| What is ethnography? |
Enthnography is a research method that aimes to understand the social perspectives of a culture. In the field, anthropologists scientifically record human culture through first hand observation and participation in the culture itself. Similarly, archeologists and historians, not able to make direct observations of times past, may engage in field simulations that recreate events or daily living activities experienced by the cultures they are studying. This process allows the social scientist to assume a stance that reveals details and attitudes that otherwise remain clouded. Ethnography is ultimately about community! The role-playing activities (simulated ethnographies) that you participate in as a student of history encourage you to personally inquire (ask questions), discover, and connect with the people and events that have shaped who we are and inform our future! The activities listed in this index focus on: |
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| Reference resources feature information that is commonly held as factual by experts. Using reference works you can gain a better understanding of what social and economic living conditions were at a given time, as revealed by intensive archeological and historical study. |
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| Secondary resources include additional resources that propose varied and sometimes opposing theories about the events that have shaped a culture. The reliability of secondary sources depends on the currency and accuracy of the research conducted to support the theories. |
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| Primary resources provide you with information as it was understood by participants in events. Diaries, photographs, documents, and breaking news all offer a first-hand perspective which will allow you to develop a point-of-view appropriate to the role you will be playing. |
Project 1: Meinberg (World Cultures-9)
CHINA: First Opium War (1839) Meinberg |
| CHINA: Black Saturday and the Rape of Nanking (1937) Meinberg |
| CHINA: Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) Meinberg |
| CHINA: Tiananmen Square (1989) Meinberg |
