4. What does anthropology mean to you?
What associations do you have with it?
What words or images do you think of when
you hear “anthropology”?
5. What does anthropology mean to you?
What associations do you have with it?
What words or images do you think of when
you hear “anthropology”?
Or, why did you sign up for this class?
57. When culture is used to explain ...
it is often the end of a question, rather than a beginning
58. When culture is used to explain ...
it is often the end of a question, rather than a beginning
59. When culture is used to explain ...
it is often the end of a question, rather than a beginning
In this course we will move beyond thinking of “culture” as
a way to end questions...
and come to use “culture” as a way to begin asking a series
of questions.
60. When culture is used to explain ...
it is often the end of a question, rather than a beginning
In this course we will move beyond thinking of “culture” as
a way to end questions...
and come to use “culture” as a way to begin asking a series
of questions.
62. So how do we do that?
In this course, we will do
two things:
63. So how do we do that?
In this course, we will do
two things:
1) read about the cultural differences that
anthropologists have described
64. So how do we do that?
In this course, we will do
two things:
1) read about the cultural differences that
anthropologists have described
2) describe, challenge, and understand what it means to
think about a question -- any question --
anthropologically;
65. So how do we do that?
In this course, we will do
two things:
1) what you can do with anthropology;
66. So how do we do that?
In this course, we will do
two things:
1) what you can do with anthropology;
2) ways of thinking anthropologically
67. So how do we do that?
In this course, we will do
two things:
1) the people / groups / cultures that anthropologists
study
68. So how do we do that?
In this course, we will do
two things:
1) the people / groups / cultures that anthropologists
study
2) anthropologists
69. And, now, a fair warning:
This class is not going to be easy,
and it will probably be hard in ways that surprise you.
Why?
Because many things you think you know aren’t as
right, or obvious, or natural, or universal as you
might think...
70. And, now, a fair warning:
This class is not going to be easy,
and it will probably be hard in ways that surprise you.
Why?
Because many things you think you know aren’t as
right, or obvious, or natural, or universal as you
might think...
71. And, now, a fair warning:
This class is not going to be easy,
and it will probably be hard in ways that surprise you.
Why?
Because many things you think you know aren’t as
right, or obvious, or natural, or universal as you
might think...
72. And, now, a fair warning:
This class is not going to be easy,
and it will probably be hard in ways that surprise you.
Why?
Because many things you think you know aren’t as
right, or obvious, or natural, or universal as you
might think...
73. And, now, a fair warning:
This class is not going to be easy,
and it will probably be hard in ways that surprise you.
Why?
Because many things you think you know aren’t as
right, or obvious, or natural, or universal as you
might think...
74. And, now, a fair warning:
This class is not going to be easy,
and it will probably be hard in ways that surprise you.
Why?
Because many things you think you know aren’t as
right, or obvious, or natural, or universal as you
might think...
A few examples:
84. “the original affluent society”
use less energy
sleep more
work less
So why do we have this incorrect image of them?
85. “the original affluent society”
use less energy
sleep more
work less
So why is such an incorrect image of them so
popular?
86.
87. Lesson is?
What you probably think is “primitive” isn’t by your own
definition.
88. Lesson is?
What you probably think is “primitive” isn’t by your own
definition.
89. Lesson is?
What you probably think is “primitive” isn’t by your own
definition.
And, “primitive” is far from a scientific designation. It’s a
word that is powerful because it sounds scientific, but is
actually quite subjective, like...
90. Anthropology is about finding the subjectivity -- the
specificity -- hidden behind things that sound objective --
universal.
95. A second example...
In social terms, what is adolescence like?
“The teenage years are a time of transition from childhood
into adulthood. Teens often struggle with being dependent
on their parents while having a strong desire to be
independent. They may also feel overwhelmed by the
emotional and physical changes they are going through.”
96.
97. Anthropology is difficult because, to be good at it, you must
be able to reconsider the assumptions you are always
making.
104. other readings
on the course website syllabus page
print them, take notes on them, bring them to class
105. other readings
on the course website syllabus page
print them, take notes on them, bring them to class
106. other readings
on the course website syllabus page
print them, take notes on them, bring them to class
107. other readings
on the course website syllabus page
print them, take notes on them, bring them to class
films
available online
need to be watched before class
108. other readings
on the course website syllabus page
print them, take notes on them, bring them to class
films
weekly screenings
need to be watched before class
109. other readings
on the course website syllabus page
print them, take notes on them, bring them to class
films
weekly screenings
need to be watched before class
writing assignments
1) discus
sion questions - due 9am on the day of class
2) writing assignments
110. other readings
on the course website syllabus page
print them, take notes on them, bring them to class
films
weekly screenings
need to be watched before class
writing assignments
1) discus
sion questions -quizzes in on the day of class
pop due 9am class about the readings
2) writing assignments in the first 5 minutes
always
can’t be made-up
111. other readings
on the course website syllabus page
print them, take notes on them, bring them to class
films
weekly screenings
need to be watched before class
writing assignments
1) discus
sion questions -quizzes in on the day of class
pop due 9am class about the readings
2) writing assignments in the first 5 minutes
always
can’t be made-up
112. other readings
on the course website syllabus page
print them, take notes on them, bring them to class
films
weekly screenings
need to be watched before class
writing assignments
1) discus
sion questions -quizzes in on the day of class
pop due 9am class about the readings
2) writing assignments in the first 5 minutes
always
can’t be made-up
113. three exams
in class
October 10
details on the course website
final writing assignment
ongoing ethnographic project
research proposal
114. three exams
in class
October 10
details on the course website
final writing assignment
ongoing ethnographic project
research proposal
115. three exams
in class
details on the course website
final paper
final writing assignment
ongoing ethnographic project
research proposal
