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This course, required for undergraduate anthropology concentrators at Harvard, will use the genre of ethnography (texts—written, visual, etc—produced by anthropologists) to discover how anthropologists have approached various social phenomena throughout the history of the discipline.
18 maj 2021 · Ethnographic Research Methods Syllabus, Lauren E. Deal (Brown University) Ethnographic research is the defining method of anthropology as a discipline. This is the case we make time and again for why our research can reveal nuanced insights into the people, places, and phenomena we study.
Define the principal research methods of sociocultural anthropology, including participant observation, life history and in-depth interviewing, analysis of archival materials and cultural artefacts, and audiovisual approaches.
21A.300 to 21A.499 examine bodies, health, and the environment in global and local settings. 21A.500 to 21A.599 focus on science, technology, and media in various institutional, economic, and political contexts. 21A.800 to 21A.899 focus on research methods in Anthropology.
Develop a firm understanding of major contemporary debates in anthropology, and their broader social implications. Gain experience with ethnographic research methods, and an appreciation of their historical development and epistemological underpinnings.
13 lis 2024 · Introduction to ethnographic research : a guide for anthropology by Kimberly Kirner. ISBN: 9781544333991. Publication Date: 2020. Research Methods in Anthropology by H. Russell Bernard. ISBN: 9781442268845. Publication Date: 2017-11-17. Research Methods in Anthropology is the standard textbook for methods classes in anthropology.
This course is designed to teach the methods and theories of anthropology primarily through the examination of ethnography. The course proceeds as a history of the discipline, illustrating the ways in which anthropological thought, and method, changed over time.
