Methodologies & Epistemologies.

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This course provides a supportive space where students can further develop their social justice skills as producers and consumers of research. Taking a critical examination of research methods, students will: (1) Think about the purpose of methodology, how it is idealized/theorized, and enacted; (2) Understand the kinds of ethical, social, and political dilemmas methodologies present; (3) Discuss and explore traditional and explicitly critical methods and how they function in relation to existing asymmetrical power dynamics within academia, communities, and institutions; and, (4) Learn how researchers address these concerns and develop their methodological practices.