Fall 2026

Anthropology From Colonialism to Decoloniality

ANTHRO 659 surveys theoretical and ethnographic writing from the 1970s to the present to critically examine anthropology's efforts to decolonize.

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Surveys both theoretical and ethnographic writing from the 1970s to the present in order to critically examine anthropology's ongoing efforts to decolonize. How have anthropologists confronted their discipline's colonial history? How have they integrated theories and insight from subaltern, postcolonial, and decolonial scholars? How can anthropologists ensure that they continue to decolonize their methods?

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  • Decolonizing anthropology
  • Colonial history of anthropology
  • Subaltern, postcolonial, and decolonial theories
  • Decolonial methods

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  • Critical examination of decolonial efforts in anthropology
  • Surveying theoretical and ethnographic writing

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