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ANTHROPOLOGY 111

Instructor: Gerry Waite
Office: BB311Phone: 765-285-3279
E-mail gwaite@bsu.edu

                                                                                                            " It's a long way to the finish
                                                                                                             You need to pace yourself".
                                                                                                           (click on the graphic to sing-a-long)

Course Rationale: Anthropology 111 is a university Core Curriculum, International/Global Studies course that is taught solely as Core Curriculum and is not part of the anthropology major. The course is intended to introduce students to a variety of societies/cultures and to afford them a perspective on how globalization is bringing about and accelerating changes in these and other societies/cultures. It emphasizes an appreciation of socio-cultural differences on a world scale. Students, by learning about the life experience of other people in other societies, are encouraged to be sensitive to the values of others. Exposure to other peoples' values also assists students in clarifying their personal values. In addition the course affords students the opportunity to be aware of and intellectually sensitive to the inter-dependence among nations and peoples of the world. It does so by dealing with contemporary issues and events in a global context. Because these issues are diverse (e.g. social, economic, and technological) the course both emphasizes the integration of knowledge from related disciplines and provides a knowledge base that aids students in recognizing and solving complex problems. If the future success of our students is shaped by their ability to function in a multicultural globalized environment, it is imperative that students learn the skills to do so.

Course description: This course offers a look at the lives of several groups of people from around our modern world and the changes they experience. It addresses change in terms of socialization, subsistence, and other specifically identifiable areas. The course provides pictures of societies and cultures in the process of change and an understanding of contemporary global issues and basic human problems.

Cultural Anthropology. David W. Haines

The Dobe JU/'Hoansi .3rd edition Richard B. Lee

Thunder Rides a Black Horse. 2d edition Farrer, Claire R. .

Evaluation: There will be three tests, two at 50 points, and a comprehensive final at 100 points. Attendance and participation will constitute 100 points with attendance being valued at 6 points per week (2 points per meeting if your class meets three times a week) and participation being the other 25 points. Reaction papers pertaining to films (5-using a prescribed format) will count 50 points. These relate to the content of the films. There is a due date and none will be accepted late. You are also required to listen to one news or commentary program a week from National Public Radio (NPR), or from the recommended real deal pages at the bottom of this syllabus, and maintain a journal of what you hear and your reaction. Your journal for this project is due one week before the final and counts 50 points. This will be better explained in class and you need to start the first week of the semester. There are a few extra points available so the total for the semester will be 425 points. Grading will then be on a graduated scale with 40 points representing the breaks between letter grades. IE 425-385 Points= A etc.

Note: No Laptops, cell phones or other internet devices in class.

Schedule of classes and content by week :

Week of August 24: Introduction: Some anthropological basics. Chapter one in Haines

Aug. 31: Culture: What is it and where do we find it? Ch. 2 in Haines and pages 1-8 in Lee. Go Noi. .

Sept. 7: Monday is Labor Day. See you Wednesday, when we talk about subsistence, adaptive strategies, foraging, and how people survive. Read chapter 3 and 4 in Haines.

Sept. 14: Adaptive strategies cont'd. Chapters 5-6-7 in Haines. Vietnam2000

Sept 21: The Dobe Ju/'Hoansi. Foraging, subsistence, and global change. Read pgs 9-58 in Lee.

Sept 28: Social organization and leadership in foraging societies. Pages 109-123 in Lee.

Oct. 5: Test 1 ----Reciprocity and kinship. Ties to each other or the ties that bind. Chs. 9 & 10 in Haines.

Oct. 12: Marriage and family, how they are created, maintained and what they do for us. Pages 59-90 in Lee.

Oct. 19: Sex lies and Videotape. Gender, it's causes and effects. Pgs. 1to 61 in Farrer. Friday is Fall break.

Oct. 26: Introduction to Southwest ceremonialism. Ch. 13 in Haines and The remainder of Farrer. Also check out all the pages linked to Children of Changing Woman.

Nov. 2: The role of religion in the maintenance of culture-Holy wars in America.

Nov. 8: 2nd exam ----Race and ethnicity American style and around the world. Pgs. 141-150 in Lee.

Nov. 16: Assimilation and acculturation. Ch. 18 in Haines, Ch 11 in Lee.

Nov. 23: Monday and Tuesday this week. "Fruesday' Introduction to Southeast Asia. Language: Handouts and Ch 16 in Haines.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Nov. 30: Colonialism cont'd and the Yin and Yang of tradition and modernization. Your reaction papers are due this week.

Dec. 7: YOUR discussion on development and innovation (note that I emphasized YOUR). The NPR journal is due on Friday of this week.

Dec. 15: Final Tuesday the 15th at 12:00 to 2:00 (it is a cumulative final including web pages)

Films:
Bushmen of the Kalahari
The Hunters
N!ai
Bitter Melons
The Apache Resistance
In the Image of the White Man
Origins of the Crown Dance
The Apache People
How to Behave
Ball State in Vietnam
Heaven and Earth
Trinkets and Beads

*If you need course adaptations or accommodations
because of a disability, or you have emergency
medical information to share with
me, please see me as soon as possible.

The RealDeal

Pick from these fine sites for your weekly journal assignments.

Some of my own favorites
G's Goodnews site

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