Anthropology 244 - Fieldwork

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Dickinson College

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This course introduces students to fieldwork in anthropological research, a set of methodological practices informed by a number of theoretical assumptions. The course focuses on the fundamental techniques of field work in ethnographic inquiry and writing, including participant observation, structured and unstructured interviewing, designing a project, taking and coding field notes, locating archival sources, interpreting and analyzing data, and writing an ethnographic story. Students will conduct field projects in the local area. Cross-listed with Sociology. Prerequisite: at least one course in Anthropology, Sociology or American Studies. Offered every year.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.dickinson.edu

Phone Number:

(717) 243-5121

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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