Topics in political anthropology; ethnographic and theoretical approaches to nationalism, globalization, political systems, international movements and organizations; anthropology of the state.
Japanese culture and society: patterns of organization, value systems, family, education, work, minorities and diversity, harmony and conflict, urban/rural differences, gender, sexuality, youth, tradition, continuity, change, and future prospects.
Cultural background to contemporary events; problems of nationalism and regional conflicts, economic and social development, gender, religion and social change. Course may stress a different region of the world in different years.
Reception, use, and appropriation of biblical texts to support European settler colonialism on Turtle Island (North America), with a focus on British Columbia. Impacts of Christianity on Indigenous communities, including the Indian Act and Residential School system.
African diasporic culture in Canadian society, fostering dialogue with members of African Canadian communities on cultural values, traditions, memory, adaptation and change.
Community based adult education with particular emphasis on the application of knowledge of the social, economic, cultural and political environment in developing and conducting adult education programs with an for individuals and groups. [2-3-0]