ANTHRO 753

Practising Ethnographic Research Methods


Please note: this is archived course information from 2019 for ANTHRO 753.

Description

This course provides an introduction to ethnographic research methods. During the semester, students will learn about, and practice, methods such as interviews, observation, participant observation, archival research and visual methods. The course will also cover reflexivity, research ethics and the transition from fieldwork to field notes to publication.

Course and learning objectives

  • To study the place of field, library and archive research in social anthropology
  • To become familiar with a range of ethnographic field methods and techniques, applicable in diverse research situations
  • To gain closely supervised research practice including research design, proposal writing and ethnographic writing
  • To develop an understanding of the theoretical, epistemological and ethical implications of various approaches to research
  • To be able to argue for your disciplinary perspective on research

View the course syllabus.

Availability 2019

Semester 1

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Dr Mark Busse

Assessment

Coursework only

Points

ANTHRO 753: 15 points

Restrictions

ANTHRO 711, 734