Anthropologists are people studying people

Anthropologists are people studying people

Ryan Schram

ANTH 1001: Introduction to anthropology

Monday, March 30, 2020 (Week 6)

Available at http://anthro.rschram.org/1001/2020/2.3.0

Required readings

Laura Bohannan “Shakespeare in the Bush,” Natural History Magazine, accessed December 13, 2019, http://www.naturalhistorymag.com/picks-from-the-past/12476/shakespeare-in-the-bush.

Alma Gottlieb “Processing Privilege: Reflections on Fieldwork (Early, and Otherwise) Among Beng Villagers of Côte d’Ivoire,” Mande Studies 20, no. 1 (November 7, 2018): 123–135, http://muse.jhu.edu/article/708087.

References

Bohannan, Laura. “Shakespeare in the Bush.” Natural History Magazine. Accessed December 13, 2019. http://www.naturalhistorymag.com/picks-from-the-past/12476/shakespeare-in-the-bush.

Gottlieb, Alma. “Processing Privilege: Reflections on Fieldwork (Early, and Otherwise) Among Beng Villagers of Côte d’Ivoire.” Mande Studies 20, no. 1 (November 7, 2018): 123–135. http://muse.jhu.edu/article/708087.

A guide to the unit

ANTH 1001: Introduction to anthropology—A guide to the unit

Lecture outlines and guides:

Module 1: What makes us human?	Weeks 1–3
1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.3.1, 1.3.2	Ryan Schram
Module 2: Can an anthropologist really leave her culture?	Weeks 4–6
2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.2.0, 2.3.0	Ryan Schram
Module 3: Is family universal?	Weeks 7–9
3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.3.1, 3.3.2	Jadran Mimica
Module 4: Where is the mind?	Weeks 10–12
4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.3.1, 4.3.2	Jadran Mimica
Review	Week 13
5.1.1, 5.1.2	Ryan Schram

Assignments: Online discussion posts and responses | Weekly reflections | Module 1 concept quiz | Tell me a story...: An analysis of qualitative data | Proposal for a Grade 12 lesson on kinship | Comprehensive (open-book, take-home) essay response assignment

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Anthropologists are people studying people