Theories of Space, Culture, and Society

This course is intended to provide a broad overview of theoretical approaches to the study of space, place and culture.

Fieldnote Workshop

This methods module focuses on the ethnographic methods of participant observation, taking field notes, and the qualitative analysis of field notes. It is organized as an ongoing workshop for the intensive training of graduate students interested in working with qualitative methods and data including life histories, unstructured and semi structured interviews (with video and taped recording) and field notes. Weekly meetings will utilize student fieldwork experience and data collected as the basis for discussion and critique of different qualitative data methods and techniques. Topics will include: participant observation as a way of knowing. ethnographic research strategies, race/class/gender in fieldwork, ethics and values, studying up (and down), content analysis, grounded theory forms of analysis, other forms of data analysis and writing up of qualitative data for publication.