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'Breaking Other People's Toys': Reflections on Teaching Critical Anthropology in Development Studies

Author(s) -

Natalie Djohari

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

teaching anthropology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2053-9843

DOI - 10.22582/ta.v1i1.253

Subject(s) - discipline , personal development , sociology , professional development , engineering ethics , pedagogy , psychology , engineering , social science , psychotherapist

This paper explores the personal transformations of students learning critical anthropology on a Development Studies course. Students personal projects intertwine with their disciplinary and professional choices. I show how learning that radically challenges the development paradigm may lead to internal personal conflicts and life-project crises. How should teachers of anthropology design and teach such courses and what is the impact on students and on the disciplines?

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