How can we use anthropology, both its tools and theories, to actively work towards a better world? In this class, we will look at the different ways scholars try to combine research with social engagement to create an anthropology that explicitly aims to bring positive social change to this world through the dismantling of systems of oppression. Black, Indigenous, and other anthropologists of color, and especially women of color, will be centrally featured in this course. Together, we will: look at the basics of the concepts of race and intersectionality; address the histories and modern practices of activism in anthropology, focusing on public and engaged anthropology as well as Black feminist, antiracist, decolonial, abolitionist, anarchist, and queer critiques and practices; discover and develop your own vision of an anthropology that works towards anti-oppression; and create a framework for applying this vision to a real-world case study that students will select. Assignments will include a short essay on an activist ethnography; a self-designed manifesto of your views on activist anthropology; and a final project applying your manifesto and developing research strategies to challenge a particular system of oppression of your choosing. You would not be expected to execute this activist research for this class, but it will provide you a well-developed framework for a future project.