A segment of CBC’s The Current that aired yesterday may be of interest to many of you as we continue discussing sex, gender, and the interface between biology and cultural construction of identity. The series of interviewees offer a complex, … Continued
The Canadian Journal of Medicine has called for a ban on disclosing the sex of an unborn child until well in to the third trimester of a pregnancy based on statistics that show skewed sex ratios amongst some of Canada’s ethnic … Continued
Many of you have heard about the recent state of emergency in Attawapiskat, a Cree-Ojibway communitycommunity on James Bay in Northern Ontario. In ANTH 104 this term we will be considering this example in the complex discussion of race, but … Continued
Here you go folks, as discussed in class today I have generated an outline for the ANTH 104 Final Exam F2011 that identifies all the material that is testable on the final exam (which is not cumulative). Good luck studying, and feel … Continued
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
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