ANT 301, Peoples of the World
Liberal Studies: Social and
Political Worlds, Global Diversity
Frequently Asked Questions
Things to do before you start the course
Assigned
Readings:
No single textbook
is sufficient for this course. The price of textbooks
is simply too high to ask students to buy two
or three books when you'd only be reading a few
chapters from each. All readings will be available
through Internet links or on e-reserve.
You can read the articles on-line or you can
print the articles to read as hard copy. When
possible, I will put the books on reserve at
Cline Library. Those of you who live near Flagstaff
can use the books on reserve, if you don't like
using on-line articles.
Recommended:
Worlds of a Maasai Warrior by Tepilit
O. Saitoti (any edition).
This book is available
at the NAU bookstore or through any on-line book
dealer. Among several other articles,
we will be reading about 40 pages from Worlds
of a Maasai Warrior. This is an excellent autobiography,
and I recommend that everyone read the book. The
book is on reserve at Cline Library, and a PDF
of the required pages is available as a PDF
file.
Assigned Videos
During the course you will be assigned full-length
videos from Films On Demand. Your computer will
need the most recent versions of either Windows
Media Player or QuickTime. In addition, some course
videos will be in Flash. Please see things
you need to do before the course begins for
information on video requirements.
Anticipated workload
During a traditional semester
students will have one course unit per week,
and each takes the place of a week's worth of
in-class lectures. During a "short course" of
seven weeks, you can expect an average of two
units. During the Winter or Summer terms, you
can expect to complete three or four units per
week. Students can expect to spend two or three
hours per unit on the Internet. People with a
very slow connection (less than 56k) might take
longer and might want to use one of the statewide
computer labs for watching videos. You will have
reading assignments along with each course unit.
Sample Syllabus
The syllabus below
gives an indication of course content and organization.
The actual articles and books assigned will vary
each semester. Most reading assignments will
be available on-line as PDF files. Students
will receive the syllabus for their course on
the first day of class in the Blackboard Vista
course shell. Sorry, but students cannot start
a course before the official start date of the
semester.
|
Unit |
Unit
Topic |
Assigned
Readings
PDFs or links will be given for all readings |
| Part
I |
1 |
What
is Culture |
To
be assigned. |
| 2 |
Ethnosphere |
To
be assigned. |
| 3 |
Making
A Living:
New Guinea Foragers |
To
be assigned. |
4 |
Foragers
& Farmers in
the Industrial World
|
To
be assigned. |
| Test
1 |
| Part
II |
5 |
Horticulture
& Shamanism in the Amazon Basin |
To
be assigned. |
| 6 |
Yanamamo
& Waorani |
To
be assigned. |
| 7 |
Sustainable Agriculture |
To
be assigned. |
8 |
Intellectual
Property Rights |
To
be assigned. |
| Test
2 |
| Part
III |
9 |
Pastoral
Nomads |
To
be assigned. |
10 |
African
Pastoralists |
To
be assigned. |
11 |
Dinka
Marriage |
To
be assigned. |
| 12 |
Herders
in the Nation State |
To
be assigned. |
| |
13 |
Outlook
for the Ethnosphere |
To
be assigned. |
Final
Exam
|
|