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Exploring People of the World Course Number HUM 320 – 3 Credits

Day(s): Online

Instructor: Lorraine Hawkins Office Hours: contact by email

Phone number: send email to arrange a telephone appointment

Email address: [email protected]

Prerequisite/Co-requisites: none

Course Description HUM 320 is a course on basic themes and concepts in Cultural Anthropology that have been used to understand people of the world and cultural diversity, with a focus on social change and globalization. The topics of the course include methods of observational fieldwork and ethics; the culture concept along with cultural conflict and cultural resistance; language and symbolism; religion and religious movements; livelihoods and economic systems; impacts of global capitalism on traditional and indigenous societies; the cultural construction of gender, socioeconomic class and ethnicity; cross-cultural marriage patterns and kinship systems; political organization and the relationship of modern nation-states to tribal societies; and forces of globalization. Case studies on different societies in the world will be read and analyzed. Students will also conduct an observational fieldwork project. C G mc

Required Texts: Nanda and Warms, Culture Counts: A Concise Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, 3rd edition (Cengage Learning, 2015).

Other required readings and multimedia content posted on Blackboard.

Course Learning Goals:Apply the major themes and concepts for the cross-cultural study of peoples across the world with in-depth analyses of case studies, such as 1) the clash of cultures involved with the 2011 law in France banning the face veil, 2) cultural resistances of the Gwich’in indigenous people in Alaska and Canada and possible oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 3) culture change and the traditional matrilineal kinship system of the Mosuo people in China in the face of a burgeoning tourist industry, and 4) the relationship of tribalism to the nation- state in Syria, as well as the civil war

 Demonstrate an understanding of anthropological methods of research and the ethics involved by conducting an observational project

 Use critical thinking and analytical skills by participating in debates in class discussions  Recognize and understand the complexity of culture and analyze cultural conflicts in terms

of values, norms, and symbolism along with the underlying power relations and social diversity

 Explain how indigenous and traditional societies culturally resist and/or change due to impacts from modernization and globalization

 Describe and compare the differences between kin-based and state societies, along with understanding how traditional kin-based societies today exist within modern nation-states

 Analyze case studies to assess the repercussions of global processes on local societies, covering global processes such as the global economy, transnational migration, the spread of Islamic fundamentalist movements, and international indigenous rights, as well as understanding the impacts on individual people and their life choices

 Develop an understanding of cultural diversity through the observation project and paper whereby students describe the cultural construction of gender, socioeconomic class, ethnicity and regional social identities

 Improve writing skills by demonstrating effective writing skills in various formats (e.g. discussions, essays and papers) and for various purposes (e.g. arguing, explaining, and describing)

Required Coursework and Grading Policy: Final grades based on the following grading percentages:

- Four Quizzes 10% - Weekly Discussions 35% - Two Essay Tests 30% - Observational project 25%

- Restaurant choice paper 5% 100% - Final paper 20%

Quizzes are meant for review. The quizzes cover the weekly unit overviews, readings, and multimedia content. Altogether, the quizzes amount to 10% of your grade.

For the weekly discussions, students need to do a main post addressing the questions posed for discussion. The main posts should be posted by midnight on Wednesdays. Late main posts will receive a point reduction. Then, students should do at least three response posts. Response posts provide substantive insights on other students’ main posts. The response posts are due by midnight on Sundays. The weekly discussion ends at midnight on Sundays. Any posts done after this deadline will not be graded. See the “Discussion Grading Rubric”.

Essay tests assess students’ comprehension of the course content, and their ability to think through the topics and case studies and arrive at reasoned conclusions. In order to earn a good grade on the essay tests, students’ essays should demonstrate the following three qualities: 1) comprehensive coverage and keen understanding of the weekly unit overviews, readings, multimedia content, and class discussions, 2) analytical ability, and 3) good writing skills.

The observational project entails fieldwork conducted at an American eatery of the student’s choice. Observations will be made on the social dynamics exhibited by people at this eatery. The project consists of three phases. At the beginning of the term, students will write a two page paper on their choice of restaurant or other eatery and why they think their choice is a good choice for observing the dynamics involved with gender, sexuality, socioeconomic class, ethnicity, regional identities and other multicultural groupings in our society. By Week 4, students should have visited their chosen eatery and done observations. They need to report during Week 4’s class discussion on one set of observations that are revealing of the social dynamics and cultural meanings pertaining to gender and gender relations.

The final paper in this course is the third phase of the American Eateries observation project. Students will need to detail two distinct sets of observations and write an analysis on the cultural construction of social identities regarding gender, socioeconomic class, and ethnicity/regionalism. A grading rubric is included in the assignment for this final phase. The paper is due by midnight on the last Friday of the term.

Attendance: Attendance is determined by your participation in graded assignments, and not just checking in the first day. You are not considered as attending this class until you complete at least one graded assignment.

Class Policies: Students who enroll in this course are making a commitment to regularly participate online in the weekly discussions and to complete all coursework by the end of the term. You are expected to regularly log into Blackboard throughout each week of the course, and to actively participate in all class discussions. Once the weekly discussion is closed, no late posts will be graded. Each weekly discussion counts for 5% of your grade. There are no make-ups for missed discussions or missed quizzes.

Quizzes and essay tests must be completed before the deadlines. No extra credit work will be given. Make-ups will only be considered for medically documented cases. Documentation must be presented one week before the end of the term, via email. Incompletes will only be considered when there is a medical/health situation that prevents the student from completing the coursework on time. Documentation must be presented via email with a telephone number of the doctor for verification purposes.

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Course Outline Day Topics Covered Assignments Due for That Class

(for each week, do all the readings and multimedia content assigned on Blackboard)

Week 1 What is Anthropology? Doing Cultural Anthropology

Weekly Discussion

Choice of American Eatery for Observation Project paper due by midnight on Sunday

Week 2 Culture, Language and Religion Weekly Discussion

Quiz 1 due by midnight on Sunday

Week 3 Livelihoods and Economic Systems Weekly Discussion

Quiz 2 due by midnight on Sunday

Week 4 Gender Mid-term Essay test, due Sunday midnight

Weekly discussion on one set of observations from your American eatery, along with gender analysis

Week 5 Marriage, Family, and Kinship Weekly Discussion

Quiz 3 due by midnight on Sunday

Week 6 Political Organization Weekly Discussion

Quiz 4 due by midnight on Sunday

Week 7-7 1/2 Globalization and Final Essay Test Weekly Discussion

Final Essay Test to be completed by midnight on last Friday of term

Final Paper on Observation Project – American Eateries, due by midnight on last Friday of term

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