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Anth201: Cross-Cultural Perspectives (Fall 2023), James Tolleson Aug 2023

Anth201: Cross-Cultural Perspectives (Fall 2023), James Tolleson

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Cultural anthropology emerged to study the differences among human beings (and between human and non-human beings). This course will cover the foundations of the discipline, including a critical perspective on anthropology’s ties to European colonialism and the rise of global capitalism. Students will come away with an understanding of how cultural anthropologists study culture, defined as “a set of beliefs, practices, and symbols that are learned and shared. Together, they form an all-encompassing, integrated whole that binds people together and shapes their worldview and lifeways” (Brown, McIlwraith & Tubelle de González 2020, 6). We will also pay close attention to …


The Public Reckoning: Anti-Debt Futures After #Rickyrenuncia, Sarah Molinari Feb 2020

The Public Reckoning: Anti-Debt Futures After #Rickyrenuncia, Sarah Molinari

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This essay argues that the summer 2019 mobilizations in Puerto Rico and the renewed demand for a debt audit help to imagine anti-debt futures that disrupt the terms and temporalities of public debt and indebted lives. The essay discusses one form of debt resistance-a comprehensive citizen debt audit-as central to deepen the process of public reckoning marked by #RickyRenuncia and to build upon the landscapes of protest and solidarity emerging in its wake.