Culture & Society (211-0-1)

Instructors

Diego Arispe-Bazan
847/467-2770
1902 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL 60208
Diego researches migration between the Global North and South (and back again) and the contemporary sociohistoric processes surrounding Spanish colonization, from a linguistic and cultural anthropological framework. His work combines textual and ethnographic data and investigates the relationship between (post)colonialism, race, and identity.

Meeting Info

Swift Hall 107: Mon, Wed 11:00AM - 12:20PM

Overview of class

Often, anthropology is talked about as the study of human culture, where it originates, how it is transmitted, how it changes. But what is "culture"? Rather than a universal, one-size-fits-all answer, anthropologists today seek to understand how ideas and actions interact within specific social contexts. Through a focus on ethnography, the fundamental method of our field, students will learn how to conduct research into the processes that shape the social world, emphasizing human agency in relation to sociohistorical, economic, political, and environmental forces. A key feature will be to denaturalize notions such as "common sense," reinterpreting what we might know from our own contexts, as a starting point to understand others. Students will have the opportunity to practice anthropological research through multiple possible modalities, both face-to-face and online.

Teaching Method

Lecture and Discussion Sections

Evaluation Method

Discussion, quizzes, final project

Class Materials (Required)

"Coleman, G. (2014). Hacker, hoaxer, whistleblower, spy: The many faces of Anonymous. Verso books. 9781781689837

Ralph, L. (2014). Renegade dreams: Living through injury in gangland Chicago. University of Chicago Press. 9780226032719"

Class Attributes

Social & Behavioral Sciences Distro Area
SDG Peace & Justice
SDG Decent Work & Economic Growth

Associated Classes

DIS - ANTHRO Sem Rm 104 - 1810 Hinmn: Tues 8:30AM - 9:20AM

DIS - ANTHRO Sem Rm 104 - 1810 Hinmn: Thurs 8:30AM - 9:20AM

DIS - ANTHRO Sem Rm 104 - 1810 Hinmn: Wed 8:30AM - 9:20AM

DIS - ANTHRO Sem Rm 104 - 1810 Hinmn: Fri 8:30AM - 9:20AM

DIS - ANTHRO Sem Rm 104 - 1810 Hinmn: Fri 9:30AM - 10:20AM

DIS - ANTHRO Sem Rm 104 - 1810 Hinmn: Mon 8:30AM - 9:20AM