ANTHR 2400

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ANTHR 2400
Cultural Diversity and Contemporary Issues

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2022-2023.

This course will introduce students to the meaning and significance of forms of cultural diversity for the understanding of contemporary issues. Drawing from films, videos, and selected readings, students will be confronted with different representational forms that portray cultures in various parts of the world, and they will be asked to examine critically their own prejudices as they influence the perception and evaluation of cultural differences. We shall approach cultures holistically, assuming the inseparability of economies, kinship, religion, and politics, as well as interconnections and dependencies between world areas such as Africa, Latin America, the West. Among the issues considered: political correctness and truth; nativism and ecological diversity; race, ethnicity, and sexuality; sin, religion, and war; global process and cultural integrity.

When Offered Spring.

Breadth Requirement (GB)
Distribution Category (GLC-AS, SBA-AS, SCD-AS)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Three Week - Three. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1019 ANTHR 2400   LEC 001

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    • MTWRF Online Meeting
    • Jul 10 - Jul 28, 2023

    • Villenas, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Students interact on discussion boards outside published class time. Instructor will accommodate time zone difference for the synchronous portion of the course. This Online Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/courses/courses.php?v=3324