Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 101
Fall 2011
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This course introduces students to concepts, theories, and methods of cultural anthropology. Lectures, readings, and audiovisual materials invite critical analysis of broader themes in contemporary anthropology, such as the nature of culture, the problematic notions of social evolution and progress, and the negotiation of power within and among diverse peoples. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Intercultural Literacy
Students will learn to engage critically and comparatively with different cultural imaginations of life as well as to reflect on their own.
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS ANTH |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (ANTH)(CSCT)(EDST)(STS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Colin Turnbull, THE FOREST PEOPLE. ISBN 978-0671640996.
Joseph Conrad, HEART OF DARKNESS. Norton Critical Editions, Fourth Edition. ISBN 978-0-393-92636-1.
Plus works by L.H. Morgan, Marcel Mauss, Victor Turner, Marshall Sahlins, Sally Engle Merry, Judith Butler, Chinua Achebe, Michael Taussig, and others. And the following films: Bob Connolly's and Robin Anderson's "First Contact," Jennie Livingston's "Paris is Burning," and Dennis O'Rourke's "Cannibal Tours." |
| Instructor(s): Gandolfo,Daniella Times: ..T.R.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: FISK302; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 40 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 20 | FR: 20 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 28 | 1st Ranked: 5 | 2nd Ranked: 4 | 3rd Ranked: 4 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 14 |
| SECTION 02 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Smadar Lavie, THE POETICS OF MILITARY OCCUPATION, ISBN 0520075528, 9780520075528
Paul Farmer, AIDS AND ACCUSATION: HAITI AND THE GEOGRAPHY OF BLAME, ISBN 0520248392, 9780520248397
John Kulick, TRAVESTI: SEX, GENDER, AND CULTURE AMONG BRAZILIAN TRANSGENDERED PROSTITUTES, ISBN 0226460991 |
Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly questions, class participation, three short assignments and a final ethnographic project. |
| Instructor(s): Goslinga,Gillian Times: .M.W... 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: SCIE109; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 40 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 20 | FR: 20 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 14 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 1 | 3rd Ranked: 2 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 11 |
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