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ANTHROPOLOGY (L48)  (Dept. Info)Arts & Sciences  (Policies)SP2018

L48 Anthro 331Culture and Identity: Urban Ethnography in St. Louis3.0 Units
Description:How do we productively begin to observe and document the urban life around us? What possibilities arise from studying the city through ethnographic field methods? What are the political stakes of doing the crucial work of observation and documentation? These are the questions of urban ethnography, the deep study of urban life, environment, and culture. In this course, we begin with observation, learning tools to observe and document urban life. Readings cover ethnographic methods and also include classic and contemporary urban ethnographies that consider the city in conversation with issues of race, inequality, and identity such as poverty, segregation, processes of displacement, gentrification, neoliberalism, and cultural and expressive practices. The course also includes several fieldtrips to observe sites of culture in St. Louis such as Euclid Ave., Cherokee Street, and the Missouri History Museum, as well as the DUC and sites on campus. Throughout the course, students will practice ethnographic methods (including observation, writing field notes, conducting interviews, and documenting sights and sounds) to produce an ethnographic research project about a site of culture in St. Louis. The course fulfills the Fieldwork Requirement for American Culture Studies Majors.
Attributes:A&S IQHUMArchHUMArtCPSC, HUMBUBA, HUMENH
Instruction Type:Classroom instruction Grade Options:CPA Fees:
Course Type:IdentSame As:L98 330D  L40 3950Frequency:Unpredictable / History
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