Mini Lecture on QCA by Darren ODonnell Date: Dec 20 (Sat) Time: 4pm -8pm Venue: Boom (address: G/F, 48 Sai Street, Sheung Wan) About QCA: Invented by American sociologist Charles Ragin to handle both qualitative and quantitative data, Qualitative Comparative Analysis is a research method that uses set relations to study social phenomena. The core of the method uses boolean algebra to simplify logical statements to determine the sufficiency and necessity of particular conditions for particular outcomes. This introductory workshop is intended for anyone who practices social research or works in fields where complicated mixes of social factors require parsing to determine relevance. The method is applicable across disciplines and to a wide variety of research questions. The workshop will be part lecture and part brains-on with practical... exercises of the basic operations of the technique. Participants will leave intrigued by this method, but will require additional training, study and relevant software to apply it. About Darren ODonnell: Darren ODonnell is an artist, writer, actor, and city planner. He is the director and founder of Mammalian Diving Reflex, and the author of Social Acupuncture (Coach House Books, 2006), a manifesto that calls for a more socially and politically profound art and theater. His art is often described through the lens of relational aesthetics. ODonnells ongoing project, Mammalian Diving Reflex, is a research-art atelier that produces performances, community-based events, and theoretical texts. The organization fosters dialogue and audience participation, and creates activist performance described by the group as ideal entertainment for the end of the world. Its Social Acupuncture program works to dissolve the boundary between art and life in an attempt to create an aesthetic of civic engagement.
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