Anthropology 345 - Flexible States:Anthropology of Capitalism and Transnationalism

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Bard College

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Africana Studies, GIS, Human Rights This course examines formations of contemporary capitalism and its multiple global manifestations. Drawing on a variety of post-Marxist and new liberal historical and ethnographic works, it focuses on studies of national and transnational identities in relation to the "neoliberal" nation-state in"developing" countries. By contrasting notions ofcitizenship and cultural identifications, the course addresses the analytic gap between institutional forms of power and the ways in which people experience and identify with, and against, these structures. It suggests ways to theorize the changing relationships between the state and global capitalism, and considers identity within the contradictions of the (postcolonial) state. Finally, it addresses how people negotiate institutional forms of power in relation to the structures of the postcolonial state and specific "agents" of capitalism:i.e., free markets, global corporations, and international donor agents. Many examples are drawn from Africa.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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