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AnthropologyOCW Anthropology |
| 21A.211 Magic, Witchcraft, and the Spirit World, Fall 2003 | Books |
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| Spiritual, magical, and "occult" aspects of human behavior in anthropological and historical perspective.
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| 21A.215 Medical Anthropology, Fall 2002 | Books |
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| This course looks at medicine from a cross-cultural perspective, focusing on the human factors.
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| 21A.218J / SP.454J Identity and Difference, Fall 2002 | Books |
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| Examines theoretical perspectives on human identity, focusing on processes of creating categories of acceptable and deviant identities.
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| 21A.219 / 11.163J / 17.249J Law and Society, Spring 2003 | Books |
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| Examines the central features of law as a social institution and as a feature of popular culture.
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| 21F.084J / 21A.224J / 17.55 Introduction to Latin American Studies, Spring 2002 | Books |
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| An introduction to Latin American politics and society. No background is required.
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| STS.062J / 21A.344J Drugs, Politics, and Culture, Spring 2003 | Books |
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| Examines the relationship between drugs, politics, and society across cultures. Substance use and abuse by "traditional societies"; capitalism and its effect on global trade in sugar, opium, and cocaine. America's drug laws and the "war on drugs" explored.
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| 21A.453 Anthropology of the Middle East, Spring 2004 | Books |
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| Examines traditional performances of the Arabic-speaking populations of the Middle East and North Africa. The class explores how the West has discovered, translated and written about the Orient, and looks at the effect of power and politics.
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