Sonoma State University
ANTH 203 – Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
A School of Social Sciences/Department of Anthropology Syllabus
Instructor Contact Information
Name: Carlos D. Torres, Ph.D. (please call me Dr. Torres, or Professor Torres)
Office Location: Stevenson 2070J
Anthropology Office Telephone Number: 707-664-2312
Email: carlos.torres@sonoma.edu I will try to respond promptly Monday thru Friday 9 AM to 5 PM
Office Hours: Tuesday 5:45 On Zoom. And at SSU by appointment
General Course Information
Class Days/Time: Via ZOOM Teleconferencing, Tuesdays 6:00-7:15 PM
Prerequisites: None
Fulfills GE/SSU Studies Category: Area D1, Social Sciences: The Individual and Society
Let me summarize what this course is about
This course is described as an “examination of the anthropological approach to the study of human behavior.” An anthropological approach is a holistic approach to understanding human society: we study what it is to be human by looking at our own past archaeologically or ethno-historically, we look at our own human biological evolution, and we look cross-culturally to answer questions related to the phenomenon of what it is to be a human being. In “cultural anthropology” (American) or “social anthropology” (British)—the subdiscipline of this course—we focus upon global contemporary culture and the individual’s incorporation of learned socially transmitted behavior. Culture is understood and uncovered through the contemporary practices of social life in a broad range of societies. The research questions we raise are relevant to contemporary society, especially (but not limited to) those societies that are non-Western.
Let me summarize what cultural anthropology means at SSU
Cultural Anthropology explores the diversity of existing human ways of life – how they work, how they change, and how they interrelate in the modern world. Its practitioners often spend time living with peoples and cultures whose values and lifeways are different from their own to learn about their perspectives, practices, and social organization. We believe that Anthropology majors should master six learning outcomes by the time they graduate:
1. An appreciation for the comparative perspective that uniquely allows anthropologists to explore the forms and foundations of human social, cultural, biological, and linguistic diversity, past and present.
2. An ability to integrate the four major subfields of anthropology – sociocultural, biological, archaeology and linguistic – via holistic and contextualized interpretations of evidence.
3. An understanding of how anthropological perspectives, methods, and theories came to be, and how their application can contribute to solving the issues and controversies of our time.
4. Competence in the qualitative and quantitative methods of at least one anthropological subfield, and the ability to apply these methods to real-world scenarios.
5. An awareness of the ethical issues involved in anthropological inquiry, scholarship, professional practice, and public citizenship, at the level of local communities and our increasingly globalized world.
6. An ability to critically locate, understand, evaluate, and synthesize anthropological scholarly materials, and to communicate resulting interpretations orally and in writing, individually and collaboratively.
What will be the instructional methods will we use
Instructional Methods & Course Format
ANTH 203 is a synchronous and “flipped” online lecture course. We will meet in virtual space on Zoom (teleconferencing software) every Tuesday from 6:0 PM to 7:15 PM. It is a flipped course because you will watch online videos, complete all weekly readings, and submit/post online all student work for Tuesdays by 5 PM in canvas through our assignment portals before the classes start at 6 PM. We will use our Zoom teleconferencing classes mainly for discussion and synthesis. You will use your SSU Seawolf ID and password to log in to the Canvas course from SSU’s Online Services Portal.
In Canvas you will be able to access online recorded lecturette orientation videos, topical course readings, course videos; be able to take online reading content quizzes, and post Graded Discussions and Responses. Normally our course will begin with the student preparing for our next virtual meeting on Zoom by first (1) watching the day’s Lecturette video, (2) reading the assigned chapters and articles from our two course texts, (3) watching the online videos for that day, (4) taking reading review quiz (multiple choice and T/F questions), and by posting answers for to the Graded Discussion Questions. My suggestion is to read the questions for the Graded Discussion before you read the articles from our course text Conformity and Conflict.
During our class we will have a discussion forum where we will discuss some of the significant sociocultural and socioeconomic issues that will be unearthed in our readings. You won’t want to miss these vital discussions when we reflect back over the readings and create our own philosophical syntheses of global issues and events. I have in the past structured these discussions, but I think the new readings I have assigned may illicit enough discussion by themselves to have a less structured level of discussion. Attendance our class is graded and it will be hard to pass the course without regular and consistent attendance.
A Note on Submitting Assignments: All student work is submitted/posted online through our canvas assignment portals will be due by 6 PM Tuesday so I have some time to review your responses. Please do not email me any written work. I must use my email for communication only, thank you, cool!
