Doing Global Research

Catalog description

Introduces students to interdisciplinary research methods and theories to conduct global research. Students build on concepts foundational to global studies by reading about and practicing variety of research methods including archival and oral history, interviews, mapping, textual analysis, and ethnography. Texts, discussions, and projects focus on theoretical frameworks engaging politics of research, approaching global research from below,reaching underrepresented populations and social groups, exploring connections between power and knowledge, nontraditional and creative formats for research. Course examines how interdisciplinary research can expand traditional fields.