ANTH 379 - Ethnographic Field Methods

Institution:

Washington and Lee University

Subject:

Anthropology

Description:

Prerequisite: ANTH 101 or permission of the instructor. Preference given to students who have completed ANTH 210. This course is designed to give students firsthand experience with fieldwork in cultural anthropology. Classroom meetings focus on the methods and theories of fieldwork and the techniques of writing ethnographies. Topics include writing field notes, choosing informants, analyzing and synthesizing information, coping with problems in the field, writing styles, and the politics of ethnography. Students apply what they learn by engaging in their own ethnographic projects in the local area. Goluboff.

Credits:

6.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wlu.edu/

Phone Number:

(540) 458-8400

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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