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Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
Introduction to the course
Basic Concepts
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“Visual Sociology, Documentary Photography, and Photojournalism” Telling About Society, H.S. Becker, pp. 186-203.
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2) |
Visual Data & Visual Theory |
“Visible materials, visualised theory and images of social research” Visual Studies (2006) Vol. 21, No.1, Jon Wagner,
pp. 55-69
“The Status of Image-based Research” Jon Prosser, Image – based Research: A Sourcebook for Qualitative Researchers pp.97-112.
“Visual Sociology Reframed: An Analytical Synthesis and Discussion of Visual Methods in Social and Cultural Research”, Sociological Methods & Research (2010) 38(4) Luc Pauwels, pp. 545-581.
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3) |
Planing A Visual Research &
Ethical Issues
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“The Visual Ethnography: Photography, Video, Cultures and Individuals” Doing Visual Ethnography. S. Pink. pp. 17-29
“Planning and Practicing Visual Methods: Appropriate Uses and Ethical Issues”
Doing Visual Ethnography. S. Pink. pp. 30-46
“Photo-documenting the needle exchange: methods and ethics” D. Barret. Visual Studies 19(2), 2004
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4) |
Photography & Sociology 1
Assignment 1: Picturing “Urban Space/Identities”, displaying pictures in blogs & writing comments to peers.
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“Two Dimentional Visual Data: Images, Signs and Representations” Researching the Visual,
M. Emmison & P. Smith, pp. 57-106.
“All Photos Lie” B.M. Goldstein, Visual Research Methods. pp. 61-81.
“Photography and Sociology” Doing Things Together, H.S. Becker, pp. 223-271.
“The photo-survey research method: capturing life in the city” Visual Studies Vol. 23 (2008)
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5) |
Photography & Sociology 2
Assignment 2: Photo Essay: Documentary Photography versus The Analysis of Existing Images. (Topic: Specific Groups / Subculture)
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“Photography in Ethnographic Research” Doing Visual Ethnography. S. Pink. pp. 49-76
“Documentary Photography, Fieldwork, and Social Research” Jon Wagner, Visual Research Methods (pp. 23-60).
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6) |
Photography &
Methodological Issues 1 :
Photo-Elicitation Method
Assignment 3: Photo-Elicitation
Midterm |
“Using Photography in Studies of Immigrant Communities” Stephen J. Gold, Visual Research Methods (pp. 141-166)
“Inner – city Children in Sharper Focus: Sociology of Childhood” Marisol Clark Ibanez, Visual Research Methods (pp. 167-196)
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7) |
Photography &
Methodological Issues 2 :
Photo-Diary Interview Method
Assignment 4: Article Review (Group Work)
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“Researching and Writing Everyday Accounts of the City” Picturing the Social Landscape.
C. Knowles, P. Sweetman.. pp. 117-132.
“The Visual & The Verbal: The Interaction of Images and Discussion in Exploring Cultural Change” Picturing the Social Landscape.
C. Knowles, P. Sweetman pp. 166-178.
“Signs of Resistance: Marking Public Space Through a Renewed Cultural Activism” Emmanuel A David Visual Research Methods (pp. 225-254)
“Participatory Photo Interview” Bettina Kolb Forum: Qualitative Social Research” Vol 9 (3) 2008.
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8) |
Video & Sociology 1
Short Documentary Screening 1:
Silikozis (E. Özgüvenç, 2009)
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“Video in Ethnographic Research” Doing Visual Ethnography. S. Pink. pp. 77-85.
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9) |
Video & Methodological
Issues : Video Diaries
Short Documentary Screening 2:
4857 (E. Özgüvenç, 2008) |
“Performances, Confessions, and Identities Using Video Diaries to Research Sexualities” Ruth Holliday, Visual Research Methods (pp. 225-254)
“Walking with Video” S. Pink. Visual Studies Vol. 22(3) 2007.
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10) |
Video & Sociology 2
Assignment 5: Shooting 5 min. Social Documentary
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“The Symbolism of Video” G. Stanczak. Visual Research Methods. pp. 281-307.
“Website Design: The Precarious Blend of Narrative, Aesthetics, and Social Theory” Stephen Papson et.al. Visual Research Methods. pp 307-345.
“Spatial Montage and Multimedia Ethnography:
Using Computers to Visualise Aspects of Migration and Social Division Among a Displaced Community” Judith Aston. Forum: Qualitative Social Research. Vol 11(2), 2010.
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11) |
Web Pages as Visual Data
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“Website Design: The Precarious Blend of Narrative, Aesthetics, and Social Theory” Stephen Papson et.al. Visual Research Methods. pp 307-345.
“Spatial Montage and Multimedia Ethnography:
Using Computers to Visualise Aspects of Migration and Social Division Among a Displaced Community” Judith Aston. Forum: Qualitative Social Research. Vol 11(2), 2010.
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12) |
Visual Research Design
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Discussions
Students’ Short Documentary Screening Review
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13) |
Visual Sociology Project and oral presentataion
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Design & Conduct a Visual Sociology Research 1
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14) |
Visual Sociology Project and orasl presentation |
Design & Conduct a Visual Sociology Research 2 |