| Course Title: Cultures of Power in Mexico |
| Start Date: 09/06/2023 End Date: 12/19/2023 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2023 |
| Description: This course introduces the anthropology of Mexico through ethnographies of power, knowledge, and indigeneity. Drawing on feminist and decolonial critical methods, we will trace constructions of Mexican indigeneity through two intersecting stories. The first centers the effects of neocolonial capitalism on indigenous lives, with attention to contemporary ethnographic themes including bioprospecting, narcoculture, social movements, and resistance/refusal. The second lends historical texture to these themes by tracing how state anthropologists have constructed and governed indigenous communities since the Revolution. |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences , MP - Multicultural Perspectives , WI - Writing-Intensive |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Matthew Watson | mcwatson@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/06/2023 - 12/19/2023 | Lecture | Tuesday and Thursday | 10:30AM - 11:45AM | KNDD - Kendade | 203 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: ANTHR-105. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| LATAM0001 | LATAM: Latin American Studies minor | This course has been approved to count towards the Latin American Studies major and/or minor. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 28 | Enrollment: 21 | Available: 7 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Oaxaca Resurgent Author: Dillingham, A.S. Copyright: 2021 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781503627840 Publisher: Stanford University Press |
Required | 30.00 |
| Title: The Spectacular Generic Author: Hayden, Cori Copyright: 2023 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781478019046 Publisher: Duke University Press |
Required | 26.95 |
| Title: Love in the Drug War Author: Luna, Sarah Copyright: 2020 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 1477320504 Publisher: University of Texas Press |
Required | 29.95 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |