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ANTH-320 Ethnographic Imagination
Fall only
Using ethnographic case studies from a wide range of regions, this course provides an overview of anthropological approaches. Cultural analysis, historical interpretation, and well-known debates in anthropology are covered by reading classics as well as more experimental contemporary monographs. Through readings and class discussion, students are encouraged to consider numerous schools of anthropological thought, and how methodology interrelates with theory. Functional analysis, life histories, collaborative ‘action anthropology’ projects, multi-site studies and ‘auto-ethnography’ are included in the range of anthropological styles. Themes critical to our understanding of current world issues are featured, including identity politics, ‘race,’ gender, nationalism, urban dislocation, development, ecology, violence and globalization.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
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ANTH-320-01 The Ethnographic Imagination
Spring only
An overview of the ways in which anthropologists have studied and written about cultural systems in a number of world regions. Using ethnographic case studies, the course explores the nature of anthropological research, concentrating on various schools of thought and approaches to ethnography, including early functionalism and more contemporary ethnography that focuses on experimental writing, collaborative ethnography, and historical approaches to studying culture. The anthropologists we will be reading examine such issues as “race,” political organization, gender roles, identity politics, the city, and violence.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
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