ANTH 7201 - Anthropological Perspectives on Development

Credit Hours: (3)

Description: Seminar covers the history of the relationship between anthropology and development and the role of anthropology/anthropologists and culture in development contexts. Topics include: globalization, migration, diaspora, deterritorialization, identity, transnationalism; the anthropology of planning and policy; gender and development; methods and ethics in anthropology of development. Emphasis on alternative development at the local and global level, including participation, community and indigenous knowledge, cultural heritage, and environmental justice.