Anthropology

Session I (June 3 - June 28)

ANTH 104 - Introduction to Cultural and Social Anthropology

Anastasia Karakasidou, Professor of Anthropology

A comparative approach to the concept of culture and an analysis of how culture structures the worlds we live in. The course examines human societies from their tribal beginnings to the postindustrial age. We will consider the development of various types of social organization and their significance based on family and kinship, economics, politics, and religion.

Time:  M, W, Th (3-5:30)

Location: PNE 139

Credit: 1.0 unit (4 sem. hrs.)

Tuition: $2,300

Registration Fee: $50 (non-refundable)

Session I - Special Dates (June 3 - June 17)

ANTH 299 - Home and Away (Iceland): Human Geography and the Cultural Dimensions of Space and Place

(Field Work in Iceland June 3 - June 17)

Justin Armstrong, Visiting Lecturer

This course will examine the profound impact that our environment has on us, from how the layout of streets dictates our path through a city to the effect of landscape on our thoughts and emotions. Covering past, present, and future notions of space and place, this course will explore the diverse ways that cultures interact with their surroundings to continually create (and recreate) meaning.

ICELAND - Discover the unique culture and heritage of this island country through hands-on anthropological fieldwork.  Visit remote islands on the Arctic Circle, isolated fishing villages, and the bustling, cosmopolitan capital city, Reykjavik.  Earn course credit under the midnight sun.

Justin Armstrong holds a PhD in cultural anthropology from McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. His current research examines the unique cultural landscape of isolated and abandoned settlements throughout rural North America. For Armstrong, the study of culture is an ever-evolving and constantly engaging pursuit that finds beauty and significance in everyday lives and spaces. He currently teaches in the Writing Program at Wellesley College. He was born in Saskatchewan, raised in Northern Ontario, and lives in Boston.

June 3 - June 17

Field Course in Iceland (Must be Registered by April 1 Directly with Justin Armstrong, Full Payment due April 12)
 

Credit: 1.0 unit (4 sem. hrs.)

Tuition: $3,900(not including Airfare and Food)

Registration Fee: $50 (non-refundable)