THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF

INEQUALITY AND RESISTANCE 

Allen Zagarell  Office hours: Mon 3:30-4:30/Weds 1-2 or by appointment         Fall 2007                           Moore Hall 109 


Course Goals:To give insights into major forms of  social inequality, the varied dynamics of these systems, archaeological manifestations of them and the forms, limits and consequences of resistance carried out by subordinated groups.


Requirements: Do all readings BEFORE the days they are discussed. participate in  all discussions.  Write a 10 page paper on a topic related to the course. The paper is worth 25 points of grade. You will be expected to give a brief report on your paper topic. There will also be three exams during the semester.  Each will be worth  25 points. 


Readings: Texts; Historical Archaeologies of Capitalism Leone, Potter 1999 (referred to as HAC)

Nationalism, Politics and the Practice of Archaeology Kohl and Fawcett 2000 (referred to as Nation)
Other readings can be found in the Anthro Office and will be put on electronic reserve . 



Schedule:  


  Sept 5 Week 1:: Introduction/handing out materials
        6   Introduction to Inequality/Approaches to be taken/forms
       


  Sept 12 Week 2: Orientalism; Approach to  Archaeological Materials; Objectivity and the  archeological record     
 Rdgs:   Kehoe 23-33; Nation 3-21, 263-280,
 Film

 Sept 19 Week 3:  Critical Anthropology/Archaeology/Feminist Archaeology
Rdgs:Trlley D and R 41-63;  Patterson LID 307-321;  Gero and Conkey 1991

Film


 Sept 26 Week 4:    29   Forms of Exploitation: Forms of Resistance, Concept of a Mode of Profduction
Rdgs: Wolfe 1982 71-100      

Oct 3  Week 5:  Concept of Egalitarian Socieities, Caste/Concept of Class
           Caste-based inequalities; the concept of caste, ritual support
          The Concept of Class
Rdgs:St. Croix 1981:31-98,         

Caste-based inequalities; the concept of caste, ritual support
Rdgs: Kolenda 1978, Chs. 2-4

 Oct 10 Week 6  Exam I

Oct 17 Week 7:    The Political Economy of Slave and Feudal Societies
              economy, social structure and family
Rdgs: Terray 1975:85-135;   Anderson 1978 147-173

Film 

Oct 24  Week 8   Capitalist Society
 Rdgs:HAC Ch. 1-2


  Oct. 31 Week 9:    Capitalist Relations Continued
Rdgs: HAC Ch. 4-6 


Nov 7 Week 10:   Exam II

Nov 14 Week 11:   Ethnicity/the State and inequality
Rdgs:  Nation 2,5,6

Thanksgiving Break

Nov 28 Week 12:  Nation Building

Rdgs: Nation Ch. 8-10

 

Dec 7 Week 13:  Nation Building
 
Rdgs: Nation Ch 11-13            

Hand in Papers
        give reports
    


Final Exam  


 If you have any questions contact me at zagarell@wmich.edu