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Class number:
3010
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Title: The Global War on Drugs |
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Department: Anthropology |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 35 |
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Current enrollment: 34 |
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Available seats: 1 |
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Start date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 |
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End date: Friday, May 9, 2025 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM, LSC - 134 |
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Instructor(s): Eisenberg-Guyot, Nadja |
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Prerequisite(s): None |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Social Sciences and Global Requirements |
Course Description:
Moral panics over illicit drug use are a central feature of contemporary life, from salacious accounts of "marijuana-induced psychosis" to legends that drug dealers spike candy with LSD to "hook" kids. In response to drugs' alleged threat, the United States has been at the forefront of waging the "War on Drugs" since the early 20th Century. But what are the origins of this forever war? And who benefits, and who is harmed, in its name? In this class, we will explore the racist, classist, ableist, and sexist underpinnings of global drug control and draw on ethnography to consider its effects on people who use drugs. The final unit of the course will explore possibilities beyond "reforming" the War on Drugs. |