Mali

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Hofstra in Mali, West Africa
January 5-23

African Studies 187-A, 3 credits

This course focuses on the shared experiences of the student studying abroad and the anthropologist conducting fieldwork. Both attempt to discover and understand another culture. Both face the intellectual challenge of overcoming ethnocentricity.

The course will examine the historic and ethnographic literature on the peoples of Mali. Students will be introduced to the peoples of this West African nation not only through readings but through travel within the country of Mali as well.)