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PROSEMINAR IN ETHNOLOGICAL THEORY. (1
unit)
Professor
Alejandro Lugo
Office: 385 Davenport Hall; PH: 333-0283
a-lugo@uiuc-edu
The purpose of this
advanced seminar is to examine foundational theoretical schemes in sociocultural
anthropology. We will focus on the
twentieth century and will take into consideration the political and
intellectual contexts in which theoretical formulations emerged.
We will examine anthropological theorizing as it developed vis-a-vis
classic social theory; that is, we will study the intersections and ruptures
between Durkheimian theory, marxism, structuralism, symbolism, and the cultural
perspective in Weberian orientations. We
will close with recent theoretical writings that are currently challenging the
human sciences (both the social sciences and the humanities).
The relatively new trends in the study of society and culture include
postcolonialism, poststructuralism, feminist theory, postmodernism, and cultural
studies. I hope that through this
seminar, the student will be exposed to a selective (not exhausuve) body of
literature that will provide conceptual tools necessary to critically and
productively intervene in anthropology and beyond.
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