996008 Perspectivity in analysis (S) (WiSe 2023/2024)

Multiplicity of perspectives is fundamental to knowledge production in science. However, the fact that researchers adopt a particular perspective shaped by their experiences, interests and social positions is often ignored. In the methods class we will explore the impact of researchers’ perspectives on the analysis of data and sources by discussing a variety of research approaches and different research materials such as interviews or photos.

On the first day of the class we will discuss the texts provided in the ‘Lernraum’. On the second day we will apply the gained insights into the perspectivity of research to empirical examples. Prior knowledge in the application of qualitative methods is desirable but not mandatory.

The texts all participants must read very carefully are available in the ‘Lernraum’.

Bibliography

Pierre Bourdieu 1999: Understanding. In. Bourdieu, P. et al.: The Weight of the World. Social Suffering in Contemporary Society. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, pp. 607-626

Tim Ingold 2021: When ANT meets SPIDER. Social theory for arthropods. In: Ingold, T.: Being Alive. Essays on Movement, Knowledge and Description. London: Routledge, pp. 110-117

Harvey Sacks 1995: February 19. Poetics; Tracking co-participants; Touched-off topics; Stepwise topical movement. In: Sacks, H.: Lectures on Conversation, Volume II, Part V, Winter 1971. Malden, MA et al., pp. 291-302

Alfred North Whitehead 1938: Lecture Four: Perspective. In: Whitehead, A.N.: Modes of Thought. New York: Macmillan, pp. 89-116