DU Ethnography Lab (DUEL)

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A Catalyst for Ethnographic Collaborations

The DU Ethnography Lab is a catalyst for interdisciplinary scholarship and learning opportunities surrounding ethnographic research through the ongoing collaboration among faculty, students and the broader community. The DU Ethnography Lab takes advantage of existing expertise across the University of Denver in order to support students’ goals and community partners’ needs.

About Our Lab

  • Our Purpose

    To serve as a catalyst for the multidisciplinary scholarship and learning of ethnography through the promotion of collaborations among faculty, students, and the broader community (McCormack et al., 2021, p. 195). 

  • Our Vision

    To engage in and encourage collaborations among faculty and students that help nurture knowledge and abilities, promote community collaborations, and maximize assets for ethnographic work (McCormack et al., 2021). 

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"I want to understand the meaning of your experience, to walk in your shoes, to feel things as you feel them, to explain things as you explain them. Will you become my teacher and help me understand?"
- Anthropologist James P. Spradley
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Our Research Community

DUEL serves as an intellectual hub for researchers, students and members of the wider community pursuing ethnographical study. 

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