ANTH 3300 - Ethnographic Research Methods

Goals: To gain experience with a variety of ethnographic research methods and techniques.

Content: Reading and discussion of exemplary ethnographies; delimiting a social field in which to conduct research; generating a research proposal; establishing rapport with members of the community; making observations of human behavior in natural settings; and documenting ethnographic data (through written field notes, interviews and transcripts, photography, audio- or video-recordings, etc.).

Taught: Alternate years.

Prerequisite: ANTH 1160.

Credits: 4 credits