Canvas Courses
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What our learning objectives will be
Upon successful completion of this course, following Area D1 of the General Education objectives, students will be able to:
1. Identify, recognize and define major anthropological concepts, theories and insights in the social sciences.
2. Understand and evaluate explanations of the organization, variation, and changes in practices and institutions in modern contemporary societies.
3. Overview and evaluate the diversity, variety, and complexity of human life in diverse scales from the individual to the global.
4. Evaluate multiple perspectives and methodologies that social science disciplines offer for understanding the human experience.
5. Understand the personal and social development of the individual and the person’s relation to social institutions.
6. Understand and become oriented around the theoretical explanations of the individual’s social relationships in groups, in societies, and across nations.
We will accomplish these tasks by investigating one major topic within cultural anthropology at a time, and creating assessments and assignments appropriate for each topic.
Communication-in-Research Learning Outcomes
1. Students will learn to synthesize different media platforms and to locate research sources such as testimonial media and peer reviewed journal articles in the pursuit of a report that is informed by consensus-oriented truth, and the testimonial veracity of first-person perspectives. In pursuit of the examination of truth and narrative, I have chosen an ethnography that is communicated three different ways so that students can evaluate how written rough drafts of reports evolve into final written, polished drafts. (3)
2. We analyze and compare research in given student cohorts. (4)
3. We analyze and compare three different models of narrative in a Wisdom Sits in Place. (4)
4. We will also use a written report modeled on a press journalistic press release format to give students a practical template for writing reports for dissemination on the World Wide Web that they can use as a template for future academic writing. I would like to see students create an original and impactful report (ANS) from this class, a report that addresses an urgent issue for your cohort in the discourse of global society. (6)
Applying Bloom’s Taxonomy
I will be creating assignments that make use of Bloom’s Taxonomy, a learning model that emphasizes a range of learning skills and assignments to incorporate course content into a student’s own development in higher education. My teaching emphasis is to go beyond comprehension; to create assessments where students can analyze, apply, and synthesize ideas and case studies from the text with current events in society. (Please see https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/blooms-taxonomy/ for a full explanation and merits of Bloom’s Taxonomy).
What texts we’ll be reading
Textbooks
1. Kottak, Conrad. 2016. Cultural Anthropology: Appreciating Cultural Diversity, 17th Edition Columbus, OH: McGraw-Hill Education. 384 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1259818448 readings from this book referred to from now as “from CA”)
2. Spradley, James, Dianna Shandy, and David W. McCurdy, eds. 2015. Conformity and Conflict: Reading in Cultural Anthropology, 15th Edition. New York, NY: Pearson Publications. 432 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0205990795
3. Basso, Keith H., 1996. Wisdom Sits in Places. Landscape and Language Among the Western Apache. University of New Mexico Press; 1st edition (August 1, 1996). 192 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0826317247
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And some expectations I have for participation and attendance
Regular attendance & active participation is expected and required
Attendance will be tracked and participation will be noted each virtual discussion session. Every student will be allowed 1 absence from Zoom, so if are sick once per semester, use your sick week absence. No need to tell me you are not going to attend a Zoom session. Just be aware, attendance is graded. If you have a prolonged condition that requires you to be absent for more than one week, contact me via email and we’ll discuss potential outcomes and remedies.
Online Protocol
I expect students to be online in Zoom at 6 PM, on a laptop computer, with faces in view, engaged, with audio on and video accessible, attentive/listening/responding to professor and other students for full online participation credit. If you are not talking, mute your microphone so as not to being chatter or other noises into the Zoom session. Thank you for your understanding. Your participation grade will depend on your classroom engagement. Treat the zoom session like you would a classroom experience.
Attention & Respect for Other Students
ANTH 203 cover very sensitive topics, and it is important to be respectful and attentive to students when they present their research or provide discussion on many sensitive and personal topics.
Note-taking
Video Lecturettes will be posted on the course Canvas. Though note taking is allowed, it is not required for a student to do well on the quizzes. I would stress participation with classmates on zoom and focusing on listening well to lecturette videos because they function as orientations for the week’s readings.
