| This course will examine the question of politics and social change, broadly considered. It will include exploration of debates in anthropology and beyond about the politics of culture, memory, and history, and their connection to themes of race, gender, mass media and popular culture, nationalism, and globalization among others. We’ll look as well at debates about everyday resistance as well as more organized social protest and social movements including environmentalism, human rights activism, religious mobilization, and struggles over matters of color and class. Also to be considered will be the role and responsibilities of anthropologists and intellectuals in relation to activism and activist engagement, and the ethical and political challenges of academic work. |
