Participation: 25%. Students must attend 80% of the discussion sections to receive a grade. The grade for participation will be based in the quality of the student’s participation in the sections, and the film worksheets (see below).
Midterm 1: 25%. A multiple-choice midterm will be given in class at the beginning of week five (April 28). Bring a PINK (“parscore”) Scantron form. The questions will be drawn from the lectures, readings and films covered up until that point in the course.
Midterm 2: 25%. A second multiple-choice midterm will be given in class at the beginning of week eight (May 19). Bring a PINK (“parscore”) Scantron form. The questions will be drawn from the lectures, readings and films covered after the first midterm, up until that point in the course (not cumulative).
Final Exam: 25%. (June 10, noon-3:00 pm). The final exam has both multiple-choice and short-answer questions. The multiple-choice questions cover the lectures, readings and films covered in the final third of the course, after the second midterm. The short answer questions cover material from the entire course. Bring a large (8.5x11) bluebook and a PINK (“parscore”) Scantron form.
Films are an important part of the classroom content of this course, and you will be tested on them in the midterms and final. You must attend class to see these films, as well as the professor’s comments on them. A film worksheet will be handed out during the lectures in which a film is shown. These worksheets will have questions that must be answered and turned in at the student’s next discussion section.
Students should read all the materials for the week before attending their discussion sections. The readings listed below are required, and you will find them at the University Center bookstore:
Kottak, Conrad. 2007. Mirror for Humanity. 5th edition. Boston: McGraw Hill.
Mead, Margaret. 2001[1928]. Coming of Age in Samoa. New York: Harper Collins.
Striffler, Steve. 2005. Chicken: The Dangerous Transformation of America’s Favorite Food. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Week 1: What is Anthropology?
M (3/31): Introduction to Course
W (4/2): Topics and Themes
F (4/4): Four Fields
Readings: Kottak, Chapter 1
Week 2: A Brief History of the Discipline
M (4/7): Modern Knowledge: Geography and Statistics
W (4/9): The Birth of the Discipline
F (4/11): The Culture Concept
Readings: Kottak, Chapter 2
Week 3: Evolution, Environment, Ecology
M (4/14): FILM: “NEW WORLDS 1”
W (4/16): Evolution: Biology, Society and Culture
F (4/18): Environment and Society
Readings: Kottak, Chapter 3
Week 4: Understanding Diversity: Race and Ethnicity
M (4/21): FILM: “BABAKIUERIA” - Schedule change
W (4/23): Race and Ethnicity
F (4/25): Racism, Prejudice, Human Rights
Readings: Kottak, Chapter 4
Week 5: Economy
M (4/28): MIDTERM 1
W (4/30): Livelihoods
F (5/2): Perspectives (Neoclassical, Political Economy, Cultural)
Readings: Kottak, Chapter 6; Mead, Chapters 1-6
Week 6: Social and Political Organization
M (5/5): FILM: “ECONOMIC ANTHROPOLOGY”
W (5/7): Family, Kinship, Community
F (5/9): Bands, Tribes, Chiefdoms, States
Readings: Kottak, Chapters 7 and 8; Mead, Chapters 7-10
Week 7: Gender and Sexuality
M (5/12): FILM: “ONGKA’S BIG MOKA”
W (5/14): Gender and Sexuality
F (5/16): Book Discussion: Margaret Mead’s Coming of Age in Samoa
Readings: Kottak, Chapter 9; Mead, Chapters 11-14.
Week 8: Religion and Food
M (5/19): MIDTERM 2
W (5/21): Religion / FILM : “HOLY GHOST PEOPLE”
F (5/23): Food
Readings: Kottak, Chapter 10; Strffler, Introduction, Chapters 1-4
Week 9: Anthropology of Modern Systems
M (5/26): FILM: “FAST FOOD WOMEN”
W (5/28): Book Discussion: Steve Striffler’s Chicken
F (5/30): Development and Government
Readings: Striffler, Chapters 5-8
Week 10: Anthropology of Modern Systems
M (6/2) Culture and Neoliberalism: Water in the Borderlands
W (6/4) Science and Technology
F (6/6) Course review
Readings: No Readings
FINAL: June 10th, noon-3:00 pm, Buchanan Hall 1910.
If you experience difficulty in this course for any reason, please don't hesitate to consult with me. In addition to the resources of the department, a wide range of services is available to support you in your efforts to meet the course requirements.
Campus Learning Assistance Service: 893-3269. CLAS helps students increase their mastery of course material through course-specific tutoring and academic skills development. Check out our tutorial groups and drop-in tutoring schedules posted on our web site: www.clas.ucsb.edu. Sign up for services at our main office, Building 477, 9-5 daily.
Counseling & Career Services: (893-4411, www.counseling.ucsb.edu) offers counseling for personal & career concerns, self-help information and connections to off-campus mental health resources.
Disabled Students Program: 893-2668; www.sa.ucsb.edu DSP provides academic support services to eligible students with temporary and permanent disabilities. Please inform Dr. Jochim if you require special classroom accommodations due to a disability. You must register with DSP prior to receiving these accommodations.