Introduction to major issues in anthropological theory. Focus on key concepts in the discipline, important authors, and development of and debates over theoretical issues. Required for and limited to anthropology majors; satisfies the Junior Year Writing requirement for anthropology majors.

In this course, you will learn about language, race, and inequality in the contemporary United States. The course will cover theories of how and why languages and speakers come to be associated with racialized stereotypes, as well as how linguistic discrimination continues to be perpetuated in the U.S. today. We will read a variety of case studies in order to learn about the ways in which language and race are intertwined in education, mass media, material culture, and our everyday interactions.

Independent Study

Independent Study

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Independent Study

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This class brings together students and community members who are currently engaged in activist and organizing work to confront state violence, including: mass incarceration, the criminalizing of immigrants, policies that promote gentrification and displacement, and the school to prison pipeline, among others. The class is structured around a series of workshops and readings on critical organizing skills and concepts, as well as intentional relationship building between participants.