Core course

Anthropological Theory and Methods
This course introduces students to the major subfields of modern anthropology in a historical and comparative framework. The first term consists of a historical grounding in the interplay between various overlapping theoretical orientations within modern anthropology. The second term focuses upon recent theoretical and methodological strategies that have been employed by anthropologists in response to profound and widespread social transformations. Topics may include the relationship between history and anthropology, violence and the state, art and material culture, and legal anthropology. Anthropological methods are discussed in a series of student-led workshops.