Exploration of methodological issues in ethnographic research through lectures, discussion and individual research projects. Research design, ethical review, participant observation, ethnographic interviewing, writing and analyzing fieldnotes, and examining how a researcher’s subject position and relation to the community under study influence the creation of ethnographic knowledge. Precludes additional credit for ANTH 2003. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 2001 [1.0].Lectures three hours a week.
Exploration of methodological issues in ethnographic research through lectures, discussion and individual research projects. Research design, ethical review, participant observation, ethnographic interviewing, writing and analyzing fieldnotes, and examining how a researcher’s subject position and relation to the community under study influence the creation of ethnographic knowledge. Precludes additional credit for ANTH 2003. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 2001 [1.0].Lectures three hours a week.