ANT 234 - Anthropology of Contemporary Africa

Though ethnographic texts, this course explores the intersections of gender, ethnicity and class in African societies in the 20th and 21st centuries. This course also examines representations of Africa within the nation-state and transnationally. Topics of discussion include tourism, national identity and ethnicity, popular culture, the dichotomies of urban and rural Africa and the cultural politics of development and the state.

Satisfies a major & minor requirement in Anthropology.

Satisfies the Social-Scientific Thought distribution requirement.

Fulfills the following graduation requirements:

Satisfies a requirement in the following programs:


Prerequisites & Notes
(Not offered 2016-2017; offered in alternating years.)