INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY

INTRO= DUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY ANTH 104.01 – Spring 2007 V= . K. Bentley-Condit (bentleyc@grinnell.edu)&nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Goodnow 307 O= ffice Hours: MWF – 9a-noon; other times by appt. &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Phone: 4305 COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is an introductory su= rvey 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 system= s as the foundation of human culture; and (4) Cultural Anthropology – the comparative study of human social and cultur= al adaptations. REQUIRED TEXTS:<= /o:p> 1) Bailey, G.; Peoples, J. 2002. Ess= entials of Cultural Anthropology. Wadsworth. 2) Kamp, K. 1998. Life in the Pueblo: Understa= nding the Past through Archaeology. Waveland Press. 3) Lewin, R. 2005. Human Evolution: = An Illustrated Introduction, 5th ed. Blackwell Scientific Publications.<= /p> 4) Reed, R. 1997. Forest Dwellers, <= st1:place w:st=3D"on">Forest Protectors. Allyn & Bacon. 5) Blackboard Readings (BR1- 13) available on Blackboard. COURSE REQUIREMENTS: Exams (4 @12.5% =3D50%): Four exams will be given during = the semester – one for each of the four fields. These exams are scheduled for approximately every tenth class. Make-up exams are not an option. Dates: 19FEB, 12MAR, 16APR, 11MAY. Lab Projects (43%): 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 fo= rmal papers for this class, each project will require some write-up. All write-ups are due at 5pm on the designated dat= e. 1)= Fossil Lab & Write-up (5.5%): This lab will be schedul= ed 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 w= eek of 12FEB with the write-up due = M, 26FEB. 2)= Burial Lab & Write-up (12.5%): This lab will be schedu= led both during and outside of class. The write-up is due F, 16MAR. 3)= Graffiti Lab & Write-up (12.5%): This lab will be schedu= led during class but will require work (i.e., data collection) outside of cla= ss with team members. The writ= e-up is due M, 23APR. 4)= Cross-Cultural Research (12.5%): 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 d= ue T, 16MAY.= Class Participation/Attendance (7%= ): You are expected to attend every class and participate in class discussions. I keep track o= f both so failure to do so will have a negative impact on your grade.
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DATE:	TOPIC:	ASSIGNMENT:
M – 22JAN	Preliminaries; What is anthropology?	Bailey & Peoples 1
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W – 24JAN	Theory	Lewin 2,3,4
F – 26JAN	Methods	Lewin 7,8; BR1: Ember & Ember, Explanation & Evidence
M – 29JAN	VIDEO: Monkey in the Mirror	N/A
W – 31JAN	Video discussion	N/A
F – 02FEB	Primates	Lewin 10,12,13,
M – 05FEB	The transition to bipedalism	Lewin 15,16,17
W – 07FEB	Australopithecines	Lewin 18,19,20
F – 09FEB	Earl= y Homo	Lewin 21,22, 23
M – 12FEB	Homo erectus	Lewin 24,25,26
W – 14FEB	Neandertals & Homo sapiens	Lewin 27, pp. 187-189 & 197-= 198, 29, pp. 208-209 & 213-214
F – 16FEB	Human variation	Lewin 11; BR2: Ember & Ember, Human Variation; AAA Statement on Race at: http://www.aaanet.org/stm= ts/racepp.htm
M – 19FEB	EXAM 1	N/A
&nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; II. ARCHAEOLOGY
W – 21FEB	Theory	BR3: Fagan, Explaining the Past
F – 23FEB	Methods	Kamp 4; BR4: Turnbaugh et al., Appendix A:= The Arch Research Project=
M – 26FEB	Prehistory & Neolithic Revolution Fossil Lab Due (5pm)	BR5: Turnbaugh et al., Arch Approa= ches to Later Prehistory; Lewin 34,35
W – 28FEB	Rise of Cities and Civilization	BR6: Turnbaugh et al., The Rise of Ancient Civilizations
F – 02MAR	Case Study – Life in the Pu= eblo	Kamp 1-3, 5
M – 05MAR	Case Study – Life in the Pu= eblo	Kamp 6-11
W – 07MAR	Burial Lab (in class)	N/A
F – 09MAR	VIDEO: Other Peoples’ Garbage; Video Discussion	N/A
M – 12MAR	EXAM 2	N/A
&nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; III. LINGUISTICS
W – 14MAR	VIDEO: K= oko	Read about Koko at www.gorilla.org
F – 16MAR	Video Discussion Burial Lab Due (5pm)	N/A
19MAR-01APR	SPRING BREAK
M – 02APR	Language	Lewin 31,32; Bailey & Peoples 3
W – 04APR	Evolutio= nary Approaches to Understanding Language	BR7: Dunbar, Gossip in Evolutionary Perspec= tive
F – 06APR	Theory	BR8: Salzmann, Language and Culture BR9: Bing, Penguins Can’t Fly and Women Don’t Count
M – 09APR	Methods	BR10: Bailey et al., Methodology of a Survey of Oklahoma Dialects
W – 11APR	Male-Female Communication	BR11: Maltz & Borker, A Cultural Approach to ♂-♀ Miscommunication
F – 13APR	Graffiti Lab (in class)	BR12: Cole, ‘Oh wise women of the stalls…’ BR13: Nwoye, Social Issues on Walls: Graffiti in University Lavatories
M – 16APR	EXAM 3	N/A
&nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; IV. CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
W – 18APR	Theory	Bailey & Peoples 2 & pp. 48-61
F – 20APR	Methods	Bailey & Peoples 61-70; Reed 1
M – 23APR	Subsistence Strategy; Graffiti Lab Due (5pm)	Bailey & Peoples 5 ; Reed 3
W – 25APR	Sociopolitical Organization & Economics	Bailey & Peoples 6 & pp.17= 4-188 Reed 2
F – 27APR	Religion	Bailey & Peoples 11
M – 30APR	Marriage=	Bailey & Peoples 7
W – 02MAY	Kinship & Gender	Bailey & Peoples 8 & pp.147-149 & 157-171 &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p;
F – 04MAY	Impact of Development	Reed 4,5
M – 07MAY	VIDEO : N!ai (class will begin at 7 = ;:50a)	N/A
W – 09MAY	Video Discussion; Wrap-up	N/A
F – 11MAY	EXAM 4	N/A
T – 16MAY	Cross-cultural Lab Due (5pm)

