Anthro 722 Winter 2023 Ethnography Theory and Research Methods

The first half of the seminar will frame the colonial project of anthropology, the purposes of fieldwork, the ethics and politics of ethnography, and the objectification of the field. [...] We will generally spend the first two hours of class on the readings assigned for the day, and the final hour reviewing the weekly assignments. [...] 3: “For the Humanity Yet To Come,” 77-109 • Michel-Rolph Trouillot, “Anthropology and the Savage Slot: The Poetics and Politics of Otherness,” in Recapturing Anthropology: Working in the Present, ed. [...] Course Modification The instructor and university reserve the right to modify elements of the course during the term. [...] It is the responsibility of the student to check his/her McMaster email and course websites weekly during the term and to note any changes.