As you conduct your research, think about how LANGUAGE is used to show one’s power (either as an individual or as part of a group). Specifically, show how language expresses power in terms of politics, gender, and/or ethnicity. One of the biggest mistakes that students often make is to write a paper about differential access […]
Choose two anthropologists from the examples of anthropological fieldwork that you have read about in reading assignments, or viewed in the class videos. Do Not use outside sources, just assignments. Be sure to list the name of the anthropologists and the source titles. (Please do NOT use Lassiter or Kurotani for this question.) Compare and […]
Compare and contrast Mousterian and Acheulean technology. Include information on how these tools were used and produced along with respective species. Provide archaeological examples to support your discussion. How were archaic or pre-modern Homo sapiens anatomically different from Homo erectus? How were they culturally different? Provide archaeological examples to support your discussion.
What is the consensus view among paleoanthropologists concerning the evolution of anatomically modern human beings? Where did Homo Sapien Sapiens evolve and when? Provide archaeological examples to support your discussion. Why did the Neandertals become extinct and modern humans survive? What role did the environment play? Provide archaeological examples to support your discussion
Define and explain the changes that caused the introduction of Homo sapiens. Compare and contrast the two competing models of how anatomically modern Homo sapiens arose. Identify whether processes operating in prehistory and history have been repeated.
Summarize David Halberstam’s The Fifties documentary episode entitled “Selling The American Way.”
In the ethnography “Labor and Legality,” the author Ruth Gomberg-Muñoz describes the lives of a group of men she nicknames “the Lions.” Discuss the impact of citizenship status on the marriages and relationships of the Lions. Use specific examples to illustrate your points. (write200words)
In addition to the class readings, students will be responsible for reading an additional ethnography outside of class. Students will choose one of the following ethnographies: Labor and Legality: An Ethnography of a Mexican Immigrant Network by Ruth Gomberg-Munoz In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio by Phillipe Bourgois Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies: […]
Topic 1:Read the article “Urban Adaptation in Charleston, SC, 1730-1820”. Based on the article, discuss the role historical archaeology has played in better understanding the early days of Charleston Topic 2:Read Exploring 1670 Charles Towne. Make some substantive observations concerning the people settling in 1670 at Charles Town Landing.
In the Native American and Southwest Hispanic medical systems what is the role of spirituality, faith, and consciousness in healing? How are spirituality, faith and consciousness integrated into the healing process of BOTH traditions?
