AY 298Bs Anthropology - of History/Memory

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Colby College

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Until recently anthropologists often depicted cultural systems as timeless traditions, paying limited attention to how historical experiences produce, as they are shaped by, people's everyday beliefs and actions. Examines the significance of history for anthropological understanding and vice versa. Investigates how different cultures construct the past and how the past shapes everyday lives, our own and others. Exploring sites such as myths, monuments, bodies, and archives, questions what is the past How is it present How do societies remember How do they forget Topics include technology, time, travel, commemoration, landscape, and war. Prerequisite: Anthropology 112. Four credit hours. BHIMULL

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.colby.edu

Phone Number:

(207) 859-4000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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