Mar 18, 2026  
2020-2021 Graduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ANTH 6520 - Anthropology of Public Culture


4 Hours
The circulation of commodities, ideas, and practices that produce the condition of being public (and in public) as well as the notion and experience of privacy. Analyzes the production and usage of public and private space (e.g. plazas, malls, homes), museum displays, the social life of commodities (e.g. fashion, antiquities, collectibles), and the role of theatricality in everyday life.

Prerequisite(s): Anth 2020 or consent of instructor.
Corequisite(s): None.
Pre/Corequisite(s): None.
Requirements: None.