Thomas ‘Tad’ McIlwraith

This page is for Anthropology 2240 students at Douglas College. This class meets on Monday and Wednesday afternoons in New Westminster throughout the fall.

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The Anthropology of Human Sexuality

Textbooks:
1) Herdt, Gilbert. 2006. The Sambia: Ritual, Sexuality, and Change in Papua New Guinea. Toronto: Thomson/Wadsworth.
2) Readings Package for Anth 2240 available at the Douglas College Bookstore.

Handouts By Week

I. The Anthropological Perspective and Theoretical Orientation

Class Introduction (September 3, 8, 10)
Syllabus
Readings Questions for Gilbert Herdt’s The Sambia
Readings Questions for Articles (Weeks 1-4)
Eras of Feminist Anthropology and Ethnography (Chart)
Assignment Handout (Prospectus Due Sept 29; Intro Due Oct 20; Essay Due Nov 24)

Discussion Group Dates and Procedures

II. Biology Versus Culture

Biological Orientations (September 15, 17)
Lecture Outline for Biological and Cultural Orientations
Personal Worksheet for Discussion Group 1 (Meets Sept 24)

Cultural Orientations (Sept 22, 24)
Discussion Group 1 – September 24

Marriage, Love, and Incest (September 29, October 1, 6)
Midterm I Study Guide
Personal Worksheet for Discussion Group 2 (Meets Oct 6)
Handouts, Including Film Questions
Readings Questions for Weeks 5-11
Discussion Groups 2 - October 6

Midterm I – October 8, 2008 (In Regular Class Time)

Note: There is no class on October 13

III. The Impact of Material Conditions on the Expression of Sexuality and Gender

Overview and Foragers (October 15, 20, 22)
Summary of Theses and Orienting Questions
Questions for ‘Iskut Hunters’ Slides

Powerpoint Slides
Other Class Slides

Horticulturalists and Pastoralists (October 27, 29, November 3)
Questions for Rivers of Sand
Personal Worksheet for Discussion Group 3 (Meets November 3)
Midterm II Study Guide
Discussion Groups 3 - November 3

Midterm II – November 5, 2006 (In Regular Class Time)

IV. Ideological Constraints on the Expression of Gender and Sexuality: Ambiguities and Issues

Language and Gender (November 10, 12)
Personal Worksheet for Discussion Group 4 (Meets November 17)

The Sambia/Herdt: Discussion (November 17)
Discussion Groups 4 - November 17

Religion (November 19, 24, 26)
Personal Worksheet for Discussion Group 5 (Due December 1)
Study Guide for Final Quiz

Final Quiz – December 1, 2008 (In Regular Class Time)

Post-Quiz Office Hours
Tuesday December 2, 2008 3:30-4:30p
NW 3304A (My Office)
(You can view your final quiz at these times.)

Other Resources for Anthropology 2240
Anthropology of Sexuality and Gender websites via my del.icio.us account; if you have suggestions to add to this list, please email the links to me. (Constantly Updated)
Books Discussed or Referred to In Class (via Library Thing; Constantly Updated)
Articles Discussed or Referred to In Class (via CiteULike; Constantly Updated)
Anthropology of Sexuality and Gender Reference Books

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