Anthropology 350 - Issues in Contemporary Anthropological Theory
Issues in Contemporary Theory
Spring
2020
01
4.00
Matthew Watson
W 07:15PM-10:05PM
Mount Holyoke College
109841
Shattuck Hall 203
mcwatson@mtholyoke.edu
This course explores the major theoretical frameworks developed and debated by anthropologists of the past two decades. It covers core issues in anthropological epistemology, the relationship of ethnography to social and cultural theory, trends in anthropological analysis, and the place of anthropological theory in broader academic and public discourses.
This course is limited to seniors.; Prereq: 8 credits in Anthropology.