BOOK REVIEWS London: The University of Chicago Press 1992
... The life and work of Jean Rouch, the French ethnographer and film-maker, are portrayed here in an intellectual biography. The author, Paul Stoller, is an anthropologist who has worked among the Songhay of West Africa, whose lives have also been the subject of numerous works by Rouch over many years. ...
... The life and work of Jean Rouch, the French ethnographer and film-maker, are portrayed here in an intellectual biography. The author, Paul Stoller, is an anthropologist who has worked among the Songhay of West Africa, whose lives have also been the subject of numerous works by Rouch over many years. ...
Cultural Anthropology by Nancy Bonvillain
... A Holistic Perspective A perspective that views culture as an integrated whole, no part of which can be completely understood without considering the whole. Considers the interconnections among factors that contribute to people’s behavior. ...
... A Holistic Perspective A perspective that views culture as an integrated whole, no part of which can be completely understood without considering the whole. Considers the interconnections among factors that contribute to people’s behavior. ...
Maciej Zięba OP
... laws and invisible forces, and therefore of unraveling its mysteries. Here was the source of the next century’s fast-spreading conviction of the omnipotence of human reason. The religion of progress was born, and it soon conquered Western culture. Chemists, psychologists, economists, historians, bio ...
... laws and invisible forces, and therefore of unraveling its mysteries. Here was the source of the next century’s fast-spreading conviction of the omnipotence of human reason. The religion of progress was born, and it soon conquered Western culture. Chemists, psychologists, economists, historians, bio ...
Accounting / Aerospace / Anthropology • Courses
... 2500 (ANTH 2302). Introduction to Archaeology. 3 hours. A survey of the techniques, methods and theories of archaeology. An important focus of the course is on the reconstruction of the culture and ecology of prehistoric societies in both the Old World and the New World. (Same as ARCH 2500.) 2700 (A ...
... 2500 (ANTH 2302). Introduction to Archaeology. 3 hours. A survey of the techniques, methods and theories of archaeology. An important focus of the course is on the reconstruction of the culture and ecology of prehistoric societies in both the Old World and the New World. (Same as ARCH 2500.) 2700 (A ...
Ethnographic Vignette Cultural Anthropology The aim of this
... Ethnographic Vignette Cultural Anthropology The aim of this exercise is to expose you to some of the key fieldwork practices and research methodologies employed by cultural anthropologists to another, analyze and interpret ethnographic data: participant observation, interviews, oral and personal his ...
... Ethnographic Vignette Cultural Anthropology The aim of this exercise is to expose you to some of the key fieldwork practices and research methodologies employed by cultural anthropologists to another, analyze and interpret ethnographic data: participant observation, interviews, oral and personal his ...
“extended stay” and “back-and
... posed, this article discusses how different ethnographic methodologies produce relationships with interlocutors in different ways and the implications of this for knowledge production. We seek to find a way of talking about this without reproducing hierarchies of power among different “world anthrop ...
... posed, this article discusses how different ethnographic methodologies produce relationships with interlocutors in different ways and the implications of this for knowledge production. We seek to find a way of talking about this without reproducing hierarchies of power among different “world anthrop ...
Anthropology Minor
... Requirements for LAS minor programs are listed below. Please be sure to speak with an academic advisor in Main Hall, 2 floor, to declare a minor. NOTE: All LAS minors require a minimum GPA of 2.0 or better to earn the minor. ...
... Requirements for LAS minor programs are listed below. Please be sure to speak with an academic advisor in Main Hall, 2 floor, to declare a minor. NOTE: All LAS minors require a minimum GPA of 2.0 or better to earn the minor. ...
WHAT IS ANTHROPOLOGY AND WHY SHOULD I CARE?
... environment and give meaning to their lives. A critical goal of anthropology is to describe, analyze, and explain different cultures, to show how groups live in different physical, economic, and social environments, and to show how their members give meaning to their lives. Anthropology attempts to ...
