de Janeiro, S o Paulo 50 - Topics Course

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Dartmouth College

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08F: 10A In 08F, Illicit Networks, Informal Entrepreneurs, and the Neoliberal State: Interrogating Rights, Justice, and Violence in Contemporary Latin America ( Identical to Anthropology 50.8). This course explores the relation between illicit networks, the informal economy, transnationalism, and the state in Latin America. We study the links between what is considered formal and informal, and legal and illegal, in order to ethnographically examine what official views obscure in the everyday relations of transnational activities. We begin with a critical examination of the categories of "illegal," "illicit," "the state," and "corruption." We reveal these categories as cultural and political constructs rather than as pre-existent neutral categories of analysis. Who applies these definitions How have they changed and what interests do they serve Do distinctions between "illegal" and "illicit" provide us with a useful label or do they obscure the power of the state to determine legitimacy Are some activities inherent ly illegal Dist: SOC. WCult: NW

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.dartmouth.edu

Phone Number:

(603) 646-1110

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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