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Ethnographic Encounters

Ethnographic Encounters project website and workshop

The HEA-funded project Ethnographic Encounters: Using the Residence Abroad to Explore other Societies and Cultures, led by Professor Marion Demossier and Dr Lisa Bernasek from Modern Languages at the University of Southampton, has recently launched a website, which includes resources aimed at supporting students with designing and carrying out ethnographic projects during the Year Abroad, and supporting staff with teaching ethnographic methods for language students. Continue reading →

Ethnographic Encounters at Southampton launches website

At the University of Southampton in the department of Modern Languages, students on their year abroad (YARP) have been engaged in an exciting Ethnographic Encounters project. The Ethnographic Encounters project has the overarching aim of engaging YARP students in a process of research and reflection during their period of Residence Abroad. It was funded through a departmental teaching development grant from the Higher Education Academy from February 2014 to September 2015. Continue reading →