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Ethnographic Analysis
ANTH210 SP
A study of anthropological interpretations of social and cultural systems through the ethnographic analysis of single societies. The course focuses on our changing understandings of beliefs, meanings, values and social
relationships through accounts of
selected African, Asian and Middle Eastern communities. Students will learn how anthropologists use theoretical perspectives to understand cultures and societies and how attempts at such understandings have changed
anthropological interpretations.
MAJOR READINGS
Evans-Pritchard, THE NUER;
Leach, POLITICAL SYSTEMS OF HIGHLAND BURMA;
Barth, POLITICAL LEADERSHIP AMONG SWAT PATHANS;
Other text to be announced.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Three take-home essays
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
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:
Discussion
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS ANTH
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
ANTH101 OR ANTH102
SECTION 01
- Instructor(s): Keiser,R. Lincoln
- Times: ...W... 01:10PM-04:00PM; Location: ANTH6
- Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 18)
- SR. major: 5 Jr. major: 5
- SR. non-major: 4 Jr. non-major: 4 SO: FR: X
Special Attributes:
- Curricular Renewal: Speaking
Last Updated on MAR-24-2000
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