ANT 553 - Anthropology of Political Violence

Graduate standing. (3)

Introduction to anthropological approaches to political violence. Emphasis on cultural and historical anthropology, with some engagement with other anthropological subfields. Exploration of structural, phenomenological, and symbolic aspects of political violence. Topics may include conflict and post-conflict societies, social memory, trauma and mental health, violence and the everyday, narrative and representation, human rights and legal tribunals, and related themes. Not open to students with credit forANT 453. Graded ABCDE