COURSE OVERVIEW:

This introductory course covers a broad range of anthropological knowledge which provides students with insight into the discipline, its origins and development, and place in contemporary society. It speaks to the four-field approach, pioneered by Frans Boaz, of archaeological, linguistic, physical, and social anthropology. From these come more specific approaches to anthropology, which include; socio-cultural, ecological, physical/ biological, environmental, visual and performance, and medical anthropology.