Be sure to keep track of add/drop dates
Students are responsible for understanding the policies and procedures about add/drops, academic renewal, etc. Information on add/drops are available at http://www.sonoma.edu/ar/registration/addclasses.shtml. Students should be aware of the current deadlines and penalties for adding and dropping classes. I reserve the right to drop a student the first day should they not be able to
Here are some of the sample ways I will evaluate your learning
We have 12 Reading and Content Quizzes, 12 Socrative Quizzes, two non-cumulative exams, a Cultural Anthropology Chapter & ANS Report Outline, and an Article News Summary (ANS) Report due for this class. All of these assignments will be graded on a percentage basis.
Reading Content Quizzes (12)
Quizzes will typically include multiple-choice and T/F questions that will test your comprehension and analysis of lecturettes, course text (Cultural Anthropology), and related media. I am looking for evidence of reading, so use direct quotes and summaries. Canvas review quizzes will be due by 1 P.M. every Tuesday. The quizzes are worth approximately 4% of your total grade every week, and cannot be accepted late. As the quizzes close, answers become known to every student and it is not fair to accept late quizzes past the due deadline.
Graded Discussion Posts (12)
The purpose of the graded discussion posts will be to directly address the readings and global issues by writing then discussing short written posts that will directly address readings in Conformity & Conflict and related topical issues and media. I will be posting these short answer questions on readings in advance for you. For these discussion posts I will generally ask you to stay close to the texts by providing direct quotes and extracting the evidence directly from the sources – use quotes and examples from the readings for full credit.
Engaged Participation
Our Discussions Periods on Zoom are meant to be an opportunity to talk more fully and analytically about our readings, but also a chance to apply the week’s readings to ongoing events in our globalized world. Part of your grade is engagement, and I will call out students by name to address your chapter questions and talk about your individual research topics by week. I will also display your Graded Discussion Posts on the large screen (for an in-person class) or on zoom (for an online class) so please be aware that your responses will be viewed by all of us during our discussion sessions. Therefore I insist we have respect for each other’s opinions and have sensitivity for personal stories we might divulge. I will do all I can to encourage dialogue.
Cultural Anthropology Chapter Outline and Article News Summary Report Outline
For the Cultural Anthropology Chapter Outline, students will thoroughly read one of the upcoming chapters in Cultural Anthropology chapters 5-13, and provide discussion questions and a chapter summary for students to respond to during course discussion periods.
Article News Summary Report (ANS)
Your final project is an Article News Summary Report. A scoring rubric for the final project will be posted on the course Canvas site. The goal is for the student to write a very short but very informative, factual, absolutely clear and concise outline of for a report with good factual sources of information, and directly linked to the weekly course topics that you have choses, preparing the subject matter in a current contemporary context. Your chosen topic must coincide with a chapter in Cultural Anthropology chapters 5-13 and may also intersect with your current school major—ultimately, however, it must also be about current human beings in society (see “forum topics” on the Course Schedule for weekly tropics).
Here is a breakdown of the grading
Final grades are based on the following:
• 10% Participation, Attendance, and Engagement, (50 points)
• 12% Chapter & ANS Outline, (60 points)
• 20% Exams 1 & 2, (100 points – 50 points x 2)
• 26% Canvas Review Quizzes, (12 for 130 points total)
• 12% Graded Discussion Posts, (12 for 60 points total)
• 20% Article News Summary, (100 points)
• 100%, 500 points
*1 or more unexcused absences will result in at least a 20% reduction of the final participation/attendance grade.
Because this section is being taught as a seminar/lecture with use of small group activities, attendance and active participation will count 10% towards the final grade. More than 1 unexcused absences and lack of participation may result in a grade reduction of % (i.e., One and a half letter-grades, AB-, or BC-). If you are sick, use your one excused absence for that day.
When answering quiz questions answer with the BEST possible response and the response that either the author of Cultural Anthropology or Dr. Torres has set forward for the best grade possible.
Post and quizzes will count for 38% of the final grade. AN IMPORTANT NOTE ON TURNING IN WORK ON TIME: No late quizzes will be accepted. Once the due day and time for the quizzes has expired we must move on to new material. Think ahead and turn in quizzes early if you have a busy week. It is up to you to schedule your time and work proactively. Each quiz is worth about 4% of your grade or half a letter grade (i.e., 1 missed quiz, AA-, BB-).
Because term projects and project outlines do not affect topical course discussions, I will accept late ANS outlines/Chapter Summaries and ANS Reports at a 10% grade penalty (See course schedule for due dates and times). Rewriting a final draft of your ANS MUST be preceded by a one-on-one or virtual review of your RONSI with your instructor. Students should not request to do extra credit to make up for missed quizzes; that will NOT be an option.
