ANT 2000 (01) INTRO TO ANTHROPOLOGY  - M/W  9:30 – 10:45 am – Room: OE-134

Spring 2005,  Jerry Brown, Ph.D.,  Office hours by appoint - M/W – 12:30-1:30 pm, DM 341B

Phone: (305) 993-5140.  E-mail: jbbrown@gate.net.  Course website: www.fiu.edu/~brownjb

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION - an overview of the anthropological sub-fields of cultural anthropology, linguistics and communications, physical and applied anthropology.  The use of the applied anthropological perspective to resolve critical questions is explored.

 

TEXT BOOK - Annual Editions, ANTHROPOLOGY 04/05 (required)

COURSE REQUIREMENTS – Lectures, readings and examinations.

1)  Mid-term Examination               Wednesday, March 9, 2005                       (50 points)

2)  Final Examination                      (Date to be confirmed)                    (50 points)   

 

Week (Date)*       SCHEDULE OF LECTURES, READINGS, & FILMS

 

1          1/10                 Monday - Introduction and Overview

            1/12                 Wed – No Class Meeting – To do: Skim Text, Read Chs. 1, 3, 5

 

2          1/17                 Mon -No Class – Dr. King Holiday – FIU Closed

            1/19                 Wed – Anthro. Perspective, Case: Soma, Readings: p. 1; Chs. 1, 3, 5.

                                   

3          1/24                 Culture and Communication, Unit 2: Chs. 6, 8, 10.

                                    Film: Jane Goodall: My Life with the Chimpanzees

                                    Case: Chimpanzees and American Sign Language

4          1/31                 Film: In the Company of Whales

                                    Unit 2, Readings                                                                      

           

5          2/7                   Other Families, Other Ways, Unit 4: Chs. 17, 20, 22.

6          2/14                 Cases: Negative Love Syndrome and Un-bonded Children

                                    Film: The Wall (selections)

 

7          2/21                 Sex Roles and Status, Unit 5: Chs. 24, 25, 27.

                                    Case:  Image of Women in Advertising

                                    Film: Slim Hopes

           

8          2/28                 Tribal Society, 80,000 years ago

                                    Case/Film: Quest for Fire

                                                                                   

9          3/7                   General Review  - Units 1, 2, 4 & 5 – Concepts for Mid-term.

                                    Mid-term Examination - Wed – 3/9/05

                                   

10        3/14                 Organization of Society, Unit 3: Chs. 11, 15, 16.

                                    Cases:  Aztec Cannibalism and the Conquest of Mexico

                                    Film:   Maya and Aztecs – Case: Many Mexicos

11        3/21                 Spring Break – March 21 - 26

 

12        3/28                 Readings for Unit 3 – Return / review Mid-Term Exams

 

                       

13        4/4        Religion, Belief and Ritual - Unit 6: Chs. 29, 30, 31..

                                    Case: Santeria in Miami

                                   

14        4/11                 Sociocultural Change, Unit 7: p. 174., Chs. 33, 40, 41.

                                    Case: Global Warming and Climate Change

                                    Case: Radiation and America’s Cancer Epidemic

 

15        4/18                 Sociocultural Change

                                    Case:  The Wave Theory of American Social Movements

                                                                                 

            4/20                 Wednesday - General Review, Units 3, 6 & 7

                                    Concepts for Final Exam

                                    Last Class Meeting - Wed – 4/22

 

 

16        4/25                 Final Exam – Date to be announced

                                    No classes – Final Exam Week.

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Important Dates:

January 18                    - Last day to complete late registration.

                                    - Drop/Add Period ends.

                                    - Last day to drop courses or withdraw without financial liability.

 

March 14                     - Last day to drop a course with a DR grade.

                                    - Last day to withdraw from University with a WI grade.

 

April 21, Thursday          - Classes end.

 

April 25-30, Mon-Sat    - Official Examination Period.