ANTHR 1400

ANTHR 1400

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2017-2018.

An introduction to cultural anthropology through ethnographies, or the descriptive accounts of anthropologists. Through readings and lectures, students acquaint themselves with a number of cultures from several parts of the world. The cultures range in form from those of small-scale tribal societies to those of state societies. Throughout the course, we attempt to make sense of exotic cultures in their own terms. Attention is focused on variation in cultural patterns as they are expressed in social, economic, and ritual practices. In this encounter, the principles of anthropology, as a comparative enterprise that poses distinct cultural systems in relief, will be developed. Fiction, films, and exercises supplement the formal anthropological materials.

When Offered Fall.

Breadth Requirement (GB)
Distribution Category (CA-AS)

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6705 ANTHR 1400   LEC 001

  •  6706 ANTHR 1400   DIS 201

  •  6707 ANTHR 1400   DIS 202

  •  6708 ANTHR 1400   DIS 204

  •  6709 ANTHR 1400   DIS 206

  •  6710 ANTHR 1400   DIS 207

  •  6711 ANTHR 1400   DIS 208