Credit/No Credit
The Full Credit/Sufficient/No Credit Participation grading scale will award full credit for submissions that meet or exceed assignment criteria, 67% credit for submissions that meet most of the central assignment criteria, and no credit for submissions that fail to meet most of the central assignment criteria.
A NOTE ON QUIZZES & PLAGIARISM OR SHARING RESPONSES: your answers MUST be your own thoughts and responses. If your response mirrors another student’s, I must assume both of you did not follow the university code of ethics. No credit will be given to either of you. Please DO use actual quotes for your ANS report, but CITE your sources in text.
Grade by Percentage
100-90% = A to A-; 89.9-80% = B+ to B-; 79.9-70% = C+ to C-; 69.9-60% = D+ to D-;
59.9 and below F
Let’s look at our Course Schedule!
ANTH 203, Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, Spring 2020
Text Shorthand
Cultural Anthropology: Appreciating Cultural Diversity “CA”; Research Articles from our case studies reader, Conformity and Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology are labeled “C&C”. Please be aware that we will NOT be learning the readings in the case studies reader and our course text chapters in order of the way they are presented in the books.
Week, Forum Topic(s)
Wednesday Lecture & Activities:
• Online Lecture Topics/Activities Wednesday Reading:
• Assigned Reading (to be completed by Noon Today),
• Socrative Forum Topics Major Assignment Due Dates
Week 1: Introduction to ANTH 203 January 26
• Go through syllabus
• Introduction to course and objectives.
• Talk about scheduling, ANS
Tryout Socrative
Week 2: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology:
The Study of Human Diversity
To Be Completed by February 2
Lecturette Video: Overview of the Field of Anthropology and the Roots of the Discipline
Discussion Forum:
• Syllabus Questions
Media Clips:
2. Lean, David, dir.
1984 Trailer to A Passage to India (1’34”)
Reading & Review:
1. Kottak, Conrad Phillip
Chapter. 1, ”What is Anthropology” in Cultural Anthropology: Appreciation Cultural Diversity (CA), 16 pages. Pp. 1-16
Socrative Forum: tryout socrative
Week 3: The Culture
Concept & Ethnographic Films
To Be Completed by February 9
Lecturette Video: The Culture Concept (and the many conceptualizations of culture)
Media Clips:
1. Noyce, Philip, dir.
2001 Trailer for Rabbit-Proof Fence (2’50”) Australia: Rumbalara Films, https://youtu.be/Lbnk8wSVMaM
2. Featurette – Following the Making of Rabbit Proof Fence, (13’59”) https://youtu.be/1T9G62_ABoQ
Readings & Review:
1. Kottak, Conrad Phillip
Chapter 2, “Culture” In Cultural Anthropology: Appreciation Cultural Diversity (CA), 17 pages. Pp. 17-34
2. Miner, Horace
Reading # 31, “Body Ritual Among the Nacirema” In Conformity and Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology (C&C), 4 pages. Pp. 287-291
3. Basso, Kenneth
Chapter 1, “Quoting the Ancestors,” In Wisdom Sits in Place), 32 pages. Pp. 3-35
55 pages
Socrative Forum: Racism/marginalization, truth in testimony, reality TV, current political issues.
Week 4: Cultural Anthropology
Theory & Ethnographic Method
To Be Completed by February 16
Lecturette Video: Social Theory and Field Work
Media Clips:
1. Robert Gardner – Filmmaker
1964 Clip from Dead Birds Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (12’)
https://youtu.be/0BzqwOBneC4
2. Kurosawa, Akira, dir.
1950 Rashomon in 9 Minutes,
Readings & Review:
1. Kottak, Conrad Phillip
Chapter 3, “Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology” In Cultural Anthropology: Appreciation Cultural Diversity (CA), 24 pages. Pp. 35-59
2. Spradley, James,
Reading # 1 “Ethnography and Culture” In Conformity and Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology (C&C), 6 pages: pp. 6-12
3. Gmelch, Goerge
Reading #4 “Nice Girls Don’t Talk to Rastas” In Conformity and Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology (C&C), 6 pages: pp. 31-36.
