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ANTH383

History of Anthropological Thought
ANTH383 SP

SectionClass Size*AvailableTimesPOIPrereq
1 30 8 Times: .T.T... 1:10PM-2:30PM;NoNo

*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for the Blue Add phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration. (Last Updated on Tue Aug 10 05:00:21 EDT 1999 )

The history of our field 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 the persistence of past solutions in current anthropology.

MAJOR READINGS

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

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Mid-term and final take-home essay projects.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Each week designated students will facilitate class discussions.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00

Prerequisites: None

Section 01
Ostor, A
Times: .T.T... 1:10PM- 2:30PM;
Grading Mode: Mixed
Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 0, Fr: 0
Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-22-1999




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