Some of you have asked for some help with morphemes ahead of the final exam. There will be a question where you are given words and asked to cirle ALL of the morphemes that are present. You can test yourself … Continued
There have been a host of great questions this week in our general consideration of primates, and in looking in to some of your trickier questions, I have come across some resources that might be of interest. 1. For more … Continued
How can anthropology help make the financial world aceesible to outsiders? Dutch anthropologist Joris Luyendijk is going to find out. He has been contracted by the Guardian newspaper to study Lond’s financial district using anthrpological field methods like participant observation, … Continued
I thought you all might find this interesting and inspring given this week’s in class conversations about culture change, technology and innovation, and the human condition. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOl4vwhwkW8&feature=player_embedded
Just a heads up to ANTH 104 students that I have posted a list of some possible topics for your class presentation near the bottom of the ANTH 104 page. I hope these will give you some ideas of your … Continued
Welcome to my website for the fall 2011 semester. This is a useful place to get more information about your courses, from course outlines to online readings linked off webpages dedicated to the specific classes I teach. I use the … Continued
Here is a link to the transcript for the video clip that I showed in class last night, Race the Power of an Illusion Part 3: The House We Live In. We started watching at approximlatey the 30 minute mark. … Continued
To help you all think about the content presented by our guest speakers, I would like you to choose one of the following questions and write a one page max answer due next week: •What are some benefits of “eating … Continued
ANTH 240 students might be interested in one of last year’s experimental archaeology projects that was good enough to catch the eye of Quentin Mackie at UVIC. He summarizes the project on his blog about Northwest Coast archaeology. Christine Stathers … Continued