Workshops and Public Lectures Writing Workshop’ for Special Degree Students

At the initiation of the Sociology Students’ Association, the Department of Sociology organized a ‘Writing Workshop’ on the 09th of March 2010 for Special Degree Students. It was also open for selected Sociology Special students from the University of Kelaniya and the University of Sri Jayawardenapura. The program was coordinated by two senior colleagues, Prof. Ramanie Jayatilake and Dr. Chandani Liyanage who were also instrumental in securing funding for the workshop. Organizers also received the active cooperation of members of the Sociology Students Association in planning and implementing the workshop.

The workshop focused on issues of research techniques in general, the use of quantitative methods with a focus on SPSS, the use of language in social science writing and the practices and conventions of referencing.

About 80 students and colleagues participated in the workshop. The following images places in context some of the moments in the workshop.

Lecture on Ethics, Practices and Genres of Documentary Film-making and Workshop on Practical Aspects of Photography

The Department of Sociology organized a lecture for its final year students and young lecturers on the Ethics, Practices and Genres of Documentary Film-making on the 23rd of June 2010. Consequent to the lecture, young lecturers in the Department requested that a special workshop be organized to discuss and practice technical and practical aspects of photography, which was organized on the 30th of June 2010. The workshop covered issues ranging from framing to lighting. The lecture and workshop was conducted by Aaron Burton, an independent filmmaker from Sydney, Australia. The following images contextualizes some of the moments in the workshop on June 30th:

For images of the events, please visit the page ‘Public Lectures, Workshops and Training Programs at: http://colombosociology.blogspot.com/p/other-public-lectures.html