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ANTH300
Law and Conflict in Society
ANTH300 FA
Next Offered in 9798 FA
This course begins by examining the theoretical and
methodological approaches to law and conflict in several
legal ethnographies. Questions addressed through these
texts include: Is law universal? What is the relation
between legal rules and legal processes? How do techniques
of conflict resolution differ cross-culturally? How does
law reflect, refract, or remake aspects of social life?
The introduction to law and conflict through ethnography
will provide a base for exploring several specific topics
in detail, such as the creation of "customary" law; the role
of law in the constructions of gender and the resolution
of gender-related conflict; and language in the disputing
process.
MAJOR READINGS
B. Malinowski, CRIME AND CUSTOM IN SAVAGE
SOCIETY
C. Greenhouse, PRAYING FOR JUSTICE: FAITH, ORDER AND
COMMUNITY IN AN AMERICAN TOWN
J. Conley and W.M. O'Barr, RULES VS. RELATIONSHIPS: THE
ETHNOGRAPHY OF LEGAL DISCOURSE
J. Comaroff and S. Roberts, RULES AND PROCESSSES: THE
CULTURAL LOGIC OF DISPUTES IN AN AFRICAN CONTEXT
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Take-home midterm exam, final
research paper.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
One previous course
in anthropology is required.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting
or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the
first class, they will be dropped from the class list.
NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form
to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS ANTH
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-10-1997
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