Embodied Ethnography: Sense and Sensuality in Mexico City

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This arts ethnography intensive trains students in methods of gathering, exploring, analyzing, and presenting ethnographic data based in creative arts. Sketching, photography, and improvisation methods will be used by students in their observation, engagement, documentation, integration, and presentation of their findings on aspects of culture in Mexico City. In this course, students will extensively engage with Mexico City's material culture and history, and in tandem with hands-on arts training and development, will develop an independent or small group project culminating in a final presentation. The course combines critical and practical learning through activities such as seminars and site visits, as well as interactive workshops in creative writing, sketching, photography, and improvisation.