— Anthropology of Development

Prerequisites & course information

Course Description: Theories of development and current critiques. Colonial legacies and post-colonial realities. Roles of the state and NGOs, population migrations, changing gender identities, cash-earning strategies, and sustainability issues. Stresses importance of cultural understandings in development initiatives. Case studies emphasizing non-industrial societies. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Discussion 1 hour(s). Credit Limitation(s): Not open for credit to students who have completed ANT 126. (Former ANT 126.) Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS); World Cultures (WC); Writing Experience (WE). Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Discussion 1 hour(s). Credit Limitation(s): Not open for credit to students who have completed ANT 126. (Former ANT 126.) Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS); World Cultures (WC); Writing Experience (WE).