Published in 2001, Places in the World a Person Could Walk was a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award.

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David Syring, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology

University of Minnesota, Duluth

Office Location: Cina Hall 220A
Office Phone: (218) 726-8317
Email: dsyring@d.umn.edu

Spring 2008 Office Hours:
M,Tu,W 10:30-11:30 AM, C220A

2008 Cultural Anthropology Lecture Files:

Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Discipline An Unsettling Approach

Chapter 2: Characteristics of Culture

Chapter 3: Ethnographic Methods

Chapter 4: The Beginnings of Human Culture

Chapter 5: Language and Culture

Chapter 6: Social Identity, Personality and Gender

Example of Taking Notes for Chapter 7

Guidelines/Suggestions for Hand-written Fieldnotes

For Exam 3:
Chapter 9: Sex, Marriage and Family

Chapter 10: Kinship and Descent

Chapter 11: Groupings by Gender, Age, Common Interest and Class

Introduction to Ethnobotany - Slides

The Desert Smells Like Rain Discussion Questions

Study Guide


For Exam 4:
Chapter 12: Power, Politics and Violence

Chapter 13: Spirituality, Religion and the Supernatural

Chapter 14: Anthropology and Art and Saraguro Art

Chapter 15: Processes of Change

Exam #4 Study Guide