Multi-sited and Mobile Ethnography (569X8)
Multi-sited and Mobile Ethnography
Module 569X8
Module details for 2024/25.
0 credits
FHEQ Level 7 (Masters)
Module Outline
This workshop examines the rise of multi-sited and mobile ethnography, focusing on tensions between what might be conceived as 'the local' and 'the global', where 'place' and 'field' are not only geographic locations, but representations of broader, sometimes invisible relational and symbolic connections. From Marcus' original 1995 proposition to 'reform' anthropology, the potential of multi-sited ethnography has been critiqued and, to a lesser extent, practised. This workshop will consider theoretical issues but will also be related to practice as students conduct a small multi-sited ethnographic project as the basis for their assessment.
Module learning outcomes
Design and undertake a systematic review of specified research literature(s).
Understand the methodological implications of major trans-disciplinary philosophical and theoretical traditions in the social sciences
Describe inductive and deductive methods and illustrate how these apply to research projects and theoretical advances within the student’s field of study.
Understand how to design and carry out a small multi-sited ethnographic project.
Demonstrate analytical skills in producing a succinct project report with appropriate theoretical references.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Essay (1500 words) | Summer Vacation Week 7 Wed 16:00 | 100.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Teaching | Workshop | 8 hours | 11100 |
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Prof Raminder Kaur
Convenor, Assess convenor
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Ms Hannah Leigh
Assess convenor
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