Anthropology 241 - ANTHROPOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT

The Anthropology of Development compares three explanatory models -- modernization theory, dependency theory, and indigenous or alternative development -- to understand social change today. Who sponsors development programs and why? How are power, ethnicity, and gender relations affected? How do anthropologists contribute to and critique programs of social and economic development? The course will discuss issues of gender, health care, population growth, and economic empowerment with readings from Africa, Asia, Oceania, and Latin America. Not open to first-year students. Prerequisite: ANT 130 or permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 30.

Not open to first-years