ANTH 227 - Cultural Identities

Institution:

SUNY College at Oneonta

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Description:

3 s.h. This course examines the major forms of cultural identity-totemism, ethnicity, race, and nationalism-from an anthropological perspective. We will examine how people create, maintain, and use cultural identities; how context influences the form and content of identities; and contempoary issues associated with the ethnic relations of transnational migration, nationalist movements, and the emergence of new postcolonial ethnic identities. The readings include theory and ethnographic case studies. The course includes several writing assignments. ( LA, S2) Prerequisite: ANTH 100.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.oneonta.edu

Phone Number:

(607) 436-3500

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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