Feminst & Queer Ethnog

Fall 2021

Feminist and Queer Ethnography

Listed in: Anthropology and Sociology, as ANTH-453  |  Anthropology and Sociology, as SOCI-453  |  Sexuality, Women's and Gender Studies, as SWAG-453

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Faculty

Katrina Karkazis (Section 01)

Description

(Offered as SWAG 453, ANTH 453, and SOCI-453) How have feminist and queer approaches shaped the questions, methods, and ethics of ethnographic research? This course highlights key questions and dominant paradigms of the field as well as emphasizing qualitative ethnographic research including interviewing and fieldwork. As such, we will engage the practical question of how to research, observe, describe, record, and present material about feminist and queer politics and activism.

Recommended: One course in gender/sexuality or anthropology. Open to junior and seniors;  sophomores require permission from the professor; not open to first-year students. Limited to 18 students. Fall semester. Professor Karkazis.

Expectations

Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: Emphasis on readings, oral presentations, independent research, written work. Students with documented disabilities who will require accommodations in this course should be in consultation with Accessibility Services and reach out to the faculty member as soon as possible to ensure that accommodations can be made in a timely manner.

If Overenrolled: Priority given to SWAGS seniors and juniors, then to Anthropology and Sociology seniors and juniors, then to a balance of seniors and juniors from other Amherst departments and 5-college students, and finally to sophomores.

Keywords

Attention to Issues of Class, Attention to Issues of Gender and Sexuality, Attention to Issues of Race, Attention to Issues of Social Justice, Attention to Research

Course times and locations

SWAG 453 - L/D

Section 01
Th 01:30 PM - 04:15 PM CHAP 205

Offerings

2022-23: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Fall 2021