ANTH 298

The topic for 2026-2027 is The Politics of Territory and Identity. The reproduction of identities is often shaped by contestation over territorial stretches. Powerful states and empires have historically dominated ethnic minorities, Indigenous, and colonized populations to purify ‘national’ territories. A form of structural violence is embedded in such national territory/identity-making projects that often result in conflicts and displacement. This course investigates the collective experiences of forced migration and displacement. It explores the structural processes that transform people from ‘humans’ to ‘refugee subjects.’ Three credits.