BMET 25A10 - Qualitative methods workshop
BMET 25A10 · Fall semester 2026-2027
- Language of tuition
- English
- Course type
- Atelier
- Number of hours
- 24
- Credits
- 5 · 3
Information
Description
This course examines qualitative methods in the social sciences. Students will explore a range of techniques—including ethnographic observation, interviews, visual analysis, and creative academic writing—and engage with key epistemological issues such as research design, refl exivity, and positionality. Particular attention will be paid to how researchers navigate fi eldwork in unequal or contested environments. Throughout the course, students will critically analyse selected studies and collaboratively develop their own research designs, applying qualitative methods in individual and collective research projects
Prerequisites
No prior knowledge is required. The course includes two readings per week. In addition to individual and collective research projects, students will complete a weekly creative writing exercise and study a list of paintings to be memorized throughout the semester.
Teaching format
In-person
Assessment
Oral presentation and vocabulary sheet (15% of the grade)
Film ethnographic quiz (10% of the grade)
Cocktail vernissage in class (20% of the grade)
“Paris is your oyster, go undercover” (25% of the grade)
Collective final paper (30% of the grade):
Readings
Main readings 5
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Edelman, Murray Jacob. “From art to politics : how artistic creations shape political conceptions.” Chicago, Ill : University of Chicago Press, 1995.
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Geertz, Clifford. “The Interpretation of Cultures,” New York, Basic Books, 1973.
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Oliphant, Elayne. “The Privilege of Being Banal: Art, Secularism, and Catholicism in Paris,” University of Chicago Press, 2021.
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Robert Emerson, Rachel Fretz and Linda Shaw. “Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes,” Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1995.
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Weiss, Robert. “Learning from Strangers: The Art and Method of Qualitative Interview Studies,” New York, Simon and Schuster, 1995.
Teaching units
| Unit no. | Unit type | Teaching units | Teachers | Number of hours | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15249 | Atelier | Qualitative methods workshop | Maria Katrina Bianca CORTEZ | 24 | 5 |
| 17990 | Report note année antérieure | Qualitative methods workshop | — | 24 | 3 |
Teachers
- Maria Katrina Bianca CORTEZ
In the curricula
- Bachelor exchange programme, semester 3, methodological workshops / Bachelor, Programme d'échange, semestre 3, ateliers méthodologiques - 26/27COLLÈGE UNIVERSITAIRE - CAMPUS PARIS
- Bachelor, programme général, semestre 3 : Ateliers méthodologiques - 26/27COLLÈGE UNIVERSITAIRE - CAMPUS PARIS
Contacts and resources
- Contact
- NICOULEAU Svetlana