Ethnographic Methods
Code
711001048
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Antropologia
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Sónia Vespeira de Almeida
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
1. To develop skills in the construction of anthropological research problems
2. To develop knowledge on the different dimensions of the ethnographic method
3. To develop skills in data collection, data analysis and to write research results
4. To develop the ability to identify and critically apply methods and techniques of research to different empirical contexts
5. To develop research exercises in familiar contexts
Prerequisites
Research Methodology
Subject matter
1. The \"ethnographic magic\": an introduction to ethnographic method
2. Ethnography: main concepts and the specificity of anthropological knowledge
3. The ethnographic research cycle
4. Ethics in anthropological research
5. Entering in the \"field\"
5.1. Constructing the field: observation scale, access, informants
5.2. Fieldwork and participant observation
5.3. Record and writing: fieldnotes, field diary, the use of image
5.4. Interviews: different types of interviews, the specificity of the ethnographic interview, procedures
5.6. Biographical interviews: collect and analysis of biographical materials
6. Ethnographic data analysis and presentation of research results
6.1. Construction of categories of analysis
6.2. Writing ethnography
6.3. The anthropologist and the audience
Bibliography
BEAUD, S.; WEBER, F., 2007 [1997], Guide de lenquete de terrain. Produire et analyser des données ethnographiques, Paris, La Découverte.
BURGESS, R., 1982, Field Research: A Sourcebook and Field Manual, Londres, Allen & Unwin SCHENSUL, J. e LECOMPTE, M. (eds), 1999
Ethnographer´s Toolkit (vol.2: Essential Ethnographic Methods: Observations, Interviews, and Questionnaires). California, London, Altamira
Press.
MADDEN, R., 2012, Being Ethnographic. A Guide to the theory and Practice of Ethnography, Los Angels, California, New Dehli, Singapore, Sage
ROBEN, A.C.G.M.; SLUKA, J. A. (eds), 2008, Ethnographic Fieldwork. An Anthropological Reader, Malden, Blackwell Publishing
SPRADLEY, J. P., 1980, Participant Observation, EUA, Harcourt Brace College Publishers.A preencher pelo docente responsável
Teaching method
The course is organized in three types of classes:
1. Lectures
2. Practical lessons organized around the preparation of the exercise research
3. Seminars centred on discussion of texts about the different dimensions of the ethnographic method
Evaluation method
Evaluation
40% - Exercise research carried out by groups of students
40% - Written test
10% - Essay about one of the texts of the seminar
10% - Regular attendance and active participation in class, seminars and practical exercises