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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This course explores how identities, whether of individuals or groups, are produced, maintained, and transformed. Students will be introduced to various theoretical perspectives that deal with identity formation, including constructions of "the normal." We will explore the utility of these perspectives for understanding identity components
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- anthropology
- class
- social interaction
- discourse
- performance
- bodies
- conformity
- deviance
- gender
- biology
- culture
- race
- constructivism
- essentialism
- structuralism
- incarceration
- religion
- food
- group membership
- sexuality
- ethnicity
- institution
- identity formation
- stigma
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This course examines the contemporary problem of political violence and the way that human rights have been conceived as a means to protect and promote freedom, peace and justice for citizens against the abuses of the state.
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- anthropology
- anthropology
- political
- violence
- human rights
- freedom
- peace
- justice
- citizens
- state
- historical debates
- cultural
- natural
- western european
- moral values
- differences
- culture
- religion
- gender
- relationships
- individuals
- collective groups
- ethnography
- case studies
- conflict
- globe
- war crimes tribunals
- truth commissions
- individu
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An introduction to the cross-cultural study of ethnic and national identity. We examine the concept of social identity, and consider the ways in which gendered, linguistic, religious, and ethno-racial identity components interact. We explore the history of nationalism, including the emergence of the idea of the nation-state, as well as ethn
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- anthropology
- anthropology
- ethnicity
- national identity
- nationalism
- history
- nation-state
- conflict
- social movement
- indigenous rights
- politics
- globalization
- migration
- transnational institution
- gender
- religion
- race
- ideology
- language
- sexuality
- feminist analysis
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We begin by considering briefly the evolution of the family, its cross-cultural variability, and its history in the West. We next examine how the family is currently defined in the U.S., discussing different views about what families should look like. Class and ethnic variability and the effects of changing gender roles are discussed in thi
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- anthropology
- ameican family
- anthropology
- contemporary culture
- cross-cultural
- united states
- class
- ethnicity
- gender
- sexuality
- marriage
- parenting
- divorce
- violence
- economics
- poverty
- policy
- values
- welfare
- day care
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Through investigating cross-cultural case studies, this course introduces students to the anthropological study of the social institutions and symbolic meanings of family, household, gender, and sexuality. We will explore the myriad forms that families and households take and evaluate their social, emotional, and economic dynamics.
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Americans have historically preferred to think of the United States in classless terms, as a land of economic opportunity equally open to all. Yet, social class remains a central fault line in the U.S. Subject explores the experiences and understandings of class among Americans positioned at different points along the U.S. social spectrum.
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- anthropology
- class
- inequality
- anthropology
- narrative
- ethnography
- marx
- weber
- bourdieu
- post-structuralism
- habitus
- race
- gender
- upward mobility
- downward mobility
- deindustrialization
- assembly line
- rich
- post war
- underclass
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This class examines how anthropology and speculative fiction (SF) each explore ideas about culture and society, technology, morality, and life in "other" worlds. We investigate this convergence of interest through analysis of SF in print, film, and other media. Concepts include traditional and contemporary anthropological topics, including
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- anthropology
- speculative fiction
- vampires
- cyborgs
- utopias
- dystopias
- time travel
- sexuality
- gender
- futurism
- reproduction
- extraterrestrials
- race
- religion
- alienation
- cultural studies
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After decades of efforts to promote development, why is there so much poverty in the world? What are some of the root causes of inequality world-wide and why do poverty, economic transformations and development policies often have different consequences for women and men? This course explores these issues while also examining the history of
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- anthropology
- anthropology
- gender
- power
- international development
- inequlaity
- poverty
- economics
- political policy
- women's studies
- government
- africa
- latin america
- asia
- melanesia
- social policy
- urban
- rural
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This course provides an exploration of colonial and postcolonial clashes between theories of healing and embodiment in the African world and those of western bio-medicine. It examines how Afro-Atlantic religious traditions have challenged western conceptions of illness, healing, and the body and have also offered alternative notions of mora
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- anthropology
- medicine
- religion
- politics africa
- african diaspora
- colonial
- postcolonial clashes
- theories of healing
- embodiment
- western
- bio-medicine
- afro-atlantic
- traditions
- illness
- healing
- body
- alternative
- morality
- rationality
- kinship
- gender
- sexuality
- imperial
- power
- global
- health
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This class is a general study of modern architecture as a response to important technological, cultural, environmental, aesthetic, and theoretical challenges after the European Enlightenment. It focuses on the theoretical, historiographic, and design approaches to architectural problems encountered in the age of industrial and post-industri
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- architecture
- architecture
- theory
- practice
- globalization
- historiography
- phenomenology
- nationalism
- color
- drawing
- ornament
- structure
- construction
- material
- inhabitation
- gender
- class
- race
- design
- modernism
- classicism
- philosophy
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This class, required of all Master of Architecture students, presents a critical review of works, theories, and polemics in architecture in the aftermath of World War II. The aim is to present a historical understanding of the period, and to develop a meaningful framework to assess contemporary issues in architecture. Special attention will
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- architecture
- architecture
- theory
- practice
- globalization
- historiography
- phenomenology
- nationalism
- color
- drawing
- ornament
- structure
- construction
- material
- inhabitation
- gender
- class
- race
- design
- modernism
- classicism
- philosophy
- works
- polemics
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We will examine current research and theory regarding the validity and utility of commonly accepted gender differences in many realms. Topics include: gender differences in cognitive abilities; the social construction of gender; developmental, family, educational and medical influences; and political and economic forces.
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- brain and cognitive sciences
- individual
- thoughts
- feelings
- actions
- gender
- gender development
- gender differences
- cognition
- emotion
- gender stereotypes
- mental health
- sexuality
- close relationships
- work
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This course will serve as an introduction to the interdisciplinary academic study of videogames, examining their cultural, educational, and social functions in contemporary settings. By playing, analyzing, and reading and writing about videogames, we will examine debates surrounding how they function within socially situated contexts in ord
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- comparative media studies
- online game
- gaming
- computer games
- mmog
- simulation
- massively multiplayer online game
- critical theory
- cultural studies
- critical analysis
- gender
- game culture
- media
- video game
- student work
- race
- storytelling
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The television landscape has changed drastically in the past few years; nowhere is this more prevalent than in the American daytime serial drama, one of the oldest forms of television content. This class examines the history of these "soap operas" and their audiences by focusing on the production, consumption, and media texts of soaps. The
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- comparative media studies
- as the world turns
- gender
- television
- genre conventions
- relationships
- drama
- student work
- advertising
- ratings
- cliffhanger
- fandom
- online interactions
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This course is an introduction to the interdisciplinary study of commercial videogames as texts, examining their cultural, educational, and social functions in contemporary settings. Students play and analyze videogames while examining debates surrounding how games function within socially situated contexts. Readings include contemporary ga
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- comparative media studies
- online game
- gaming
- computer games
- mmog
- simulation
- massively multiplayer online game
- critical theory
- cultural studies
- critical analysis
- gender
- game culture
- media
- video game
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This course explores the foundations of policy making in developing countries. The goal is to spell out various policy options and to quantify the trade-offs between them. We will study the different facets of human development: education, health, gender, the family, land relations, risk, informal and formal norms and institutions. This is
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- economics
- economics
- development
- policy
- human
- education
- health
- gender
- family
- land
- relations
- risk
- informal
- formal
- norms
- institutions
- decisions
- poor
- households
- countries
- government
- international
- organizations
- non-governmental organizations
- ngos
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