Postgraduate Course: The Ethnography Seminar (PGSP11042)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Social and Political Science |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Postgrad (School of Social and Political Studies) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course focuses on ethnography both as 'process' and 'product'. Through readings and assignments, it helps students explore: the historical development of ethnography in the Anglophone world; a variety of 'classic' ethnographies; the ways in which text and theory are linked; and some individual ethnographers. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | Faculty Room North, David Hume Tower | 1-11 | | | | 11:10 - 13:00 | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be expected to demonstrate:
- an understanding of ethnographic fieldwork as a process and its links to writing ethnography as product
- an ability to read critically academic literature on ethnography
- an ability to read ethnographic material and grasp how they have been 'put together'
- an understanding of how ethnographic writing might be evaluated |
Assessment Information
| 4000 word essay in the form of a Research Proposal |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Miss Natalie Konopinski
Tel:
Email: nkonopin@staffmail.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Madina Howard
Tel:
Email: Madina.Howard@ed.ac.uk |
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