Traditionally, ethnography was conceived as the objective study of exotic Others. In this course, we will survey feminist ethnographic debates that approach ethnography as emotional labor that has never been value-neutral, but rather “partial” in the sense of incomplete and interested (Haraway 1988). We will also approach ethnographic research as embedded in broader “affective economies” (Ahmed 2004) that include humanitarianism, colonialism, development, and human rights. By centering ethnography as a “matter of care” (Puig de la Bella Casa 2017), we will ask questions such as how and why we are affectively drawn to our research and how we practice ethnography with an eye towards ethnographic accountability.

Prerequisites: ANTH 2

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Raquel Pacheco
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ANTH135 . Pacheco R 7 Months Ago

The material was hefty but allowed to learn more on what was intended. A harsh grader, and never seemed satisfied with any group project. Every major assign. was a group project. Instructions were vague & expected beyond that from the class. Poor feedback given. After attending every lecture, assignment, & asking for feedback, I ended with a B+.

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ANTH135 . Pacheco R 7 Months Ago

Professor Pacheco is very knowledgeable, and I did learn a lot from her Anth 135. However, her feedback is unnecessarily harsh and she does not provide examples of how her students could improve. Some feedback seems opinion based instead of objective. Does not give clear criteria for projects. Fair grades but extremely harsh criticism!

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ANTH135 . Pacheco R 7 Months Ago

This class may seem easy, however the grading criteria for the projects are ambiguous and ask for unnecessarily hard connections between class material. Also, participation is heavily graded yet you need to be constantly talking in order to get full points, and I mean CONSTANTLY. Easy enough if you do all the projects and participate.

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ANTH135 . Pacheco R 7 Months Ago

brofr dont do it it seems easy but she just crashed out because nobody did the readings lmao and said everyone in the class is losing points

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ANTH129 . Pacheco R 1 Year, 5 Months Ago

Super kind prof!! It was my first time taking a course like this (with many readings and very cultural anthropology based) so I was nervous but she was so kind, thoughtful, and easy to talk too. I enjoyed the final paper and felt that it was not a hard class overall.

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ANTH135 . Pacheco R 1 Year, 7 Months Ago

She's honestly a great professor. Just be mindful that she deducts points from your attendance grade if you're late to class! Your grade is based on group presentations, and they're on class readings. Overall a super caring professor who wants to hear your opinion on class readings!

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