OSUN Theme: Liberal Arts and Sciences
Qualitative Research Methods
Term: January 30, 2024 – May 14, 2024Level: 300-Level
Day/Time: Tuesday 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM EST
Instructor: Victor Apryshchenko, Bard College
The course seeks to expand the range of voices involved in the researching and writing global history. Employing the same networked, blended model used in ‘A History of the World’, the course trains students in history methods and project design. Students, collaborating with each other and with instructor, develop and answer research questions before carrying out independent research projects. At the end of the course, they share their findings with the class, creating opportunities for students to see and explore connections, parallels, and intersections between their diverse projects. The course inverts traditional hierarchies of knowledge production by helping displaced learners and their neighbors build the research and critical thinking skills needed to create and share historical narratives—turning them from consumers to producers of historical knowledge.
Credits: 4 US / 8 ECTS