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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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