ANTHR 1101

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ANTHR 1101
FWS: The Human Condition: Culture, Society, and Power

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2015-2016.

This First-Year Writing Seminar is devoted to the anthropological study of the human condition.  Anthropology  examines all aspects of human experience, from the evolution of the species to contemporary challenges of politics, environment, and society.  The discipline emphasizes empirically rich field research informed by sophisticated theoretical understandings of human social life and cultural production. The diversity of anthropology's interests provides a diverse array of stimulating opportunities to write critically about the human condition. Topics vary by semester.

When Offered Fall, spring.

Satisfies Requirement First-Year Writing Seminar.

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Anthropology of War

  • 18199 ANTHR 1101   SEM 101

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  • For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Care of Magical Creatures

  • 18200 ANTHR 1101   SEM 102

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  • For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Visions of Excess

  • 18201 ANTHR 1101   SEM 103

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  • For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Anthropology of Taxation

  • 18202 ANTHR 1101   SEM 104

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  • For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:Witchcraft/Insuranc/Terror

  • 18203 ANTHR 1101   SEM 105

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  • For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute