ANTHR-375 Ethnographic Methods
Introduces students to ethnographic research methods through a combination of reading, discussion, and fieldwork practice. Students will learn how ethnographers design research projects, undertake participant observation in their chosen field sites (including online), write fieldnotes, prepare and conduct interviews, collect and analyze artifacts, use visual and audio tools to experiment with multimodality, and work with archives, both historic and contemporary. Students will conduct a series of fieldwork exercises that culminate in a research proposal. Class discussions will focus on ethical and political questions about engaged field research, including issues of responsibility, accountability, transparency, and commitment as well as dilemmas that arise due to gender, race, class, etc.
Standard Course (40)
Credits
1
Prerequisite
ANTHR-113 or consent of instructor