2015-2016: Fieldwork Assignment and Rubric at bottom of page Book information: No textbook, as you will receive readings in class. Texts: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates AND Golden Boy by Tara Sullivan (any editions, but both can be found in e-book format & at libraries) You will also select a third book from a list and write an analysis of the book's cultural elements. The list is attached below as a document. Turnitin.com info: (code) 10532260 (password) ravens EMAIL: parkerj@kennedyhs.org Overview: Basics of Anthropology and Culture Vocabulary and Theory Cannibalism/Taboo Mini-Ethnology (Culture research/comparison) Babies movie The question of culture, ethnocentrism, and institutional racism Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates ************************************************************ Language, Communication, and Worldview Art and Music as Social Commentary Estonian Singing Revolution ************************************************************ Worldview, Genocide Current controversies/genocides: Golden Boy by Tara Sullivan (Skype with author) ************************************************************ Social and Family Groups Extreme Conformity/Conformity experiments Familial relationships Mean Girls Cults ************************************************************ Rituals and Rites of Passage Book analyses due (May) ************************************************************ Top Ten in Anthropology
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