ANTH-A 600 SEMINAR IN ANTHROPOLOGY (3 CR.)
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Spring 2024
Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
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LEC | 3 | 30519 | Open | 2:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. | F | SB 017 | Graber K |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
LEC 30519: Total Seats: 15 / Available: 12 / Waitlisted: 0
Lecture (LEC)
- Above class meets with ANTH-A 400.
Topic: Ethics in anthropology
This four-field seminar examines the ethical issues raised by various kinds of anthropological research, applied social science, data curation and preservation, public visibility, and other forms of anthropological engagement. One of the course's goals is to learn about regulations and codes of ethics governing different types of research, but we will also be concerned, more fundamentally, with unpacking the histories and assumptions underlying such guidelines. Course topics include the moral-philosophical underpinnings of anthropological inquiry; ways of construing science; the politics and ethics of representation; ideas about "community;" responsibilities regarding museum collections; and the ethical dimensions of pursuing anthropology in contexts of colonialism, war, violence, and capitalism. This is a discussion-based class; the primary writing requirements will be abstracts of course readings and a final paper focused on ethical considerations in a student's context of study. Co-taught in Spring 2024 by Profs. Pyburn and Graber.