ABSTRACT
Critical anthropology unleashes revolutionary potential when it offers analysis of historically constituted social relations of contemporary capitalist political economy and the conditions that result. The programme is hosted by the Interdisciplinary Studies Department, a fitting home for a project that explores social justice theory and practice from multiple perspectives. The syllabus is eclectic and seminar time is devoted in part to considering the ways in which internship experiences fit or conflict with poverty theory and stated public policy goals. American Anthropological Association’s activities and actions with regard to Israel/Palestine identified sharp lines of disagreement on what engaged anthropology looks like and what it means to engage in public anthropology. From so many angles, perspectives and locations, with this collaborative public education initiative involving museum exhibits, public forums and collective storytelling, anthropologists could teach each other and the world about migration.
