ANTHR 1400

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ANTHR 1400

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

Anthropology is the study of human beings. Sociocultural anthropology examines the practices, structures, and meanings that shape lived experience. But what does that mean? What do sociocultural anthropologists do, and how can their ways of knowing help us understand our interconnected world? This course introduces sociocultural anthropology—its methods, concepts, and characteristic ways of thinking. Together, we will examine how people live their lives: how we eat, work, play, and fight; how we bury our dead and care for our living; how we wield and acquiesce to power. Along the way, we will work to challenge Eurocentric models of human nature and human difference. And we will consider how anthropological tools can help address contemporary issues, from global health to climate change to racial justice.

When Offered Fall.

Distribution Category (GLC-AS, SCD-AS) (CA-AG, D-AG)
Course Attribute (EC-LASP, EC-SAP, EC-SEAP)

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

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3693 ANTHR 1400   LEC 001

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    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Willford, A

  •  3694 ANTHR 1400   DIS 201

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    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Staff

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    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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  •  3696 ANTHR 1400   DIS 203

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    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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  •  3697 ANTHR 1400   DIS 204

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    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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  •  3698 ANTHR 1400   DIS 205

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    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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  •  3699 ANTHR 1400   DIS 206

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    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Staff