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Workshop II: Qualitative Social Science Methods for Media Studies

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited StatesCMS.951
Free, no sign-up neededSpring 2015English
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This course focuses on a number of qualitative social science methods that can be productively used in media studies research including interviewing, participant observation, focus groups, cultural probes, visual sociology, and ethnography. The emphasis will primarily be on understanding and learning concrete techniques that can be evaluated for their usefulness in any given project and utilized as needed. Data organization and analysis will be addressed.

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