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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Apologies for cross-posting.
A few seats are still available. Please disseminate this call to potentially interested parties. </span></i><span></span></p>

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<p class="gmail-ydpd9beb54fgmail-ydp6568372agmail-ydpb70b7a5amsonormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(204,0,0)" lang="EN-US">16th
CIFAS Field School in Ethnographic Research Methods in New York City</span></b><span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-ydpd9beb54fmsonormal" style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Online: June 19 to
30, 2023 – 9 AM to 12 PM EDT</span><span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-ydpd9beb54fmsonormal" style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">On-site in New
York City: July 24 to August 4, 2023 – 9 AM to 12 PM EDT</span><span></span></p>



<p class="gmail-ydpd9beb54fmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">The Comitas Institute for Anthropological Study
(CIFAS) is pleased to announce the 16th CIFAS Field School in Ethnographic
Research Methods. The course will take place in two sessions: one in an online
format at the end of June and another in a face-to-face modality in New York
City in July.</span><span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-ydpd9beb54fmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">The Field School aims to offer training in the
foundations and practice of ethnographic methods. The faculty works closely
with participants to identify the required field methods to address their
academic or professional needs. The Field School is suitable for graduate and
undergraduate students in social sciences and other fields of study that use
qualitative approaches (such as education, communication, cultural studies,
health, social work, human ecology, development studies, and consumer behavior,
among others), applied social scientists, professionals, and researchers who
have an interest in learning more about ethnographic methods and their
applications.</span><span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-ydpd9beb54fmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Program:</span></b><span></span></p>

<ul style="margin-bottom:0cm" type="disc"><ul style="margin-bottom:0cm" type="circle"><li class="gmail-ydpd9beb54fmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Foundations of ethnographic research</span><span></span></li><li class="gmail-ydpd9beb54fmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Theory
      and practice: social theories in the field</span><span></span></li><li class="gmail-ydpd9beb54fmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Ethics</span><span></span></li><li class="gmail-ydpd9beb54fmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Research design</span><span></span></li><li class="gmail-ydpd9beb54fmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Data collection techniques</span><span></span></li><li class="gmail-ydpd9beb54fmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Planning
      the logistics of field research</span><span></span></li><li class="gmail-ydpd9beb54fmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Digital ethnography</span><span></span></li><li class="gmail-ydpd9beb54fmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Ethnography
      in interface with Social Network Analysis and other trends in the field
      of the digital humanities</span><span></span></li><li class="gmail-ydpd9beb54fmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Ethnography
      in specific fields of activity (applied social sciences, health, social
      service, environmental studies, public policy design, business, and
      others)</span><span></span></li><li class="gmail-ydpd9beb54fmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Principles
      of organization and indexation of field data</span><span></span></li><li class="gmail-ydpd9beb54fmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Analyzing
      field data; qualitative analysis software packages: basic principles</span><span></span></li></ul></ul>

<p class="gmail-ydpd9beb54fmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">The total workload of the course is 30 hours. In this
edition of the summer school, the option of earning credits is not available.</span><span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-ydpd9beb54fmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Places are limited. The tuition fee is US$ 1,200. <i>Comitas
Field School Fellowship:</i> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN">a limited amount of
fellowships are available to students from underrepresented minorities and
low-income countries. See information on how to apply at the end of the
application form.</span><span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-ydpd9beb54fmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">The application should be completed online </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://cifas.us/field-school-registration-form/" target="_blank" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><b><i><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" lang="EN-US">here</span></i></b></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">. For more information, please see </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://cifas.us/field-school/" target="_blank" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" lang="EN-US">https://cifas.us/field-school/</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US"> or email us at </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:fieldschool@cifas.us" target="_blank" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" lang="EN-US">fieldschool@cifas.us</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">.</span><span></span></p>





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