Phenomenology

The goal of this seminar is to explore the phenomenological method in ethnographic and historical research. We will discuss work by Merleau-Ponty, Husserl, Levinas, Freud, Stein, Petitmengin, Joelle Proust, James, and others in the context of ethnographic and historical work which sets out to understand subjective experiences like depression, trauma, identity, mysticism, taste and despair. Prerequisite: By instructor consent. Significant work outside of class time is expected of the student in this course.