The Politics Of Knowledge

Examines and extends debates about the relationship between knowledge, geography, and power in the Middle East by studying the practices involved with the production and circulation of knowledge. Students become acquainted with the field of science studies through theoretical readings and ethnographic texts. Topics include the politics of knowledge in the colonial encounter, violence as related to the production and preservation of knowledge, embodiment and knowledge, and the role of the state in knowledge production. Recommendations: One course in either Anthropology or the Middle East, or consent.