{"id":1415,"date":"2013-01-06T14:58:01","date_gmt":"2013-01-06T22:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/limi\/?page_id=1415"},"modified":"2024-03-12T15:41:53","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T22:41:53","slug":"anth112-s24n04","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/limi\/courses\/current-courses\/anth-112\/anth112-s24n04\/","title":{"rendered":"ANTH 112 Syllabus (S24N04)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Section 04&#8211;4:00-5:20pm (TR)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Anthropology is divided into four subfields: physical or biological anthropology, archaeology, linguistic anthropology, and cultural anthropology.\u00a0 In this course, the focus is primarily on cultural anthropology\u2014examining the many social institutions that make us human.\u00a0 Students will also be introduced to linguistic anthropology for language is the means by which we transmit and share with others both cultural and individual experiences.<\/p>\n<p>The format of instruction is by lecture, although students will be expected to participate in periodic class discussions based on readings, lectures, and films.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learning Objectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Understand and apply core concepts and principles in anthropology.<\/li>\n<li>Engage in different ways of knowing based on the subfields of anthropology.<\/li>\n<li>Evaluate the ways in which anthropology can be used to address current social, political, and economic issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rather than have the bulk of the grade based solely on exams, students will be evaluated on <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/limi\/courses\/current-courses\/anth-112\/anth112assignments\/#Participation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">participation<\/a> (20%),<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/limi\/courses\/current-courses\/anth-112\/anth112assignments\/#Opinion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> opinion piece<\/a> (5%), two exams (25% each), and <a title=\"ANTH 112 Assignments\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/limi\/courses\/current-courses\/anth-112\/anth112assignments\/#Assignment1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one short paper<\/a> (25% each).\u00a0 <strong>There is NO final exam.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Not submitting an exam or assignment will result in an \u201cF\u201d;<br \/>\nyour final grade is based on completing ALL course work.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Required text:<\/strong><br \/>\nBrown, Nina, Thomas McIlwraith, and Laura Tubelle de Gonz\u00e1lez, eds. 2020. <a href=\"http:\/\/perspectives.americananthro.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Perspectives<\/em><\/a><em>: An Open Invitation to Cultural Anthropology<\/em>. Second Edition. Arlington, VA: American Anthropological Association.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional readings and films (online) will be listed.\u00a0 Please check <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.viu.ca\/d2l\/loginh\/\"><strong>VIULearn<\/strong><\/a><strong> for updated material.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please read the assigned chapter or articles prior to the week&#8217;s lecture to facilitate discussion.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Lectures and Readings<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%\"><strong>DATE<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>TOPIC<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%\">Jan 9<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>AMA &amp; Introduction<\/strong><br \/>\nExpectations.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%\">11, 16<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>What is anthropology?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>READ:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/perspectives.americananthro.org\/Chapters\/Introduction_to_Anthropology.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ch 1\u00a0Introduction to Anthropology<\/a>, pp.4-17<br \/>\nIn-class discussion: Things to know<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%\">18, 23<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>The Study of Culture<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>READ:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/perspectives.americananthro.org\/Chapters\/Culture_Concept.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ch 2 The Culture Concept<\/a>, pp.29-41; <a href=\"https:\/\/perspectives.americananthro.org\/Chapters\/Fieldwork.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ch 3 Doing Fieldwork<\/a>, Ethical Considerations, pp.63-65<br \/>\nIn-class discussion: Stories as a Reflection of Culture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%\">\u00a025, 30<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Language<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>FILM:<\/strong> <a title=\"Our First Voices\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/limi\/courses\/current-courses\/anth-112\/first-voices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Our First Voices<\/em><\/a> <span style=\"font-size: small\">(2010, 30:00)<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>READ:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/perspectives.americananthro.org\/Chapters\/Language.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ch 4 Language<\/a>, pp.70-87, 88-92 [skip Historical Linguistics]<strong><span style=\"color: #800000\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%\">Feb 1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Subsistence<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>FILM:<\/strong> <a title=\"N!ai: The Story of a !Kung Woman\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/limi\/courses\/current-courses\/anth-112\/nai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>N!ai<\/em><\/a><em>, the Story of a !Kung Woman <\/em><span style=\"font-size: small\">(1980, 57:00)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">In preparation for <strong>Exam #1<\/strong>, watch\/listen on your own to Dr. Shari Fox\u2019s lecture, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hgyRA3PBIh0&amp;t=920s\">The Meaning of Ice<\/a> (2022, 1:15:00 min).