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Summer School in Ethnographic Methods in New York City
11th CIFAS Field School in Ethnographic Research Methods, July 23 to August 2, 2018
The goal of the Field School is to offer training in the foundations and practice of ethnographic methods. The faculty works closely with participants to identify the required field methods needed to address their academic or professional needs. The Field School is suitable for graduate and undergraduate students in social sciences and other fields of study that use qualitative approaches (such as education, communication, cultural studies, health, social work, human ecology, development studies, consumer behavior, among others), applied social scientists, professionals, and researchers who have an interest in learning more about ethnographic methods and their applications.
Program:
- July 23: Foundations of ethnographic research
- July 24: Theory and practice: social theories in the field
- July 25: Research design
- July 26: Data collection techniques
- July 27: Planning the logistics of field research
- July 28: Field trip: Thunderbirds’ 40th Annual Grand Mid-Summer Pow Wow, Queens Farm Museum
- July 29: Sunday – no class.
- July 30: Ethnography in specific fields of activity (applied social sciences, health, social service, environmental studies, public policy design, business, and others)
- July 31: Principles of organization and indexation of field data
- August 1: Analyzing field data; qualitative analysis software packages: basic principles
- August 2: Wrap up session
Classes will run from 9 AM to 12 PM.
The total work load of the course is 30 hours. Students interested in earning credits for the course may have additional assignments in order to totalize 45 hours (3 credits).
Course venue: Classes will take place at the Institute for Latin American Studies at Columbia University.
Coordinators:
- Renzo Taddei (Assistant Professor, Federal University of São Paulo/Affiliated Researcher, Columbia University).
- Lambros Comitas (Gardner Cowles Professor of Anthropology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University).
Registration and other costs: places are limited. The tuition fee is US$ 900. The tuition fee does not cover accommodation, meals or transportation. Registration should be completed online
here.
Insurance: Participants are required to have travel insurance that covers medical and repatriation costs (for international students). Proof of purchase of travel insurance must be presented at the first day of activities.
