Ethnographic Practice in the Latino Community:
Course Outline

April 2, 1996

The Research Process

April 4, 1996

Epistemology: Representation and the Competing Claims of Knowledge and Truth

April 9, 1996

Latino Los Angeles

April 11, 1996

Research Partial Committed Knowledge and Empowerment

April 16, 1996

Selecting a Site

April 18, 1996

Critical Ethnography

April 23, 1996

Fieldnotes

April 25, 1996

Participant Observation

April 30, 1996

Biography and Voice: Naming the World

May 2, 1996

The Practice of Interviewing and biographical co-construction

May 7, 1996

Presentation and Discussion of Interviews

May 9, 1996

Issues: Insiders Outsiders and Ethics

May 14, 1996

Thematic Development

May 16, 1996

Writing Up Themes

May 21, 1996

Historical Context

May 23, 1996

Demographic and Socio-Economic Indicators

May 28, 1996

Community Organizations

May 30, 1996

Designing Qualitative Research

June 4, 1996

Oral Presentations

June 6, 1996

Oral Presentations