34 pages
Socrative Forum: Examples of Theory in use, ethnography
Week 5:
Research Week – Chapter Outline, ANS Outlines Due
To Be Completed by February 23
Research orientation day, and Margery Wolf readings. Readings & Review
None, Research Articles
Review of ANS Outlines February 21, Friday
ANS/CHAPTER Outlines due UPLOADED by 5 P.M.
Week 6:
Language,
Communication To Be Completed by March 2
Lecturette Video: Meaning in Language, Symbols, and Art
Media Clips:
1. Chuck Olin – Filmmaker
1983 Clip from Box Of Treasures (9’15”) Watertown, Mass. : Documentary Educational Resources, https://youtu.be/LAti7TNOSaA
2. 2001 Star Trek, The Next Generation, Clips from “Darmok” (1’32”, 1’58”)
Readings & Review
1. Kottak, Conrad Phillip
Chapter. 5, “Language and Communication” in Cultural Anthropology: Appreciation Cultural Diversity (CA), 21 pages. Pp. 79-100
2. Tannen, Deborah
Reading #7, “Conversation Style: Talking on the Job” In Conformity and Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology (C&C), 7 pages: pp. 53-60
3. Basso, Kenneth
Chapter 2, “Stalking with Stories,” In Wisdom Sits in Place), 33 pages. Pp. 37-70 (Located in the PDF Readings file)
67 pages
Socrative Forum:
Code shifting in language use, situated perspectives, media anthropology, art and music
Week 7:
Ethnicity and Race
To Be Completed by March 9
Lecturette Video: Ethnicity & Race; Cognitive Anthropology & Situated-ness.
Media Clips:
1. Tran Van Thu’y, dir.
1987 How to Behave (Chuyen Tu’ Te) (43mins)
2. Fred Schepisi, dir. .
1992 Mr. Baseball “Cross Cultural Etiquette (2’10”)
3. Carlos Torres, dir.
2002 Preview of We are The Other (14 mins.)
Readings & Review:
1. Kottak, Conrad Phillip
Chapter. 6, ”Ethnicity and Race” in Cultural Anthropology: Appreciation Cultural Diversity (CA), 27 pages. Pp. 101-128
2. Fish, Jefferson M.
Reading # 22 “Mixed Blood” In Conformity and Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology (C&C), 8 pages. Pp. 200-208.
3. Mikaela Rogozen-Soltar
Reading #21, “Becoming Muslim in Europe” In Conformity and Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology (C&C), 7 pages. Pp. 192-199.
42 pages
Socrative Forum:
Mixed ethnicity; reacting against, incorporating, responding to culture as an individual
Week 8:
Making a Living
To Be Completed by March 16
Lecturette Video: Adaptive Strategies & Modes of Production
Media Clips:
2. Juzo Itami, dir.
1987 Film Clio from Tampopo “The Ramen Master” (3’32”)
1. Robert Redford, dir.
1988 The Milagro Beanfield War (1hr 57’)
Readings & Review:
1. Kottak, Conrad Phillip
Chapter. 7, ”Making a Living” in Cultural Anthropology: Appreciation Cultural Diversity (CA), 22 pages. Pp. 129-151
2. Reed, Richard K.
Reading #11, “Forest Development the Indian Way” In Conformity and Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology (C&C), 10 pages. Pp. 96-106
3. Patten, Sonia
Reading # 15, “Malawi Versus the World Bank” In Conformity and Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology (C&C. 4 pages. Pp. 136-140
36 pages
Socrative Forum:
Development, grassroots organic subsistence, ecology, Naked and Afraid
Friday, 3/13, Online Exam 1, 9 AM – 10 PM
Week 9 March 22 – 26, Spring Break
Week 10:
Political Systems. Power, Law To Be Completed by March 30
Lecturette Video: Power & Politics
Media Clips:
1. Marvin Silverman – filmmaker
1970 The Cows of Dolo Ken Paye (30’)
2. Steven Spielberg, dir.
1997 Film Clip of Amistad “The Middle Passage (2’42”), https://youtu.be/iMliaXlKxow
Readings & Review:
1. Kottak, Conrad Phillip
Chapter. 8, ”Political Systems” in Cultural Anthropology: Appreciation Cultural Diversity (CA), 22 pages. Pp. 152-174
2. Sutherland, Anne
Reading #24, “Cross-Cultural Law: The Case of an American Gypsy” In Conformity and Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology (C&C), pages 7. Pp. 218-225
3. Spradley, James P. and David W. McCurdy
Reading #25, “Law and Order” In Conformity and Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology (C&C), pages 10. Pp. 226-236
39 pages
Socrative Forum: Resistance theory, social movements, police, law, politics
Week 11:
Gender, Identity & Sexuality To Be Completed by April 6
Lecturette Video: The Cultural Construction of Gender and Sexuality
Media Clips:
