1. Read, summarize and reflect briefly on each one of the following readings/video. 2. At the end write a paragraph or two with your own thoughts about the following question: To what extent does language influence thought? Cite at least 4 of the readings/talks in your answer. Be sure to separate your response into paragraphs […]
Biocultural Analysis: (Name of Media Chosen) Explore biocultural aspects of humanity through an analysis of your chosen movie, series episode(s), book, or graphic novel. (Example: walking dead or wall-e) Instructions You will analyze the biocultural component(s) of a story of your choosing comprised of the sections outlined below. You do not need to follow APA […]
For this assignment you will be asked to think carefully and critically about issues related to cultural heritage, cultural appropriation, repatriation, and museum collections. In particular, you are asked to discuss an artifact/group of artifacts, work of art, or collection of human remains that are held by a museum, cultural organization, public institutions, or private […]
Scaffolding Assignment #2 SOC/ANT 400: Research Seminar in Sociology & Anthropology By now, each of you has a preliminary research question. As I discussed in class on Week 8, your research question should help focus your research for the rest of the semester as well as your final papers. There is no reading assignment for […]
Reading Assignment: week7 Porismita Borah, Bimbisar Irom & Ying Chia Hsu. 2021. “‘It infuriates me’: Examining young adults’ reactions to and recommendations to fight misinformation about COVID-19.” Journal of Youth Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2021.1965108 Homework Assignment: The reading for next week addresses the media environment that has developed around COVID-19 and its facilitation of the spread of […]
Homework Assignment for Week 6 Reading Assignment: Meredith Manze, Anna Lattanzio, Jenna Larsen, Julia Keegan, Nick Freudenberg & Heidi E. Jones (2022): The primacy of meeting public university students’ essential needs in the wake of COVID-19: An overdue higher education priority,” Journal of American College Health, DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2022.2076105 Homework Assignment: After reading the article by […]
1. Using an example from lectures, discuss HOW modern archaeological research works to serve multiple publics/stakeholders. 2. Given that biological races do not exist, how does the concept of race impact human biology? answer using an example from lectures.
For this assignment you must research and write a 2-5 page paper on one of the Non-Human Primates provided from the list below. You may only choose ONE. 1) Chimpanzees 2) Gorillas 3) Bonobos 4) Orangutans 5) Golden-headed lion tamarin 6) Toque macaque 7) Silver Lutung/ Silver langur 8) Mandrill sphinx baboon (Mandrill) You are […]
Globalization How does globalization affect producers and consumers? How are producers of products like clothing or food affected differently by globalization than consumers? In what ways is globalization experienced differently by people from wealthy countries compared to people in developing countries? How does this connect to global health? Does globalization affect the health, specifically, of […]
If you began this course not really knowing what anthropology was, you’re not alone. There are a lot of misconceptions about anthropology as portrayed in the media, in films, and a general lack of information all around. We will explore those problems in this paper. Below, I’ve outlined one way that you can break the […]
