ANTH 6701 - Global Issues in Health

Institution:

California Institute of Integral Studies

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Description:

Within the space of emancipatory anthropology, how might we engage critical multicultural inquiry for social transformation Using postcolonial and feminist frameworks, this course examines the ethical dimensions of knowledge production in ethnographic and participatory action research. Challenging assumptions, representations, and constructions of self and other, at home and globally, as mediated by context, history, culture, race, class, and gender, what questions of research and intervention emerge How might we address issues of power and privilege in relation to the production, construction, and use of knowledge Students will engage in brief advocacy and applied research processes over the semester.

Credits:

1.00 - 3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ciis.edu

Phone Number:

(415) 575-6100

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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