Sociocultural Anthro. | Anthropology

Spring 2020

Sociocultural Anthropology

Listed in: Anthropology and Sociology, as ANTH-112

Formerly listed as: ANTH-12

Faculty

Description

An examination of theory and method in sociocultural anthropology as applied in the analysis of specific societies. The course will focus on case studies of societies from different ethnographic areas.

Spring semester. Professor Gewertz.

Course times and locations

ANTH 112 - L/D

Section 01
M 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM FAYE 115
W 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM FAYE 115

Textbooks

Below are the textbooks used in this course, along with pricing information and availability at local bookstores. The price range shown is based upon queries to multiple online booksellers; click on the the price field to see detailed pricing information.

This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.

ISBN	Title	Publisher	Author(s)	Book Store	Price
9780192853462	Social and Cultural Anthropology: A Very Short Introduction	Oxford University Press	Just, Peter	Amherst Books	From $3.92-$19.45
9780226461007	Travesti: Sex, Gender, and Culture among Brazilian Transgendered Prostitutes (Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender, and Culture)	University of Chicago Press	Kulick, Don	Amherst Books	From $5.26-$38.64
9780133949735	The House of Lim: A Study of a Chinese Family	Pearson	Wolf, Margery	Amherst Books	From $4.07-$41.99
9780520281127	Email from Ngeti: An Ethnography of Sorcery, Redemption, and Friendship in Global Africa	University of California Press	Smith, James H. - Mwadime, Ngeti	Amherst Books	From $7.02-$33.64
9780691120775	The Nuclear Borderlands: The Manhattan Project in Post-Cold War New Mexico	Princeton University Press	Masco, Joseph	Amherst Books	From $13.16-$57.00
9780804774062	On the Edge of the Global: Modern Anxieties in a Pacific Island Nation (Contemporary Issues in Asia and the Pacific)	Stanford University Press	Besnier, Niko	Amherst Books	From $4.39-$27.99
9780812217599	Love and Honor in the Himalayas: Coming To Know Another Culture (Contemporary Ethnography)	University of Pennsylvania Press	McHugh, Ernestine	Amherst Books	From $4.73-$38.15

These books are available locally at Amherst Books.

Offerings

2022-23: Offered in Fall 2022
Other years: Offered in Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2024