BLACKBOARD READINGS BIBLIOGRPHY

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

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

3)&n= bsp; Fagan, B., 1999. Ch 13 - Explaining the Past. In: Archaeology: A Brief Introducti= on, 7^th ed., Prentice Hall, Upper = Saddle River, New Jersey.

4)&n= bsp; Turnbaugh, W.; Jurmain, R.; Nelson, H.; Kilg= ore, L. 1999. Ch 14 – Archaeological Approaches to Later Prehistory. In: Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 7th ed. West/Wadsworth, Belmon= t, CA.

5)&n= bsp; Turnbaugh, W.; Jurmain, R.; Nelson, H.; Kilg= ore, L. 1999. Appendix A: The Archaeological Research Project. In: Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 7th ed. West/Wadsworth, Belmon= t, CA.

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

7)&n= bsp; Dunbar, R.I.M. 2004. Gossip in evolutionary perspective. Review of General Psyc= hology 8:100-110.

8)&n= bsp; Salzmann, Z. 1998. Ch 3 – Language and Culture. In: Language, Culture & Society, 2^nd ed. Westview Press.

9)&n= bsp; Bing, J. 1992. Penguins Can’t= Fly and Women Don’t Count: Language and Thought. Women and Language 15:11-14.

10) = Bailey, G.; Tillery, J.; Wikle, T. 1997. Methodology of a survey of Oklahoma dialects. SECOL Review 21(1):= 1-30.

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

12) = Cole, Caroline. 1991. ‘Oh Wise Women of the Stalls…’ Discourse & Society 2:401-411.

13) = Nwoye, Onuigbo. 1993. Social Issues= on Walls: Graffiti in University Lavatories. Discourse & Society 4:419-442.

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Earl= y Homo

EXAM 2

VIDEO: K= oko

Evolutio= nary Approaches to Understanding Language

EXAM 3

Marriage=

Impact of Development

Video Discussion; Wrap-up

EXAM 4