Anthropology in Historical Perspective (370-0-1)

Instructors

Robert Launay
847/491-4841
1810 Hinman Ave., Room #205, EV Campus
Office Hours: By appointment

Meeting Info

ANTHRO Sem Rm 104 - 1810 Hinmn: Tues, Thurs 9:30AM - 10:50AM

Overview of class

Major schools of thought in social, archaeological and biological anthropology over the last century.

Registration Requirements

Prerequisite: one 200-level course in anthropology or consent of instructor.

Teaching Method

Alternate lectures and discussion. Active participation in discussion is obligatory for all students.

Evaluation Method

There will be three papers; participation in class discussion will also be factored into the final grade.

Class Materials (Required)

(1) Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species, Signet Classics, ISBN 978-0-451-52906-0;
(2) Lewis Henry Morgan, Ancient Society, University of Arizona Press, ISBN 0-8165-0924-7;
(3) Margaret Mead, Coming of Age in Samoa, Harper, ISBN 978-0-688-05033-7;
(4) E.E. Evans-Pritchard, Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic among the Azande (abridged), Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-874029-8;
(5) Zora Neale Hurston. Mules and Men. Harper Collins Press. ISBN 9780061350177

Class Notes

Prerequisite: one 200-level course in anthropology or consent of instructor.

Class Attributes

Historical Studies Foundational Discipline
Historical Studies Distro Area