Prereq: Permission of instructor. Anthropology as a field has a long history of anthropologists applying their scholarship directly to addressing social issues and problems. This seminar will train students to engage in research, teaching and the practice of applied anthropology in academic and non-academic settings. It will review the history, methods, and approaches to this subfield. It will also examine the self-reflective and "engaged" dimensions, as well as related ethical challenges that are likely to arise as one undertakes the synthesis of theory and practice. Because approximately half of professional medical anthropologists serve in applied contexts, the seminar will also address the kinds of roles one might play outside of the academy.

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