Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Tags: social sciences, anthropology, traditional activities, lifestyle
| Principal Investigator: | Fremgen, Barbara A. (2) |
| Licence Number: | 13875 |
| Organization: | Jesuit University Munich; Dept. of Philosophy |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2006
2006
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| Issued: | Jul 14, 2005 |
Project Description: The researcher will be investigating philosopher Clifford Geertz’s research and how he understands culture and humanity. His most important method, thick description, will be used by the researcher to get to know more about the cultures present in Inuvik by observing, writing descriptions and analyzing meaningful behaviours. The researcher will then use this experience of applying Clifford Geertz’s method to reflect on its effectiveness. In doing this study, the researcher hopes to find a coherent way that people from different cultures are able to develop an understanding of each other. The researcher does not wish to formally interview people. She will be living in Inuvik, speaking with community members, and taking part in daily life in the town. The researcher would like to interact with people in everyday settings and allow them to speak about any aspect of their lives, culture and history they wish. She will attend the Great Northern Arts Festival and other community events to interact with community members. A consent form has been prepared and will be offered to all people who she would like to observe and/or speak with in order to get their permission to be included in the study. The results of this study will be communicated in the researcher’s PhD thesis. The report will be written in German; however, if requested, the researcher will prepare an English version and provide it to interested community members. A summary of the findings, in English, will be given to the Aurora Research Institute. The study will be conducted at Inuvik, from July 14 to August 4, 2005.
