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SVF-3903: From fieldwork experience to ethnographic film and text Work Load 60 credits (ECTS) | Objectives The unit is compulsory for all students taking a master''s or a specialisation in Visual Cultural Studies. The students produce a film for their final exam (maximum 30 minutes) and a written dissertation for the final exam (approximately 50 pages) based on original fieldwork.
| Contents Returning from fieldwork, the students will start to prepare the writing of their exam paper and the editing of their exam film. In the analysis of their fieldwork material, the course aims at utilizing images and texts as different modalities for producing ethnographic knowledge. The film footage will be utilized for ethnographic descriptions and analysis, where film and text mutually inform and inspire each other. During the autumn term, the students will work on systematising their empirical material for film and text purposes, and present a first draft of their thesis by the end of term. In the spring term the students will edit their exam film for 2.5 months, and finalize their written dissertation. Exam film and paper must be ready for evaluation by mid-May.
| Form of teaching Part of the teaching is organised in ''Film and text seminars'', combined with lectures. The students present work-in-progress, both film and texts, in compulsory seminars. Students receive individual supervision throughout the film and text-making process.
| Assessment A 30-minute ethnographic film will be evaluated. Oral examination.
Grading Scale A-F is used. You have the option of being referred for re-examination with the grade F.
| Examination semester Spring, Autumn | Type of course Theoretical subject. | Level of course/Year of study First or second year at master''s level. | Recommended reading/syllabus See homepage. | Language of instruction English | Course overlap SVF-3905 -1 30 sp | Timetables http://timeplan.uit.no/emne.php?department=ALLE&module=SVF-3903-1 |
Teaching autumn 2005 The time schedule for the lectures you will find at Visual Cultural Studies home page Første frammøte: Kunngjøres senere | | Forelesning | The time schedule for the lectures you will find at Visual Cultural homepageStudies home page. First meeting the 17 of August at 10.15 -12.00 to16.12.2005 Duration:1 Semester | | Eksamen | Duration:1 Semester |
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