Culture Studies Research

Kulturološko raziskovanje

Course credits:

6.00 ECTS / 60 (30 hours of lectures, 0 hours of exercises, 30 hours of seminars, 0 hours other forms of work)

Course holder:

prof. dr. Aljoša Pužar

Lecturers:

• Assoc. Prof. Natalija Majsova

Type:

Required

Language:

English

Semester:

Second semester

Study degree

1. level

Course execution:

• Undergraduate Programme of Cultural studies - Studies of Culture and Creativity

Short content

Main components: - Development of interdisciplinar cultural studies in the world: a variety of traditions, lingusitic and cultural turn, from structuralism to culturalism (White & Schwoch). - Dual origins/conceptualization of culturology in Slovenia (Mali). - Hermeneutic principles and discoursivity in research of cultural phenomena (texts, contexts, sign systems in general). - Adjustment of traditional research procedures for comparative investigation of live cultural prctices (Saukko). - Research question and Basic interactive research design (Maxwell). - Further elaboration of research question into conceptual model, its operationalization (either in the form of thought experiment or a real evidence-based research), with regard to the level of formalization of empirics (Tilly). - Analytical methods, various approaches (quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, methods-chain). - Visualization and interpretation of results. - Validity of research (adjustments, specialties). - Construction of research report (for smaller projects). - Principles and elements of academic work and writing, ethical concenrs. - (through a course) Application of ICT in different research stages, methods. Modern bibliographic sources and data archives. Speech at public places.