Two question awnser simple Part 1. This week’s prompt is a silly icebreaker. What is the weirdest food you have eaten? What is your favorite food? What is the food you absolutely hate? Any particular reasoning? Part 2. In this lesson, we contemplate two different relational concepts fundamental to the anthropological study of human beings […]
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Did your garbage production match your predictions or was it very different?
Garbology Project For this project, students will be asked to emulate the work of Archaeologist William Rathje who pioneered the study of garbage (Garbology) as a way to understand the lifestyle and consumption patterns of a society. Students will be asked to predict their own garbage production, and then to actually monitor what they throw […]
What does the attempted domestication of the fox tell us about the process of domestication in antiquity?
3A. Describe the process of artificial selection. What does the attempted domestication of the fox tell us about the process of domestication in antiquity? On what basis do researchers distinguish the bones of domesticated or tamed animals from those of the animals’ wild ancestors? On what basis do researchers distinguish domesticated from wild plants of […]
How does Chrstine Walley use her own family and individual experience to highlight these ruptures?
Discussion post A major theme of this section of “Exit Zero” is how the process of de-industrialization in Chicago lead to “fracture” or “rupture” within and between communities, familities, and even individual identities. How does Chrstine Walley use her own family and individual experience to highlight these ruptures?
What do you believe what the strongest factor that caused its downfall?
Causality at least 150 words, 2 paragraphs For your initial post: you will consider the fall of the Western Roman Empire (476 CE). What do you believe what the strongest factor that caused its downfall? While the fall of Rome had many factors, you are limited to discussing, at most, 2 interrelated factors. At least […]
What does inequality look like in the case studies assigned in Part I of the syllabus?
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Spring 2023 Prof. Salamandra Reading Response Essay One What does inequality look like in the case studies assigned in Part I of the syllabus? This essay covers texts and films assigned in Part I of the syllabus (Graeber and Wengrow, Lee, Lepowsky, Bourgois, Lutz, Lyon-Callo, Vorng, NtAi: Story of a Kung […]
How was the class system reinforced both in life and in death for early American colonists?
Listen: “Bones in Church Ruins Likely The Remains of Early Jamestown’s Elite” This task should take about 20 minutes of your time. listen to this 5 minute-NPR story. The transcript on the website is identical to the radio recording; you may choose to listen or read the story. This assignment earns 20 points. e define […]
What ethics might be involved in conducting research with religious groups and/or of religious practices?
Option 1: During this course we will be exploring many facets of Anthropology.think it is important to remember those early practitioners of the field who really are responsible for guiding and shaping anthropology into the science it is today. Anthropology has always been about understanding how humans live. Bronislaw Malinowski was considered a master of […]
How might your personal characteristics (gender/race/ethnicity/culture) create opportunities and/or constraints in the field?
What are the main elements of an ethnographic writing style? How are ethnographic texts normaly organized? What makes a good introduction? If you were an anthropologist, what culture/subculture/issue would you like to study or issue would you like to learn about? Why? Where would you need to go to do this study? What would the […]
What was a potential solution to educate those involved in this experience about minimizing ethnocentrism?
Week 8 Discussion Choose one of these options for your initial post: Option 1: Share an experience you’ve personally had with ethnocentrism. How did this experience have an impact on you and/or others in the moment? What was a potential solution to educate those involved in this experience about minimizing ethnocentrism? Option 2: Share a […]
