Anthropology (ANTH)
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
ANTH 2640 [0.5 credit]
Andean Ethnography
Ethnographic survey of the Andes that pays particular attention to the formation of “indigenous” communities and their relation to urban centres and nation-states. Topics covered may include state formation, social movements, agrarian reform, the political economy of food, class, ethnicity and racism, rural-urban migration, community organization, kinship, gender, religion, ritual, dance and music.
Prerequisites:
ANTH 1001 and
ANTH 1002, or
ANTH 1003 [1.0], or
SOCI 1001 and
SOCI 1002, or
SOCI 1003 [1.0].
Lectures and discussion three hours a week.