Course Description

This course aims to introduce the central issues and concepts in social/cultural anthropology. While discussing the current debates in the field, the students will be exposed to a variety of ways of life and different ways of understanding this diversity. The major goal of the course is to provide students the tools to think critically about the contemporary social and cultural issues.

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Beef Consumption Figures

The following images are taken from www.globalsociology.com




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Some Information on Food Security

These images are taken from www.globalsociology.com


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Some Information on Land Grab

These images are taken from www.globalsociology.com. For more images and information on land grab you can visit the following sites:




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Monday, October 10, 2011

Nancy Scheper-Hughes and "Public Anthropology"

You might also be interested in the following link where Nancy Scheper-Hughes comments on "public anthropology"

http://www.antropologi.info/blog/anthropology/2009/nancy-scheper-hughes-on-public-anthropology
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An interview with Nancy-Scheper Hughes

In the link below you can watch a comprehensive and interesting interview with Nancy Scheper-Hughes about her life and work.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYu6VMC_42k
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Sunday, September 25, 2011

First Class Meeting

Our first class meeting is on September 27, 2011 at New Hall 401.
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