Immersion in Alien Worlds: Teaching Ethnographic Sensibilities through Dystopian and Science Fiction

Autor/in	Fox, Katherine E.
Titel	Immersion in Alien Worlds: Teaching Ethnographic Sensibilities through Dystopian and Science Fiction
Quelle	In: Teaching Sociology, 50 (2022) 4, S.384-391 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0092-055X
DOI	10.1177/0092055X221120858
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Ethnography; Science Fiction; Sociology; Anthropology; Advanced Students; Assignments; Research Skills; COVID-19; Pandemics; Course Content; Field Studies; Learner Engagement; Undergraduate Students; Thinking Skills + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ethnografie; Soziologie; Anthropologie; Fortgeschrittener; Assignment; Auftrag; Zuweisung; Forschungsleistung; Kursprogramm; Praxisforschung; Denkfähigkeit
Abstract	The Alien Worlds project teaches ethnographic skills using the societies of dystopian, postapocalyptic, and science fiction texts as imagined field sites and targets for analysis. These exercises and assignments, which illustrate principles of qualitative fieldwork, were developed when COVID-19 precautions made it impossible to assign tasks that involved in-person social interaction. Preliminary findings from use in 2020-2021 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (n = 140) and Science Fiction and Society (n = 10) classes suggest that science fiction may have an ongoing place in beginning and intermediate social science courses, as it provides an entertaining, low-stakes way for students to practice observation and analysis. The original project is designed to span at least six weeks or the course of a semester, but variations for shorter and stand-alone assignments are provided in addition to ways that it can be adapted to suit the needs of different audiences. Though it will not replace all in-person field experience for advanced sociology and anthropology students, it provides a bridge between classroom content and hands-on interaction that encourages a growth mindset in learning. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01