UCL - Qualitative methodology : comprehensive interview and life in-terview (epistemology, methods and techniques)

[ANTR2000]

[30h] 5 credits

Teacher(s): Pierre-Joseph Laurent, Jacinthe Mazzocchetti

Language: French

Level: Second

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

At the end of the seminary, the student should have run a complete ethnological field-study.
The student should have given, at least once, a presentation of his research to teachers and students of the pro-gram.

Main themes

Trough a deep examination of the methodology considerations and the linked epistemological questions, this seminary is about mastering investigation tools. It emphasize on how to organise a field study and on the pro-duction of data. This seminary is organised in a way that the students get a collective feedback on their field study.

Subjects part of the course:
Data production from participant, observation and semi-structured interview.
Other investigation techniques when needed.
Planning and organisation of a field study.
Analysis and interpretation of ethnographical data.
Building of an ethnological research subject and question.

Content and teaching methods

Contents :
1. Production and data status
2. The ethnologist as an actor in situation
3. Discussion on researcher's reflexiveness during ethnographic production
4. Field study approach (how to observe and interview, how to implement archives researchs)

Methods :
Seminary is organised with previous article readings, lectures and discussions about the students' fieldwork. Students will have to prepare the fieldwork about which they'll write their thesis.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Students' work will be appraised according to the jury system (cf. Master in Anthropology)

This course is given during days, half days and sessions of training