Essay Question: How can representations of atrocity re-inscribe its violence in other registers and how might anthropologists work to subvert such complicity?
Archaeology, anthropology Studying Domestication in the Andes Introduction Several thousand years ago, Indigenous people living in the Andes and the Amazon domesticated a series plants and animals, including potatoes, tomatoes, llamas and alpacas, that continue to be vital sources of sustenance today – including for many people living outside South America! While some archaeological research […]
Participant Observation and Understanding “Human Nature” Summarize the readings, what brings them together, and what have you learned from discussions.
Elaborate an integrated essay based on the three questions below: 1. What can be discussed about the social and cultural dimensions of suffering? 2. Discuss why Migration can be considered as a Social Determinant of Mental Health. 3. Which psychosocial interventions could help improve migrants’ and refugees’ mental health in the transit and host countries?
1. Discuss why it is relevant to consider ethnic differences when understanding and addressing Mental Health. 2. Considering the authors reviewed in class, what can be discussed about the social and cultural dimensions of suffering? 3. Discuss why Migration can be considered as a Social Determinant of Mental Health. 4. Based on the problems analyzed […]
Kinship Why do all cultures seem to have some form of Kinship? Define kinship and describe what kind of role it plays in your own life, and the lives of your friends? Would you say your family is more patrilineal or matrilineal?
Choose a topic.Write 2,000-2,500 words (in paragraphs) on the topic addressing the following points as applicable. You must discuss a site where your method was used What is the topic? Is it a method or a theory? What is the history of the topic? When was it first introduced or used in archaeology? Who introduced […]
Assignment Submit a 1000 word term paper (approximately 4 pages double-spaced). Your essay should address the selected topic (discussed below) directly and formulate a coherent argument based upon the lessons and the readings. The format should include an introduction, body and conclusion. Guidelines for the essay and its structure will be provided in class. Topic […]
Watch the following YouTube Video Iroquois Confederacy: First Democracy of the Americas (22:20) at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4_vwKyeG58 Assignment Write a 3-to-4-page reflective paper on the question, “Is democracy the best to govern?” Include supporting information from the video. Use these questions and statements below as some guidelines for the reflective paper: Give a brief history of the […]
The traits used to distinguish between primate taxa are dental characteristics, behavioral adaptations, and locomotor adaptations. Describe the form that each of these takes in Homo sapiens and what that says about our behavior, biology, or evolution. In other words, if an alien scientist were studying a human skeleton, what would they be able to […]
