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AY 235 Latin: American Culture and Society
3.00 Credits
Colby College
An examination of the culture and political economy of rural Latin American societies, assessing the extent to which a historical approach that focuses on systems of values and institutions promoting social integration best explains these societies. Prerequisite: Anthropology 112. Four credit hours. I.
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AY 237f Ethnographies: of Africa
3.00 Credits
Colby College
An introduction to the continent of Africa, its peoples, and its many social worlds, beginning with a survey of the place (geography) and the ways in which Africa's inhabitants have been defined (classifications of language, race, and culture). Social and cultural diversity within the continent are examined through ethnographic case studies. Issues include experiences of economic change, political conflict, the creation of new identities and cultural forms in contemporary African societies, and perceptions of Africa in Western thought and history. Prerequisite: Anthropology 112. Four credit hours. I. BESTEMAN
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AY 238 Religions: of Africa and the African Diaspora
3.00 Credits
Colby College
Examines African religions in Africa and their movement to and history in the New World. Ethnographies and history are used to try to come to terms with the legacy of slavery and its effects on religions of this African diaspora. Cuban Santeria, Haitian Vodou, Candomble in Brazil, and Rastafarianism in Jamaica are some of the religions discussed. Criticisms and analyses of current ideas concerning syncretism, transculturation, creolization, etc. will be debated. Emphasis on continuity and change in the attempt to resist, respond to, organize, and articulate African identities in the New World. Prerequisite: American Studies 276 or Anthropology 112. Four credit hours. S, I.
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AY 239 Southeast: Asian Cultures and Societies
3.00 Credits
Colby College
Southeast Asia is a region of great diversity and has long been a focus of anthropological interest; in recent years dramatic political and economic changes have often made the region a focus of international as well as scholarly attention. An examination of the diverse social and cultural contexts that make up the region, exploring both historical roots and contemporary experiences of Southeast Asian peoples. The impact of European colonial regimes on indigenous societies, religious and ethnic diversity, peasant social organization and political resistance, and the effects of economic change and industrialization. Prerequisite: Anthropology 112. Four credit hours. I.
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AY 252 Hunger: Poverty,and Population:The Anthropology of Development
3.00 Credits
Colby College
Examining theoretical approaches to problems of development in addition to anthropological studies of different forms of non-Western economies, and an attempt to understand why the majority of aid and development programs provided by industrialized nations toward solving the problems of Third World poverty have failed. A focus on evaluating the consequences of the kind of development advocated by different approaches to development and on assessing the potential contribution of anthropological knowledge to solving recurrent problems in development analysis. Prerequisite: Anthropology 112. Three credit hours.
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AY 256f Land: Food,Culture,and Power
3.00 Credits
Colby College
An examination of cultural and political aspects of land and other resource use in contexts of culture contact and/or social change, drawing from a variety of ethnographic examples in different parts of the world. A focus on varied subsistence and resource management systems explores how local forms of livelihood have been incorporated into and challenged by national and global economic relations and structures through processes of colonization and the growth of transnational capitalism. Prerequisite: Anthropology 112. Four credit hours. U. MILLS
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AY 257 From: Communism to Consumerism
4.00 Credits
Colby College
Listed as East Asian Studies 257. Four credit hours. S.
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AY 261s Japanese: Language and Culture
4.00 Credits
Colby College
Listed as East Asian Studies 261. Four credit hours. S, I. ABE
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AY 264s China: in Transition:An Anthropological Account
4.00 Credits
Colby College
An exploration of cultural, historical, and social elements that were China in the past, and their transformation in the present, with a focus on the impact of China's socialist revolution upon both rural and urban family and social life and the new directions China has taken since the economic reforms of the 1980s. Four credit hours. S, I. HRISKOS
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AY 264s China - in Transition:An Anthropological Account
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AY 273 Medical: Anthropology
3.00 Credits
Colby College
All human groups have ways of explaining illness and disease. Students gain an insider's view of how different cultures define and treat disease/illness. Emphasis on the study of cultural beliefs, rituals, population shifts, and environmental factors related to health. Prerequisite: Anthropology 112. Four credit hours.
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