Ethnography

Catalog description

Provides doctoral students with the groundwork necessary to undertake ethnographic research on a wide range of theatre and performance contexts, including staged theatre, ritual, and performance in everyday life. We engage key issues relating to this methodology, including tools for engagement (interviews, participant-observation, surveys) and the complex ethics of studying other human beings. Melds theory and practice by incorporating a number of exercises based on original fieldwork students conduct locally during the quarter.