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ANTH-452 Topics in the Anthropology of France

ANTH-452 Topics in the Anthropology of France
Fall only
Faculty:
  • Terrio, Susan
  • This course introduces students to important theories on class structures, social reproduction, colonialism and post-colonialism in contemporary France. Course themese include the interplay between language, culture and nation; the reproduction of class relations; immigration, ethnicity and race; human rights and the law. Examples to be studied in depth include: 1) the rise of diaporic youth vernaculars and cultural forms; 2) the passage of the controversial 2004 law banning religious symbols in state institutions 3) illegal immigration and the humanitarian exception; 4) youth crime, the juvenile justice system, and the 2005 riots.
    Credits: 3
    Prerequisites: FREN-431

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    Fall '09: Terrio, Susan (file download)
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