Date/Time
Date(s) - 13/05/2022
11:00 - 13:00
Instructor
Julia van Zijl
Categories
Date and time: 13 May, 11.00-13.00
Location: onsite, room D0.041 (UCM)
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/328409861737
Full name: Julia van Zijl, MA
About the organizer
| Julia is a junior teacher at UCM and after the summer, she will start as a PhD candidate at Exeter university. Her research focuses on the participation of women in politics. In 2019, she researched this in Lebanon where she interviewed over thirty women on their experiences. Currently, Julia is working with Kai Heidemann on feminist political spaces in Limburg.
This workshop focuses on her qualitative research experiences in Lebanon and Limburg. |
Workshop description
| The workshop focuses on the ethics of interviewing and the positionality of the interviewer. I will share my experiences as a researcher in different spaces. During the second half of the workshop, we will bring these conceptual considerations into practices through the use of real life scenarios. |
What are the methodology and/or methods that the workshop will cover?
| The workshop focuses on a qualitative methodology with a specific focus on interviewing (unstructured, semi-structured) and positionality. |
To participate in this workshop, students will need to prepare the following material(s):
| The students need to read two short articles/text. One by Janine A. Clark on “Field Research Methods in the Middle East” and one by Maya Mikdashi “How not to Study Gender in the Middle East” (see link). https://www.jadaliyya.com/Details/25434/How-Not-to-Study-Gender-in-the-Middle-East
Both articles will form a starting point for our discussions and the mini-lecture. |
At the end of this workshop, students will have obtained the following skills:
| The students will have acquired skills focusing on reflexivity and are able to reflect on their positionality. They will understand their role as a researcher better and how to engage with their research environment. |
Workshop format
| The session will be planned the following:
1) 30 minutes discussion of the articles/mini-lecture on my experiences with research 2) Discussion and presentation of 2-3 scenarios. The students will discuss in groups how they would approach these scenarios and what aspects they find important. The scenarios will be based on my own experiences. 3) Group discussion of the students’ responses to the scenarios. The entire session will last for 1.5 to 2 hours. The session will be in person at UCM. |
Number of available spaces
| 12 |
Students