\u00a0 It is also available as a CBC <em>Ideas<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio\/ideas\/arctic-ice-research-colonial-climate-change-1.6709113\">podcast<\/a> (2023).\u00a0 <strong>NO CLASS.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%\">8<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #993300\"><strong>Exam #1: February 8<span style=\"color: #000000\"> [take home exam, no class]<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span>Submit through <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.viu.ca\/d2l\/loginh\/\">VIULearn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%\">13<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Subsistence (cont.)<br \/>\nREAD: \u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/perspectives.americananthro.org\/Chapters\/Subsistence.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ch 5 Subsistence<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/perspectives.americananthro.org\/Chapters\/Culture_and_Sustainability.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ch 14 Culture and Sustainability<\/a>, Ethnoecology, pp.364-367<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%\">15<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Food and Society<\/strong><br \/>\nIn-class discussion: <em>Back in Time for Dinner 1950s-1970s<\/em> (BBC 2015; CBC 2018).\u00a0 See <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.viu.ca\/d2l\/loginh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VIULearn<\/a> for details.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Study Week &#8212; No Classes, Feb 19-23<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%\">Feb 27, 29<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Buy, Sell, Barter, Share: Economic Systems<\/strong><br \/>\nREAD:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/perspectives.americananthro.org\/Chapters\/Economics.pdf\">Ch 6 Economics<\/a>, pp.129-139;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/umistapotlatch.ca\/potlatch-eng.php\">Potlatch<\/a>\u00a0[website]<br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #800000\">Short paper DUE: Feb 29<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">Submit through <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.viu.ca\/d2l\/loginh\/\">VIULearn<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">)<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%\">\u00a0Mar 5, 7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Kinfolks and Descent<br \/>\nREAD: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/perspectives.americananthro.org\/Chapters\/Family_and_Marriage.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ch 8 Family and Marriage<\/a><strong>, <\/strong>pp.182-190; <a href=\"http:\/\/perspectives.americananthro.org\/Chapters\/Gender_and_Sexuality.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ch 10 Gender and Sexuuality<\/a>, Patriarchy&#8230;Matriarchy, pp.309-310.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%\">12, 14<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Family and Marriage<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>FILM:<\/strong> <a title=\"Say I Do: Unveiling the Stories of Mail-Order Brides\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/limi\/courses\/current-courses\/anth-112\/say-i-do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Say I Do<\/em><\/a> (2002, 54:00; HQ 1236.5 C3 S329 2002)<br \/>\n<strong>READ:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/perspectives.americananthro.org\/Chapters\/Family_and_Marriage.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ch 8 Family and Marriage<\/a>, pp.190-200; <a href=\"http:\/\/perspectives.americananthro.org\/Chapters\/Gender_and_Sexuality.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ch 10 Gender and Sexuuality<\/a>, Family and Marriage, pp.301-305.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%\">19, 21<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Gender Roles<br \/>\nREAD: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/perspectives.americananthro.org\/Chapters\/Gender_and_Sexuality.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ch 10 Gender and Sexuality<\/a>, pp.282-301.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%\">26<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Connecting People: Ties that Bind<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>READ:<\/strong>\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/perspectives.americananthro.org\/Chapters\/Political_Anthropology.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ch 7 Political Anthropology<\/a>, pp.148-168<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%\">28<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><span style=\"color: #993300\">Exam #2:<\/span> <span style=\"color: #993300\">March 28<span style=\"color: #000000\"> [take home exam, no class]<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #993300\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Submit through <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.viu.ca\/d2l\/loginh\/\">VIULearn<\/a><\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #993300\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%\">Apr 2, 4<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Race and Ethnicity<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>FILM<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/limi\/courses\/current-courses\/anth-112\/voices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Voices in the Clouds<\/em><\/a> <span style=\"font-size: small\">(2010, 77:00)<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>READ:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/perspectives.americananthro.org\/Chapters\/Race_and_Ethnicity.