Classes

    ANTHRO 3626 - Research Design/Proposal Writing

    Semester: 

    Fall

    Offered: 

    2023

    Prof. Gabriella Coleman
    W 3:00 PM - 5:45 PM

    This course is part seminar, part practicum. Its purpose is to help students conceptualize and design a research project, to craft effective research and grant proposals, and to prepare for ethnographic and archival work. The first and longest part of the course will focus on formulating a researchable project, in all its various elements; how to write a statement of problem, to frame arguments/theses, to situate work in the appropriate anthropological literature/s, to develop a methodological approach, and...

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    ANTHRO 3628 - Anthropological Research Methods

    Semester: 

    Spring

    Offered: 

    2024

    TBA
     

    This course offers a conceptual overview of research methods used by anthropologists. We will hear from faculty members their experience of doing fieldwork—from formulating a research question, choosing a site, entering the field to ethical issues they face in the field. Students will not only learn about but also practice these various methods and reflect on their projects in lights of the discussion about methods. To that end, students will complete several exercises and craft a method paper for their own project.

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    ANTHRO 3636 - Pedagogy in Anthropology

    Semester: 

    Spring

    Offered: 

    2024

    Department Chair
    TBA

    This course has two aims: 1) to provide graduate students with the necessary training to be effective Teaching Fellows at Harvard, and 2) to give you the tools to develop your own approach to critical pedagogy in the field of Anthropology. Required for graduate students in the Spring of their second year. Classes will also be advertised to all Anthropology graduate students as optional Pedagogy Workshops for professional development. While discussions will be tailored to the unique challenges of teaching in Anthropology (across Archaeology and Social...

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