ANT 296S - Topic:Anthropology of Violence

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Pace University-New York

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New Core: Fulfills 3 credits in Area of Knowledge V. Course Description: Everyday in the United States, we are faced with a barrage of conflicting messages about violence. Questions such as whether violence is ever legitimate, how much or how little is necessary, and what constitutes violence are but a few examples that muddle discussions on the topic. This course seeks to examine violence on the local and global levels through the lens of anthropology. We will explore the topic of violence in its many forms including but not limited to physical, economic, intimate, symbolic, structural, political, and familial violence as experienced through war, terror, domestic violence, police misconduct, imperialism and a host of other expressions. Through this course, students will learn to situate information about violence that they encounter through the news, interpersonal communication, experience, and the internet, etc. within a context of culturally and historically rooted dimensions of power and oppression. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Tutorial Dyson College Arts & Sciences College Anthropology Department Course Attributes: Area of Knowledge V, Inquiry and Exploration

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pace.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 346-1200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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