While graphic skills are not required, graphic means will be empl oyed to communicate critical thought, ideas and conclusions. In this seminar we will read a wide variety of theoretical approaches to power and apply them to ethnographies of Latin America and the Caribbean. Themes include religion, the military, gender, ethnicity, popular culture, knowledge, and movements. Countries covered include Haiti, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Chile, Brazil, and others. An introduction to the intent, approach, and contribution of anthropology to the study if socialization and schooling on cross-cultural perspective.
Education is examined in traditional, colonial, and complex industrial societies.
The purpose of this seminar is to introduce students to some of the major conceptual issues in current American research on social history. Of concentrates on a limited number of topics and emphasizes the identification of major issues in ther field, the formation of questions, and the development and assessment of research strategies. This seminar is required for students in the Urban Studies Graduate Certificate Program. They will be given preference for enrollment, which is limited to 15. The seminar extends over two semesters.