ANTHROP 1AB3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Acculturation, Ethnic Cleansing, Nationstates
19 Apr 2016
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Violence and conflict (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Formation of a modern subject that was concerned with notions of order and control. Panopticon: guard tower in center with windows on all sides, all prison cells in sight, mandated that cells are hypervisual because lights are, idea is to minimize conflict and rebellion constantly on. 1840s: old downtown paris was torn down and redone. Prior: large amounts of crime and population growth, difficult to police the area. Grid system: based on notion that constantly visible populations will be docile (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) How do cultures justify violence state level societies. Anthropologists believe that collective acts of aggression and violence are culturally constructed certain cultures justify violent behaviour (cid:1) (cid:1) In some societies, acts of violence are deemed necessary for constructing a sense of hegemonic masculinity, or dominant cultural ideals of maleness. Yanomamo and violence to protect resources and in response to.
