Motivation to Teach Social Action:
I was thrilled and honored to be invited to participate in an institute that aligns so well with my teaching philosophy and that focuses on social justice action.
Course Description:
This course examines the theory and practice of anthropology worldwide to counter the assumption that anthropology is a unified discipline whose most relevant knowledge comes from the West. Addresses how anthropologies in North America and Western Europe exist in complex conversations with anthropologies produced and practiced outside the West, including Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Indigenous North America. Emphasizes the structures of race and gender inequalities that have historically defined anthropology as an academic field, as well as the idea that vibrant conversations between multiple world anthropologies can contribute to robust decolonial (or anti-colonial) agendas for the discipline. Upholds a commitment to undertake anthropology otherwise, seeking to dismantle its historical coloniality by recognizing the diversity of knowledge and numerous ways world anthropologies expand theory, method, and practice. Also analyzes the diverse worlds of practice, engagement, and everyday life linked to different anthropology traditions in different regions. [1]
Taught By:
Carla Guerron Montero
Professor and Director Center for Material Culture Studies
Anthropology
University of Delaware
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