ANTH 7501 - Deviance and Colonialism

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California Institute of Integral Studies

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In colonial societies, what determined "normal" and "deviant" According to Michel Foucault, the medieval torture chamber was replaced the 18th century by the modern penitentiary and its various cousins: the reformatory, mental asylum, hospital. In the 19th century, these new institutions proliferated not only in Europe, but also in Europe's overseas colonies. They became essential tools of political domination, central to the lives of colonial subjects, who encountered them as inmates, as employees, and as observers. In this seminar, we shall examine the definitions of crime, sickness, insanity, and childhood in Europe and in India, and look closely at the connections between incarceration and colonial rule. We shall ask whether Foucault's analysis of control is applicable to colonized societies, where race was a constant factor in the relationships between the rulers and the ruled.

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1.00 - 3.00

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www.ciis.edu

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(415) 575-6100

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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