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April 17, 2015 at 10:23 pm

Anthropology Offers New Course: Cultures of the Mediterranean

Oia Orthodox churches and the bell-tower. Santorini island, Greece.

A new Fall 2015 course—ANTH 3820/5820: Cultures of the Mediterranean—explores the diverse societies of the Mediterranean region as a geographic and cultural unit that spans South and Southeast Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.

Topics include migration, religion, gender, political integration, colonialism/Empire, ethnic conflict, urban development, and transnational flows.

The course is taught by Dr. Smoki Musaraj, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Faculty Affiliate of the Center for Law, Justice & Culture.

Musaraj researches informal practices and economies in post-socialist contexts, specifically in her home country of Albania.

The course meets on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:05-4:25 p.m. The prerequisite is ANTH 1010.

 

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