INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

Syllabus for Spring Semester 1996

Anthropology 013

Section 1: (T&Th: 9:30->10:45 Ayres 106)
Section 2: (MWF 11->11:50 Butte 319)

Dr. Charles F. Urbanowicz/Professor of Anthropology
Office: Butte Hall 317
Hours: M: 9-11am; Th: 11-Noon; and Wed/Fri: 10-11am
Office Phone: (916) 898-6220/Dept Phone: (916) 898-6192/FAX: (916) 898-6824
INTERNET/e-mail: curbanowicz@oavax.csuchico.edu
California State University, Chico: http://www.csuchico.edu/~curban/

DESCRIPTION: The human being as a culture-bearing animal. The bases of culture and behavior. A study of the interrelated aspects of culture, including language, world-view, technology, social organization, and the arts. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Non-Western course. (1995-1997 Catalog, Page 175)

REQUIRED TEXTS AVAILABLE IN THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS BOOKSTORE:

Spradley and McCurdy (1994) Conformity & Conflict: Readings In Cultural Anthropology (8th Ed.)
George R. Stewart (1949) Earth Abides
Charles F. Urbanowicz
(Spring 1996 edition)		 Anthropology 13 Notebook
RECOMMENDED ITEM: The World Almanac and Book of Facts: 1996
OPTIONAL TEXT: Ishmael by Daniel Quinn

WEEKLY CLASS SCHEDULE For both sections: ANTH 13-1 (Tue & Thu Ayres 106 from 9:30-10:45) AND ANTH 13-2 (MWF Butte 319 from 11-11:50)

