ANTH 519 - SYMBOLISM AND POWER
Long Title: SYMBOLISM AND POWER
Department: Anthropology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course considers anthropological theories of the state and examines ethnographic accounts of states in some unexpected places- that is, outside the official realm of government bureaucracies and institutionalized politics. Topics include so-called "stateless societies," planning and bureaucratic rationality, violence and power, and ethnographic methods for studying the state. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: ANTH 319. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ANTH 519 if student has credit for ANTH 319.