INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY

ANTH 104.01 - Fall 2003

V. K. Bentley-Condit (bentleyc@grinnell.edu) Goodnow 307

Office Hours: MWF – 1p-4p Phone: 4305

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is an introductory survey of the four fields of Anthropology: the study of human nature. We will cover: (1) Biological Anthropology -- the study of human evolution and biological adaptations; (2) Archaeology -- the study of prehistoric human societies in the context of cultural evolution; (3) Linguistics -- the study of the evolution and functions of human language systems, as the foundation of human culture; and (4) Cultural Anthropology -- the comparative study of human social and cultural adaptations.

REQUIRED TEXTS:

1) Bailey, G.; Peoples, J. 2002. Essentials of Cultural Anthropology. Wadsworth.

2) Kamp, K. 1998. Life in the Pueblo: Understanding the Past through Archaeology. Waveland Press.

3) Lewin, R. 1999. Human Evolution: An Illustrated Introduction, 4th ed. Blackwell Scientific Publications.

4) Philips, S. 1993. The Invisible Culture: Communication in Classroom and Community on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Waveland Press.

5) Reed, R. 1997. Forest Dwellers, Forest Protectors. Allyn & Bacon.

6) Reserved Readings in Goodnow 304. (RR #1-10 – Bibliography attached)

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Exams (4 @17½% =70%): Four exams will be given during the semester – one for each of the four fields. These exams are scheduled for every tenth class. Make-up exams are not an option. Dates: 22SEP, 15OCT, 14NOV, 10DEC.

Lab Projects (25%):

There will be one “lab project” for each of the four fields – some of these will be done during class but all will require out-of-class work. While there are no formal papers for this class, each project will require some write-up. All write-ups are due at 5pm on the designated date.

1) Fossil Lab & Write-up (5%): This lab will be scheduled outside of class and will require you to spend some “quality time” with the fossil casts examining and measuring various aspects. Labs will be the week of 15SEP with the write-up due F, 26SEP.

2) Burial Lab & Write-up (5%): This lab will be scheduled both during and outside of class. The write-up is due F, 17OCT.

3) Graffiti Lab & Write-up (5%): This lab will be scheduled during class but will require work (i.e., data collection) outside of class with team members. The write-up is due F, 21NOV

4) Cross-Cultural Research (10%): This lab will be completed outside of class using the e-HRAF database with a hypothesis, predictions, data collection, and write-up. The write-up is due M, 15DEC.

Class Participation/Attendance (5%): You are expected to attend regularly and participate in class discussions. I keep track of both so failure to do so will have a negative impact on your grade.

