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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2014
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ANTH 441 001 (CRN: 22948)
EXPLORING THE UNDERGROUND
Long Title: EXPLORING THE UNDERGROUND THROUGH ETHNOGRAPHY
Department: Anthropology
Instructor: Ballestero, Andrea
Meeting: 2:30PM - 5:29PM T (13-JAN-2014 - 25-APR-2014)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Research
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Section Max Enrollment: 0 (permission required) Instructor Permission Required
Section Enrolled: 3
Enrollment data as of: 4-MAY-2024 8:29PM
Description: This class will be a hands-on research experience to explore the meaning and uses of "the underground and the subterranean" across diverse communities. Students will review existing academic literature and artistic forms of expression that explore the meaning of the underground of r scientists, activists, artists, and everyday citizens. Students will also conduct fieldwork (interviews and participant observation) with Houston communities to understand what practices bring people close to that which is not immediately visible.