
Fall Term, 2001: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:00 10:50 am, JH 216

Instructor: Eriberto P. Lozada Jr.
Office: Anthropology Program, JH 249A
Office Hours: M, W, R, 11:00 am 12:00 pm, and by appointment
Telephone: 940-9270
email: elozada@butler.edu
homepage: http://www.butler.edu/~elozada
This course is an introduction to the theoretical perspectives
and methodology of anthropology. Anthropology is the study of
humankind. As an academic discipline, it incorporates a wide range
of methodologies to understand what it means to be human in the
past, present, and future. In this course, we will be surveying
the four major-subfields of anthropology: social (or cultural)
anthropology, biological (or physical) anthropology, archaeology,
and linguistics.
Our emphasis will be on the holistic nature of anthropology
and anthropological methodology. What are the different analytical
perspectives used by anthropologists to understand humankind?
How do anthropologists know what they say they know? How is anthropology
especially relevant today? In this class, it is more important
to understand the thinking behind the conclusions rather than
memorizing the conclusions themselves.
It is the policy and practice of Butler University to make reasonable accommodations for students with properly documented disabilities. Written notification from Student Disability Services is required. If you are eligible to receive an accommodation and would like to request it for this course, please discuss it with me and allow two weeks notice. Otherwise, it is not guaranteed that the accommodation can be received on a timely basis. If you have questions about Student Disability Services, you may wish to contact Michele Atterson, JH 136, ext. 9308.
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