Critical Pedagogies of Hope: Teaching an “Anthropological Imagination” in an Era of Unfolding Crises
Kaul A.
2022
Applying Anthropology to General Education: Reshaping Colleges and Universities for the 21st Century
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10.4324/9781003123453-4
This chapter considers anthropology’s potential to address key contemporary crises in general education courses. It is written from the perspective of a small, liberal arts college within an increasingly neoliberal landscape of higher education in the United States. While anthropology programs struggle to recruit and retain majors, some course offerings such as Introduction to Anthropology are in high demand as key components of general education curricula. While criticizing the forces that have marginalized disciplines like anthropology, this chapter simultaneously argues that it is in our capacity as teachers of general education courses that anthropologists can have the biggest impact in today’s political and economic climate. © 2022 selection and editorial matter, Jennifer R. Wies and Hillary J. Haldane; individual chapters, the contributors
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