Designers commonly use ethnographic methods, and social scientists often adopt design practices, economies, cultures, and artifacts as their subjects of study. This class delves into an exploration of the tools, perspectives, positions, and sociopolitics of these disciplines and practices. What are ways that they can learn from and inform one another? We will begin our semester by examining the ways anthropology and design intersect, become entangled, and encourage critique of and with each other. Interweaving practical exercises with conceptual work, students will be encouraged to engage in course materials through multiple modalities. Throughout the semester we’ll host guest lectures and take field trips to see these methods in action, and students will have the opportunity to conduct a final research project, which could take the form of a written research paper, an ethnographic report, or a research-based creative project. While this seminar serves as the core course for the Anthropology and Design track, graduate students from across the university are encouraged to enroll. Permission Required. Please fill out this form to request permission to register.