Around the world in 13 weeks

Around the world in 13 weeks

Ryan Schram

October 31, 2018

ryan.schram@sydney.edu.au

Social Sciences Building 410 (A02)

Available at http://anthro.rschram.org/1002/13.2

Global forces and cultural differences

Capitalism is a culture

The conjuncture of cultures

The snake and the mongoose

Once upon a time there was a snake and a mongoose…

Many opposites - values, ideas, institutions - are not binary, either-or. They are contradictions and they exist in an ambiguous tension which is both a source of conflict but also creativity.

Snake and mongoose

That is, contemporary life is defined by its contradictions. There are co-present forces in tension, leading to conflict and also unexpected side-effects.

Everything is mixed

Categories are not dichotomous; Many opposites are actually co-present.

Each society, big or small, is also a microcosm of the whole world.

Majoring in anthropology

If you started in 2018

A major consists of 48 credit points (eight units) at three levels. The requirements for a major in anthropology are:

If you started before 2018

A major consists of 36 “senior” (2000-level and 3000-level units). These should include:

Honours in anthropology: Independent thinking and research

Doing an honours year in anthropology is an opportunity to carry out an original project, working one on one with a supervisor. To qualify for honours entry, you need:

Now, for a special message about our world-renowned honours program in anthropology, here's the 2019 honours coordinator, Yasmine Musharbash!

Honours in anthropology, a guide for 2019

References

Lacock, Hennie. 2013. Cobra and Mongoose. Caters New Agency. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2013-10/29/132841640_11n.jpg.

A guide to the unit

 

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