SOC 334 - Ethnography in Southern Mexico (4 cr.)

Classroom instruction in ethnographic techniques combined with extended field trip throughout the rural region of Southern Mexico, including Chiapas and Oaxaca, visiting a variety of environments (cloud forest, rain forest, Pacific coast mangrove regions, coffee-growing highlands), communities and indigenous peoples. Independent residence in rural indigenous community for ethnographic research. Enrollment limited to students participating in the Southern Mexico Program. SOC334 and LAS334 are bilingual, English and Spanish. SPA334 fieldwork and written work are in Spanish.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): for LAS334 and SOC334: SPA214, SOC304/LAS304. Prerequisite(s) for SPA334: SPA315, SOC304/LAS304, or POI.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall