The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

ANTH 4320 Anthropology of Conflict and Human Rights

This course reviews anthropological perspectives on human conflict, violence, human rights violations, and crimes against humanity, from a biocultural lens. This course examines the contributions of cultural anthropology (ethnography), bioarcheology, and forensic anthropology to understand past and present human conflicts at multiple scales.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

3 hours from any of these areas: anthropology (ANTH), economics (ECON), psychology (PSYC), sociology (SOCI), or consent of instructor.

Schedule Type

Lecture

Grading Basis

Standard Letter (A-F)

Administrative Unit

Dept of Anthropology

Offered

As scheduled