Ethnic Studies Research Approaches and Perspectives

by Fong, Timothy P.

• ISBN13: 9780759111417
• ISBN10: 0759111413
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-05-02
• Publisher: AltaMira Press

Summary

Study of ethnic groups and race relations have always existed in the academy, primarily in the areas of sociology and anthropology. However, grassroots movements for ethnic studies programs and departments came about with very different agendas for the study of these groups. It is surprising, then, that relatively few books devoted to these methods exist to document and promote this innovation among succeeding generations of graduate students, as well as current academics and professional practitioners. Ethnic Studies Research synthesizes and benchmarks ethnic studies methodologies as interdisciplinary modes of inquiry, providing state-of-the-art summary chapters on key methods and issues, extensive bibliographies, and promising new directions for the future.

Author Biography

Timothy P. Fong is director of the Asian American studies program and professor of ethnic studies at California State University, Sacramento.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Perspectives
Ethnic Studies: Preparing for the Future	p. 17
Crafting Ethnic Studies	p. 33
Ethnic or World Studies: A Historian's Path of Discovery	p. 59
Learning from the Outsider Within: The Sociological Significance of Black Feminist Thought	p. 93
Posing Questions, Approaching Research
Research through Imperial Eyes	p. 125
Technique, Art, or Cultural Practice? Ethnic Epistemology in Latino Qualitative Studies	p. 143
Riddles, Rhythms, and Rhymes: Toward an Understanding of Methodological Issues and Possibilities in Black/Africana Studies	p. 179
Methodological Intersections of Race, Sexuality, and Ethnography	p. 219
Breaking Borders, Boundaries, and Color Lines
Ethnic Studies and Interdisciplinarity	p. 243
Literary Matters: Research Methods in Reading Ethnic Literatures	p. 257
Chicano/a Literary and Visual Arts: Intertextuality of Three Iconic Figures-La Llorona, La Malinche, and the Virgin of Guadalupe	p. 281
Bricolage and the Quest for Multiple Perspectives: New Approaches to Research in Ethnic Studies	p. 313
Teaching and Doing Ethnic Studies Research in the Classroom
Lessons from an Activist Intellectual: Participatory Research, Teaching, and Learning for Social Change	p. 353
Developing and Sustaining Community Research Methods and Meanings in Asian American Studies Coursework	p. 367
A Pedagogy for Ethnic Studies: Experiences and Methods for Teaching	p. 399
Teaching about White Racism in the United States: Does It Make a Difference?	p. 427
Epilogue: Community Praxis
Ethnic Studies Community Collaboration and Activism: Bridging Theory and Practice	p. 453
The Story of a Collaborative Project	p. 469
Bibliography	p. 491
Index	p. 539
About the Editor and Contributors	p. 555
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