Topics include socialization, religion, female symbols, matrifocality, rites of passage, taboos, work, aging, and modernization. Ritual, Symbol, and Behavior Exploration of various theories of symbolic anthropology. Emphasis on mythology, festivals, and rites of passage. Topics include secular and religious ritual analysis, ritual drama, tricksters, and communitas . Qualitative Research Methods and Fieldwork Introduction to the theory and practice of anthropological research methods, including ethnographic interviewing, participant observation, photography, and qualitative approaches to the analysis of cultural data.
Students engage in ethnographic research.
The History of Ethnological Theory Critical and historical study of theories of culture. Historical and contemporary schools of thought and major trends in ethnological theory, along with seminal theorists. Theoretical approaches in relation to biography, historical era, and sociocultural milieu of theorists, and to the function of anthropology in Western thought. 356 through 360 . Advanced Topics in Anthropology Selected topics and current issues in anthropological theory.