Anthropology 1010 Sections 002, 018: Culture and the Human Experience


Instructor: Renee Barlow
Email: renee.barlow@slcc.edu
Phone: 957-3303
Office: South City Campus N286
Office Hours: South CampusTue/Thu 9:30-11 am, Redwood Campus M/W 10-10:30 am, T/Th 2:30-3 pm (or by appointment)

Required Texts:
· Serena Nanda and Richard Warms, 2003, Cultural Anthropology, Eighth Edition.
· Elvio Angeloni. Annual Editions Readings in Anthropology 03/04.
· One ethnographic case study: choose one of the following(Choose Dobe Ju/hansi-Africa, Yanomamo-South America, Kapauku Papuans-New Guinea, Hano Indians-Arizona, or Personas Mexicanas-Los Angeles, California.)

Course Description: This course offers an introduction to anthropology, the study of people. The course emphasis is on exploring and understanding the similarities and differences of diverse cultures throughout the world.

Course Focus: This course focuses mainly on cultural anthropology, including traditional institutions in various human societies worldwide. Following a brief introduction to the four fields of anthropology (cultural, physical, archaeology, linguistics), issues fundamental to the human experience are explored through readings, films and class discussions. Important topics include human evolution, language, subsistence, trade, reproduction, marriage, kinship, warfare, and the origins of agriculture and "civilization", religion and art.

Course Evaluation: Attendance is mandatory, although points are not given for attendance. Failure to attend class regularly may affect your grade in the course. All readings are mandatory. One copy each of Nanda/Warms Cultural Anthropology and Annual Editions 03/04 are on reserve in the South City Campus library. Final grades for the course are based on scores received on three multiple choice exams worth 100 points each and a final project worth 100 points. Exam study guides will be available the week before an exam, and a review session will be held during the last class preceding the exam. Makeup exams may be available in emergency situations, but consist of all essay questions. You will need to present a current student id card to take each exam. Combined scores of 240 total points, or 60%, are required to pass the course.

Grading Scale:

A 380-400 points C 295-309 points
A- 360-379 points C- 280-294 points
B+ 350-359 points D+ 270-279 points
B 335-349 points D 255-269 points
B- 320-334 points D- 240-254 points
C+ 310-319 points E less than 240 points

ADA Statement: Students with disabilities needing accommodations such as interpreting, note-taking, taped textbooks, tutoring, special test arrangements, etc, must contact the Disability Resource Center. Redwood Road: Student Center Room 244, 957-4659. South City Campus: Room W138, 957-3258

Weekly Study Topics:

Week/Topic Date Reading Assignments
Introduction to Anthropology Jan 12-16 N/W CH 1; Eating Christmas in the Kalihari
Martin Luther King Day Jan 19 *
Culture and Evolution Jan 20-23 N/W CH 2
Anthropological Field Work Jan 26-30 N/W CH 3 & 4; Doing Fieldwork Among the Yanomamo
Anthropological Linguistics Feb 2-6 N/W 5; Shakespeare in the Bush
Review and First Exam Feb 9-13 *
Growing Up Human

Feb 16-20

 N/W 6; Initiation of a Maasai Warrior
Making a Living Feb 23-27 N/W 7; Understanding Eskimo Science
Economics and Exchange Mar 1-5 N/W 8; Too Many Bananas, Not Enough Pineapples...
Review and Second Exam  Mar 8-12 *
Spring Break Mar 15-20 *
Marriage & Kinship Mar 22-26 N/W 9 & 10; When Brothers Share a Wife
Political Organization M 29- Apr 2 N/W 12; Life Without Chiefs
Ethnicity, Race and Gender Apr 5-9 N/W 11 &14; The Berdache Tradition
Religion & Art Apr 12-16 N/W 15 &16; Baseball Magic
Review and Third Exam Apr 19-23 *
   
Working in Groups Apr 26-29 Read Case Studies
Reading Day Apr 30 *
Final Projects Due

May 3
May 4

 7 am- Section 002 Group Presentations
7 am- Section 0182 Group Presentations