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ANT 4473 Anthropology of Globalization (3 credits)
This course provides an examination of the global economic, political, and cultural processes including the movements of people, commodities, and capital; and a study of the formation of identities, consumption practices, and gender dynamics.  Offered at the undergraduate level, this course will be mostly taught during a summer abroad in Senegal and in The Gambia, West Africa, where tourism is a major national industry.  The course’s focus will mostly be on the practice/performance of “cultural or heritage tourism” in the Senegambian region from the perspective of the multi-disciplinary field of inquiry called “tourism studies.” 

 

ANG 6472 Anthropology of Globalization (3 credits)
This graduate section provides an examination of the global economic, political, and cultural processes including the movements of people, commodities, and capital; and a study of formation of identities, consumption practices, and gender dynamics.  The course will be mostly taught during a summer abroad in Senegal and in The Gambia, West Africa, where tourism is a major national industry.  The course’s focus will mostly be on the practice/performance of “cultural or heritage tourism” in the Senegambian region from the perspective of the multi-disciplinary field of inquiry called “tourism studies.” 

 

WOL 1998 Introduction to Wolof I (3 credits)
This is an introductory course to the Wolof language and culture. Its goal is to provide students with rudimentary understanding of the language and the ability to use it in daily life situations during the summer program in the Senegal and The Gambia.