Theorising ethnography

Third-cycle level | 7.5 credits | Course code: SFGS380

Course description

This course gives the PhDs student a possibility to further develop their analytical and theoretical framework in relation to the ethnographic material they have produced during fieldwork. The course can be set up as an individual reading course or students can participate in a relevant PhD course given in another PhD programme in Sweden or abroad.

Requirements and Selection

Entry requirements

General entrance requirements for studies in the third cycle.

Selection

The number of participants is limited, with the following priorities:

1. PhD students in Social Anthropology at School of Global studies, University of Gothenburg

2. PhD students in Social Anthropology at other Swedish universities

3. Other PhD students enrolled in PhD programmes at School of Global studies, University of Gothenburg

Other information

The course is taught through lectures, seminars and individual work. It may also be offered as a reading course comprising independent study with teaching taking the form of discussion and supervision.

Course syllabus

SFGS380

Department

School of Global Studies

Subject

Social Science

Type of course

Generic skills courses

Keywords

theoretical framework, conceptual approach, thesis argument, teoretiskt ramverk, konceptuell ansats, avhandlingsargument