ANTHRO 4398 - Contemporary Research in Socio-Cultural Anthropology

Institution:

Temple University

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Description:

This course meets the capstone requirement for the general anthropology undergraduate major and is a writing-intensive course. It serves as the culminating experience of undergraduate training in the general anthropology major. As a capstone course, this class builds on and applies the theoretical, historical, and methodological approaches to which general anthropology majors have been exposed in previous course work. Over the course of the semester, students will explore the ethics of ethnographic field methods, as well as develop and engage an original research project. Course texts address the unique questions raised by distinct fieldwork settings, such as institutional contexts, multi-sited research, the study of elite populations, and marginalized sub-cultures. The book length ethnographies we will read are paired with theoretical texts from which ethnographers draw to develop their arguments. Students will be encouraged to consider how theory can provoke or prevent insight during ethnographic fieldwork. Students will expand their capacity to write well in the specific genres practiced and highly valued by socio-cultural anthropologists. A portion of class time will be devoted to peer writing review, instruction and analysis of ethnographic field notes, and interviewing techniques. Students will interpret their original ethnographic evidence and be asked to hone an argument, moving from practice to theory. Topics, conceptual approaches, and regional specialization will vary. Please contact the instructor for additional information.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

ANTHRO 2396 and one Methods course and ANTHRO 3301 and two additional ANTHRO courses at the 3000-level

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.TEMPLE.EDU

Phone Number:

(215) 204-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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