ANTHRO R060 - Introduction to Anthropology

Dr. Patricia Hansell
phansell@astro.temple.edu
Phone (215) 204-1417

This 14-week introductory Anthropology course is designed to introduce students to importantscholarly and practical concepts in the study of "race" and racism historically and across cultures. It builds upon the important contributions of four-field anthropological practice to our understanding of the ways societies have constructed racial categories and meanings and deployed racialized hierarchies. Students will be asked to read a variety of basic materials in linguistics, biological
anthropology, ethnology, and archaeology. This will be supplemented with student efforts to analyze popular representations of race to acquire a familiarity with the important debates in contemporary social science and politics.

Preview ANTHRO R060 Fall 2000