ANT 3128 Political Anthropology
3 units
Anthropology
Faculty of Social Sciences
Introduction to the study of political life and politics from an anthropological perspective. The focus is on both historical and contemporary anthropological debates around conceptions of power, authority and political organization. Course topics may include governance and biopolitics, states and statelessness, nationalism and nation-building, violence and militarization, post-colonialism and post-socialist transformation, multiculturalism and identity politics, activism and social movements, and public policy.
Components:
Lecture
Requirements:
Prerequisite: 9 course units in anthropology (ANT) or 54 university course units
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