CTSJ 301 From Testimonio to Ethnography: Critical Qualitative Methods in Latine & Latin American Studies
This course provides an introduction to a broad range of approaches and methodologies used in the interdisciplinary fields of Gender and Ethnic Studies. These methods include (but are not limited to) archival and historical research, textual analysis, fieldwork, action research and visual analysis. We will learn about these methodological approaches along with the foundational goals and theoretical discussions of fields such as Latina/o Studies, Sociology, Cultural Studies and Gender Studies to conceptualize and locate our research projects within the different disciplinary fields that inform our scholarship. The course also considers what constitutes interdisciplinary research and how we can implement it in our own practice. Throughout the semester students will develop an original research proposal and conduct preliminary research by creating a corpus of textual and visual data.
Cross Listed Courses
LLAS 300