Ethics in Contemporary Ethnographic Research  Diff

ECTS
: 5.0

Level
: 100

Period
: Semester 2, Block 2
: Semester 2, Block 4

## Instructors

| Name                                    | Email                                   |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| [John Boy, PhD](https://www.jboy.space) | <j.d.boy@fsw.leidenuniv.nl>             |
| Anna Notsu                              | <a.notsu@fsw.leidenuniv.nl>             |
| Name                  | Email                                   |
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| [John Boy, PhD][jboy] | <j.d.boy@fsw.leidenuniv.nl>             |
| Anna Notsu            | <a.notsu@fsw.leidenuniv.nl>             |
| Irene Moretti                           | <i.moretti@fsw.leidenuniv.nl>           |
| Marit Hiemstra                          | <m.c.j.hiemstra@fsw.leidenuniv.nl>      |
| Ruben Reus                              | <r.t.reus@fsw.leidenuniv.nl>            |
| Tim van de Meerendonk                   | <t.van.de.meerendonk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl> |
| Willem van Wijk                         | <w.l.van.wijk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl>        |
| Suzanne Naafs         | <s.naafs@fsw.leidenuniv.nl>             |
| Tim van de Meerendonk | <t.van.de.meerendonk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl> |
| Tommie Lambregts      | <t.j.a.m.lambregts@fsw.leidenuniv.nl>   |

## Dates

|      week       | theme                                       | lecture             | tutorials  | due                              |
|:---------------:|---------------------------------------------|---------------------|------------|----------------------------------|
| [1](weeks/1.md) | Contemporary Challenges to Ethical Research | Apr 14, 9:15--11:00 | **none**   |                                  |
| [2](weeks/2.md) | Data, Data Everywhere                       | Apr 21, 9:15--11:00 | Apr 21--22 | [Assignment 1](assignments/1.md) |
| [3](weeks/3.md) | Hacking Ethnography                         | Apr 28, 9:15--11:00 | Apr 28--29 |                                  |
| [4](weeks/4.md) | The Ethics of Ethnography in Industry       | May 12, 9:15--11:00 | **none**   | [Assignment 2](assignments/2.md) |
| [5](weeks/5.md) | Metrics, Impact and Academic Audit Cultures | May 19, 9:15--11:00 | May 19--20 |                                  |
| [6](weeks/6.md) | The Open Imperative                         | Jun  2, 9:15--11:00 | Jun 2      | [Assignment 3](assignments/3.md) |
|      week       | theme                                          | lecture             | tutorials | due                              |
|:---------------:|------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------|----------------------------------|
| [1](weeks/1.md) | Contemporary Ethnography and the Ethics Regime | Apr 11, 9:15--11:00 | Apr 15    |                                  |
| [2](weeks/2.md) | Data, Data Everywhere                          | Apr 18, 9:15--11:00 | Apr 22    | [Assignment 1](assignments/1.md) |
| [3](weeks/3.md) | How to Care about Ethics                       | Apr 25, 9:15--11:00 | Apr 29    |                                  |
| [4](weeks/4.md) | Data Management in Action                      | May  2, 9:15--11:00 | May 13    | [Assignment 2](assignments/2.md) |
| [5](weeks/5.md) | The Open Imperative                            | May 16, 9:15--11:00 | **none**  |                                  |
| [6](weeks/6.md) | Standpoint, Representation, Embodiment         | May 23, 9:15--11:00 | **none**  | [Assignment 3](assignments/3.md) |

Please consult [MyTimetable 🐓][rooster] for the schedule of your tutorial sessions.
<small>Please consult [MyTimetable 🐓][rooster] for the schedule of your tutorial sessions.</small>

*All times CEST unless otherwise noted.*

## Readings

The required book for this class is Kimberly Kay Hoang, _Dealing in Desire_ (University of California Press, 2015). It is available electronically through the university library catalog. You will read this book at your own pace, aiming to complete it in time for [assignment 3](assignments/3.md).
The **required book** for this class is Kimberly Kay Hoang's _Dealing in Desire_ (University of California Press, 2015). It is available electronically through the university library catalog. You will read this book at your own pace, aiming to complete it in time for [assignment 3](assignments/3.md).

Other required and supplementary readings will be [available for download][readings-link].
Unless available through the university library catalog, other **required and supplementary readings** will be [available for download][readings-link].

## Academic Integrity

This class adheres to Leiden University's [regulations on academic integrity][plagiarism-rules]. According to the university, "Plagiarism is understood as presenting, intentionally or otherwise, someone else's words, thoughts, analyses, argumentations, pictures, techniques, computer programmes, etc., as your own work."

We will refer **all suspected violations** of these regulations to the examination committee. Be careful to **properly cite** all works you draw on in your assignments. The University Library offers [tutorials and advice][lib-tutorials] on what and how to cite.

## Changes

This syllabus is a living document and may be adapted as the course progresses. You can keep track of changes in the [timeline][].

[rooster]: https://rooster.universiteitleiden.nl
[readings-link]: https://surfdrive.surf.nl/files/index.php/s/hAn2GFKRE2yvT05
[jboy]: https://www.jboy.space
[lib-tutorials]: https://www.library.universiteitleiden.nl/students/citing
[plagiarism-rules]: https://www.organisatiegids.universiteitleiden.nl/en/regulations/general/plagiarism
[readings-link]: https://surfdrive.surf.nl/files/index.php/s/y6OE06i358Tb9h7
[lib-tutorials]: https://www.library.universiteitleiden.nl/students/citing
[rooster]: https://rooster.universiteitleiden.nl
[timeline]: https://code.jboy.space/ecer/timeline