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ch 9 Race and Ethnicity<\/a>, pp.204-223<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%\">9, 11<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>A Changing World<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">READ:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #800000\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/perspectives.americananthro.org\/Chapters\/Globalization.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ch 12 Globalization<\/a>, pp.304-316<\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #800000\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Use of technology: <\/strong>Recording is only permitted by request as authorized by Accessibility Services. Please contact <a href=\"https:\/\/services.viu.ca\/accessibility-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accessibility Services<\/a> if you need academic support and accommodation.<\/li>\n<li>If there are exceptional and\/or extenuating circumstances, such as illness or a death in the family, that prevents you from meeting an assignment deadline or being present for an exam, please notify me <strong>as soon as possible<\/strong> so that other arrangements can be made.\u00a0 (See VIU <a href=\"https:\/\/www.viu.ca\/registration\/general-regulations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General Regulations<\/a><em>.<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Should you need <strong>counselling at any time during the semester<\/strong>, contact <a href=\"https:\/\/services.viu.ca\/counselling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Student Affairs<\/a>.\u00a0 Drop-in counselling is available.\u00a0 If immediate support is needed after hours, call the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vicrisis.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crisis &amp; Information Line<\/a>: 1-888-494-3888.\u00a0 As well, you can contact Cowichan Valley Mental Health and Substance Use Services Intake, 3088 Gibbins Road, Duncan: 250.709.3040.\u00a0 In Nanaimo, there is a Walk-in Counselling Clinic, Brooks Landing (203-2000 Island Highway North), Nanaimo: 250-739-5710.\u00a0 For general health and wellness queries, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bc211.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bc211<\/a> or dial 211; it\u2019s free and confidential.<\/li>\n<li>If you appear to be experiencing difficulties, you might be identified to VIU Student Affairs through the <a href=\"https:\/\/services.viu.ca\/student-support-and-intervention\/form\/early-alert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Early Alert System<\/strong><\/a> (EAS).\u00a0 EAS is a campus-wide program to connect students with resources that may help their success.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Withdrawing<\/strong> from any VIU course MUST be done formally, that is, by <strong>applying at the Registration Centre<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>All in-coming mail is spam-filtered. Identify the course name in the \u201cSubject\u201d box when emailing your instructor. Also, add your instructor to your \u201caccepted\u201d email address file and <strong>ensure that VIU has your correct email address<\/strong>. If I do not respond within a reasonable period of time, check that I have indeed received your message.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Final grade assignment:<\/strong><br \/>\nGrades will be assigned according to the following scale:<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">90-100<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">A+<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">64-67<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">C+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">85-89<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">A<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">60-63<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">80-84<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">A-<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">55-59<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">C-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">76-79<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">B+<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">50-54<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">72-75<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">B<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">&lt;49<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">F<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\">68-71<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: left\">B-<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em>Created 2002-08-29; last updated<\/em> 2024-03-12<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Section 04&#8211;4:00-5:20pm (TR) Anthropology is divided into four subfields: physical or biological anthropology, archaeology, linguistic anthropology, and cultural anthropology.\u00a0 In this course, the focus is primarily on cultural anthropology\u2014examining the many social institutions that make us human.\u00a0 Students will also be introduced to linguistic anthropology for language is the means &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":0,"parent":62,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1415","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/limi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/limi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/limi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/limi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/limi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1415"}],"version-history":[{"count":68,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/limi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1415\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3987,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/limi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1415\/revisions\/3987"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/limi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/limi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}