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In the second semester, we will focus on one or more key areas of concern for anthropologists writing in or about the Global South, such as gender, global health, the environment, and so on. Depending on the topics chosen, this module will provide a rich introduction to the relevant anthropological approaches. Thus, a gender focus will involve detailed discussion of the themes and debates within feminist anthropology. A global health focus will examine and critique an influential argument about the relationship between perduring systems of domination (such as poverty, racism, and sexism) and disease. It will also examine the ways in which this knowledge and its attendant morality mobilizes global concern and types of intervention. In seeking solutions to problems of global health and human suffering, it is necessary to attend to the hierarchies, and the unforeseen consequences, that can emerge when powerful global institutions seek to improve the lives of the putatively powerless. A focus on the environment will involve an introduction to important writings in the field of ecological anthropology. Since this module will coincide with the commencement of work on individual MA student research projects, it is envisaged that these cross-cutting themes will inform and deepen the analysis presented in the final thesis.
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TOPICS IN ANTHROPOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT
