Political Anthropology: States and Their Secrets

3 credits · Graduate School

Development, workings, and techniques of the ancient and modern state. Bureaucracy, state secrecy, diplomacy, organization of warfare, surveillance. Anthropological theories of power, state formation, nationalism, authority, influence, and coercion. Case studies of atrocities, disclosure of secrets, and whistleblowing. Ethics and responsibility in complex power structures. No credit for students who have earned credit for ANTH 2121. [3]