ANTH 4020 / 5020 Explorations in Anthropology Kinship: Being and Belonging
What does it mean to describe a friend as 鈥渓ike family鈥? When is 鈥渇amily鈥 actually about disconnection rather than connection? In what ways do people 鈥渃hoose鈥 their own family members? Are members of a nation part of a 鈥渘ational family鈥? How do processes like international adoption shape understandings of race within families? How do caregiving ties constitute or complicate kinship relationships?
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Professor Kathryn Goldfarb
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