This course examines socio-cultural analyses of state and structural violence through theoretical concepts and case studies. It also explores the social meaning of violence, what purposes it serves for whom, and how violence can be culturally constructed, rationalized and perpetuated through our values and institutions.

Prerequisite(s): Sociology 2266A/B, Anthropology 1025F/G or Anthropology 1027A/B, and third or fourth year standing in any module/program.

Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.