Ethnicity, Political Conflict, and Genocide

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

An examination of ethnic consciousness and identity formation through theoretical and ethnographic case studies in a variety of settings. Themes include politicization of ethnicity in situations of conflict or political transition, genocide, and the articulation of ethnicity with gender, class, kinship, nationalism, and other markers of social and cultural difference. Prerequisite: 14.0 university credits including one of HURI 2005H, ANTH 2001H, ANTH 2002H, GDST-HURI 2010H (GDST 2001H), or SOCI 3661H, or permission of instructor. Equivalent to IDST 4750H.