WEEK OF: Classroom Topic: Reading Assignment: Weekly URLs (optional): Title followed by URL in ( )
#1 - 1/29->2/2/1996 Introduction & Overview To The Course; Culture and Ethnography; What Does An Anthropologist Do? S&M; Pages 3-11; 13-17; 18-26; 275-286. Virtual Tourist (http://wings.buffalo.edu/world/) Yahoo! (http://www.yahoo.com/) Magellan (http://www.mckinley.edu/) Lycos (http://lycos.cs.cmu.edu/)
#2 - 2/5->2/9 WEEK #1 Continued; Culture and Research S&M: Pages 126-135; 249-254; 351-361. Archaeological Fieldwork Server (http://durendal.cit.cornell.edu/TestPit.html) Europe (http://www.culture.fr/gvpda.htm) Create Your Own Newspaper (http://www.umsl.edu/~libweb/virtual/journalism.html) Anita Cohen-Williams' List (http://www.aau.dk/~etnojens/etnogrp/anitaslist.html) Skull Module (http://www.csuchico.edu/anth/Module/skull.html)
#3 - 2/12->2/16 Culture/Ethnography Continued S&M: Pages 45-55; 87-95; 219-228; 351-361. Darwin Publications (http://www.wonderland.org/Works/Charles-Darwin/) Darwin's Home (http://www.nhm.ac.uk/tring/tring.html) Fiji & Tonga (http://www.cs.tu-berlin.de/~minibbjd/fiji+tonga.html)
February 16, 1996: Registration DEADLINE for March 2, 1996 WEST Test
#4 - 2/19->2/23 Research and Ecology/Subsistence S&M: Pages 107-110; 144-154; 211-218. USA Population (http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/popclock) c|net Computer Network (http://www.cnet.com/) Internet Search (http://home.mcom.com/home/internet-search.html)
#5 - 2/26->3/1 Ecology & Subsistence Continued and WA #1 DUE ON THURSDAY 2/29 or FRIDAY 3/1 S&M: Pages 27-34; 57-60; 73-86; 111-125. The Inca Trail and Machu Pichu (http://www.tardis.ed.ac.uk/~angus/
Gallery/Photos/SouthAmerica/Peru/IncaTrail.html)
#6 - 3/4->3/8 Language/Communication and REVIEW ON TUESDAY or WEDNESDAY AND EXAM I (20%) on THURSDAY MARCH 7 or FRIDAY MARCH 8 Current S&M Pages 35-44; 61-72; 96-105; 287-29; all previous S&M readings; and Notebook Readings. The New Communication (http://www.economist.com) Collaborative Universities (http://www.usc.edu/dept/annenberg/vol1/issue1/) http://beacon-www.asa.utk.edu/resources/papers.html
#7 - 3/11->3/15 Economics, Kinship, Family, Religion, and.... S&M: Pages 136-143; 157-160; 197-200; 229-235; 319-322; 341-350. Kinship Tutorial (http://www.umanitoba.ca:80/anthropology/kintitle.html) Native Americans and the Environment (http://pantheon.cis.yale.edu/~lisamc/native_env.html)
#8 - 3/18->3/22 Roles, Inequality, Economics, Change S&M: Pages 201-210; 237-240; 255-264; 319-340; 362-369. Hot Wired (http://www.hotwired.com/Login/) Centre for Pacific Studies (http://www.kun.nl.cps/)
#9 - 3/25->3/29 WEEK # 8 Continued and Culture Change S&M: Pages 161-171; 168-174; 175-184. U.S. Holocaust Museum (http://www.ushmn.org) Smithsonian (http://www.si.edu/) Aboriginal Links (http://www.io.org/~jgcom/aborl.htm)
March 29, 1996: Registration DEADLINE for April 20, 1996 WEST Test
Week #10} Mar 30 - Apr 8 -- Spring Vacation -- No Classes
#11 - 4/9->4/12 Welcome Back and Culture Change Continued! S&M: Pages Pages 161-171; 168-174; 175-184 again! Anthropology (http://www.usc.edu/dept/v-lib/anthropology.html URL "Robot" (http://www.netmind.com/URL-minder/URL-minder.html) The Center For Anthropology Communications (http://pegasus.acs.ttu.edu/~wurlr/index.html
#12 - 4/15->4/19 REVIEW ON TUESDAY or WEDNESDAY AND EXAM II (25%) on THURSDAY APRIL 18 or FRIDAY APRIL 19 S&M Readings since EXAM I and Notebook Readings. The Internet Society (http://www.isoc.org/)
April 19, 1996: Registration DEADLINE for May 4, 1996 EPT/ELM Test
#13 - 4/22->4/26 Religion, Magic, and World View Please begin reading Earth Abides Christus Rex (hhttp://www.christusrex.org/) Hindu Studies Review (http://www.csuchico.edu/rs/hsr/)
#14 - 4/29->5/3 Religion, Magic, and World View Continued S&M: Pages 96-105; 391-406; 407-418; 265-273. California WWW Servers (http://www.calif.com/ca/calif-map.html) Nation of Hawai'i (http://www.aloha.net/nation/hawaii-nation.html)
#15 - 5/6->5/10 Ending The Course and back To The Pacific S&M: Pages 241-248. Auckland, NZ (http://www.auckland.ac.nz/ant/anthro.htm) Colleges & Universities on the Web (http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/cdemello/univ.html)
#16 - 5/13->5/17 Culture Change and Applied Anthropology and WA #2 DUE THURSDAY MAY 16 or FRIDAY MAY 17 S&M: Pages 87-95; 185-195; 419-430. Applied Anthropology Computer Network (http://www.acs.oakland.edu/~dow/anthap.html) Dr. Rebecca Goolsby's Home Page (http://www.halcyon.com/toveyd/drhome.html) Postcards! (http://postcards.www.media.mit.edu/Postcards/)
#17 - Week of May 20 FINAL EXAM MWF Section (30%) on Monday May 20, 1996, from Noon-1:50pm FINAL EXAM T/Th Section (30%) on Tuesday May 21, 1996, from Noon-1:50pm Earth Abides, S&M Readings since EXAM II and Notebook Readings.

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PLEASE CONSIDER: INTERNATIONAL FORUM (SOSC 100-01 #13716) for One Unit every Tuesday from 4-5:20pm in AYRES 120 and ANTHROPOLOGY FORUM (ANTH 297-01 #10217) for One Unit every Thursday from 4-5:20pm in AYRES 120.

SEVEN GOALS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY AT CSU, CHICO

  1. An understanding of the phenomenon of culture as that which differentiates human life from other life forms; an understanding of the roles of human biology and cultural processes in human behavior and human evolution.
  2. A positive appreciation of the diversity of contemporary and past human cultures and an awareness of the value of anthropological perspectives and knowledge in contemporary society.
  3. A knowledge of the substantive data pertinent to the several sub disciplines of anthropology and familiarity with major issues relevant to each.
  4. Familiarity with the forms of anthropological literature and basic data sources and knowledge of how to access such information.
  5. Knowledge of the methodology appropriate to the sub-disciplines of anthropology and the capacity to apply appropriate methods when conducting anthropological research.
  6. The ability to present and communicate in anthropologically appropriate ways anthropological knowledge and the results of anthropological research.
  7. Knowledge of the history of anthropological thought.

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