Methodology Seminar
Class attendance is mandatory
Work
Mandatory readings and assignments for each class.
Debate.
Validation
| Jan. 23 | Language and Methodology Refresher I |
| Jan. 30 | Language and Methodology Refresher II |
| Feb. 6 | Kuhn’s Structure of Scientific Revolutions Coursebook : doc. 1 and 2 Answer the following questions (10 lines, 24h before the class) : > What is normal science ? |
| Feb. 13 | The Structure of Society I Coursebook : doc. 3 (K. Marx, F. Engels) and 4 (G. Tarde) Complementary readings : > G. Le Bon, La Psychologie des Foules (introduction & chapter I) Answer the following questions (10 lines, 24h before the class) : > What is a group mind ? > Is there any evidence of a collective intelligence in groups ? |
| Feb. 20 | The Structure of Society II Coursebook : doc. 5 (E. Durkheim) and discussion. Complementary reading : > H. Spencer, The study of sociology (chap. I & II). Answer the following question (15 lines, 24h before the class) : > What is a social fact & How can we study it ? (Qu’est-ce qu’un fait social et comment pouvons-nous l’étudier ?) |
| Mar. 6 | The Structure of Society III Coursebook : doc. 6 (E. Durkheim) and Methodology. Complementary reading : > M. POLLAK, La place ed Max Weber dans le champ intellectuel français. |
| Mar. 13 | Communication I Coursebook : doc 7 (S. Moscovici) and 8 (H. Lasswell) Answer the following question (15 lines, 24h before the class) : > What is Propaganda ? (explain thoroughly) |
| Mar. 20 | Communication II khôlle Coursebook : 10 (S. Hall) Answer the following question (15 lines, 24h before the class) : > Explain the Encoding/decoding model. |
| Mar. 27 | Communication III Coursebook : doc 9 (E. Katz) Complementary reading : > E. KATZ, The Two-Step Flow of Communication : An Up-To-Date Report on an Hypothesis->http://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/vie...] @UPenn Answer the following question (15 lines, 24h before the class) : > What part for personal influence in mass communication ? |
| Apr. 03 | Problems in linguistics Coursebook : doc 11 (E. Benveniste) and 12 (R. Jakobson) Answer the following question (15 lines, 24h before the class) : > What is language ? |
| Apr. 10 | Language I Coursebook : doc 13 (J. L. Austin) and 14 (R. Barthes) Answer the following question (15 lines, 24h before the class) : > Discuss (with examples) the meaning of a word. |
| Apr. 11 | Language II Coursebook : doc 15 (M. Foucault) and 16 (D. ARASSE) nota : Class will take place on monday from 14 to 15h30 in 216 |
| Apr. 24 | Exam |
Bibliography (mandatory Readings)
| Jan. 23 | Quantitative Research Methods I |
| Jan. 30 | Quantitative Research Methods II |
| Feb. 6 | Methodology of Science Readings : > C. Bernard, Introduction à l’étude de la médecine expérimentale. > A. Comte, Discours sur l’ensemble du positivisme, 1848 @UQAC Complementary readings : > R. Carnap, Foundations of the Unity of Science (I), 1939. > C. Lévi-Strauss, Anthropologie structurale (Structuralisme et méthodes de recherche en sciences sociales) (« I. Définition et problèmes de méthode ») @ UQAC Answer the following question (10 lines, 24h before the class) : > Contemporary positivisms ? (goals and critics) |
| Feb. 13 | Communication sciences I Readings : > Entretien avec Erving Goffman (Y. Winkin), Actes de la recherche en sciences sociales, 1984. > Winkin Y., La Nouvelle Communication (I) (see bibliography)
Answer the following question (15 lines, 24h before the class) : > Meta-communication : concept and applications. |
| Feb. 20 | Communication sciences II : Metalogues Readings : > Winkin Y., La Nouvelle Communication (I)
> G. Bateson, D. D. Jackson, J. Haley, J. Weakland, Toward a Theory of Schizophrenia (shared course folder). Answer the following question (15 lines, 24h before the class) : > Provide an example of a double bind & explain the theory (Après avoir expliqué la théorie sous-tendant la double contrainte vous en donnerez un exemple) |
| Mar. 6 | Communication Sciences III : Understand interactions. Readings : > Winkin Y., La Nouvelle Communication (II)
Answer the following question (15 lines, 24h before the class) : > How behavior means ? (Peut-on parler de langage du comportement ?) |
| Mar. 13 | Proxemics and kinesics Readings :
Answer the following question (15 lines, 24h before the class) : > What are examples of kinesics ? (explain thoroughly) |
| Mar. 20 | Paralanguage khôlle Readings :
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| Mar. 27 | Family therapy Readings : > in Winkin Y., La Nouvelle Communication :
Answer the following question (15 lines, 24h before the class) : > What application of Familty Therapy ? |
| Mar. 31 | Institutions nota : Class will take place on monday from 12 to 14 in 328 Readings :
Answer the following question (10 lines, 24h before the class) : > Explain the concept of interaction involvement. |
| Apr. 03 | From communication to reality Readings : > Winkin Y., La Nouvelle Communication (III), entretiens avec G. Bateson, R. Birdwhistell & E. T. Hall. > Watzlawick P., How real is real ? : Confusion, disinformation, communication (I) |
| Apr. 10 | From reality to communication Readings : > Winkin Y., La Nouvelle Communication (III), entretiens avec P. Watzlawick. > Watzlawick P., How real is real ? : Confusion, disinformation, communication (II) Summary and class discussion |
| Apr. 24 | Exam Answer the following question (400 words, 24h before the class) : > Based on present research, how should we think communication ?
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