Course Calendar

Changes to the course calendar will be announced via Canvas email.

Weekly Calendar

Specific due dates on Canvas

Week 1

Intro to Course & Anthropology

Readings

Ch 1: What Is Anthropology?
Ch. 2: What Is Anthropological Research?

Assignments

Using Chicago Style

Week 2

Themes of Anthropology

Readings

Ch. 3: What Are the Main Concepts in Anthropology?

Assignments

Anthropologists at Work
Week 2 Reading Quiz

Week 3

Humans as Primates & Evolution

Readings

Ch. 4: What Does It Mean to Be Human?

Assignments

Week 3 Reading Quiz

Week 4

Hominin Evolution

Readings

Ch. 5: How Did the Hominins Evolve?

Assignments

Week 4 Reading Quiz
Class Participation Self-Evaluation
Learning Reflection

Week 5

Human Variation

Readings

Ch. 6: How Do Humans Differ?

Assignments

Week 5 Reading Quiz

Week 6

Food

Readings

Shearn, Isaac. 2020. "Subsistence." In Perspectives: An Open Introduction to Cultural Anthropology." 2nd edition. The American Anthropological Association. Accessed October 10, 2022. https://pressbooks.pub/perspectives/.

Assignments

Week 6 Reading Quiz

Week 7

Social Groups & Language

Readings

Ch. 7: How Do Human Organize Themselves?
Light, Linda. 2020. "Language." In Perspectives: An Open Introduction to Cultural Anthropology." 2nd edition. The American Anthropological Association. Accessed October 10, 2022. https://pressbooks.pub/perspectives/.

Assignments

Week 7 Reading Quiz
Class Participation Self-Evaluation
Learning Reflection

Week 8

Social Order

Readings

Ch. 8: How Do Human Maintain Social Order?

Assignments

Week 8 Reading Quiz

Week 9

Culture Change

Readings

Park, Michael Alan. 2014. "Culture Change: Theories and Processes." In Introducing Anthropology: An Integrated Approach, 6th edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education. p. 318-332.
Park, Michael Alan. 2014. "The Evolution of Our Behavior: Putting It All Together." In Introducing Anthropology: An Integrated Approach, 6th edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education. p. 333-362.

Assignments

Week 9 Reading Quiz
Material Culture

Week 10

Putting It All Together & Anthropology Today

Readings

Park, Michael Alan. 2014. "The Evolution of Our Behavior: Putting It All Together." In Introducing Anthropology: An Integrated Approach, 6th edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education. p. 333-362.
Chakrabarty, Sayantani. 2021. "The Relevance of Anthropology in Today's World. Dalham Learning. Accessed November 28, 2022. https://dalham.medium.com/the-relevance-of-anthropology-in-todays-world-e05d693a5b66.
Park, Michael Alan. 2014. "Anthropology in Today's World." In Introducing Anthropology: An Integrated Approach, 6th edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education. p. 363-377.

Assignments