This course provides intensive training in concepts and techniques for conducting different anthropological research methods giving due emphasis on qualitative methodology, which includes: Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), In-depth interviews, Case Studies, Participant Observations, the genealogical methods and so on. It also deals with major issues in anthropological methods such as ethical considerations in ethnography, emic and etic perspectives as well as the various methods that are essential to collect compile and analyze data. Consequently, students would be equipped with basic skills of anthropological research methods and would be potentially capable to undertake field works.
- Teacher: Kansite Gellebo
This course articulates gender roles in one’s culture
and society. Cases related to gender,
culture and society are investigated and presented for discussion. The course also considers the norms of
society and how it unites or contradicts the various roles exhibited by
individuals. The cross-cultural
perspectives of gender roles, together with the various sociological and
anthropological theories, are given a major concern in the discourse. The major theme of this course material is
to foster understanding and insight to such fundamental, often global issues as
gender and its conception in different cultures; and its implication in
development.
- Teacher: Bharathi Bheesetty
- Creation: Bharathi Bheesetty
This course articulates gender roles in one’s culture and society. Cases related to gender, culture and society are investigated and presented for discussion. The course also considers the norms of society and how it unites or contradicts the various roles exhibited by individuals. The cross-cultural perspectives of gender roles, together with the various sociological and anthropological theories, are given a major concern in the discourse. The major theme of this course material is to foster understanding and insight to such fundamental, often global issues as gender and its conception in different cultures; and its implication in development.
This course is aimed at exploring the IKS of various cultural groups.