Multispecies Ethnography
ANTH 221
Spring 2026
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| Crosslisting:
STS 228 |
Human life is forged through constitutive relationships with a vast array of nonhuman actors. While anthropologists have always recognized this, escalating concerns about the nature of these relationships in a moment of great ecological precarity has led to a profusion of ethnographic attention to the human/nonhuman interface. In this course, we will engage multispecies ethnographies from around the world and consider how multispecies approaches connect to the analysis of subjects like race, gender, and nationality. We will also explore how grappling with the representational challenges posed by species difference can sharpen ethnographic attunement in all research contexts. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS ANTH |
| Course Format: Discussion | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (Animal Studies Minor) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 90% or above |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Readings in anthropology, Black studies, Indigenous studies, environmental history, and critical animal studies, likely including works by Benedicte Boisseron, Joshua Bennett, Zakkiyah Iman Jackson, Claire Jean Kim, Kim TallBear, Billy-Ray Belcourt, JT Roane, Che Gossett, Kathryn Gillespie, and Jessica Cattelino
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Examinations and Assignments:
Assignments will include weekly reading responses, rotating discussion leadership, one short paper, and a final project. |
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| Instructor(s): Schniedewind,Daniel Times: ...W... 07:10PM-10:00PM; Location: TBA |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 19 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0 |
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