Doing Ethnography

Instructor: Dr. Rohee Dasgupta and Dr. Riddhima SharmaLanguage: English

About the course

The course will offer tools of observation, analysis, and interpretation that may help to understand the specificity of cultural norms and patterns. It will discuss theoretical and practical perspectives in a bid to understand your social world and provide insights into subjective observations and customs.

WORKSHOP DETAILS

DATE

4 weekends over June and July

22 June 2024 - 14 July 2024

TIME

10 AM to 12 PM

1 PM to 3 PM

MODE

Online

Workshop Outline

The course will discuss approaches to research ethics in ethnography (positionality and reflexivity, intersectionality) and the politics of research.

Ethnographers write fieldnotes, and we will explore the skills of effective fieldnote taking, together with a real-life exercise in ethnographic observation.

In a digitally mediated world, the “field” for ethnographers has expanded to the virtual. In this course we will explore how to do digital ethnographic research, the core considerations in designing a digital ethnographic research project, and how to code and analyze ethnographic data.

A critical autoethnographic method opens up possibilities of not only interrogating particular cultural phenomena or contexts but is also invested in looking inward to the researcher’s own location within those cultural contexts. We will explore the how-tos of using critical autoethnography, its utility, and engage in exercises of self-reflectivity.

Start designing your own ethnographic research project. Find out how to begin thinking and writing up ethnographic research. Develop your research skills in interviewing, collaboration and data analysis.

Syllabus

What you’ll learn

Gain the core skills of participant observation, taking field notes and interviewing.

Explore the ethics of research and how to write/analyze acquired field-data.

Learn how to critique and use published ethnographic research.

Who Should Join

Anyone involved with business or Social Research.
Anyone who is curious to learn more about culture and practices

What makes us different

LEARN FROM THE BEST

Attend a dynamic one weekend workshop facilitated by an accomplished expert.

SMALL BATCHES

Study in a small cohort with a specialist professor who will engage with unique pedagogy.

ONLINE

Flexible, interactive learning at your fingertips. Join experts in real-time sessions for a dynamic educational experience.

MEET OUR INSTRUCTORS

Dr. Riddhima Sharma

Post Doc Researcher

Riddhima Sharma is a postdoc researcher at IIT Delhi. She received her PhD in American Culture Studies from Bowling Green State University where her research focused on the intersections of digital feminist movements and public pedagogies.

She has over six years of experience in teaching and leading workshops on gender, law, public policy, and digital media and is the founder of FemPositive- a digital feminist platform. Presently, her research and teaching interests include gender, law, digital labor, influencer cultures, and feminist movements.

Dr. Rohee Dasgupta

Part-time Professor, School of Conflict Studies, Saint Paul University

Rohee Dasgupta is an anthropologist who teaches advanced courses on Identity and Conflict at The School of Conflict Studies, Saint Paul University. She has been a fellow of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, Brandeis University, and was the Assistant Director for the Zelikovitz Centre for Jewish Studies at Carleton University. She has conducted ethnographic research in Poland, Israel, and the US on various projects related to Jewish Identity.

She holds a PhD in Law (specializing in legal anthropology) and MA in Diplomatic Studies from Keele University in the United Kingdom, a MA in Jewish Education from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel and a BA in English Literature from Calcutta University, India. Previously she has taught Politics and International Relations, European and Israel Studies at OP Jindal Global University, India; Keele and Open Universities in the UK. She resides in Ottawa and is a Canadian citizen.

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