Faculty Training Programme

FASS513 Approaches to Qualitative Analysis

Module description

This module addresses issues associated with the analysis of qualitative research materials. It is designed specifically for research students who:

are in the mid to later stages of their projects,
have some understanding of the principles of qualitative research (eg those who have already taken FASS510: Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences)
have already collected some data of their own.

The aim is to combine a) examination of the theoretical underpinnings of qualitative research; b) exposure to a range of approaches to qualitative analysis; and c) advice on practical management of research materials (e.g. iterative refinement of research design and analysis, how to go about analysing observational and interview materials, how to integrate heterogeneous forms of data).

This module relies on students:

being able to bring their own examples and work on them in class, and
being able to attend most or all of the classes.

Please contact the convenor if you know that you will be missing one or more of the classes.

Aims and objectives

The syllabus will be organised around the following 'core' issues:

What is involved in constructing an analysis? Ontological/epistemological issues in qualitative analysis, including questions of validity, evidence, and generalisability.
Approaches to working with qualitative data, including ethnographic materials, interview transcripts, recorded conversation/interaction, web data, textual, visual and historical materials.
Political, ethical, and reflexive issues in qualitative data analysis and presentation.

Reading list

Abell, J. & Myers, G. (2008), 'Analyzing Research Interviews', in Wodak, R. & Krzanowski, M (eds) (2008), Qualitative Discourse Analysis in the Social Sciences, Basingstoke, Palgrave

Büscher, M., Urry, J., & Witchger, K. (2011) 'Introduction: Mobile Methods' in Mobile Methods, London, Routledge.

Clifford, J. (1986). 'Introduction: Partial Truths' in Clifford, J. & G. Marcus (eds) (1986), Writing Culture: The Poetics and Politics of Ethnography, Berkeley, University of California.

Dias, K. (2003) 'The Ana Sanctuary: Women's Pro-Anorexia Narratives in Cyberspace', Journal of International Women's Studies, 4:2, 31-45. Available at: http://www.bridgew.edu/soas/jiws/April03/Dias.pdf [Accessed 8 August 2011]

Goodwin, D., Pope, C., Mort, M. & Smith, A. (2003) 'Ethics and ethnography: an experiential account', in Qualitative Health Research, 13:4, 567-577.

Law, J. (2004), 'After Method: An Introduction', in After Method: Mess in Social Science Research, London and New York, Routledge.

Ranciere, J. (2009) 'The Intolerable Image' in The Emancipated Spectator, London, Verso.

Suchman, L. (2000) 'Organizing Alignment: A case of bridge-building' in Organization, 7, 311-327.

Waterton, C. (2002) 'From Field to Fantasy: Classifying Nature, Constructing Europe' in Social Studies of Science 32: 1-28.

Timing and Location

Term:	Summer
Date(s):	11/06/12 - 14/06/12
Number of sessions:	4 days
Timing and Location:	Mon: 10.00-12.30 and 1.30-3.30 Bowland North Seminar Room 2 Tue: 9.30-11.00, 11.30-1.00 and 2.00-4.00 Bowland North Seminar Room 2 Wed: 10.00-12.00 and 1.00-3.00 Bowland North Seminar Room 2 Thu: 10.00-12.30 and 1.30-3.30 Bowland North MultiMedia Lab 1

Additional information

Minimum quota: 6

Maximum quota: 15

Charge to non-FASS departments: £373

Other staff involved: Monika Buscher, Sociology; Debra Ferreday, Sociology; Greg Myers, Linguistics; Karin Tusting, Linguistics; Claire Waterton, Sociology

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