Topics in Anthropology (290-0-1)

Topic

Intro to Property and Inheritance

Instructors

LaShandra Sullivan

Meeting Info

2001 Sheridan Anthro Lab 1410: Mon, Wed 11:00AM - 12:20PM

Overview of class

This course provides a deep dive into the concepts of property and inheritance. It queries how property regimes structure much of the world in which we live. Entities ranging from land to airwaves to genes can become property once they are delimited as such. This course asks how such relations of ownership between people and things comes about, further considering how this occurs differently across cultures and history. We read foundational and contemporary scholarly literature on property and inheritance, as well as explore how these concepts are taken up in popular culture, including television shows (like Succession) and films (like Parasite).

Learning Objectives

Recognize, analyze and compare key concepts and theoretical frameworks that have shaped scholarly treatments of course topics. Apply such frameworks in analyzing phenomena related to course topics.

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Reserved for Anthropology majors and minors until the end of preregistration, after which time enrollment will be open to everyone who has taken the prerequisites.