Course: Field Research

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Course title Field Research
Course code KSA/TEZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Novotný Jiří, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Landa Jan, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Mahraj Břetislav, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. The role of field research in the process of constituting the discipline. 2. B. K. Malinowski and (not only) participant observation. 3. Miklucho-Maklaj and his (forgotten) inheritance. 4. The specifics of anthropological field work. 5. The definition of anthropological methodological arsenal against the procedures and techniques of related disciplines. 6. The possibilities and limits of anthropological research techniques. 7. The role of researcher in the field. 8. The ethic dimension of the field work. 9. Applied anthropology and a "bespoken" research. 10. The question of choice of self theme and relevant techniques of data collection. 11. The question of publication, eventually of other types of publishing the research findings. 12. The financial question of the research; grants, projects. 13. FAQ (frequently asked questions).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Multimedia supported teaching, One-to-One tutorial, Seminar classes, Self-study of literature
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
porozumět odborně situované přednášce
samostatně vymyslet a navrhnout téma (terénního) výzkumu
Skills
číst a porozumět odbornému textu v anglickém jazyce
číst a porozumět odbornému textu
transformovat obsah odborného textu na vlastní výzkum, badatelskou práci
learning outcomes
Knowledge
charakterizovat a vysvětlit nejvýznamnější metodologické přístupy (strukturalistický, strukturálně-funkcionalistický, kognitivní, interpretativistický, feministické přístupy)
charakterizovat a popsat různá témata spojená s etnografickým výzkumem (výběr tématu, přístup do terénu, vztah k informátorům, apod.)
pojednat etický rozměr výzkumu
Skills
vytvořit a navrhnout design etnografického výzkumu - od práce v terénu po psaní etnografického textu
aplikovat základní metody a techniky etnografického výzkumu (zúčastněné pozorování, etnografické interview, dotazníky, prostorové mapy, příbuzenské diagramy, práce s biografiemi, analýza sociální scény, studie komunity, případová studie, studium institucí atd.)
teaching methods
Knowledge
One-to-One tutorial
Self-study of literature
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Multimedia supported teaching
Self-study of literature
One-to-One tutorial
Seminar classes
Skills
Seminar classes
One-to-One tutorial
Multimedia supported teaching
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Skills
Seminar work
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • AbuLughod, Lila. Can There Be A Feminist Ethnography?. Women and Performance, 1990.
  • Agar, Michael H. The professional stranger : an informal introduction to ethnography. San Diego : Academic Press, 1996. ISBN 0-12-044470-4.
  • Briggs, Jane, L. Never in Anger: Portrait of An Eskimo Family. , CambridgeMassachusetts, London, England: Harvard University Press, 1970.
  • Crone, Julia G. and Michael Angrosino. Field Projects in Anthropology. A Student Handbook. Prospect Heights, Ill, Waveland Press, 1992.
  • Emerson, Robert M.; Fretz, Rachel I. Writing ethnographic fieldnotes. Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 1995. ISBN 0-226-20681-5.
  • Ginsburg, Faye, D. Contested Lives. The Abortion Debate in an American Community. Berkeley, Los Angeles, University of Clifornia Press, 1989.
  • Lofland, John; Lofland, Lyn H. Analyzing social settings : a guide to qualitative observation and analysis. Belmont : Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1995. ISBN 0-534-24780-6.
  • Myerhoff, Barbara. Number Our Days. Culture and Community Among Elderly Jews in an American Ghetto. New York, Dutton, 1979.
  • Rabinow, Paul. Reflections on fieldwork in Morocco. [1st ed.]. Berkeley : University of California Press, 1977. ISBN 0-520-03529-1.


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