Miguel Calderón, Evolution of Man/Evolución del hombre, 1995.
Course Description: This course provides an introduction to the key themes and concepts of cultural anthropology, which studies the social, symbolic, and material lives of contemporary and recent historical human societies. This semester the course will give particular emphasis to issues of cross-cultural experiences, gender, sexuality, and the application of anthropological knowledge to public health policy, particularly the AIDS epidemic in the Third World. We will also highlight the role of art in the cultural construction of reality and identity.
Course Materials: The following required texts are available at the Loyola Bookstore:
ˇ Richard H. Robinns, Cultural Anthropology: A Problem-Based Approach (Itasca, IL: F.E. Peacock Publishers, 2001, Third Edition).
ˇ Aaron Podolefsky and Peter J. Brown (eds.), Applying Cultural Anthropology: An Introductory Reader (Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Publishing, 2000, 5th Edition).
Assignments and Computation of Final Grade: You can earn a total of 100 points in this class, which are distributed as follows among the required assignments:
Two writing assignments @ 20 points = 40
AIDS project= 25
Folk art project = 10
5 quizzes @ 5 points= 25
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