ETHNOGRAPHIC FIELD METHODS

Course Code:
ANTH 227
Active Term:
Fall Term
/ Randomly
Course Description:

This course provides students with an opportunity to combine qualitative ethnographic field work with an anthropological analysis of ethnicity, socioeconomic position, and gender in contemporary United States society. Students have an opportunity to engage in observation, conduct interviews, and learn to write, transcribe, code, and analyze field notes while engaged in their own mini field work project. Each student designs his or her own project, choosing the setting and topic. Classes alternate between discussion of research, readings, and ethnographic case project development, descriptive writing, and social behavior analysis.

Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
Prerequisites:

ANTH 112

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