Morgan Centre seminar: Homes instead of families? Towards a critique of family sociology traditions
Date:
09/05/2013
Organised by:
University of Manchester
Presenter:
Karin Widerberg, Professor of Sociology, University of Oslo and Simon Visiting Professor, Morgan Centre
Level:
Entry (no or almost no prior knowledge)
Contact:
Louise McMahon
louise.mcmahon@manchester.ac.uk
Map:
View in Google Maps (M13 9PL)
Venue:
University of Manchester, Arthur Lewis Building, Bridgeford Street, Manchester
Description:
In this seminar Professor Karin Widerberg, Professor in Sociology, University of Oslo, will build on her Memory Work on other people's homes ('In the homes of others: exploring new sites and methods when investigating the doings of gender, class and ethnicity' Sociology, 2010, 44 (6) 1181-1196). She will show how this gave rise not only to a new research topic but also to a critique of family research traditions. She will further argue that using the approaches of Memory Work and Dorothy E. Smith's Institutional Ethnography can bring contemporary human challenges (global challenges) to the very heart of sociological thinking.
Cost:
Free of Charge
Website and registration:
Region:
North West
Keywords:
Qualitative Data Handling and Data Analysis, Ethnography, Memory Work
Related publications and presentations:
Qualitative Data Handling and Data Analysis
Ethnography