ANTH 203 - Indigenous People,Global Development,and Human Rights

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Wellesley College

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NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. The course focuses on the processes and consequences of the encroachment of Western societies on indi-genous peoples. We will examine issues raised by colonial enterprises that continue to be crucial to the current situations of indigenous societies vis-à-vis nation-states: political power, economic development, cultural difference, gender relations, health, education and reli-gion. We will study ethnographic cases drawn from different parts of the world and analyze these topics from a historical and comparative perspective. Special attention will be given to indigenous peoples and ongoing struggles in Latin America. Key to this course will be issues of indigenous autonomy, development, and rights within human rights movements, international law, and global politics. Prerequisite: None Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: N/O Unit: 1.0

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wellesley.edu

Phone Number:

(781) 283-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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