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CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY Spring 2019 Course: ANTH 1200, CRN 26337 Credits: 3

Title: Cultural Anthropology Modality: face-to-face

Instructor: Dr. Andrew Workinger E-mail: [email protected]

Office Location: Brock 307 Phone: 425-4327

Office Hours: MW 8-12; TuTh 9:30-11 and whenever my door’s open Additional office hours are available by appointment. Meeting Times and Place: TuTh 1:40-2:55, Derthick 101 Prerequisites: None Catalog Description: The comparative study of culture, social organization, economics, government, education, religion, language, and arts in various primitive and present societies; cultural integration and change. Course Objectives: Students who successfully complete this course will be able to: 1. Describe the broad scope of the history of anthropology as a discipline, including the holistic perspective. 2. Compare and contrast the intellectual and cultural traditions of several non-Western societies through exposure to ethnographic analysis and synthetic interpretation of ethnographic data. 3. Evaluate premises, assumptions and viewpoints for ethnocentric bias or other forms of bias. 4. Differentiate the merits of qualitative and quantitative ethnographic methods for analysis of anthropological issues. 5. Compare and contrast diverse cultural practices in a culturally relativistic manner. This course is certified as a General Education course fulfilling the Non-Western Culture category. Please consult with your advisor and check the specific requirements for your major to determine if this course is a good fit for your plan of study. Required Textbooks: -Humanity, 10th Edition, by J. Peoples and G. Bailey -Culture Sketches in Anthropology, 5th Edition, by H. Peters-Golden Technological Requirements: Students should have regular access to a computer and be familiar with Blackboard and with PowerPoint. Technical Support: If you have problems with your UTC email account or Blackboard, contact the IT Solutions Center at 425-4000 or [email protected].

Class Structure and Participation: You will gain the most from this course if you are prepared to participate fully. The course material lends itself to discussion, and you are encouraged to contribute your ideas and critical thinking in class discussions. We have a significant amount of information to cover in each class. Most weeks we will have a relevant film. The lectures and films will contain information not found in the readings, so your attendance is vital, and you will be responsible for their content in exams and quizzes. Please turn off cell phone and anything that makes noise during class. Readings and Quizzes: It is important to do the readings before you come to class so that you will be prepared to understand the lectures and films and participate in discussions. To motivate you to complete weekly readings prior to class, we will have frequent, but short, unannounced quizzes. These quizzes will cover basic information found in the assigned readings and in the films. You may not make up missed quizzes. However, one quiz will be dropped from your record. This means that you may skip one quiz if you wish, have an emergency, or are ill; or you may take all of the quizzes and drop the lowest grade. Exams: The exams will not be cumulative and will follow a multiple choice, matching and true/false format. Don’t wait until the day of an exam to see me about questions concerning the upcoming exam. Please bring a #2 pencil and a green Scantron form on exam days. Grading: Unannounced quizzes (lowest quiz grade will be dropped) Exam #1 Exam #2 Exam #3

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Grading scale: A= 90-100, B= 80-89, C= 70-79, D= 60-69, F=...