... environment and give meaning to their lives. A critical goal of anthropology is to describe, analyze, and explain different cultures, to show how groups live in different physical, economic, and social environments, and to show how their members give meaning to their lives. Anthropology attempts to ...
suggested films
... when each branching event took place. 2. This method is based on the contentious assumption that genetic mutations in humans are constant. ...
... when each branching event took place. 2. This method is based on the contentious assumption that genetic mutations in humans are constant. ...
Anthropology of Britain Workshop
... The culture of business: Businesses have established patterns of behaviour, interactions, structures and ideologies. Many farms and tourism enterprises are family owned and there are business networks developed to share information (social capital). There may be specific ‘ways of seeing’ apparent am ...
... The culture of business: Businesses have established patterns of behaviour, interactions, structures and ideologies. Many farms and tourism enterprises are family owned and there are business networks developed to share information (social capital). There may be specific ‘ways of seeing’ apparent am ...
Anthropology in the German Democratic Republic: A Personal
... with regularities and processes." Ironically, German anthropology or Anthropologie as a biocultural endeavor began to divide up into relatively separate disciplines consisting of Anthropologie (physical anthropology), Ethnologie or Ethnographie (ethnology or ethnography), and Ur-Geschichte or Arche ...
... with regularities and processes." Ironically, German anthropology or Anthropologie as a biocultural endeavor began to divide up into relatively separate disciplines consisting of Anthropologie (physical anthropology), Ethnologie or Ethnographie (ethnology or ethnography), and Ur-Geschichte or Arche ...
Anthropologist the - Anthropology
... small-scale farming practices and improving farmers’ quality of life. Growing demand for local food, however, has spurred the emergence of innovative distribution businesses, known as food hubs, which aggregate small scale production to cater to larger markets, while keeping with the values of susta ...
... small-scale farming practices and improving farmers’ quality of life. Growing demand for local food, however, has spurred the emergence of innovative distribution businesses, known as food hubs, which aggregate small scale production to cater to larger markets, while keeping with the values of susta ...
Research ethics and everyday ethics: Doing fieldwork with
... are ‘one’s own people’ (zijiren) and those who are not. Amongst ‘one’s own people’, there are fewer limitations of decency and decorum. Everyone speaks directly and in kinship terms. I had to learn these things too, and it took me a long time to use kinship terms appropriately. When dealing with pop ...
... are ‘one’s own people’ (zijiren) and those who are not. Amongst ‘one’s own people’, there are fewer limitations of decency and decorum. Everyone speaks directly and in kinship terms. I had to learn these things too, and it took me a long time to use kinship terms appropriately. When dealing with pop ...
Rethinking Euro-anthropology
... putting pressure on the possibilities for accommodating social and cultural differences, deploying the past to reinforce antagonisms and resentments, including the return of nationalism and the construction of cultural ‘others’ (Fabian 1983). Drawing on the assumption that the third world has come h ...
... putting pressure on the possibilities for accommodating social and cultural differences, deploying the past to reinforce antagonisms and resentments, including the return of nationalism and the construction of cultural ‘others’ (Fabian 1983). Drawing on the assumption that the third world has come h ...
What Does It Mean To Be Literate in the Social Studies?
... time. Not only will students become literate in the sub disciplines, but they will also begin to use this intra-disciplinary knowledge in interdisciplinary studies. ...
... time. Not only will students become literate in the sub disciplines, but they will also begin to use this intra-disciplinary knowledge in interdisciplinary studies. ...
Syllabus - Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology
... Perspective by Ann McElroy and Patricia Townsend. Copies if chapter(s) will be on reserve in the library. Suggested references are: M. C. Students Guide to Good Writing in the Social Sciences or The Elements of Style by William Strunk and EB White and the Writing with Style by John Trimble. Others h ...
... Perspective by Ann McElroy and Patricia Townsend. Copies if chapter(s) will be on reserve in the library. Suggested references are: M. C. Students Guide to Good Writing in the Social Sciences or The Elements of Style by William Strunk and EB White and the Writing with Style by John Trimble. Others h ...
