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COURSEOUTLINESocial and Cultural Anthropology

ANT 1101 Section B

Deborah SickFall 2012

Class schedule: Mon 13:00-14:30 Location: FSS 2005

Wed 11:00-13:00

Office hours: Mon 10:30-12:00 E-mail: dsick@uottawa.ca

or by appointment Tel.: (613) 562-5800 ext. 2522

Office: FSS 10021

Any questions sent by email should receive a response within two business days or during the following class if

taken place within the 48 hours following receipt of the email. Note that the professor reserves the right not to

answer an email if the level of language used is inadequate.

Course Website via Virtual Campus: A course website has been set up to provide up-to-date

information about the course, as well as copies of the syllabus, reading guides, other handouts, andsuggested readings and films. Course updates, essay topics, and other important notices will be posted

here, so please check the website frequently. Post questions concerning course material & readings on the

Discussion board here.

OFFICIALCOURSEDESCRIPTIONIntroduction to the scientific study of human ways of life. The historical context of the emergence of

social anthropology. Analysis of cultural and social systems, kinship, politics, economics and religion.

Cultural change.

GENERALCOURSEOBJECTIVESThis course is an introduction to the anthropological approach to the study of societies and cultures

around the world. The basic aims of the course are to:

provide students with a fundamental understanding of the historical development and contemporarypractices in the field of socio-cultural anthropology

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provide students with a better understanding of the diversity of human behaviour and cultural systemsby examining human organization from a cross cultural perspective. Topics covered will include:

subsistence systems; economic, political and social organization; gender, kinship and household

organization; religion, socio-cultural change, and the application of anthropology to contemporary

problems.

develop listening, reading, writing, and analytical skillsTEACHINGMETHODSThis is a lecture and film-based course. Lectures will draw from, and expand on material from the

Haviland et al. text and the required ethnography, The Dobe Ju/hoansi. Not all required reading will be

covered in class but you will still be expected to know the material, so be prepared to ask questions if

you do not understand a reading. Lectures and films will also provide examples not covered in the

textbook and, at times, provide differing perspectives to what you read. You will be expected to know

and understand the various perspectives provided on each topic in both the textbooks and the lectures.

ASSESSMENTMETHODS 2 Mid-term exams: combination of multiple-choice, matching and true-false type questions. Final exam: approximately80 % based on material covered in final section of the course and 20%

based on material from the entire course this will take the form of 1-2 essay questions in which you

will be asked to synthesize material and reflect on general concepts from throughout the course and

the course ethnography. Note: Students MUST take the final exam on the university-scheduled

exam date. Missed Exams: Students who miss a mid-term exam must present avalid written(e.g. medical)

excuse within 1 week of the missed exam (e.g. written medical excuse). Make-up mid-term exams

will be scheduled at the discretion of the instructor within 2 weeks of the missed exam. There is no

provision for taking missed make-up exams. Students who do not write a mid-term exam will receive

a 0 for that exam. Failure to take both mid-terms and the final exam will result in automatic failure

of the course.

Essays: Throughout the term I will be assigning 5 short essay assignments based on topics we havebeen covering in class and/or material from additional readings/films. You arerequired to complete

2of your choice. You may do 3 of the essays, of which thebest 2 marks will be used. Format for

essays is as follows:

o Name, course title, and date at top of page NO cover page.o Typed, 1.5 line spacing, 1" margins; 11 point fonto 1-2 pages: 350- 600 wordsmaximum

Essays will be marked according to how well you: address the question; demonstrate your

understanding of the topic/reading; incorporate anthropological concepts from the course; organize and

articulate your ideas; and, yes, grammar and spelling. While it is acceptable to ask someone to help

proofread for spelling errors etc, it is assumed that these essays will be your own, original work

(plagiarism, of course, results in failure, see below). Consult the Academic Writing Help Centre if youneed help with your writing (100 University or go to http://www.sass.utottawa.ca/writing).You will have

on average 1 week to complete each assignment.

Essays will be collected at thebeginning of class on the due date. As you have ample opportunities

to write the required number of essays,late essays (including attempts to submit at the end of class)

will NOT be accepted. E-mailed essays will be acceptedonlyin the case of a documented sudden illness

or unless previously agreed upon by me. If in doubt, e-mail submission before class and then come see

me with written excuse as soon as possible. I highly recommend that youdo not leave doing your

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essays until the end, as there is no opportunity to do extra work if you are ill or otherwise cannot

complete the last assignment on time.

Components of Final Mark

Evaluation format Weight Dates

2 Midterm exams 50% (25 % each) Oct 3; Nov 7

2 short essays 20 % Various- see schedule

Final exam 30 % TBA

University Policy on language quality and late submissions

You will also be judged on your writing abilities. It is recommended to take the appropriate measures to

avoid mistakes. You will be penalized between 5% to 15%, at the professors discretion, for poor qualitywritten work.

Late submissions are not tolerated. Exceptions are made only for illness or other serious situations

deemed as such by the professor. University regulations require all absences from exams and all late

submissions due to illness to be supported by a medical certificate. The Faculty reserves the right to accept

or reject the reason put forth if it is not medical. Reasons such as travel, work and errors made while

reading the exam schedule are not usually accepted.

In the event of an illness or related complications, only the counseling service and the campus clinic

(located at 100 Marie-Curie) may issue valid certificates to justify a delay or absence.

In the case of e-mailed work, the time of receipt of the email by the recipient is guarantor of the time of

delivery.

We advise you to notify your professor as soon as possible if a religious holiday or event forces your

absence during an evaluation.

BIBLIOGRAPHYRequired (Available at UO bookstore as a discounted package)

Cultural Anthropology, 4th Canadian ed. William Haviland et al. Toronto: Pearson. Fetal/Fatal Knowledge: New Reproductive Technologies and Family-Building Strategies in India.

Sunnil Khanna. (2009). Wadsworth Pubs.

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Projected Topic & Reading Schedule

DATE TOPIC READINGS ASSIGNMENTS

Sept. 5 Introduction to Course & Anthropology

What Anthropologists Do Hav. Ch. 1

10

Fieldwork & the Ethnographic Method

The Nature of Culture Khanna Ch. 1 Hav. Ch. 2

12 Language & Culture Hav. Ch. 4 (pp tba) Essay #117 Patterns of Subsistence: Foraging Hav. Ch. 5 (foraging)19-

24

Food Production: Pastoralism

Horticulture & Agriculture Hav. Ch. 5 (food prod.) Essay #1 due

26-

Oct. 1

Economic Systems Hav. Ch. 6 Khanna Ch. 2 Essay #2

3 Mid-Term Exam

8 Thanksgiving Holiday No Class

10 Sex & Marriage Hav. Ch. 7 Khanna Ch. 3 Essay #2 due

15-

17

Family and Household Hav. Ch. 8 Khanna Ch. 4 Essay #3

21-27 STUDY WEEK No Class

29 Kinship & Descent Hav. Ch. 9 (pp tba) Essay #3dueOct. 31-

Nov. 5

Social Stratification & Social

Groupings Hav. Ch. 10

7 Mid-Term Exam #2

12-

14

Political Org. & Social Control Hav. Ch. 11Essay #4

19 Religion & the Supernatural Hav. Ch. 122126

28

Cultural Change, Development, &Globalization

Hav. Ch. 15 Khanna Ch 5-6 Essay #4 due

Essay #5

Dec. 3- Anthropology at Work Hav. Ch. 14 Khann Ch. 7-8

5 Summary; Discussion Groups &

Review for ExamEssay #5 due

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