risultati dell'apprendimento attesi
• Modalità di insegnamento
• Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento
• Programma
• Testi consigliati e bibliografia
• Note
• Strumenti didattici

Obiettivi formativi

This course aims to stimulate the critically reflexive practice of ethnography; to this aim, it will operate on two interrelated dimensions: one focused on the theoretical approaches to ethnographic research, the other on training students in the application of specific research techniques. The twofold aim of this course is to provide students with deeper insight of the process by which anthropological knowledge is produced, and to develop their skills with regard to the collection and analysis of ethnographic data.

Risultati dell'apprendimento attesi

By the end of the course, students are expected to be able to:

1) identify and discuss research problems

2) select and apply appropriate research methods for ethnographic research

3) develop research strategies and write a research proposal

4) examine the ethical responsibilities of conducting ethnographic research

5) think critically about fieldwork, analysis and writing

Modalità di insegnamento

This course is designed partially as a workshop, so once a week, usually on Wednesday, students will be expected to do a close reading of assigned texts and to lead the discussion about them. The course has a practical nature; as such, students will work in small groups and individually to apply what they learn during the course in conducting a small-scale ethnographic research of their own choosing.

Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento

NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS:

IMPORTANT: Due to COVID19 restrictions the final evaluation of the course will consist of an online ORAL examination (via webex) based on the textbook Hammersley, M. and Atkinson, P., 2007, Ethnography. Principles in Practice and on two articles among those uploaded in the course materials. During the webex oral examination students will be asked to answer to three questions (10 points for each answer). In answering to the three questions, the student must demonstrate a thorough and critical knowledge on the topic. The questions will be aimed at verifying the comprehension of the themes and concepts explored in the textbook and to assess and promote students' capacity to analyze, interpret and creatively discuss concepts.

ATTENDING STUDENTS:

Due to COVID19 restrictions the final evaluation of the course will consist of:

- an online ORAL examination (via webex) 

- the evaluation of the group work. 

The group work is due May 23^rd(via email to the tutor).

For attending students understanding of methodological theory and practice, and ability to plan an ethnographic research will be assessed through a group project.

The group project will consist of writing a research project in the global South. The group project will be run jointly with the module Qualitative Methods in Global South Studies (and also coordinated with the course International Cooperation for Development: Practices and Project Design).

Programma

- Anthropology and Ethnography

- Introduction to Fieldwork

- The Ethnographic Encounter

- Research Design and Preparing for Fieldwork

- Participant Observation

- Sampling and Interviewing

- From Fieldwork to Ethnography

- Fieldwork and Ethics

Reading:

- Hammersley, M. and Atkinson, P., 2007, Ethnography. Principles in Practice, London-New York, Routledge

- 2 articles among those discussed during the course and uploaded in the course materials

Note

IMPORTANT: Due to COVID19 restrictions the final evaluation of the course will consist of an online ORAL examination (via webex) 

Here all the detailed information:

Doing research and fieldwork in international cooperation

Final evalutation

The final evaluation of the course will consist of:

ATTENDING STUDENTS:

- an online oral examination (via webex) for the module Research tools and methods in socio-cultural anthropology (1/3 of the final evaluation) on the attending students programme

- an online oral examination(via webex) for the module Qualitative methods in global South studies (1/3 of the final evaluation) on the attending students programme

- the evaluation of the group work (1/3 of the final evaluation).

The group work is due May 23^rd(via email to the tutor).

NON ATTENDING STUDENTS:

- an online oral examination (via webex) for the module Research tools and methods in socio-cultural anthropology (1/2 of the final evaluation) on the NON attending students programme

- an online oral examination(via webex) for the module Qualitative methods in global South studies (1/2 of the final evaluation) on the NON attending students programme

Research Tools and Methods in Socio-Cultural Anthropology.

The oral examination (via webex) will be based on:

NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS: The ORAL examination will be based on:

• the textbook Hammersley, M. and Atkinson, P. "Ethnography. Principles in Practice”. Routledge, 2007, third edition (or 2019, fourth edition). Purchasable online: hard copy, second hand, kindle.
• two articles to choose from the list of those available on Campusnet

ATTENDING STUDENTS: The ORAL examination will be based on:

• lecture power points, lecture notes, supplementary materials available on Moodle
• chapters 3, 4, 5 and 7 of the textbook “Ethnography. Principles in Practice”
• two articles to choose among those posted on Moodle

PLEASE NOTE: the “attending student” modality for the exam will be possible for the exam sessions of June, July, September 2020, January and February 2021. After that, students of the current cohort will have to pass the oral exam with the “non-attending students” program.

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