This course examines contemporary Japanese popular culture from historical, social, and anthropological perspectives. The course will examine very recent topics in an attempt to understand Japanese culture as it exists today. The scope of topics...
This course explores the history and anthropology of Argentine Patagonia and its inhabitants, with a main focus on the relationships between indigenous peoples and territory over time. Course discussions and materials explore a wide range of topics...
This course is intended to introduce prospective students to Chinese philosophies and Buddhism. Through an exploration of religious and philosophical development in China, students will be able to better understand the influence on contemporary...
In the early 2000s, the NY Times has called Spain “the new France”. Since then, Barcelona has become known as a culinary capital of the world, thanks in large part to the legacy of chef Ferran Adrià and his followers. How can we explain this...
This course explores how food culture in Japan reflects deeper questions of equity, environment, and identity. Through cultural analysis and hands-on experiences, students examine what everyday eating habits reveal about social values, sustainability...
This course analyzes the relationship between society and nature through a transcultural point of view. The analysis includes reflections about what Eco-Anthropology is as a subject, but also delves into the history of the discipline to understand...
This course aims at introducing students to the concept of bio-politics: its origins, and its modern forms in national and increasingly global perspectives. Students will discuss the notion of population and the regulation of the body in contexts of...
This course covers gender and family-related issues in Japan from historical, institutional, economic, and socio- cultural contexts. We will explore what gender/family means and how it is being shaped in and shaping contemporary Japan. The course...
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students and critically engage with the various ways of theorizing and understanding gender and sexuality – from traditional and popular theories of gender and sexual development to theories that actively...
Throughout history, people have moved between different territories for various reasons. Migration is a phenomenon that all of us are familiar with in one way or another. However, in recent decades, we are witnessing several diasporas, and with them...