ANTH383 - History of Anthropological Thought

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Academic Year 2001/2002

History of Anthropological Thought
ANTH 383 SP

The history of anrhopological thought will be viewed as a recurrent struggle with two major problems: the need to find a unifying idea and an object proper to anthropology, which has led to the emergence of the concept of culture, and the need to formulate a theoretical vision of human society capable of dealing with such dilemmas as similarity and difference and continuity and change. The course will emphasize American, British and French thought from the Enlightenment and Romanticism through Vi ctorian anthropology and evolution/diffusion to social and cultural anthropology in Britain and the USA.

MAJOR READINGS

Rousseau, Vico, Herder, Marx, Comte, Tylor, Spencer, Boas, Durkheim, Mauss, Freud, Radcliffe-Brown, Malinowski, Levi-Strauss

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Two short papers, and final take-home essay exam.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Each week designated students will lead class discussions. Students will be better prepared for this course if they have taken ANTH201 or a higher level social science course.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: NONE Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Traube,Elizabeth G.

Times: ..T.R.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: FISK305

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 25)

SR. major: Jr. major:

SR. non-major: Jr. non-major: SO: FR:

Special Attributes:

Permission: Permission of Instructor Required

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Last Updated on MAR-19-2002