Decolonizing Methodologies
ANTH 898/GEOG 804: Decolonizing Methodologies
Spring 2025: Tuesdays 3:30 – 6:00pm, Alumni Hall 203, with Dr. Maya Berry and Dr. Sara Smith
Decolonizing Methodologies is the core required course for UNC’s Graduate Certificate in Participatory Research. The course uses readings, discussion, and workshop techniques to critically engage political and epistemological questions related to knowledge production, to explore the promise of participatory methodologies, and to introduce the politics, problems, and practice of engaged research. The commitment to democratizing research and the importance of respect for the knowledge, understandings and values of the community are emphasized throughout the course. Different means of ensuring community input into the steps of the research, and of increasing the value of the research for the community will be explored. Students will spend the final portion of the class developing and workshopping their own participatory research projects.
HOW TO APPLY FOR THIS COURSE:
- Registration for this popular course is by permission of instructor. Because it often has a waitlist, our application process exists to ensure that current GCPR students can get a seat, and it helps instructors begin to plan for the semester. If you have questions about seat availability for this semester, please email the course instructors.
- If you’re interested in registering for this course, please complete the application form by Sunday, October 20, 2024. Admitted students will be enrolled by the instructors’ departments. We intend to notify students of their enrollment status by the end of October.
- *Please note that the course number will change each spring to align with the departments of each instructor. Please contact participatoryresearch@unc.edu if you have any questions or trouble enrolling.