ANTH 320 - Ethnographic Imagination

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Georgetown University

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Description:

Using ethnographic case studies from a wide range of regions, this course provides an overview of anthropological approaches. Cultural analysis, historical interpretation, and well-known debates in anthropology are covered by reading classics as well as more experimental contemporary monographs. Through readings and class discussion, students are encouraged to consider numerous schools of anthropological thought, and how methodology interrelates with theory. Functional analysis, life histories, collaborative 'action anthropology' projects, multi-site studies and 'auto-ethnography' are included in the range of anthropological styles. Themes critical to our understanding of current world issues are featured, including identity politics, 'race,' gender, nationalism, urban dislocation, development, ecology, violence and globalization.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.georgetown.edu

Phone Number:

(202) 687-0100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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