The Centre for
Work Performance at the Department of Industrial Psychology and People
Management at the University of Johannesburg will proudly host Professor
Carolyn Ellis, who is a distinguished university
professor at the Department of Communication of the South Florida University, from 29 September to 1 October 2014. She
will present two training workshops on alternative days, and will be the key-note
speaker at the Second Annual
Johannesburg Seminar on Qualitative Research Methods.
The first workshop will take place on Monday, 29
September, and is intended for master’s and doctoral students. The second one, presented
on the following day, is earmarked for lecturers and supervisors.
The seminar, a day-long event, takes place on Wednesday,
1 October 2014. Professor
Carolyn Ellis, arguably the most prominent pioneer of autoethnographical work,
will deliver the key note address entitled: "Living and relating after the
holocaust: a survivor and researcher collaborate in compassionate storytelling".
This address will be followed by a
presentation by Professors Garth Stevens and Norman Duncan of the University of
Witwatersrand about The Apartheid Archive
Project. Next is Dr Lauren Dylle-Myklebust of the Centre for Communication,
Media and Society of the University of KwaZulu-Natal whose presentation is
entitled: "Traversing reflexivity, autoethnography and narrative in
Kalahari research terrains: observations and approaches". Professor
Wilhelm Jordaan, a distinguished professor at the University of Pretoria, who
is well-known for his articles on a variety of human, societal and religious
issues in a weekly column, Van Mens tot
Mens, in Beeld, a daily national
newspaper, will then present his talk on: "Beavers build dams, spiders
weave webs and humans tell stories". He is followed by Professor Willem
Schurink, of the Centre for Work Performance, Department of Industrial
Psychology and People Management, who as visiting professor has supervised many masters and doctoral students
in doing qualitative research. Assisted by researchers, Professor
Schurink will give an overview of the life story and autoethnographical
research of the Department. The seminar will be concluded by Professors Jordaan
and Ellis who will offer a critical evaluation of autoethnography and will look
at the road ahead.
There is no registration fee for the workshops and seminar.
Attendees will, however, have to carry the cost for their own transport,
accommodation and meals.
If you are interested
in attending any of these events, please indicate those you prefer, and send an
e-mail to Ms Rooksana Sheik at rsheik@uj.ac.za since
space is limited.
Yours sincerely,
Willem Schurink
Visiting Professor
Department
for Industrial Psychology and People Management