1. John Marshall – filmmaker
1980 Preview of N!ai: The Story of a !Kung Woman (3’31”)
2. A Kalahari Family – TRAILER (9’12”)
3. Gurinder Chadha, dir.
2002 Trailer for Bend it Like Beckham (1’52”)
Readings & Review:
1. Kottak, Conrad Phillip
Chapter. 9, ”Gender” in Cultural Anthropology: Appreciation Cultural Diversity (CA), 22 pages. Pp. 175-197
2. Rolston, Jessica Smith
Reading #14, “Women in the Mine” In Conformity and Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology (C&C), 8 pages. Pp. 128-135
3. Sterk, Claire E.
Reading #3, “Fieldwork on Prostitution in the Era of AIDS” In Conformity and Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology (C&C), 11 pages. Pp. 20-31
41 pages
Socrative Forum:
Same-sex marriage, tolerance and intolerance, sexuality, gender identity
Week 12:
Kinship, Descent, Association To Be Completed by April 13
Lecturette Video: Social Organization and Kinship
Media Clips:
1. Hilary Harris et al. – filmmakers.
1971 Preview of The Nuer (12’) Watertown, Mass. : Documentary Educational Resources
2. Niki Caro, dir.
2002 Trailer for Whale Rider (2’31”)
3. Last Scene of the Whale Rider (6’41”)
Readings & Review:
1. Kottak, Conrad Phillip
Chapter.10, ”Families, Kinship, and Descent” In Cultural Anthropology: Appreciation Cultural Diversity (CA), 17 pages. Pp. 198-215
2. McCurdy, David W.
Reading # 17, “Family and Kinship in Village India” In Conformity and Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology (C&C), 7 pages. Pp. 155-162.
3. McCurdy, David W.
Reading #23, “Motorcycles, Membership, and Belonging” In Conformity and Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology (C&C), 5 pages. Pp. 209-214
29 pages
Socrative Forum:
Class, Distinction, the marketing of privilege, ancestry, Ancestry.com,
Week 13:
Marriage
& Family To Be Completed by April 20
Lecturette Video: Marriage and Family
Media Clips:
1. James McDonald et al. – filmmakers.
1980 Trailer for Dadi’s Family (9’58”)
2. Joel Zwick, dir.
2002 Trailer for My Big fat Greek Wedding (2’07”)
Readings & Review:
1. Kottak, Conrad Phillip
Chapter.11, ”Marriage” In Cultural Anthropology: Appreciation Cultural Diversity (CA), 18 pages. Pp. 216-234
2. Schepar-Hughes, Nancy
Reading #16, “Mother’s Love: Death Without Weeping” In ” In Conformity and Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology (C&C), 9 pages. Pp. 145-154.
3. Fioratta, Susanna
Reading #19, “Marriage and Adulthood in West Africa” In Conformity and Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology(C&C), 5 pages. Pp. 170-176
32 pages
Socrative Forum:
Love American style vs. love global style – stories and anecdotes
ANS Due Friday, April 17, 5 PM
Week 14:
Religion To Be Completed by April 27
Lecturette Video: Facing the Supernatural: Magic, Religion, & Ritual
Media Clips:
1. Fadwa El Guindi – filmmaker
1986 Preview of El Sebou’: Egyptian Birth Ritual (5’03”)
2. Khyentse Norbu, dir.
1997 The Cup (Phorpa) (93 mins.)
https://youtu.be/anKNj4Y-vuA
Readings & Review:
1. Kottak, Conrad Phillip
Chapter.12, ”Religion” In Cultural Anthropology: Appreciation Cultural Diversity (CA), 18 pages. Pp. 235-253
2. Gmelch, George
Reading # 29, “Baseball Magic” In Conformity and Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology(C&C), 8 pages. Pp. 266- 274. OR READ 2B,
3. Basso, Kenneth
Chapter 3, “Speaking with Names,” In Wisdom Sits in Place), 34 pages. Pp. 71-104
60 pages.
