ANTHR 2425

Local Action: Culture and Learning in Activism

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

Activism and movements are important sites of learning and creativity. As people organize, they experiment with new ways of relating to the world and educating one another. Anthropologists have examined movements as cultural practice, focusing on how people create meanings, develop identities, and generate knowledge. In this course, students will study contemporary activism in the US concerning issues such as race, the environment, food, housing, and migration. We ask: How do collectives teach and learn “justice?” What knowledge(s) and ways of learning emerge? What futures do collectives enact in the present? Students will complete projects that allow them to learn from the local community.

Distribution Requirements (SCD-AS, SSC-AS)

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