Cultural Anthropology 2022

  Social Memory: One Event...Two Stories  (understanding cultural perspectives and worldview) Do Black Lives Matter? Do Blue Lives Matter? Do Both Lives Matter? That depends on your social memory. What are the "stories" into which these same events are woven? What can the anthropological perspective tell us about why they are different? Charlottesville: Are They all "good people"? Hurricanes: Act of God or result of climate change? Richard Stockton: Hero or Villain? Dakota Pipeline: Economic Development of Violation of Sacred Rights? January 6th...Patriotic Rally or Terrorist Attack? Protection or Detection (could just talk COVID Hoax)?  microchip monitering big-pharma scheme? violation of freedom? public health strategy? virus eradication/halt to mutation? social responsibility?

  Why is the concept of culture important? How is the anthropological method and perspective unique? WTF???? WTF??? WTF??? WTF??? WHAT'S FOR LUNCH? Hamburgers Petrified shark fin Dog EXPLAIN THIS? ADHD PMS Highest rate of C-sections

  What are Americans Like? How American Teens view the World? Cultural Stereotypes of Americans as Reported by Spanish Teens Most Americans are very tall with blue eyes and blond hair American women are either unusually fat or unusually thin, never of normal build American men have muscular builds. they wear sleeveless tee shirts, to show off their physiques. The first two things Americans want to discuss are salary and age The two favorite leisure time activities in the US are movies and rodeos Although extremely punctual and efficient in their jobs, Americans don't consider their work important Most Americans live either in sky scrapers or on farms In marriage in the US, the wife always dominates American cities are so dangerous that a person has a good chance of being killed in the streets. therefore, American men either know kung-fu, or carry a gun. Americans generally eat fast food Monday through Saturday, but never on Sunday. American men are always drinking beer, even at bre

 Introduction: How do our lives connect with others around the world? examples? technology? immigration? globalization? Increasing human diversity at our "doorstep" opens the possibility for both deeper understanding and greater misunderstanding. why is this so?  ethnocentrism the "lens" of culture "experience" and  Everyday offers the opportunity for "cross-cultural experiences" examples? What does anthropology offer?  This semester we will be learning the anthropological "perspective" A unique set of tools and skills for understanding our rapidly changing, globalizing and interconnected world. Anthropology is  interdisciplinary  and frequently borrows research data from fields in the humanities, social and physical sciences. It is also  reflexive , in that anthropologists always consider the bias inherent in research (theories and hypotheses) as well as anthropologists' interpretations. At the root of anthropological understanding