Anthropology 200 - COLQ IN ANTHROPOLOGY

Spring
2013
01
4.00
Elliot Fratkin

MW 02:40-04:00

Smith College
37870-S13
SEELYE 109
efratkin@smith.edu
This course is designed to introduce students to the variety of methods of inquiry used for research in the Anthropology. Students will be introduced to methods of locating and analyzing information and sources, developing research questions, and writing in the course of the semester. Course topics will vary. Normally taken in the Sophomore or Junior year. Prerequisite: ANT 130. Enrollment limited to anthropology majors and minors. Enrollment limited to 20 This year's topic will be anthropological approaches to human rights and the role of anthropologist in human rights organizations. Our focus will be on the rights of vulnerable populations to land, cultural heritage, and civil rights; these vulnerable populations include national minorities, indigenous peoples, women and homosexuals. Students will explore definitions of human rights, focusing on a particular group's movement towards self-identification, epresentation, and political participation. (E)

Topic: Anthropology and Human Rights. Limited to ANT minors and Limited to ANT majors

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.