Historical and Theoretical Approaches in Anthropology

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This course examines the history of anthropological thought since the beginning of the discipline. The course specifically looks at theories and theorists in anthropology using a historical perspective, demonstrating the ways that social events and cultural forces have helped shape theoretical and methodological paradigm shifts throughout the history of the discipline. Students are also required to analyze ethnographies as cultural artifacts by examining the strategies anthropologists use to represent cultures and their role in fieldwork. Prerequisite: ANT 101 or ANT 103 . Offered Fall.