Look critically at culture and its role in the world
The Minor Anthropology provides you with the tools to combine anthropology with other disciplines in a time when cross-disciplinary approaches are ever more important.
More information about each course can be found in the Study Guide.
The aim of this course is to get introduced to main debates in relation to development and globalization. Students gain insight into issues of poverty and global inequality, and will develop an anthropological perspective on developmental issues in the Global South. Main themes discussed include urbanization, migration, gender, environment and natural resources, and political relations.
The goal of anthropology is to describe, analyse and explain different cultures, to show how groups have adapted to and modified their environment, and to understand how people try to make sense of their world and give meaning to their lives. Core themes in anthropology is an introduction to the discipline. It discusses the way anthropologists study cultural and social aspects of societies near or far.
Why are some parts of the world richer than others? This course reviews the history of global inequality and theories of what caused it We will discuss the role of climate and technology, colonialism and imperialism, the Industrial Revolution, institutions and culture, decolonisation, the Cold War and development aid.
This course introduces students to the study of international migration and how the phenomena, perceptions, and policies towards migration reflect and shape the governance and self-perception of nation-states. It particularly discusses migration in relation to identity concerns, development, and international political issues.
This course discusses the way cities developed along the twin goals of social and ecological sustainability. The course starts off with a theoretical introduction, followed by a full-time research project in an urban context.
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