Anthropology is a broad academic discipline interested in the whole of the human condition.
This course is an introduction to cultural anthropology, the largest subfield. You should leave the course with an understanding of the topics cultural anthropologists study, the basic concepts of the discipline, the research methods anthropologists use, and some of their findings about our own and other cultures. I will often draw examples from my own research in Ireland, Alaska, and the Caribbean. We will also have occasional guest lecturers who will speak about their research. Course readings cover a diverse range of cultures, including a collection of articles on American society written by foreign anthropologists.