ANTHRO 330

Politics of Culture


Please note: this is archived course information from 2018 for ANTHRO 330.

Description

A critical exploration of the idea of 'culture' and its contemporary uses. Focuses on controversies at the interface between anthropology, politics and cultural studies, including cultural appropriation, cultural translation, culture wars, consumer culture, organisational culture, audit culture, cultural essentialism and the challenges of multiculturalism.

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Availability 2018

Semester 1

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s)  Daniel Hernandez

Assessment

Coursework only

Points

ANTHRO 330: 15 points

Prerequisites

ANTHRO 203 or 30 points at Stage II 

Restrictions

ANTHRO 244