Since you guys (ANTH 104-004) would rather not prepare for the midterm and the group discussion for the same night, I agreed to change the date for the gorup discussion. We will push the discussion back one week, and will … Continued
As we discussed in class, there are some new obstacles in finding information to use in some of the summaries for the mobile app topics. To reflect this, the due dates have been changed: 1. Summary of more general content … Continued
FYI: you can now read the detailed explanation of the “Public Archaeology In Victoria Website and Mobile App Project” on the ANTH 241 page. The lists of possible topics are duplicated on the “Archaeology in Victoria” page for easy access. … Continued
As promised, here is the long question that will appear on your final exam. I am posting it front and center on my website so that you dont stress about finding it! Plese remember that we are expecting an outstanding … Continued
On Nov. 2 the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released a report called Every Bite Counts, which calls for an overhaul of our provinial food system in light of food security in general and climate change specifically. The press release, … Continued
In class last week I was asked to post a few sample exam questions and model complete answers. I think this is a great idea, so I have taken a few questions from the last midterm and have answered them … Continued
Ten leading professors from Harvard University are each given 10 minutes to present their big ideas. Three of them directly pertain to anthropology, and the rest are squarely in the social sciences. Check out Steven Pinker talking about theories of … Continued
Sorry for the delay in getting this posted. I have taken our brainstorming session, along with some of my own ideas, and listed them in a pdf document. If you have additional ideas please bring them to class on Oct. … Continued
We did not have enough time in class to fully discuss the examples of ethical issues facing anthropologists in the Kennewick Man case, and since our discussion I have been thinking about what you all had to say on the … Continued
If you are wondering about the rules of “unfriending”, fake friend profiles, and updating your Facebook status in both love and heartbreak, you will be interested in the revelations of anthropologist Ilana Gershon. In her new book The Breakup 2.0: Disconnecting … Continued