Qualitative Interviewing: Making Sense of Faith and Politics

Harvard FAS

Few topics are as controversial and difficult to discuss as religion and politics. And yet, for many people, these concepts are central to how they understand themselves, their communities, and public life. As sociologists, we have tools to approach such charged topics respectfully and systematically through in-depth interviewing. This course introduces students to qualitative interviewing as a central methodology in sociology, with a substantive focus on religion and politics. Students will…