History of Anthropological Thought

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This course explores the ideas, actors, and institutions that have shaped the history of anthropological thought. The course considers how power-laden encounters between western and non-western societies framed the conceptions of human culture, society, economy, religion, politics, law, and personhood that continue to shape the horizons of anthropological thought today. Through examination of the historical development of the discipline, the course addresses the complexities of anthropology’s analytical tools in the present.