ATH 370 - The Ethnography of Violence

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Muhlenberg College

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Description:

A crosscultural analysis of the definitions, causes, and resolutions to social violence and conflict and the anthropological theories and methods used to study them. The goal of this course is to impart analytical thinking with regard to situations of collective violence in diverse cultural milieus through an intensive study of contemporary ethnographic fields of conflict. Emphasis will be placed on the critical dissection of the cultural, economic, and political strategies and social factors influencing actors in their negotiations of dispute and strife. Topics to be examined include warfare, terrorism, political violence, riot, insurrection, torture, and mechanisms of social control. Prerequisite: ATH 205 Anthropological Theory or permission of instructor Meets general academic requirement W.

Credits:

4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.muhlenberg.edu

Phone Number:

(484) 664-3100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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