Instructors
- Karen François (CLPS, Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
- Rik Pinxten (UGhent)
- Eric Vandendriessche (SPHERE, Paris)
Abstract
On Tuesday we have the ‘ethnographic approaches’ introduced by Rik Pinxten, Eric Vandendriessche and Karen François. During the seminar we will combine lectures, practical cases, and interactive group session to connect to your own insights, your own research, and your own questions.
Schedule
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 09:30‑10:00 | Introduction Rik Pinxten, Eric Vandendriessche and Karen François will introduce themselves |
| 10:00-10:50 | General Introduction to the Ethnographic Method (Lecture by Rik Pinxten) |
| 10:50-11:00 | Coffee Break ☕️ |
| 11:00-12:00 | Concrete examples from the forthcoming book (Vandendriessche & Pinxten 2022) Eric Vandendriessche and Karen François will present some examples from different contexts (Latin America, Nunavut, Madagascar…) |
| 12:00-12:30 | Questions from the Participants |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch Break 🌮 |
| 14:00-14:45 | A Concrete Case of Ethnographic Research: Ethnomathematics of Sand Drawing and String Figure-making Practices from Ambrym Island, Vanuatu, South Pacific (Lecture by Eric Vandendriessche) |
| 14:45-15:50 | Groups discussion on the two papers (Francois & Vandendriessche 2016; Pinxten & François 2011) Tasks: (i) Students’ findings and comments on these two papers, (ii) how is this research connected to your own methodology |
| 15:50-16:00 | Coffee Break ☕️ |
| 16:00-17:00 | Exchange of Group Experiences and Participants’ Own Findings Discussion of Questions Left from the Participants |
Reading
- François, Karen, and Eric Vandendriessche. 2017. „Reassembling Mathematical Practices: A Philosophical Anthropological Approach“. Revista Latinoamericana De Etnomatemática Perspectivas Socioculturales De La Educación Matemática 9 (2):144-67. https://www.revista.etnomatematica.org/index.php/RevLatEm/article/view/308.
- Pinxten, Rik, and Karen François. 2011. „Politics in an Indian Canyon? Some Thoughts on the Implications of Ethnomathematics“. Educational Studies in Mathematics 78 (2): 261–73. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10649-011-9328-z.
- Vandendriessche, Eric, and Ric Pinxten, Eds. 2022. Indigenous Knowledge And Ethnomathematics. Berlin: Springer.