Office Hours: TR 3:30-5 PM, 322A Curtiss Hall

Class Hours:  Monday, 5-8 PM, 208 Curtiss Hall

 Course Content and Objectives:

 This seminar course introduces students to basic concepts and theories of anthropology over the last century through the consultation of original texts.  This course also underlines the enduring—if contentious—centrality of the culture concept in anthropology. 

 A combination of lectures, readings, films, class discussions and presentations will provide students with a critical survey of the subfield of cultural anthropology. 

Readings include selections from classic and contemporary anthropological studies, offering students an opportunity to consult original texts and discover the influential and enduring strands and themes organized within cultural anthropology.  This survey will enable students to appreciate the distinctive methods, themes, and major areas of concern of cultural anthropologists in relation to other subfields in anthropology and the social and human sciences generally.

ACTIVE discussion and participation is encouraged and expected in seminar sessions.