ANTH 601 Topics in Contemporary Applied Cultural Anthropology
Provides an overview of the application of social theory to the field of anthropology in order to investigate problems in contemporary society with an emphasis on applied cultural anthropology. May include topics such as the overview of the history of theory in anthropology and contemporary theoretical approaches to race, ethnicity, nation, gender, sexuality, political economy, religion, the environment, and the state. Prerequisite: undergraduate anthropology major or minor; admission to anthropology graduate program or permission of the instructor.