Never hesitate to express your confusion or doubt. If you do not understand something chances are that others are having problems understanding it as well. If you feel embarrassed about asking certain questions or raising particular comments in class do not hesitate to submit them anonymously in my box, send them to me over email, or talk to me about them outside of class. And teaching you to do cultural analysis through practical exercises undoubtedly will help you understand cultural anthropology better. To this end, we will undertake a series of writing assignments.
Attendance is required.
I expect for all students to attend every class session. A record of attendance will be kept and final grades will be lowered for excessive absences. Thus, no distinction is made between excused and unexcused absences. After three absences attendance points will be deducted. An accumulation of 6 or more absences will result in the loss of all attendance points.