| Call Number | 13490 |
|---|---|
| Day & Time Location |
R 4:10pm-6:00pm 963 EXT Schermerhorn Hall [SCH] |
| Points | 3 |
| Grading Mode | Standard |
| Approvals Required | Instructor |
| Instructor | Nadia Abu El-Haj |
| Type | LECTURE |
| Method of Instruction | In-Person |
| Course Description | This course surveys the historical relationships between anthropological thought and its generic inscription in the form of ethnography. Readings of key ethnographic texts will be used to chart the evolving paradigms and problematics through which the disciplines practitioners have conceptualized their objects and the discipline itself. The course focuses on several key questions, including: the modernity of anthropology and the value of primitivism; the relationship between history and eventfulness in the representation of social order, and related to this, the question of anti-sociality (in crime, witchcraft, warfare, and other kinds of violence); the idea of a cultural world view; voice, language, and translation; and the relationship between the form and content of a text. Assignments include weekly readings and reviews of texts, and a substantial piece of ethnographic writing. Limited to PhD students in Anthropology only. |
| Web Site | Vergil |
| Department | Anthropology |
| Enrollment | 6 students (10 max) as of 9:07PM Monday, April 29, 2024 |
| Subject | Anthropology |
| Number | GR6602 |
| Section | 001 |
| Division | Graduate School of Arts and Sciences |
| Campus | Morningside |
| Note | Limited to PhD students in Anthropology ONLY. |
| Section key | 20231ANTH6602G001 |