ANT 453 - Anthropology of Political Violence

ANT 100/INT 100 or SOC 100. (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. Graded ABCDE