[Commlist] Visual Research Methods for Social Sciences workshop

Katharina Lobinger and Patricia Prieto-Blanco will be co-leading a 
week-long intensive workshop on Visual Data and Visual Methods in Social 
Sciences at the Università della Svizzera italiana. This workshop is 
part of the 30th edition of the Summer School in Social Sciences 
Methods—one of the largest methods schools in Europe! If you want to 
expand your knowledge (and practice) of visual research methods, 
consider joining our workshop :)

We have designed this course to be deeply hands-on. It isn’t just about 
looking at images; it’s about understanding how visuals can be used 
forresearch. We’ll be moving from the "why" to the "how," covering:

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    Experimenting with visual ethnography, the visual essay, and photo
    elicitation.

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    How to engage respondents as partners through drawing-based
    exercises and card sorting.

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    Mastering both qualitative and quantitative content analysis to
    tackle the massive amounts of visual data in our digital world.

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    We will spend significant time on the feminist ethos in
    research—discussing power, reflexivity, and the ethics of embodiment.

In an era where our daily lives are mediated by screens—from the 
ubiquitous smartphone photography to the complex narratives of video 
games—social scientists need more than just traditional text-based 
tools. We need to be able to "see" and "do" research visually.


What makes this Summer School special is the modality. We are meeting in 
presence in beautiful Lugano. This allows us to engage in real-time 
experimentation, producing and analysing visual data together in an 
environment that encourages critical reflection and creative growth.

Whether you are just starting your PhD or looking to add a visual 
dimension to your existing research projects, Katharina and I look 
forward to welcoming you to the USI campus! If you are a supervisor, I 
would appreciate you sharing it with doctoral and postdoctoral 
researchers in your team.

📅 When:17–21 August 2026

📍 Where:USI, Lugano (In presence)

🔗 Full Program & 
Registration:https://www.usi.ch/it/formazione/summer-winter-school/ssm
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