PSYC 109: Redesigned: Qualitative Practices (2023-current) Syllabus
Covers the principles of engagement in qualitative inquiry, with particular emphasis on observing, interviewing, and analyzing people in interaction.
PSYC 109: Qualitative Methods in Psychology (1992-2019) (Syllabus)
Covers the principles of engagement in qualitative inquiry, with particular emphasis on taking observation notes, collecting and analyzing verbal interview data, and analyzing people in interaction.
PSYC 306: Qualitative Methods – An International Forum (Spring 2023) Syllabus
A graduate-level introductory seminar into qualitative research, its conceptual roots, covering the ontological and epistemological concerns, but centering on the methodological issues surrounding contemporary psychological research. Textbook readings will be supplemented with contemporary articles on ethnography, ethnomethodology, discourse and narrative analysis.
FYI 040: Family, Friendship, Romance (love) — Through the Lens of Time Travel (2024) Syllabus
Exploring the discourse of ‘family,’ ‘friendship,’ and ‘romance’ through the lens of ‘Time Travel’ requires that you (i) love watching movies, (ii) love the genre of ‘Time Travel,’ and (iii) are open to dissect and analyze the movies we watch. Starting from the assumption that the differences in how we make sense in the ways we talk discourse) with family members, friends, and romantic partners are formative in how we form and make sense of our own identities, we will use contemporary time travel movies – from different cultures/countries and employing different kinds of time travel techniques – to learn about identity in relation to those three realms of human relationships.
ENG 040: Exploring Identities Across Borders: From Tourism to Ethnography — Unlearning American Exceptionalism (2022-2024) Syllabus
In this course we will explore identities of the people on both sides of the Moselle-river that separates Luxembourg and Germany. Conversing with local residents is our opportunity to move from tourists to becoming ethnographers, i.e., learning about history/histories, language/languages – with a focus on their intersecting local (community), regional, national, and trans-national identities as Europeans and global citizens.