Listed in: Anthropology and Sociology, as ANTH-112
Deborah B. Gewertz (Section 01)
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.
Limited to 45 students. Fall semester. Professor Gewertz.
How to handle overenrollment: Preference to first- and second-year students, and to majors who have yet to take this required course.
Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: emphasis on written work, reading, in-class quizzes or exams.
Section 01
Tu 1:00 PM - 2:20 PM FAYE 115
Th 1:00 PM - 2:20 PM FAYE 115
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) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the Edge of the Global: Modern Anxieties in a Pacific Island Nation | Stanford University Press | Besnier, Niko | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Social and Cultural Anthropology: A Very Short Introduction | Oxford University Press | Just, Peter, Monaghan, John | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Travesti: Sex, Gender, and Culture Among Brazilian Transgendered Prostitutes | University of Chicago Press | Kulick, Don | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| The Nuclear Borderlands: The Manhattan Project in Post Cold-War New Mexico | Princeton University Press | Masco, Joseph | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Love and Honor in the Himalayas: Coming to Know Another Culture | Pennsylvania Univeristy Press | McHugh, Ernestine | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| The House of Lim: A Study of a Chinese Family | Prentice Hall | Wolf, Margery | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| War and the Arc of Human Experience | Hamilton Books, 2021 | Peterson, Glenn | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Email from Ngeti: An Ethnography of Sorcery | Univ. of California Press, 2014 | Smith & Mwadime | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.