The aim of the course is to provide training in the use of qualitative methods, with a focus on the application of these methods to the study of space. Among the various sub-methods, we will concentrate on observation (participant and non-participant), interviews (free, semi-directive, directive, biographical) and, to a lesser extent, archive research.
The first part of the course will focus on important texts in scientific debates on the use of qualitative methods. The second part of the course will focus on texts in which qualitative methods have been used to research urban phenomena (gentrification, segregation, peri-urbanisation, touristification, urban revolts, conflicts of use, etc.).
Thalia CREAC'H
Atelier
English
Spring 2024-2025
Assessment will take two forms:
- presentation of a text in class (30 % of the grade) : the ones underlined in the syllabus
- carrying out a small research project using qualitative methods applied to the city. The aim will be to use these methods to carry out a localised survey. (70 % of the grad)
Jerolmack, C., & Khan, S. (2014). Talk Is Cheap : Ethnography and the Attitudinal Fallacy. Sociological Methods & Research, 43(2), 178-209.
Campbell, R., Adams, A. E., Wasco, S. M., Ahrens, C. E., & Sefl, T. (2010). What Has It Been Like for You to Talk With Me Today?: The Impact of Participating in Interview Research on Rape Survivors. Violence Against Women, 16(1), 60-83.