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Agenda
• Introduce Teaching Assistants
• Review course requirements andexpectations
• Discuss syllabus
• Introduce Anthropology
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Course Information
Instructor
SARAH BAIRES
Email:[email protected]
Office hours: Tuesdays10:00 am-12:00 pmDavenport Hall Room 309 R
Teaching Assistants
Erin BensonEmail: [email protected]
Office Hours: Wednesdays 1-4, Davenport Hall 309 E
Students: Last Names A-F
Amanda ButlerEmail: [email protected]
Office Hours: Wednesdays 9-12, Davenport Hall 309 L
Students: Last Names G-K
Katharine LeeEmail:[email protected]
Office Hours: Tuesdays 2-5, Davenport Hall 283
Students: Last Names L-R
Adam SutherlandEmail: [email protected]
Office Hours: Monday 1-4, Davenport Hall 309 Q
Students: Last Names: S-Z
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Course Information
Required Text:
Anthropology: What Does it Meanto be Human, 2nd Edition
By, Robert H. Lavenda and Emily A. Schultz
Required Readings:
Non-Text Book readings will beposted on Compass 2g
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Course Requirements and Expectations
• Exams
– Three Exams (see syllabus for dates)
– Multiple choice, matching, fill in the blank
– No make-up exams! Please plan accordingly.• Reading Response Papers
– Three response papers
– Two page double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12 pt.
font, 1 inch margins – Submitted online via Compass 2g
• Extra Credit?
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Course Requirements and Expectations
• Come to class regularly and complete the announcedreadings prior to class!
• Be on time and be respectful to your fellow classmates,Instructor, and TA’s
• Participate!
• Check Compass 2g regularly for announcements andupdates
• No Cell phones! No Facebook! No Texting! Respect yourtime and mine!
• READ THE SYLLABUS!
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Office Hours
• Each TA will hold threeoffice hours each week for
a total of 12 office hours.
• Instructor office hours will be held once a week
for two hours at a time.
• No appointments will bemade; there are plenty of
opportunities to meet with either a TA or theInstructor
• If you have questions GOTO OFFICE HOURS!
Communication and Questions
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Communication and Questions
• Use appropriate emailetiquette when contacting
your TA’s and Instructor
• Emails that do notinclude your name and
appropriate language willnot be answered.
• DO include a salutation, your name, COMPLETE
sentences, andappropriate language.
• DO NOT write in jargon,
abbreviations, slang, orincomplete sentences.
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Course Content
• Topics to be coveredinclude:
– Evolution
– Genetics – Primates
– The first Hominins
– Origins of agriculture
– Complexity
– Archaeology andPolitics
– Kinship
– Marriage systems
– Race
– Gender – Myth, Ritual and
Symbolism
– Development of
Language – Human Rights and
Anthropology
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SO….
What is Anthropology?
It is the study of humans, both past
and present.
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Anthropology Jobs
• Sociocultural: Seeks to understand the internal logic ofsocieties through ethnography
– Job: Professor, Consultant, Writer
• Archaeology: Retrieves artifacts from the past, places themin context to understand history and its relevance for today
– Job: Professor, Cultural Resource Management, Museum
• Physical: Traces our biological origins, evolution, geneticdiversity
– Job: Professor, Researcher, Genetics Researcher, Zoo-based research
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Anthropology Jobs
• Linguistic: Explains the development of language – Job: Professor, Law, Second Language Learning (ESL)
• Medical: Seeks to understand factors that influence
peoples’ health – Professor, Doctor, Public Health
• Forensic: Identify skeletal, decomposed remains
– Professor, Medical Examiner, Police Forensic consultants,Research
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Things to Think About
• In preparation for Thursday’s class do thetext book reading!
• There will be a end of class activity, socome prepared!