Required Denzin and Lincoln's
edited volumes form the "meat" of our course readings. Both of these books are
available at the UWB bookstore. They are also available on reserve at the UWB
library: ·
Denzin
and Lincoln. 2008. Strategies of Qualitative Inquiry. Sage: ·
Denzin
and Lincoln. 2008. Collecting and Interpreting Qualitative Materials. Sage: Supplementary
readings available on electronic reserves: http://eres.uwb.edu |
BCULST 501, Winter 2009
Course Description: Cultural Studies Research Practices is the second required course in the core
curriculum of MACS. This course provides a foundation in research methods
utilized in cultural studies and prepares the way for the spring course on
collaborative research practices. It engages three key modes of inquiry
(textual, ethnographic, and performance-based methods), with a focus on
Participatory Action Research, and introduces students to case study
methodology. Course Goals: v
To gain a theoretical and practice-based
understanding of ethnographic, textual, and performance-based modes of inquiry,
and interactions among these v
To gain an understanding of participatory
action research theory and practice v
To acquire a critical understanding of the
politics, ethics, and institutional requirements of research practice v
To increase your ability to think critically
and creatively about research projects while attending to their scope and scale v
To increase your ability to think critically
and creatively about assessing research projects, while attending to their
scope and scale |
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