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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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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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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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Everyday we are bombarded with the word "global" and encouraged to see globalization as the quintessential transformation of our age. But what exactly does "globalization" mean? How is it affecting the lives of people around the world, not only in economic, but social and cultural terms? How do contemporary changes compare with those from o
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- anthropology
- anthropology
- marketing
- globalization
- culture
- class
- economic status
- social dynamics
- technology
- capitalism
- java
- amazon
- france
- united states
- bombay
- india
- japan
- immigration
- film
- workers
- tourism
- factory labor
- global
- economic transformation
- media
- political transformation
- geographic tranformation
- history
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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How — and why — do people seek to capture everyday life on film? What can we learn from such films? This course challenges distinctions commonly made between documentary and ethnographic films to consider how human cultural life is portrayed in both. It considers the interests, which motivate such filmmakers ranging from curiosity about "ex
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- anthropology
- documentary
- ethnography
- documenting culture documentary tradition
- anthropological films
- ethics
- film
- anthropology
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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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 class explores the interrelationship between humans and natural environments. It does so by focusing on conflict over access to and use of the environment as well as ideas about "nature" in various parts of the world.
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- anthropology
- anthropology
- environment
- struggle
- humans
- conflict
- access
- use
- nature
- world
- readings
- films
- land rights
- hunting
- fishing
- regulations
- knowledge
- scientific
- popular
- hazardous waste
- social
- economic
- political
- cultural
- european thought
- ethnographic
- historical
- east africa
- south asia
- eastern europe
- latin america
- north amer
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This graduate-level class explores the complex interrelationships among humans and natural environments, focusing on non-western parts of the world in addition to Europe and the United States. It uses environmental conflict to draw attention to competing understandings and uses of "nature" as well as the local, national and transnational po
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- science technology and society
- anthropology
- complex interrelationships
- humans
- natural environments
- conflict
- access
- land rights
- hunting
- fishing
- environmental regulations
- scientific
- popular
- knowledge
- biotechnology
- hazardous waste
- social
- economic
- political
- environmental
- stakes
- forest
- agricultural
- marine
- urban
- cultural
- historical
- power relationships
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