Listed in: Anthropology and Sociology, as ANTH-332
Formerly listed as: ANTH-32
Nusrat S. Chowdhury (Section 01)
This seminar will examine contemporary issues in anthropology. Topics will vary from year to year but might, for instance, include anthropological and ethnographic engagements with postcolonialism, the politics of development, neoliberalism and “anti-globalization” activism, militarism, poverty and the politics of survival, institutions of confinement and care, as well as the writing of grants as a prerequisite for the writing of culture in ethnographies.
Limited to 20 students. Spring semester. Professor Chowdhury.
Section 01
Tu 02:30 PM - 05:00 PM BARR 105
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Stakes: Florida Seminole Gaming and Sovereignty | Duke Univ, Press | Cattelino | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Mutual Life, Limited: Islamic Banking, Alternative Currencies, Lateral Reason | Princeton Univ. Press | Maurer | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| The Ethical Soundscape: Cassette Sermons and Islamic Counterpublics | Hirschkind | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| The Make-Believe Space: Affective Geography in a Postwar Polity | Duke Univ. Press | Navaro-Yashin | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.