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Topics in Sociological Analysis (576-0-21)

Topic

Workshop: Ethnography

Instructors

Gary A Fine
847/491-3495
1810 Chicago Ave. Rm. 221
Gary Alan Fine received his Ph. D. in Social Psychology from Harvard University and has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Russell Sage Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. This year he is a member of the School of Social Sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study.<br><br> He writes on microsociological theory, focusing on small group culture, and has recently published Tiny Publics: A Theory of Group Culture and Action (2012). He is currently working on an analysis of small groups and civil society, The Hinge: Group Culture and the Public Sphere.

Meeting Info

Parkes Hall 222: Tues 5:00PM - 6:30PM

Overview of class

The Ethnography Workshop is open to graduate students and faculty who are interested in the broad range of participant observation, field observations, and ethnographic methods. As a sociological method, ethnography refers to the qualitative description of human behavior, based on intensive fieldwork. For more information about the workshop or to join the listserv, please contact the Student Coordinator.