INTRODUCTION
DATE:	TOPIC:	ASSIGNMENT:
F – 29AUG	Preliminaries; What is anthropology?	Bailey & Peoples 1
I. BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
M – 01SEP	Theory	Lewin 2-4, 6
W – 03SEP	Methods	Lewin 7-9; RR1: Ember & Ember, Explanation & Evidence
F – 05SEP	VIDEO: Monkey in the Mirror	N/A
M – 08SEP	Primates & Video discussion	Lewin 10,12,13,15
W – 10SEP	Australopithecines	Lewin 17-20
F – 12SEP	Homo habilis	Lewin 21-23
M – 15SEP	Homo erectus	Lewin 24-26
W – 17SEP	Homo sapiens	Lewin 27-30
F – 19SEP	Human variation	Lewin 11; RR2: Ember & Ember, Human Variation
M – 22SEP	EXAM 1	N/A
II. ARCHAEOLOGY
W – 24SEP	Theory	RR3: Fagan, Explaining the Past
F – 26SEP	Methods; Fossil Lab Due (5pm)	Lewin 7,9 (Review); Kamp 4; RR4: Turnbaugh et al., Arch Approaches to Later Prehis.; RR5: Turnbaugh et al., Appendix A: The Arch Research Project
M – 29SEP	Neolithic Revolution	Lewin 34-35
W – 01OCT	Rise of Cities and Civilization	RR6: Turnbaugh et al., The Rise of Ancient Civilizations
F – 03OCT	Case Study – Life in the Pueblo	Kamp 1-3, 5
M – 06OCT	Case Study – Life in the Pueblo	Kamp 6-11
W – 08OCT	Burial Lab (in class)	N/A
F – 10OCT	VIDEO: Other Peoples’ Garbage	N/A
M – 13OCT	Video Discussion	N/A
W – 15OCT	EXAM 2	N/A
III. LINGUISTICS
F – 17OCT	Theory; Burial Lab Due (5pm)	RR7: Salzmann, Language and Culture RR8: Bing, Penguins Can’t Fly and Women Don’t Count
20OCT-24OCT	FALL BREAK
M – 27OCT	Methods	Philips Part I
W – 29OCT	Language	Lewin 31,32; Bailey & Peoples 3
F – 31OCT	VIDEO: Koko (class will begin at 7:50a)	Read about Koko at www.gorilla.org
M – 03NOV	Video discussion	N/A
W – 05NOV	Case Study – Warm Springs	Philips Part II
F – 07NOV	Case Study – Warm Springs	Philips Part III
M – 10NOV	Ebonics & Miscommunication	RR9: Maltz & Borker, A Cultural Approach to ♂-♀ Miscomm RR10: Rickford, Suite for Ebony and Phonics
W – 12NOV	Graffiti Lab (in class)	N/A
F – 14NOV	EXAM 3	N/A
IV. CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
M – 17NOV	Theory	Bailey & Peoples 2 & pp. 48-61
W – 19NOV	Methods	Bailey & Peoples 61-70; Reed 1
F – 21NOV	Sociopolitical Organization & Economics; Graffiti Lab Due (5pm)	Bailey & Peoples 10,6 Reed 2
M – 24NOV	Subsistence Strategy	Bailey & Peoples 5 ; Reed 3
W – 26NOV	Religion	Bailey & Peoples 11
F – 28NOV	THANKSGIVING	N/A
M – 01DEC	Kinship & Gender	Bailey & Peoples 8, 9
W – 03DEC	Marriage	Bailey & Peoples 7
F – 05DEC	VIDEO : N !ai (class will begin at 7 :50a)	N/A
M – 08DEC	Video discussion; Impact of Development	Reed 4,5
W – 10DEC	Wrap-up	N/A
F – 12DEC	EXAM 4	N/A
M – 15DEC	Cross-cultural Lab Due (5pm)

RESERVED READINGS BIBLIOGRPHY

1) Ember, C.; Ember, M. 1996. Ch 12 – Explanation and Evidence. In: Anthropology, 8^th ed., Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.

2) Ember, C.; Ember, M. 1996. Ch 7 – Human Variation. In: Anthropology, 8^th ed., Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.

3) Fagan, B., 1999. Ch 13 - Explaining the Past. In: Archaeology: A Brief Introduction, 7^th ed., Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.

4) Turnbaugh, W.; Jurmain, R.; Nelson, H.; Kilgore, L. 1999. Ch 14 – Archaeological Approaches to Later Prehistory. In: Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 7^th ed. West/Wadsworth, Belmont, CA.

5) Turnbaugh, W.; Jurmain, R.; Nelson, H.; Kilgore, L. 1999. Appendix A: The Archaeological Research Project. In: Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 7^th ed. West/Wadsworth, Belmont, CA.

6) Turnbaugh, W.; Jurmain, R.; Nelson, H.; Kilgore, L. 1999. Ch 16 – The Rise of Ancient Civilizations. In: Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 7^th ed. West/Wadsworth, Belmont, CA.

7) Maltz, D., Borker, R. 1999 (1982). A Cultural Approach to Male-Female Miscommunication. In: Podolefsky, A.; Brown, P. (eds), Applying Anthropology: An Introductory Reader, 5^th ed. Mayfield Publishing, Mountain View, CA.

8) Rickford, J. 1999 (1997). Suite for Ebony and Phonics. In: Podolefsky, A.; Brown, P. (eds), Applying Anthropology: An Introductory Reader, 5^th ed. Mayfield Publishing, Mountain View, CA.

9) Salzmann, Z. 1998. Ch 3 – Language and Culture. In: Language, Culture & Society, 2^nd ed. Westview Press.

10) Bing, J. 1992. Penguins Can’t Fly and Women Don’t Count: Language and Thought. Women and Language 15:11-14.