Directions: The goal of this assignment is to observe an ‘archaeological site’ as an archaeologist would. The student will analyze their observations in terms of themes from the subfield of archaeology such as how it helps frame our understanding of how we can learn more about the human past by studying and interpreting material culture.…

Create a PowerPoint presentation that explains to your supervisor why they should hire an anthropologist: An introduction that provides an overview of the problem your industry is experiencing Two major anthropological concepts from the learning resources that demonstrate the relevance of anthropology to this problem A short research plan that an anthropologist would use to…

In the “New Afterword” of This Our Exile, James Martin writes, “The refugees… changed me” (p. 210). Both his book and The Purple Hibiscus are about, among other things, personal transformations. Compare and contrast the transformations that Martin and Kambili undergo, especially considering how Africa (and define the different senses in which Africa/“Africa” might operate…

Part 1: Choose three readings from the career-related materials that resonated with you. For each reading, identify a significant point and respond substantively. Your response should not merely agree with or regurgitate the text. Instead, it should sincerely extend, complicate, or illustrate the author’s point. Make an argument! (If none of them were instructive in…

Students will research one of the following topics and write a report of their findings in essay format with an introduction, body, and conclusion and from an anthropological perspective. Students should cite sources appropriately and must rely on college-level scholarly work but may supplement with their own their own personal experiences and perspectives. Students should…

This week we learned about participation and standardism. Based on what we learned in class and on Edwards chapter 1.5 and chapter 6, reflect on the relationship between the built environment and participation. (≈ 200 words; use at least one quote and at least one example from the assigned reading, include page numbers; quoted material…

reate a poster/infographic for the the first unit: Module 1: Biology, Evolution, and Variation (Lectures 1-6 + Labs 1-2). Your poster can take the form of a standard conference poster, a visual study organizer, an infographic, a cartoon, an animation, etc. Be as creative as you like! You may use software such as https://piktochart.com/formats/infographics/Links to…

This week we learned about the role of attention, “ways of being,” and the environment to linguistic communication, which is central to Edwards chapter 1.4.1-2 and chapter 5. Based on what we learned in class and on your readings, reflect on the relationship between the meaningful environment and linguistic signs (deictics in particular) for a…

Book Review For this assignment, you will be writing a 3 page book review, using an ethnography from the selected list below. The book review should be written as an overview of the contents, ideas, and concepts that the anthropologist is researching within the ethnography. Book choices You choices of books are limited to the…

Instructions ***PDF ATTACHED**** We read the following article by Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban, which we utilize as a starting point for our discussion and analysis of cultural relativism and universal rights in relation to current events. – Cultural Relativism and Universal Rights in The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 9, 1995, pp. 81-2 (pdf, 648.4 KB) We…