ANTH 4390 - Issues in South American Ethnography

Institution:

Western Michigan University

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Employing ethnographies about South America, this course is designed to acquaint students with various methodological, theoretical, and topical orientations in ethnographies of the region. Specific issues to be considered may include the cultures of indigenous peoples, religious practices and conversions, the lives of women in indigenous and cosmopolitan settings, ethnicity and race, and the effects of "modernization'' on families, children, and health. This course is approved as a writing-intensive course which may fulfill the baccalaureate-level writing requirement of the student's curriculum. Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ANTH 2400. Credits: 3 hours

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wmich.edu

Phone Number:

(269) 387-1000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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