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Anthropology of Mass Violence

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
MoWe 5:30p.m. – 6:45p.m.		 Wheatley-Peters W02-0198 3 $2065 (guest students)
Date
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
Time
MoWe 5:30p.m. – 6:45p.m.
Location
Wheatley-Peters W02-0198
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2065 (guest students)

Description

Using an anthropological perspective on culture, race, representation, and power, this course examines the deliberate measures and actions aimed at the annihilation of specific racial, ethnic, religious, political, and cultural groups. It focuses primarily on the causes of mass violence: the intellectual histories of societies where mass violence has occurred; how the 'enemy' is invented; why mass killings are carried our; and the psychology and motivations of perpetrators. This course concentrates on the 20th century but includes also other historical events for topical purposes.

This course is closed for registration.

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

9/2/2025 - 12/12/2025

Location

Wheatley-Peters W02-0198

General Ed Requirements

World Cultures

Enrolled / Capacity

34 / 35

Status

Closed

Tuition*

$2065 (guest students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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