Special Topics in Global Health (390-0-25)
Topic
(Re)mixing Qualitative Methods
Instructors
Charlayne Francesia Mitchell
Meeting Info
Parkes Hall 212: Tues, Thurs 9:30AM - 10:50AM
Overview of class
In this upper-level course exploring approaches to meld traditional data collection methods with alternative techniques, students will review decolonizing ways that Black/African American individuals have used to reveal their truths and construct and reconstruct images of themselves. Students will explore how these same processes can be applied in public health data collection to be inclusive and validate the methods and ways of knowing that have assisted underserved, underheard, and underrepresented communities in advocating for justice to survive. Course readings will consist of text that provides a critical lens to view qualitative data collection methods through and will include studies in historical and traumatic violence that underscore how people living in Black bodies work to survive by Joy DeGruy and the negotiating processes that Black individuals use to exercise agency and evaluate systemic oppressions that impede how they navigate life as articulated by authors such as Patricia Hill Collins, Kimberlé Crenshaw, Richard Delgado, and Jean Stefancic.
Class Materials (Required)
All course materials will be accessible on Canvas.
Class Attributes
No Freshmen