Resources
Resources for DU’s Ethnographers
Explore the resources members of the DU Ethnography Lab (DUEL) have collected for everything ethnography-related. Learn about our Ethnography Lab space, which provides a venue for students to share their projects and receive feedback. Check out recent works published by our community, and some of our favorite outside resources. And be sure to check out our instructional videos.
The Ethnography Lab produces instructional videos to support ethnographic research.
Works & Publications
The University of Denver Ethnography Lab: Fostering a WAC Community of Practice
By Kamila Kinyon and Alejandro Cerón
Chapter 2 in "Adapting the Past to Reimagine Possible Futures: Celebrating and Critiquing WAC at 50."
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Barriers to Student Engagement with Waste Diversion: Recycling and Composting Practices on the University of Denver Campus
Edited by Izzy Beltran and Madeline Bonner (2022)
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Bringing People Back into Public Health Data: Community Feedback on a Set of Visualization Tools – Summary Report,
By Alejandro Cerón, Mia Glover, Quisi Rodriguez-Oregel and Dani Thompson (2022)
Esencial Colorado: Project Protect Food Systems Workers
Collaboration with FrontLine Farming and DU Ethnography Lab (2022)
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Understanding Campus Environmental Sustainability: A Thematic Analysis of Interviews with Facilities Management Staff and Administrators at the University of Denver
Edited by Alejandro Cerón and Dinko Hanaan Dinko (2022)
Teaching Ethnography and Writing: Experiential Learning, Communities of Practice, and Social Justice
By Kamila Kinyon and Alejandro Cerón
Food Insecurity at the University of Denver: A Qualitative Exploratory Study to Identify Challenges and Opportunities for Improvements Around Food Insecurity on DU’s Campus
Co-edited by Amanda Cali and Clayton Kempf. Co-authored by 28 students in 'The Social Determination of Health' class in Spring 2024.
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#DUSomething! A Qualitative Exploratory Study to Identify Challenges and Opportunities for Improvement in DU's Response to Sexual Harassment and Assault
Edited by Alejandro Cerón. Co-authored by 16 students in the 'Ethnographic Methods' class in winter 2024.
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Items Published in 2021
- Contextualizing the Health of U.S. Farmworkers, by Gabrielle Hyde (2021)
- How Racialization Shapes Work Conditions for H2A Migrant Farmworkers, by Zoi Johns (2021)
- Hearts of Service, People Like Us, by Gabrielle Hyde with Kassandra Neiss (2021)
- Building Community Through Ethnography in Action to Catalyze Student, Faculty, and Community Collaborations, by Penske McCormack, Zoi Johns, Kassandra Neiss, Kamila Kinyon and Alejandro Cerón (2021)
Additional Resources
The New Ethnographer
Community dedicated to improve safety, ethics and wellbeing while doing fieldwork.
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EPIC: Advancing the Value of Ethnography in Industry
A global community centered on the value of ethnographic thinking in the for-profit sector.
Innovative Social Research Methods
Public Facebook Group An interdisciplinary group of social researchers, offers stimulating discussions relevant to ethnographic methods.
The Ethnographic Mind Blog
This blog by Jay Hasbrouck, linked to his private practice, explores the links between ethnographic thinking and innovation in different settings.
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Anthro{Dendum}: A Sociocultural Anthropology Blog
Bloggers offer ethnographic perspectives on a variety of issues.
Ethnographic Project, Work-in-progress Community
For students at any stage of their ethnographic project, the DU Ethnography Lab offers a space where you can share your work-in-progress, get feedback, and feel part of a community of ethnographers. Ask for access by emailing EthnographyLab@du.edu.
Help Us Grow
If you have any suggestions for ethnographic resources, email the link and a short description to the DUEL listserv.
Featured Courses
ANTH 3750
Ethnographic Methods
About this Course
In this course, students study the art and science of ethnographic research methods, conduct quarter-long field research projects, and write practice ethnographies. The course requires students to apply the American Anthropological Association's Code of Ethics in their research and to write Institutional Review Board applications for their projects. Course readings include texts on ethnographic methods as well as controversial and exemplary ethnographic publications for student dissection and debate.
ANTH 3875
Research Methods in Anthropology
About this Course
This course offers an in-depth introduction to anthropological research methods with the aim of providing students with the tools necessary to design a coherent research proposal. Starting with the notion that anthropological research is a scientific endeavor, the course offers knowledge and skills that allow for a systematic application of qualitative and quantitative methods to respond to research questions. This course is required for all anthropology graduate students, and suggested for advanced undergraduates who are working on senior theses, and have an interest in anthropological research. The course is also open to non-anthropology students interested in anthropological research.
ANTH 2010
Cultural Anthropology
About this Course
This course is an introduction to cultural anthropology. As one of anthropology’s main sub-fields, cultural anthropology provides conceptual and analytical tools for a comprehensive understanding of culture and its manifestations. It is concerned with the ways in which individual experience is inserted in social and historical contexts, providing meanings to everyday life. We will explore ideas and behaviors related to culture in different societies and social groups. Topics include culture, meaning, development, globalization, experience, kinship, identity, social hierarchy, and conflict. Course material combines introductory readings, academic articles and films with the analysis of journalistic pieces addressing currently important issues. It also combines the study of culture in the United States with that of other countries. Class meetings will consist of lectures to introduce topics and concepts and group discussions to apply the concepts and examine them critically. Students will also work on an ethnographic project, derived from the service-learning component that consists on volunteering with Casa de Paz, an Aurora, Colorado non-profit organization that offers support to migrants recently released from detention.