You may register for this section if your EFS studio days are Monday/Wednesday/Friday.

The discipline of anthropology is in many ways defined by its reliance on ethnography, a term which can refer to both the method and product of anthropological research. Good ethnographic writing and research collects and disseminates powerful images. They are often presented as striking written vignettes designed to bring distant readers into worlds both strange and familiar. Along with an exploration of this type of visual writing, this course will prioritize visual approaches to ethnography, including sketches, photographs, comics, and film. The aim of this course is to familiarize students with the role of visual thinking in the anthropological canon, the theory used to interpret ethnographic images, and the practice of producing these types of images. Throughout the course, students will keep a handwritten journal/sketchbook to record observations from life. A final essay will draw from these observations with the theory and concepts we learn in class.

Transfer and upper-level students should register for one of the evening sections.

Major Requirement | BFA