Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 101
Fall 2015
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02
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| Certificates: Social, Cultural, and Critical Theory |
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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| 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: 50% - 74% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Elenore Smith Bowen, RETURN TO LAUGHTER
Barbara Myerhoff, NUMBER OUR DAYS
Mark S. Fleisher, BEGGARS AND THIEVES
G. Whitney Azoy, BUZKASHI GAME AND POWER IN AFGHANISTAN
Philippe Bourgois, IN A SEARCH OF RESPECT
Lincoln Keiser, FRIEND BY DAY ENEMY BY NIGHT
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Examinations and Assignments:
Short reading responses, ethnographic practicum exercises, a take-home midterm and a final essay. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This section introduces students to ideas and methods in cultural anthropology by focusing on an anthropological understanding of three critical problems Americans face today--the armed conflict along the Afghan/Pakistan Frontier, aging in a complex society, and crime in the urban ghetto. |
| Instructor(s): Rosario,Melissa Times: .M.W... 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: PAC002; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 40 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 20 | FR: 20 |
| Web Resources: Syllabus |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 15 | 1st Ranked: 2 | 2nd Ranked: 2 | 3rd Ranked: 2 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 8 |
| 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. |
| Additional Requirements and/or Comments: Same as Section 01 Above |
| Instructor(s): Bell,Sierra Times: ..T.R.. 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: FISK302; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 40 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 4 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 20 | FR: 20 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 15 | 1st Ranked: 2 | 2nd Ranked: 2 | 3rd Ranked: 2 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 8 |
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