ANTHRO 355

Anthropology and Public Policy


Please note: this is archived course information from 2018 for ANTHRO 355.

Description

Examines the way ‘policy’ has become an increasingly central organising principle in contemporary societies, shaping the way we live, act and think. Drawing on anthropological and sociological theories of power, governance and  subjectivity, it explores how policy creates new categories of individuals such as ‘citizens’, ‘nationals’, ‘criminals’ and ‘deviants’, and the influence policy plays in the way individuals construct themselves as subjects.

Availability 2018

Not taught in 2018

Lecturer(s)

TBA

Points

ANTHRO 355: 15 points

Prerequisites

ANTHRO 203 or 30 points at Stage II in Anthropology, Political Studies or Politics and International Relations or Sociology

Restrictions

ANTHRO 755