Intro to Cultural Anth II
This page is for Anthropology 1100 students at Douglas College. This class meets on Mondays and Wednesdays in New Westminster throughout the winter semester of 2008.
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Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology
Textbook: Lavenda, Robert H. and Emily A. Schultz. 2007. Core Concepts in Cultural Anthropology. Toronto: McGraw-Hill.
Readings Package: “Anthropology 1100 Readings”; Available in the Douglas College Bookstore.
Syllabus/Handouts By Week
Note: The required readings for each week are listed on the syllabus. This web page is not a substitute for the syllabus and should be used in conjunction with the syllabus.
Week 1: January 7, 9 - Introduction
Syllabus
Readings Questions
Instructions for Completing Article Reviews (Due January 28 and March 31)
Questions for Film ‘Cannibal Tours’
North America Map
World Map
Week 2: January 14, 16 - Introduction and Methods
Assignment 1 Handout (Due February 4)
Film Questions for ‘A Man Called Bee’
Week 3: January 21, 23 - Economic Anthropology
Questions for Tahltan Slides
Week 3 Slides
Week 4: January 28, 30 - Exchange Systems
Questions for film ‘Ongka’s Big Moka’
Midterm I Exam Study Guide
Reminder: Review #1 is due in class on January 28
Weeks 5 - 7: February 4, 6, 18, 20 - Kinship and Midterm I
Blank Kinship Charts and Other Kinship Handouts
Assignment 2 Handout (Due April 2)
Reminder: Assignment #1 is due on February 4
Reminder: Midterm I is on February 6
Reminder: Classes canceled February 11, 13 for Reading Break
Week 8: February 25, 27 - Political Anthropology
Questions for Film ‘The Mursi’
Week 9: March 3, 5 – Social Groups and Stratification
Questions for Film ‘Asante Market Women’
Week 10, 11: March 10, 12, 17, 19 - Religion and Ritual and Midterm II
Questions for Film ‘Witchcraft Among the Azande’
Midterm II Exam Study Guide
Reminder: Midterm II is on March 19
Reminder: No class on March 24 for Easter Monday holiday
Week 12, 13: March 26, 31 - Language/Communication
Handouts for Language and Communication
Reminder: Review Assignment #2 is due March 31
Week 13, 14 – April 2, 7, 9 - Culture Change, Final Quiz
Questions for Film ‘Hunters and Bombers’
Final Quiz Study Guide
Reminder: Observation Assignment 2 Due in Class on April 2
Reminder: Final Quiz is on April 9
Post-Quiz Office Hours
TBA
Other Resources
For a list of web-based resources and websites related to Anthropology 1100, check my del.icio.us account. (Constantly updated.)