| Course Title: Special Topics in Anthropology: 'Ethnographies of Law' |
| Start Date: 01/23/2023 End Date: 05/08/2023 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2023 |
| 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 |
| 01/23/2023 - 05/08/2023 | 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: 9 | Available: 9 | 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: Arguing with Tradition: The Language of Law in Hopi Tribal Court Author: Richland, Justin B. Copyright: 2008 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780226712956 Publisher: University of Chicago Press |
Required | 16.00 |
| Title: Injury: The Politics of Product Design and Safety Law in the United States Author: Jain, Sarah S. Lochlann Copyright: 2006 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Princeton University Press |
Required | 39.95 |
| Title: Sharing This Walk: An Ethnography of Prison Life and the PCC in Brazil Author: Biondo, Karina Copyright: 2016 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press |
Required | 29.95 |
| 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: The War in Court: Inside the Long Fight Against Torture Author: Hajjar, Lisa Copyright: 2022 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: University of California Press |
Required | 29.95 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |