CAST 300 - Situated Research

Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 4 hours
Attribute: 4SS, WR, CD
This field-based methods course integrates seminar discussion of methodologies and theory with field research to explore issues of power and hierarchical cultural formations. Weekly fieldwork in an internship and texts pertaining to interpersonal relations in American culture will provide the foundation for projects and written assignments. Students will present, discuss, and engage with methodological, theoretical, and ethical questions arising from field research and work with the instructor in writing an analytical close-reading of cultural formations.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: G. Perez
Consent of the Instructor Required? Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
Note: Must be taken with CAST 301