Advanced Methods in Comparative studies in race and ethnicity

This course examines the key theoretical paradigms issues themes and debates as well as the methodological approach is in the field of critical race and comparative ethnic studies. The course also assesses the relative strengths and weaknesses of key methodological paradigms. Perspectives and methods include ethnographic methods, oral history, archival research, literary and cultural analysis, artistic projects as well as decolonizing, queer theory, Gender studies, and indigenous methodologies. This course uses individual project studies to examine how comparative and relational problems are posed as research projects, how we construct research questions and interrogate those questions, and which methodological approaches are best suited to frame projects, And engage in meaningful research That actively engages ethics, considerations of impact on community and the most powerful format of expression. Traditional academic papers, web based communication such as ESRI as well as multi media artistic musical and performative projects are explored