Anthropology 256 - Political Anthropology

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Haverford College

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Description:

SO Staff This course considers politics as what groups of people do to affect their social conditions, and examines how their ability to affect those conditions is organized and controlled. Through the reading of ethnography and anthropological theory, we will raise questions about how "leaderless" societies organize social action, about the interrelations of gender, bodies, and politics, and about the ways in which power is exercised and contested in different societies. We will discuss how modern states arose and what impact they have had on the peoples they incorporate and on options for political action in contemporary complex global political systems. Prerequisite: One other course in Anthropology or Peace Studies, or consent of the instructor. (Satisfies the social justice requirement.) Offered occasionally.

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.haverford.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 896-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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