| Course Title: Special Topics in Anthropology: 'Ethnographies of Law' |
| Start Date: 01/21/2020 End Date: 05/05/2020 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2020 |
| Description: This seminar focuses on the anthropological study of the legal field. The class will begin with a survey of some classical texts that underpin the legal thought in the modern era. We will then see how anthropologists contributed to the study of law by conceptualizing it as part of larger socio-political processes and as a field that includes social relations, processes, and practices. The students will learn how some key legal issues such as dispute management, decision making, and reconciliation are actualized in diverse cultural and social settings, to think critically and evaluate legal processes in a multicultural setting and in plural societies. |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences , WI - Writing-Intensive , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Elif Babul | ebabul@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/21/2020 - 05/05/2020 | Seminar | Wednesday | 01:30PM - 04:20PM | PORT - Porter Hall | 108 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: 8 credits in Anthropology. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| NXLAR0001 | NXLAR: Nexus in Law, Public Policy, and Human Rights | This course is approved for the Law, Public Policy, and Human Rights Nexus track. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 8 | Available: 10 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Crime and Custom in Savage Society Author: Malinowski, Bronislaw Copyright: 1985 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
Required | 40.43 |
| Title: The Trials of Mrs. K.: Seeking Justice in a World with Witches Author: Ashforth, Adam Copyright: 2018 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Chicago University Press |
Required | 22.50 |
| Title: Domesticating Democracy: The Politics of Conflict Resolution in Bolivia Author: Ellison, Susan Helen Copyright: 2018 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Duke University Press |
Required | 26.95 |
| Title: Living Emergency: Israel's Permit Regime in the Occupied West Bank Author: Berda, Yael Copyright: 2018 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Stanford University Press |
Required | 14.00 |
| Title: Affective Justice: The International Criminal Court and the Pan-Africanist Author: Clarke, Kamari Maxine Copyright: 2019 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Duke University Press |
Required | 29.95 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Copies are on order at Odyssey Bookshop |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: All of the books are also available as used. The prices listed here are for new books. |