Community and Ethnography: Critical and Practical Approaches to Fieldwork

4 credits

Students will practice ethnography, a methodology often glossed as deep hanging out, that entails entering a reciprocal engagement with a community. Ethnography, however, is a fraught process infused with power differentials at every turn. This course is a hands-on, project-based opportunity for students to conduct ethnographic explorations in their global seminar site and reflect critically upon the process. We will also discuss ethnographies about our global seminar location. Program or materials fees may apply. This is a Global Seminar course. Course preauthorization is provided for students accepted in the Global Seminar Program. Prerequisites: junior or senior standing.