UMass Boston

TESTIMONIOS: Epistemologies, Methodologies, Pedagogies

Course #: EDLDRS 756, Class #: 5409, Section #: 01

Description

This advanced research methods course is designed to advance students¿ understanding of critical narrative traditions, with a focus on Testimonio Inquiry Analysis (TIA). The course is divided into two parts. First, students will explore the epistemological, methodological, and pedagogical origins of Testimonios, a non-Western tradition of knowledge production. In the second part of the class, students will focus on research design and scholarly writing that incorporates their understanding of critical narrative design. Using a writer¿s workshop model that is collaborative, supportive, and rigorous, writing topics include generating writing ideas, managing your time around writing, outlining, drafting, editing, style and grammar, and publishing, with the goal of bringing to completion one writing project.