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Great Anthropological Films Made in Hollywood (for
your next trip to Blockbuster when you can't find anything to rent).
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
John Lithgow, Tom Berrenger, Aidan Quinn, Kathy Bates, Darryl Hannah, and
Tom Waits. My #1 but start early - it's 3 hours long.
The Mission
Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Liam Neeson.
Black Robe
Directed by Bruce Beresford who also directed Driving Miss Daisy,
Tender Mercies, Breaker Morant.
Song Catcher
A the turn of the century woman ethnomusicologist discovers bluegrass music
in Appalachia. Fine musical performances by recognizables. Story
is a bit formulaic.
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
A film by made by an Inuit (Eskimo) director, based on a old story, and
acted by locals. |
Course Overview
This course is basic introduction to the field of
cultural anthropology. Instead of using a standard cultural
anthropology text your texts will be three ethnographies (an ethnography is
monograph that broadly describes a single culture) that span a wide range of
human sociocultural variation. My lectures will cover standard text
book topics such as marriage, family, kinship, economics, sex, environmental
adaptation, religion, and the like with a focus on the diversity and relevant theory that attempts to account for diversity in these
areas. Your ethnographies will provide concrete and integrated
examples of the broad topics. In addition, I will ask each of you to
choose an ethnography and write a 7-9 page book report. In your report
you will be expected to relate the findings in your ethnography to concepts
highlighted in class and your readings.
Grading Basics
There will be three exams
worth 50 points each (for approximate dates, see above). All exams will
consist of 50 multiple choice machine-graded questions. In addition, you
will be required to read an ethnography of your choice (after consulting
with me) and write a book report on it. Reports should be typed or computer-printed
with a 7-9 page length (double-spaced with one inch margins and 12 point
characters). The book report is worth 50 points is due on
5 May 2006.
A complete draft may be turned in by 21 April for suggestions for revision and a preliminary
grade. Click here  for
detailed information on the book report format. l security number) of students who have made an
approved selection. If you are not on the list then you cannot submit a
book report. |
