Fulya Pinar

I thought this class was very interesting in taking an anthropological lens on law and plitics, talking about issues all over the world. I think however it is a bit biased, sometimes very one-sided perspectives but it still is very important for critical thinking and very valuable class.

I truly enjoyed this professor and this class. Before this class I would say I wasn't political and refused to talk politics with people but this class opened my eyes to a more anthropological way of looking at politics. This is definitely a reading, lab, and research heavy class.

I took this course for my major, and I would definitely recommend it, but only if you are pursuing anthropology/sociology senior work. I am not planning on doing a thesis in anthro (and am actively working on another one), so a lot of the "prospectus" assignments in this course felt like busy work. There are weekly reading discussion posts (about 100 words), semi-weekly responses (about a page), discussion leadership requirements, and fieldwork requirements (fieldnotes, interviews). Again, these would've been more helpful if I were actually using any of them for my thesis, but I wasn't. Fulya's lovely and very accommodating. Her grading can be a smidge hard (some things were graded hard when they really felt straightforward and vice versa), but if you need to take it, don't fret. It's fine, just not my favorite

I took this course for my major, and I would definitely recommend it, but only if you are pursuing anthropology/sociology senior work. I am not planning on doing a thesis in anthro (and am actively working on another one), so a lot of the "prospectus" assignments in this course felt like busy work. There are weekly reading discussion …Read more