Binghamton University - Anthropology Department

ANTH 166
INTRO TO SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY

Department: Anthropology
Course Number: ANTH 166
Section: 01 Term: I (May 29-June 27)
Section: 02 Term: II (July 9-August 10)
Credits: 4
Level: Undergraduate
Course Type: Distance Education

Topics include basic concepts in anthropology, the culture concept, language and cultures, history of anthropological theory, fieldwork, "modernity" and industrial states, colonialism and indigenous peoples, decolonization and cultural resistances, globalization in Latin America, Africa and the Carribean, political economy in post-colonial societies, the Middle East, Asian gendered realities in the age of global capitalism, contemporary global trends and the future role of anthropology.

Instructor: Megan Davidson
megandavidson@earthlink.net

Prerequisites: None
School: Harpur
BU Gen Ed: G, N
High School: This course IS NOT suitable for High School students.

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Departmental Chair:
Charlie Cobb
ccobb@binghamton.edu

Departmental Administrative Assistant:
Robin Barron
rbarron@binghamton.edu

Director of
Undergraduate Studies:
J. Koji Lum
klum@binghamton.edu

Director of Graduate Studies:
D. Andrew Merriwether
andym@binghamton.edu

Department Secretary:
Heidi Kenyon
hkenyon@binghamton.edu

Department of Anthropology, Binghamton University, P.O. Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000
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	ANTH 166 INTRO TO SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY Department: Anthropology Course Number: ANTH 166 Section: 01 Term: I (May 29-June 27) Section: 02 Term: II (July 9-August 10) Credits: 4 Level: Undergraduate Course Type: Distance Education Topics include basic concepts in anthropology, the culture concept, language and cultures, history of anthropological theory, fieldwork, "modernity" and industrial states, colonialism and indigenous peoples, decolonization and cultural resistances, globalization in Latin America, Africa and the Carribean, political economy in post-colonial societies, the Middle East, Asian gendered realities in the age of global capitalism, contemporary global trends and the future role of anthropology. Instructor: Megan Davidson megandavidson@earthlink.net Prerequisites: None School: Harpur BU Gen Ed: G, N High School: This course IS NOT suitable for High School students. « BACK





Departmental Chair: Charlie Cobb ccobb@binghamton.edu Departmental Administrative Assistant: Robin Barron rbarron@binghamton.edu Director of Undergraduate Studies: J. Koji Lum klum@binghamton.edu Director of Graduate Studies: D. Andrew Merriwether andym@binghamton.edu Department Secretary: Heidi Kenyon hkenyon@binghamton.edu

Departmental Chair: Charlie Cobb ccobb@binghamton.edu

Departmental Administrative Assistant: Robin Barron rbarron@binghamton.edu

Director of Undergraduate Studies: J. Koji Lum klum@binghamton.edu

Director of Graduate Studies: D. Andrew Merriwether andym@binghamton.edu