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FEMINIST ETHNOGRAPHY IN ANTHROPOLOGY (496E)
WELCOME BACK, ANTHRO STUDENTS! LOOKING FOR A COOL ELECTIVE FOR SPRING 08? CHECK OUT DR. SCHELD’S FEMINIST ETHNOGRAPHY IN ANTHROPOLOGY (496E)!
This course explores the feminist perspective in anthropology, specifically the role that feminism plays in shaping ethnography. It surveys feminist ethnography over time beginning with the classical work of Margaret Mead and concluding with the works of contemporary feminist ethnographers. The course closely examines how feminism shapes the identity of researchers, the nature and methods of anthropological investigation, and the politics of cultural representation. This course is meant for undergraduates and graduate students who have some background in gender studies or anthropology and who wish to further explore feminism and/or ethnography.
We will be reading about marriage and male and female initiation rites of the Arapesh, honor and poetry in a Bedouin society, husband-wife relations among the Chinese, and sexuality and violence between men and women in a Rio Shantytown. We will be reading works that help us understand the history of anthropology through women's eyes, as well as works that teach us about the experiences of women and men through ethnographic description and storytelling.
PLEASE BE SURE TO REGISTER EARLY, AS LOW-ENROLLED COURSES WILL BE CANCELLED BEFORE THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASSES!