Reading and composition courses based on the anthropological literature. These courses provide an introduction to issues distinctive of anthropological texts and introduce students to distinctive forms of anthropological writing, such as ethnography and anthropological prehistory. Readings will be chosen from a variety of texts by authors whose works span the discipline, from bioanthropology to archaeology and sociocultural anthropology. Satisfies the second half of the Reading and Composition requirement.

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, we've been witnessing a nascent decolonial movement in Russia’s – predominantly indigenous – periphery that has been disproportionately affected by the imperialist and racist war machine. While this historic conjuncture is unparalleled, the plight of indigenous Siberians is far from being unique or new. The calls for decolonization – understood as the return of stolen lands and the right to sovereignty – are coming from indigenous communities worldwide. In this course, we’ll explore how the indigenous communities got to where they are today, what options for decolonization are available to them, and what lessons we/they can learn from indigenous decolonial struggles globally. To that end, first, we’ll examine issues of indigenous sovereignty, settler colonialism, land rights, social change, natural resource development, and human-environmental relations by drawing on historical and ethnographic works and cultural productions from North America, Australia, and Russia. Second, we will put these specific histories in conversation with broader theoretical interventions in indigenous studies that respond to the continued colonial oppression of native people worldwide

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.

Requirements class fulfills