1. Anthropology in Lebanon
- Author
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Sawaf, Zina
- Subjects
AUB ,Saint Joseph University ,Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts ,ALBA ,JNM ,Political Science ,JP ,université Saint-Joseph ,Education ,Islamic studies ,EDU015000 ,POL000000 ,urban studies ,université américaine de Beyrouth ,American University of Beirut ,anthropology ,études urbaines ,Lebanese University ,SIC ,GB ,études islamiques ,éducation supérieure chiite ,UL ,USJ ,media studies ,université libanaise ,REF000000 ,anthropologie ,GTG ,sciences de l'information et de la communication ,SOC000000 ,Shia higher education ,Académie libanaise des Beaux-Arts - Abstract
Q: Most of our students only flirt with anthropology since they are enrolled in other academic majors and encounter anthropology very briefly. What do you want them to take away from anthropology in any class you might teach? A: I want them to come to understand the vast sameness and difference of humanity and human experience. That is why I teach ethnographies drawn from different localities, from China to Amazonia. I also want them to appreciate the fluidity of human identities. When I lect...
- Published
- 2022