Cultural Anthropology Period 7

2015-2016: 
Fieldwork Assignment and Rubric at bottom of page

Book information:
No textbook, as you will receive readings in class. 
TextsBetween 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
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Language, Communication, and Worldview
     Art and Music as Social Commentary
     Estonian Singing Revolution
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Worldview, Genocide
    Current controversies/genocides: Golden Boy by Tara Sullivan (Skype with
     author) 
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Social and Family Groups
      Extreme Conformity/Conformity experiments
      Familial relationships
      Mean Girls
      Cults
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Rituals and Rites of Passage
Book analyses due (May)
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Top Ten in Anthropology

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Fieldwork and Final Project
















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