In order to tackle some of the practical aspects of fieldwork and anthropological research, students at the Institut für Ethnologie und Afrikanistik (Munich) have come up with the Working Group on Fieldwork (ArbeitsKreis Feldforschung). Since its creation in October 2002, the AKFeldforschung holds regular sessions dealing with fieldwork techniques, planning, analysis, introspection, etc.. For those participating it leaves plenty room for debating and discussing ‘field issues’ – with students having gained none or first fieldwork experiences. As well, doctoral candidates and some of the Institute’s staff members regularly attend the AK meetings and contribute to it as ‘fieldwork experts’.

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The AKFeldforschung usually meets at the Institute on Thursdays at 15 o’clock. Contact us at AKFeldforschung@web.de

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