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2013-2014 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
ANT 345 - Perspectives on Globalization
The anthropology of globalization examines the emergence of "globalized local cultures." Students employ the ethnographic approach to understand globalization as the intensification of interconnectedness, in which anthropologists learn that fundamental problems of deep and universal concern to humans everywhere will need to be addressed at local, national, and global levels. Offered fall semester, even years. Fulfills Cultures - World Perspectives. Part of the Globalization Issue. Prerequisite: Junior standing.
Credits: 3