CMN 740 (01) - Seminar in Communication Research and Theory

Seminar in Com/Autoethnography

Durham Liberal Arts::Communication
Credits: 4.0
Class Size: 12 
Term:  Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
CRN:  56288
Grade Mode:  Letter Grading
In-depth concentration on particular theoretical and methodological orientations within communication research. Orientations vary by semester. May be repeated barring duplication of subject. Students are required to have taken two 500 level CMN courses (C-) to take this course, unless granted instructor permission.
Section Comments: Course Title: Autoethnography
Instructor Approval Required. Contact Instructor for permission then register through Webcat.
Prerequisite(s): CMN 455 with minimum grade of C and CMN 456 with minimum grade of C and CMN 457 with minimum grade of C
Only listed campus in section: Durham
Classes not allowed in section: Freshman, Sophomore
Only listed majors in section: CMN:BUSAPPL:: Communication: Business Applications||CMN:MEDIA:: Communication: Media Practices||COMMUNICATION:: Communication
Attributes:  Writing Intensive Course
Instructors:  Mike Alvarez

Times & Locations

Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/23/2024 5/6/2024 MW 2:10pm - 3:30pm MCC 230

Additional Course Details:

Course Title & Description: Autoethnography -  This capstone course will provide students with an in-depth understanding of the theory, method, and ethics of autoethnography. As the name implies, autoethnography explores cultural phenomena through the lens of lived experience, connecting biography with history, psyche with society, self with other. The class will learn about and experiment with various autoethnographic forms (e.g., evocative, analytical, performance, multi-voiced, layered accounts), and each student will undertake a semester-long autoethnographic project, which they will perform at the end of the semester and revise for potential submission to a journal. Ultimately, students will come to appreciate the power of autoethnography and personal narrative to shine light on terrains of human experience that are unreachable via traditional research methods. They will also develop a relational ethics of care towards the subjects of their inquiry. Additional course info for CMN 740 (01) - Seminar in Communication Research and Theory