Field School Schedule

Keels 6020 Field Research Methods Schedule (Tentative)

Date Event Location
Sept 5 Introductory Class St. John's
Week 1 Classes on interviewing, ethics, audio and visual recording techniques. Keels
Sept 9 Arrive at Keels, Reception and meal by Keels Community Council and residents  
Sept 10 John Mannion: The Cultural Landscape of Keels  
Sept 11 Gerald Pocius: Problems and issues in field research  
Sept 12

Dale Jarvis: Project Planning
Brian Ricks: Photographing Landscapes

 
Sept 13 Guha Shankar: Sound Recording Techniques and Introduction to Technology  
Sept 14 Guha Shankar: Sound Recording Archiving and Introduction to Photographic Technology  
Sept 15 Guha Shankar: Photographic Techniques and Photographic Archiving  
Week 2 Measuring and drawing buildings. Interviews with local residents. Keels
Sept 17 Tom Carter: Introduction to Building Documentation: Equipment and Strategies  
Sept 18 Tom Carter: Building Elevations and Details  
Sept 19 Tom Carter: Working on your own buildings  
Sept 20 Tom Carter: Completing field sheets  
Sept 21 Tom Carter: Discussion of findings and the finished drawing  
Week 3 Students conducting their own interviews and research. Presentation to the community of the project. Keels
Sept 24-27 Conducting fieldwork, archiving, labeling, recording logs  
Sept 28 Creating presentations for the community  
Sept 29 Presentation to the community.  
Sept 30 Arrival back in St. John's St. John's