Field research 05-BTI-12-Etn

content of the classes:
1. Presentation of the research area and discussion of basic research topics (stationary / pre-departure activities)
2. Discussion of the principles of fieldwork (stationary / pre-departure activities)
3. Preparation of an individual micro-research project: queries, work with texts indicated by the lecturers, selection of research methods (stationary / pre-departure activities)
4. Workshops on keeping audiovisual documentation and its preparation (stationary / pre-departure activities)
5. Fieldwork and daily evaluation (field activities)
6. Work on the collected empirical material. Workshops on the development of audiovisual material. Discussion of the principles for the development of test results in the form of a report. Learning how to combine materials created with existing ones (stationary / off-road classes)

Module learning aims

1. Practicing the skills of conducting ethnographic research (fieldwork on 5-14 May 2019 in Kudowa Zdrój) 2. Practicing the skills of analyzing quantitative and qualitative data 3. Preparation for writing reports and scientific studies 4. Preparation for conducting own fieldwork projects 5. Practicing the skills of creating an audiovisual documentation

Information on where to find course materials

All texts indicated as obligatory are available in Library.

Major

ethnology and cultural anthropology

Methods of teaching for learning outcomes achievement

Discussion Practice method Research method (scientific inquiry) Workshop method Project method Sound and / or video demonstrations Activating methods (eg "brainstorming", SWOT analysis technique, decision tree technique, "snowball" method, constructing "mind maps") Work in groups Fieldwork method

Course module conducted remotely (e-learning)

n/d

Student workload (ECTS credits)

Class hours (according to the plan of study) with the teacher 60 hours Student's own work * Preparation for classes 30 Reading the indicated literature 30 Preparation of a written work, report, presentation, demonstration, etc. 90 SUM OF HOURS 210 NUMBER OF ECTS POINTS FOR THE COURSE / SUBJECT MODULE 7

Cycle of studies

1st cycle

Module type

compulsory

Year of studies (where relevant)

Year 1

Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences

Knowledge of basic methods of ethnographic research and conducting constructive internet and library queries.

Course coordinators

Agata Stanisz

Learning outcomes

After completing the student module:
1. Can use ethnographic methods in the field and knows their limitations
2. Knows the difference between the "full" participant observation and its elements related to the interview.
3. Knows the ethical rules of anthropologists in the course of research
4. Can acquire, analyze and develop the collected research material
5. Knows the rules for the development of a text regarding research results (report, presentation)

Assessment criteria

Project
Report
Practical exam (observation of performance)
Development and delivery of "raw" research materials (conversations, field notes, audiovisual recordings, photographs, scans)

Practical placement

n/d

Bibliography

Bloch N. (2016) Wszyscy jesteśmy migrantami. (Od)zyskiwanie pamięci migracyjnej, Poznań: Centrum Kultury Zamek.
Bloch N., Brzezińska A.W. (red.) (2013), Sztutowo / Stutthof : gdzieś pomiędzy plażą a obozem, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe SCHOLAR.
Donnan H., Wilson T.M., 2007, Granice tożsamości, narodu, państwa, Kraków: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, rozdz. 2 [s.39-66] i 6 [147-172].
Eriksen T.H. 2009, Małe miejsca, wielkie sprawy, tł. J. Wołyńska, Warszawa: OW Volumen, rozdz. .2: „Badania terenowe i ich interpretacja”, s. 35-50.
Kaczmarek Ł., Ładykowski P. 2012, Gdy granicę przekracza miasto: przygraniczny transnacjonalizm w okolicach Szczecina, w: Imigranci: między izolacją a integracją, red. M. Buchowski, J. Schmidt, KNE PAN. Prace KNE PAN nr 18, Poznań: Wydawnictwo Nauka i Innowacje, 2012, s. 273-289.
Rakowski T. (2009) Łowcy, zbieracze, praktycy niemocy : etnografia człowieka zdegradowanego, Gdańsk: Wydawnictwo Słowo/Obraz Terytoria.
Springer F. Miedzianka. Historia znikania. Wołowiec: Czarne, 2011.
Stanisz A., Kuligowski W. (2017) Ruchome modernizacje. Między Autostradą Wolności a „starą dwójką”, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Książka i Prasa. http://cyfrowaetnografia.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=6220&from=latest

Supplementary and additional literature related to a specific research task of a student / student will be selected in consultation with the teachers.

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

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