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Mon., 26 Aug

What is Culture, what is Anthropology?

Course Introduction
Handouts: Guide to Response Papers (PDF Format)
Culture?
Lecture Notes

Wed., 28 Aug

Why Anthropology?

Reading: Miner article; Rosaldo article
Lecture Notes

Fri., 30 Aug

Reading: Herzfeld Chapter 1, pp. 1-20
Film: First Contact

Mon., 2 Sep

Class Meeting in Library, Electronic Resources Room
Reading: Geertz, Clifford 1973. The Interpretation of Cultures. Basic Books (excerpts).
Handouts: Library Project Handout
Citing Sources Guide

Wed., 4 Sep

Who are Anthropologists?

Reading: Start reading Levi-Strauss; due, Part 1
Assignment: Response Paper Due
Lecture Notes

Fri., 6 Sep

Comparing Culture

Reading: 1. Laura Bohannon, Shakespeare in the Bush
2. Levi-Strauss, Part 2
Web Resource: Background on Claude Levi-Strauss
Lecture Notes

Mon., 9 Sep

Reading: 1. Herzfeld, Chapter 2, pp. 21-54
2. Levi-Strauss, Part 5
Discussion: Stepping in and out of Cultures
Discussion Notes
What is Postmodernism? From Dr. Mary Klages, Associate Professor of English, University of Colorado at Boulder

Wed., 11 Sep

Doing Fieldwork

Reading: 1. Claire Sterk article
2. Levi-Strauss, Part 7
Lecture Notes

Fri., 13 Sep

Reading: Levi-Strauss, Part 8, 9
Film: Strangers Abroad: Evans-Pritchard

Mon., 16 Sep

Seeing the Other

Reading: 1. Gould, Stephen 1996. Measuring Bodies, in The Mismeasure of Man. Norton.
2.Boas, Franz 1940. Changes in Bodily Form of Descendants of Immigrants. In Race, Language and Culture.
Class Handout
Lecture Notes

Wed., 18 Sep

Reading: 1. Diamond article; 2. AAA statement on Race; 3. Lozada article on ethnicity (optional)
Assignment: Library Project (Response Paper) Due
Lecture Notes
Web Resource: Leon Wynter interview

Fri., 20 Sep

Reading: 1. Herzfeld, Chapter 6
Study Questions
Film: American Tongues

Mon., 23 Sep

Families and Kinship

Reading: 1. Begin reading Margery Wolf, Chapters 1 and 2
2. Kottak selection on kinship
Study Questions
Lecture Notes
Slide Show: Slides of Taiwan

Wed., 25 Sep

Women and Lineages in China

Reading: Continue reading Margery Wolf, Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6
Lecture Notes
Slide Show: Slides of Chinese Lineage Activities

Fri., 27 Sep

Reading: Continue reading Margery Wolf, Chapters 7, 8
Film: Dadi’s Family
Handout: Field Project Description

Mon., 30 Sep

Little Daughter-in-Laws

Reading: Continue reading Margery Wolf, Chapter 11
Lecture Notes

Wed., 2 Oct

Reading: Jankowiak article
Lecture Notes

Fri., 4 Oct

Reading: Continue reading Margery Wolf, Chapters 12, 13, 14
Film: Small Happiness
Handout: NYT article on lineage revival
WSJ article on love and jealousy

Mon., 7 Oct

American Kinship

Reading: Murphy selection (articles on reserve)
Stack selection (articles on reserve)
Handout: NYT article on neighbors
Lecture Notes

Wed., 9 Oct

Economy and Exchange

Reading: Herzfeld Chapter 4, pp. 90-117.
Web Resource: Northwest Coast Potlatch, online exhibit
Reading Questions: Questions for Herzfeld Chapter 4
Lecture Notes

Fri., 11 Oct

Film: Ongka’s Big Moka
Assignment: Response Paper Due

Mon., 14 Oct

Fall Break: Have a good rest!

Wed., 16 Oct

The Spirit of the Gift

Reading: 1. Yan chapter
2. Sahlins article
Lecture Notes

Fri., 18 Oct

Production and Consumption

Reading: 1. Campbell article
2. Nietschmann article
Lecture Notes
Web Resource: More on Baudrillard

Mon., 21 Oct

Reading: 1. Mintz article; 2. Bestor article
Web Resource: Eel-flavored Ice Cream?
You forgot to cook this...
Lecture Notes
Handout on Making an Argument

Wed., 23 Oct

Religion and Ritual

Reading: 1. Geertz article on religion
2. Begin reading Myerhoff, Chapter 1
Lecture Notes

Fri., 25 Oct

Reading: Continue reading Myerhoff, Chapter 2
Film: Number Our Days

Mon., 28 Oct

Reading: 1. Continue reading Myerhoff, Chapter 3
2. Turner article (optional)
Assignment: Fieldwork Project Due
Web Resource: Myerhoff biography
Lecture Notes

Wed., 30 Oct

Reading: 1. Herzfeld, Chapter 9; 2. Continue reading Myerhoff, Chapter 5
Reading Questions for Herzfeld Chapter 9
Lecture Notes

Fri., 1 Nov

Reading: Continue reading Myerhoff, Chapters 6, 7
Assignment: Response Paper Due
Lecture Notes

Mon., 4 Nov

Science, Religion, and Rationality

Reading: Evans-Pritchard article
Lecture Notes

Wed., 6 Nov

Politics and Power

Reading: Llewelyn article
Lecture Notes
Extracurricular Activity: The Pillow Book, film showing, gender and power(optional attendance)

Fri., 8 Nov

Topics in Political Anthropology

Reading: Herzfeld Chapters 5, 12
Lecture Notes

Mon., 11 Nov

The Power of Culture

Reading: Bourdieu article
Web Resource: More about Bourdieu
Lecture Notes

Wed., 13 Nov

Case Study: Love Parade

Reading: Borneman article
Web Resource: Love Parade Website
Love Parade Video
Techno Music
Lecture Notes

Fri., 15 Nov

Reading: Escobar article
Film: Chief in Two Worlds

Mon., 18 Nov

Globalization

Reading: Herzfeld, Chapter 7
Assignment: Response Paper Due
Lecture Notes

Wed., 20 Nov

Reading: Hannerz article
Lecture Notes

Fri., 22 Nov

Reading: 1. Appadurai, Playing with Modernity article
2. Gmelch Baseball Magic article
Film: Trobriand Cricket

Mon., 25 Nov

Reading: Appadurai, Global Cultural Economy article
Lecture Notes
Video: Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Wed.-Fri., 27-29 Nov

Thanksgiving Break

Mon., 2 Dec

Reading: Watson, McDonalds article
Film: The Colonel Comes to Japan
Discussion Notes

Wed., 4 Dec

Discussion: Anthropology, Globalization, and Popular Culture

Fri., 6 Dec

Closing Comments/Review
Handout: Questions for the Final Examination

Mon., 8 Dec

No Class: I'll be in the office for questions during class meeting.
Assignment: Short Paper Due