ANTHRO 310
Reading Ethnography
Please note: this is archived course information from 2018 for ANTHRO 310.
Description
Ethnographic texts are the major outcome of research in social and cultural anthropology. This seminar-based course compares different ethnographies and approaches to ethnographic research and writing. This course follows your core social anthropology courses and is intended as
- A capstone course for completing anthropology majors in the sociocultural stream
- A bridging course to graduate study in sociocultural anthropology
- A focused, in-depth engagement with social anthropology's defining form of knowledge production
It is designed to:
- Provide a transitional style of learning between lectures and the small-group seminars of graduate courses and many professional work environments
- Deepen your understanding of the nature of ethnographic texts and their relationship to disciplinary research theory
- Help you to understand the interplay between research, writing and reading
- Enhance your understanding of the relationships between comprehension and critique
Availability 2018
Semester 1
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator(s) Dr Christine Dureau
Reading/Texts
Gay y Blasco, Paloma & Huon Wardle, 2007. How to Read Ethnography. Abingdon: Routledge.
Points
ANTHRO 310: 15 points
Prerequisites
ANTHRO 203 with a minimum B pass
