ANTH 3100 - Anthropology Today: Culture, Agency, Experience

What does it mean to think 'anthropologically'? What is the nature of anthropological knowledge? In this course you will explore the articulation of fieldwork (broadly construed), social analysis and theory in anthropology. You will investigate a range of themes and standpoints that have become pivotal to contemporary anthropological thinking and practice. This includes considering both how individuals, as active subjects make sense, reflect, and act upon their life worlds, while living within the constraints of social, cultural and political structures. Theories of human agency, structure, power, culture, history, and experience are considered as broad frames for understanding human conditions and the way humans inscribe meanings on their lived worlds. This course is highly recommended for any students planning to major in anthropology or considering enrolling in Honours Anthropology.