[Commlist] online PhD course “Autoethnographic methods: Building ethnographic reflexivity through creative arts-based practice”

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The online PhD course “Autoethnographic methods: Building ethnographic 
reflexivity through creative arts-based practice” led by Prof. Annette 
Markham is open for applications

There are still a few places on the 4 ECTS PhD course “Autoethnographic 
methods” offered by Roskilde University, Denmark.

We expect a mix of mainly European and Australian PhD students. The 
online course meetings occur in June and September and are adapted to 
different time zones (see Schedule below).

The application process is described here: 
https://study.ruc.dk/class/view/24047 
<https://study.ruc.dk/class/view/24047%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank>

The deadline for registration is April 15th, 2021 via this site: 
events.ruc.dk/am <https://events.ruc.dk/am%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank>

Applicants will receive notice of acceptance via email by the end of April.

For details, updates and course literature, please visit the external 
course website here: digital-ethnography.com 
<https://digital-ethnography.com/5825-2/%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank>

About the course

Annette Markham is the course leader and will hold a keynote speech 
during the course. Annette is Professor of Media and Communication and 
Co-Director of the Digital Ethnography Research Centre (DERC) at RMIT 
University in Melbourne, Australia. She is also Professor MSO at Aarhus 
University, Denmark (on leave).

Annette is a well-known ethnographer and methodologist, particularly for 
her work on building innovative and ethical approaches to studying the 
complexity of digitally-saturated social contexts. Her work is published 
in a range of journals and books; more information and links can be 
found on annettemarkham.com 
<https://annettemarkham.com/%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank>

The groups are facilitated by Professor Annette Markham (RMIT 
University) digital-ethnography.com 
<https://digital-ethnography.com/team/annette-n-markham/%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank> 
in collaboration with Associate Professor Lisbeth Frølunde (Roskilde 
University) forskning.ruc.dk/da/persons/lisbethf 
<https://forskning.ruc.dk/da/persons/lisbethf%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank>

Lisbeth will also present the Dancing with Parkinson’s collaborative 
project https://ruc.dk/en/forskningsprojekt/dancing-parkinsons 
<https://ruc.dk/en/forskningsprojekt/dancing-parkinsons%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank>

Course objective

The main objective of the course is to explore and practice 
autoethnography as a main or supplemental mindset and method. The course 
focuses on building participants' ability to conduct autoethnographic 
reflections through active text and visual production for the PhD 
thesis. There will be group work with time to experiment with writing, 
as well as arts-based approaches to autoethnography.

This course introduces the ontological, epistemological and ethical 
premises of autoethnography, provides opportunities for practicing this 
approach through audio/visual/writing modes. In short, we will work on 
issues such as:

•How can the different autoethnographic approaches help build the 
researcher's reflections and reflexivity?

•What ethical challenges become more salient when engaging in 
autoethnography practice?

•How can the researcher become clear about his or her own involvement in 
creating, feeling, sensing and understanding research and knowledge 
processes using autoethnography?

•How can one use and defend autoethnographic approaches in more 
traditional academic disciplines and why might this be an important step 
to take in one’s own field?

•What is the spectrum of theoretical traditions related to 
autoethnographic methods?

•How can autoethnographic genres and media be applied by the individual 
course participant / researcher in a PhD thesis?

Schedule

The course spans from June 7^th to September 10^th . The course includes 
lectures and workshop time for autoethnographic text production (text in 
the expanded sense). The course includes three segments:

1)  The first week includes three half-day meetings of lecture, 
discussion, and small exercises (June 7, 9, 11: 08:00-12:15 in 
Copenhagen / 16:00-20:15 in Melbourne), along with two days of 
independent practice with the approach (June 8, 10: Self-guided 
exercises, alone or in workshop format with your small team in ambient 
connection sessions).

2) The second meeting occurs three months later (September 9), with a 
one-day symposium inviting participants to showcase and present/perform 
their work. The individual submissions should be ready for group 
feedback on September 3.

3) The third meeting follows directly after the symposium, where 
facilitators and participants meet to talk about the outcomes, consider 
future publications, and discuss an ethics of care embedded in 
autoethnographic practice (September 10).

Price

Free for students from Denmark and other countries. Students should be 
currently enrolled at a doctoral school within the humanities.

(For PhD students who are not within the humanities, you are welcome at 
the price of 3.600 DKK. You can apply for a fee waiver.)

Please contact the course administrator Marianne Sloth Hansen 
<(msha /at/ ruc.dk)> if you have questions about the application process.

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