Community-Engaged Qualitative Research: The Other 1%
CSPL 306
Fall 2024
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01
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| Crosslisting:
ENVS 322 |
This course will focus on context-specific, community-based participatory research methods. The first research project undertaken in this class (2023, 2024) will be investigating agricultural justice in Connecticut, gathering the stories and experiences of the 1% of farmers in Connecticut who are BIPOC. The goal of the project is to uncover and work towards dismantling some of the barriers to farming that currently exist for those populations (including bias in USDA grants, unequal access to resources and information through ag extension, etc.). Students will learn theories and methods of community-engaged research and CBPR through scholarly study and hands-on experience gathering and analyzing qualitative and ethnographic data, primarily interviews and observations, with a focus on using techniques of photo voice and Lightfoot's methods of portraiture in social science research. Students should be prepared to engage deeply with community members. In addition, this course will include a module using movement-based inquiry with a visiting artist/scholar. Some travel within Connecticut and farm visits outside of class time will be required. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS ALLB |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Credit/Unsatisfactory |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (ENVS-MN)(ENVS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
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Lareau, Annette (2021). Listening to People: A Practical Guide to Interviewing, Participant Observation, Data Analysis, and Writing it All UP. Chicago, IL. The University of Chicago Press
Lawrence-Lightfoot, Sara & Davis, Jessica Hoffman (1997) The Art & Science of Portraiture. San Francisco, CA. Josey-Bass
Articles available on Moodle.
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Examinations and Assignments:
: Weekly reading synopses & fieldwork reflections; analytic memos; online research; and final report. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
: Please email professor Amy Grillo for permission of instructor. |
| Instructor(s): Grillo,Amy Times: ...W... 01:20PM-04:10PM; Location: TBA |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 12 | Permission of instructor approval will be granted by the instructor during pre-registration through the Electronic Portfolio. Click "Add to My Courses" and "To request a POI electronically, click here" to submit your request. |
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