| Course Title: Special Topics in Sociology: 'Ethnographic Engagement and Practice' |
| Start Date: 09/04/2024 End Date: 12/17/2024 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2024 |
| Description: This course situates ethnography as an engaged practice, and asks, how can scholars turn community engagement into formal research? With an emphasis on observation and community-based learning, this course requires time spent off campus in a domain of community-recognized need. Using a grounded theoretical perspective cultivated across the semester, students will build an actualizable research proposal as a final course product. Students will develop sociological observation skills, learn to structure and differentiate in-depth interviews for targeted audiences, and integrate community-driven insights into professional writing. At the same time, students will gain deeper insight into the meanings of need held in the local community, the likes of which are vital to creating participant-centered research and social change. |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences , CBL - Community-Based Learning , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Cass Sever | csever@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/04/2024 - 12/17/2024 | Seminar | Monday | 01:30PM - 04:20PM | PORT - Porter Hall | 108 | Weekly |
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| Prereq: 8 credits in Sociology. | Take previously | Required |
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| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 17 | Available: 1 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| No book purchases are required/recommended for this class. |
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