Socrative Forum:
new spirituality and the “afterlife,” trance here and there and then
Week 15:
Arts, Media, Sports &
To Be Completed by May 4
Lecturette Video: Arts and Media
Media Clips:
1. Gurinder Chadha, dir.
1998 Film Clip from Smoke Signals “The Oral Tradition” (2’41”)
2. Carlos Torres, dir.
We Protest – Eulogy for Anti-War Rally (36’54”)
Readings & Review:
1. Kottak, Conrad Phillip
Chapter.13, ”Arts, Media, and Sports” In Cultural Anthropology: Appreciation Cultural Diversity (CA), 18 pages. Pp. 235-253
2. Boxer, Sarah
Reading #6, “Manipulating Meaning: The Military Name Game” In Conformity and Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology (C&C), 3 pages. Pp. 49-52
3. Basso, Kenneth
Chapter 4, “Wisdom Sits in Place,” In Wisdom Sits in Place), 45 pages. Pp.105-150
63 pages
Socrative Forum:
Week 16:
Applied Anthropology To Be Completed by May 11
Lecturette Video: Culture of the present:
globalization, revitalization, world systems, society & Social trends
Film Clips:
1. Jerry W. Leach, dir.
1976 Trailer for Trobriand Cricket: An Ingenious Response to Colonialism (5/15”)
Readings & Review:
1. Kottak, Conrad Phillip
Chapter. 4,”Applying Anthropology” In Cultural Anthropology: Appreciation Cultural Diversity (CA), 18 pages. Pp. 60-78
3. Basso, Kenneth
Epilogue,” In Wisdom Sits in Place), 2 pages. Pp. 151-152
3. McCurdy, David
Reading #39. “Using Anthropology” In Conformity and Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology (C&C), 11 pages. Pp. 373-384
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Socrative Forum:
Globalization and culture change, career tools, anthropology as a college choice
Exam Review, Chapters 4, 8-13
Week 17:
2nd Exam May 18
Exam 2: Tuesday, May 18, 9 AM – 10 PM Exam 2: Tuesday, May 12, 9 AM – 10 PM
Here are some of the university policies that you should be aware of
Academic integrity
Students should know that the University’s Cheating and Plagiarism policy is available at http://www.sonoma.edu/UAffairs/policies/cheating_plagiarism.htm. Your own commitment to learning, as evidenced by your enrollment at Sonoma State University and the University’s policy, require you to be honest in all your academic course work. Instances of academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. Cheating on quizzes or plagiarism (presenting the work of another as your own, or the use of another person’s ideas without giving proper credit) will result in a failing grade for the assignment and sanctions by the University. Multiple instances will result in a failing grade for the course. For this course, all assignments are to be completed by the individual student unless otherwise specified.
Campus Policy on Disability Access for Students
If you are a student with a disability and you think you may require accommodations, please register with the campus office of Disability Services for Students (DSS), located in Salazar Hall – Room 1049, Phone: (707) 664-2677, TTY/TDD: (707) 664-2958. DSS will provide you with written confirmation of your verified disability and authorize recommended accommodations. This authorization must be presented to the instructor before any accommodations can be made. The policy can be found at http://www.sonoma.edu/uaffairs/policies/disabilitypolicy.htm
Emergency Evacuation
If you are a student with a disability and you think you may require assistance evacuating a building in the event of a disaster, you should inform your instructor about the type of assistance you may require. You and your instructor should discuss your specific needs and the type of precautions that should be made in advance of such an event (i.e. assigning a buddy to guide you down the stairway). We encourage you to take advantage of these preventative measures as soon as possible and contact the Disability Services for Students office if other classroom accommodations are needed.
And if you need help…here are some great resources
SSU Writing Center
The SSU Writing Center, located at Schulz 1103, helps SSU students become better writers and produce better written documents. The knowledgeable and friendly tutors can help you with a wide array of concerns, from generating good ideas and organizing papers more clearly to learning citation formats and using semi-colons correctly. Visit the Writing Center website http://www.sonoma.edu/programs/writingcenter/default.html for more information on how to schedule time with a tutor. All of us, including Ph.D.s , need people to read over our writing! Do not feel slighted by having someone help you by reading over your writing to make sure you communicate well.
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
CAPS is a unit of the division of Student Affairs of Sonoma State University. CAPS offers confidential counseling to students experiencing personal problems that interfere with their academic progress, career or well being. The CAPS website http://www.sonoma.edu/counselingctr provides information only. If you would like to talk with someone or make an appointment, please call (707) 664-2153 between 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday.