Calendar

SES #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
Week 1: Introduction
Lec 1	What is culture?
Lec 2	What do anthropologists do?
Week 2: Love and Kindship
Lec 3	What is a family?
Lec 4	Is “love” a universal?	Commentary Paper 1 Due
Week 3: Birth and Death
Lec 5	How does society manage human crises?	Commentary Paper 2 Due
Week 4: Sex and Gender
Lec 6	Is gender biologically determined?
Lec 7	Film: “World without Fathers or Husbands”	Commentary Paper 3 Due
Week 5: Tradition and Modernity
Lec 8	What is modernity?
Lec 9	How does culture change?	Commentary Paper 4 Due
Week 6: Development and Change
Lec 10	Should culture be preserved?
Lec 11	Film: “The Future of Mud”	Research Paper 1 Due
Week 7: Review
Lec 12	Review
Ses 13	Midterm Exam
Week 8: Expressive Culture and Identity
Lec 14	What are art and performance universal?
Lec 15	Is race real?
Week 9: Ritual
Lec 16	What is a ritual?
Lec 17	Film: “Nothing Rhymes with Ngapartji”	Commentary Paper 5 Due
Week 10: Art
Lec 18	What is art?	Commentary Paper 6 Due
Week 11: Play and Learning
Lec 19	How is culture learned?
Lec 20	What is the purpose of play?	Commentary Paper 7 Due
Week 12: Magic, Science, and Religion
Lec 21	Is magic irrational?
Lec 22	Is rationality magical?	Commentary Paper 8 Due
Week 13: Embodies Knowledge
Lec 23	How does culture shape the body?
Lec 24	Film: “Ilé Aiyé: The House of Life”	Research Paper 2 Due
Week 14: Intercultural Communication
Lec 25	What are the limits of intercultural communication?
Lec 26	Review
Ses 27	Final Exam

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