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... morality,” Palmié 2013: 55–56), or even “witchcraft” (see Wirtz 2004), depending on who you ask, but everyone seemingly agrees that these differently sourced labels all apply to more or less the same “religion.” This, as the many cases explored in his book illustrate, is about the only point of agre ...
... morality,” Palmié 2013: 55–56), or even “witchcraft” (see Wirtz 2004), depending on who you ask, but everyone seemingly agrees that these differently sourced labels all apply to more or less the same “religion.” This, as the many cases explored in his book illustrate, is about the only point of agre ...
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... Review the following anthropological concepts. Look to your chapter vocab lists as aides, and make sure you can apply the vocabulary words to hypothetical situations -What (who) Anthropologists study Guanine = Cytosine -The 4 traditional fields of Anthropology Adenine = Thymine -What defines a speci ...
... Review the following anthropological concepts. Look to your chapter vocab lists as aides, and make sure you can apply the vocabulary words to hypothetical situations -What (who) Anthropologists study Guanine = Cytosine -The 4 traditional fields of Anthropology Adenine = Thymine -What defines a speci ...
continued - Human Kinetics
... basis of tourism industry in some countries • Two major theories: – Microeconomics looks at how individuals, families, organizations, and some states make decisions to spend their money. – Macroeconomics looks at the total economic activity (growth, inflation, and unemployment) of national or region ...
... basis of tourism industry in some countries • Two major theories: – Microeconomics looks at how individuals, families, organizations, and some states make decisions to spend their money. – Macroeconomics looks at the total economic activity (growth, inflation, and unemployment) of national or region ...
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... of the subdiscipline. However, is there really no need for such research, or are there no similar endeavors elsewhere? Is evaluation anthropology not applicable outside the American social and political contexts? Perhaps being more concerned with ethics and methodology, rather than a complete review ...
... of the subdiscipline. However, is there really no need for such research, or are there no similar endeavors elsewhere? Is evaluation anthropology not applicable outside the American social and political contexts? Perhaps being more concerned with ethics and methodology, rather than a complete review ...
Curriculum Vitae
... Reproductive Decision Making among the Makushi of Guyana and beyond. Invited speaker. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Psychology. Violence against Women: A Mating-Market Approach. Paper presented at the joint Society for Applied Anthropology and Society for Anthropologi ...
... Reproductive Decision Making among the Makushi of Guyana and beyond. Invited speaker. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Psychology. Violence against Women: A Mating-Market Approach. Paper presented at the joint Society for Applied Anthropology and Society for Anthropologi ...
Family Dynamics:
... forces and their relation primarily to the motion but sometimes also to the equilibrium of bodies A pattern or process of change, growth, or activity Variation and contrast in force or intensity ...
... forces and their relation primarily to the motion but sometimes also to the equilibrium of bodies A pattern or process of change, growth, or activity Variation and contrast in force or intensity ...
ANTHROPOLOGY Spring 2017
... What is culture and how important is it in explaining the marvelous variations we see in human behavior around the world? Are gender roles fixed? Can you distinguish religion from magic? What do anthropologists do, and how can anthropology contribute to a better world? Besides giving you a grounding ...
... What is culture and how important is it in explaining the marvelous variations we see in human behavior around the world? Are gender roles fixed? Can you distinguish religion from magic? What do anthropologists do, and how can anthropology contribute to a better world? Besides giving you a grounding ...
Malinowski: the Creator of Fieldwork and the ethnography
... (a la Malinowski): 1. Culture is an instrumental apparatus by which man is put in a position the better to cope with specific problems that face him in his environment in the course of the satisfaction of his needs. 2. It is a system of objects, activities and attitudes in which every part exists as ...
... (a la Malinowski): 1. Culture is an instrumental apparatus by which man is put in a position the better to cope with specific problems that face him in his environment in the course of the satisfaction of his needs. 2. It is a system of objects, activities and attitudes in which every part exists as ...