Agrarian Studies Graduate Seminar

“Agrarian Societies: Culture, Power, History, and Development”

Anthropology 541a; History 965a; Political Science 779a; Forestry and Environmental Studies 836

Faculty (Fall 2022):
Louisa Lombard, Anthropology
Elisabeth Wood, Political Science

Meetings
The course meets from 1:30 pm to 3:20 pm Wednesday afternoons during the fall term, at 10 Sachem Street, room 105. 

Description
An interdisciplinary examination of agrarian societies, contemporary and historical, Western and non-Western. Major analytical perspectives from anthropology, economics, history, political science, and environmental studies are used to develop a meaning-centered and historically grounded account of the transformations of rural society. Team taught.

Enrollment, Eligibility
Any graduate student at Yale is eligible to enroll. Undergraduates may also take the course, with the permission of the instructors. Regular attendance is expected.

Link to OCI: Yale Online Course Information