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Courses - Fall 2025
ANTH
Anthropology Department Site
ANTH602
Politics of Humanitarianism
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Jointly offered with: ANTH402.
Credit only granted for: ANTH402 or ANTH602.
Explores the various political and moral considerations of humanitarianism and humanitarian thought. Analyzes "humanism," "aid," "rescue," "emergency," and "refugees" in the context of 20th and 21st century humanitarian crises and interventions, through ethnographic and historical research.