ANTHRO 3337 - Violence, War, and Revolution

Institution:

Temple University

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Description:

This course examines anthropological approaches to war, violence and peace. We will start by studying ethnographic approaches to violence, conflict and conflict resolution and related topics in traditional indigenous cultures, as well as recent critiques of the consequences of anthropological representations of indigenous peoples as fierce or gentle. We then turn to examine warfare and other kinds of collective violencein the contemporary world. Among the topics we will be examining will be state terror, terrorism, genocide, “small wars,” military culture in the United States, and peacemaking. Mode: Seminar.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.TEMPLE.EDU

Phone Number:

(215) 204-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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