Category: Anthropology

Create a PowerPoint presentation that explains to your supervisor why they should hire an anthropologist: An introduction that provides an overview of the problem your industry is experiencing Two major anthropological concepts from the learning resources that demonstrate the relevance of anthropology to this problem A short research plan that an anthropologist would use to…

Research the debates that are happening around the world regarding the legality, or social acceptance, of wearing traditional Islamic veils (hijab, niqab, burka, etc.). You can focus your attention within a certain country, for example Tajikistan, Belgium, or France, or you can gather supporting argumentation from a variety of locations to make a more general…

Research the debates that are happening around the world regarding the legality, or social acceptance, of wearing traditional Islamic veils (hijab, niqab, burka, etc.). You can focus your attention within a certain country, for example Tajikistan, Belgium, or France, or you can gather supporting argumentation from a variety of locations to make a more general…

INSTRUCTIONS In this essay, reflect on your personal understanding and thoughts about evolution. Consider how the concept of evolution influences your view of human origins, the natural world, and our place within it. Discuss any previous knowledge you had about evolution, how your view may have changed so far from what you have read in…

Part 1: Choose three readings from the career-related materials that resonated with you. For each reading, identify a significant point and respond substantively. Your response should not merely agree with or regurgitate the text. Instead, it should sincerely extend, complicate, or illustrate the author’s point. Make an argument! (If none of them were instructive in…

In the “New Afterword” of This Our Exile, James Martin writes, “The refugees… changed me” (p. 210). Both his book and The Purple Hibiscus are about, among other things, personal transformations. Compare and contrast the transformations that Martin and Kambili undergo, especially considering how Africa (and define the different senses in which Africa/“Africa” might operate…

Students will research one of the following topics and write a report of their findings in essay format with an introduction, body, and conclusion and from an anthropological perspective. Students should cite sources appropriately and must rely on college-level scholarly work but may supplement with their own their own personal experiences and perspectives. Students should…

Students will research one of the following topics and write a report of their findings in essay format with an introduction, body, and conclusion and from an anthropological perspective. Students should cite sources appropriately and must rely on college-level scholarly work but may supplement with their own their own personal experiences and perspectives. Students should…

reate a poster/infographic for the the first unit: Module 1: Biology, Evolution, and Variation (Lectures 1-6 + Labs 1-2). Your poster can take the form of a standard conference poster, a visual study organizer, an infographic, a cartoon, an animation, etc. Be as creative as you like! You may use software such as https://piktochart.com/formats/infographics/Links to…

This week we learned about the role of attention, “ways of being,” and the environment to linguistic communication, which is central to Edwards chapter 1.4.1-2 and chapter 5. Based on what we learned in class and on your readings, reflect on the relationship between the meaningful environment and linguistic signs (deictics in particular) for a…