Course Description

Anthropology 305F/G History, Territory and the Politics of Identity

This course examines the reconstitution of identities as people reclaim histories and territories, challenging nation-states and traditional identity references. The course examines different situations through case studies in colonial and post-colonial societies. Key issues to be discussed include: memory/history; territory, displacement and deterritorialization; citizenship, nation and the state.

Prerequisite: Any Social Science Essay full or half course and 3rd year registration or higher in any program.

3 lecture hours, half course.

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