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Week 1
15 - 18 January 2025
     
Meet Your Professor
(WebPage)
slides: (.pptx)

Main Characteristics of Anthropology (.pptx)

This is a long general summary. See individual slide decks below for:

    1. (Week 2) The Four Fields of Anthropology
    2. (Week 3) Culture as the Primary Concept
    3. (Week 4) Comparative Method as the Major Approach
    4. (Week 5) Holism as the Main Theoretical Goal
    5. (Week 6) Fieldwork as the Main Research Technique
     
 
Week 2
19 - 25 January 2025
     

(optional) A Very Brief Outline of the Course Structure (.pptx)


Main Characteristics of Anthropology
WebPage Summary

   
week 2:
1
The four fields of anthropology
(.pptx)
 
   
week 3:
2
culture as a primary concept
  • How about a little game of Jeopardy?
(.pptx)

(.pptx)
 
   
week 4:
3
comparative method as major approach

(.pptx)
 
   
week 5:
4
holism as a primary theoretical goal
(.pptx)


(.pptx)
 
   
week 6:
5
fieldwork as a primary research technique
(.pptx)
 

In-the-News Sign-up Information
 Short Slide Deck Version: (.pptx)

(optional) Finding Information on Different Countries and Cultures
(.pptx)
     
 
Week 3
26 January - 1 February 2025
     

Main Characteristics of Anthropology
WebPage Summary

 
week 2:
1
The four fields of anthropology
(.pptx)
 
   
week 3:
2
culture as a primary concept
  • How about a little game of Jeopardy?
(.pptx)

(.pptx)
 
   
week 4:
3
comparative method as major approach

(.pptx)
 
   
week 5:
4
holism as a primary theoretical goal
(.pptx)


(.pptx)
 
   
week 6:
5
fieldwork as a primary research technique
(.pptx)
 
 
 
Week 4 
2 - 8 February 2025
     

Main Characteristics of Anthropology
WebPage Summary

   
week 2:
1
The four fields of anthropology
(.pptx)
 
 
week 3:
2
culture as a primary concept
  • How about a little game of Jeopardy?
(.pptx)

(.pptx)
 
   
week 4:
3
comparative method as major approach

(.pptx)
 
   
week 5:
4
holism as a primary theoretical goal
(.pptx)


(.pptx)
 
   
week 6:
5
fieldwork as a primary research technique
(.pptx)
 

A-Z Index
(.pptx)
 
 
Week 5 
9 - 15 February 2025
     

Main Characteristics of Anthropology
WebPage Summary

   
week 2:
1
The four fields of anthropology
(.pptx)
 
   
week 3:
2
culture as a primary concept
  • How about a little game of Jeopardy?
(.pptx)

(.pptx)
 
 
week 4:
3
comparative method as major approach

(.pptx)
 
   
week 5:

Review
week 11:
4
holism as a primary theoretical goal
(.pptx)


(.pptx)
 
   
week 6:
5
fieldwork as a primary research technique
(.pptx)
 
 
 
Week 6
16 - 22 February 2025
     

Main Characteristics of Anthropology
WebPage Summary

   
week 2:
1
The four fields of anthropology
(.pptx)
 
   
week 3:
2
culture as a primary concept
  • How about a little game of Jeopardy?
(.pptx)

(.pptx)
 
   
week 4:
3
comparative method as major approach

(.pptx)
 
 
week 5:
4
holism as a primary theoretical goal
(.pptx)


(.pptx)
 
   
week 6:
5
fieldwork as a primary research technique
(.pptx)
 



   
week 6:
  "Other Important Terms"
(.pptx)
 
   
week 10:
  Units of Analysis
(.pptx)
 
   
week 12:
  Three Major Perennial Debates
(.pptx)
 
    (NOTE: These are long slide decks as they cover more than 2000+ years. Please bear with it to the end. And it will take a little longer to load, so please bear with that also. Also see note on slide formats.)  


Review Weeks 1-6 slide decks for Midterm Exam

     
 
Week 7 
23 February - 1 March 2025
     

Midterm Exam

s2025 Global Cultures Midterm Exam will be available Week 7, 24 - February - 1 March 2025 (up to 400 points)
NOTE: There will be at least one question in the pool from each of the assigned videos from Weeks 1-6, so be sure not to miss watching them.
Video Listings: <https://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth1095/fsvideo_schedule.html#week01>


     

After you take the Midterm exam, take a break . . .

No new slide deck assignment for Week 7

 (optional) GC List of SLIDES for the Remainder of the Semester

 
 
Week 8 
2 - 8 March 2025
     

Metaphorical Analysis: Italy as a Case Study I

For a start, Look at "Italy: Introduction"
and one other slide deck of your choice
Metaphorical Analysis: Italy as a Case Study
  • Italy: Introduction
    slides: (.pptx)
     (This is a long set. You may want to do this in two or more sessions.)
    • Italy: Demography
      slides: (.pptx)

    • Italy: Languages and Communication
      slides: (.pptx)

    • Italy: Regions
      slides: (.pptx)

    • Italy: Forces of Nature
      slides: (.pptx)

    • Italy: Metaphorical Analysis--Italian Opera
      slides: (.pptx)

    • Italy: History and World View
      slides: (.pptx)

    • Italy: Politics
      slides: (.pptx)

    • Italy: Immigration/Emigration
      slides: (.pptx)

    • Italy: Masterworks and Classics
      slides: (.pptx)
 

     
 

Spring Break
10 - 14 March 2025

  
     
 
Week 9 
16 - 22 March 2025
     

Metaphorical Analysis: Italy as a Case Study II

After watching "Italy: Introduction"
and one other slide deck of your choice last week,

this week have a look at

"Italy: Demography",

"Italy: Languages and Communication," and

"Italy: Forces of Nature"
Metaphorical Analysis: Italy as a Case Study
  • Italy: Introduction
    slides: (.pptx)
     (This is a long set. You may want to do this in two or more sessions.)
    • Italy: Demography
      slides: (.pptx)

    • Italy: Languages and Communication
      slides: (.pptx)

    • Italy: Regions
      slides: (.pptx)

    • Italy: Forces of Nature
      slides: (.pptx)

    • Italy: Metaphorical Analysis--Italian Opera
      slides: (.pptx)

    • Italy: History and World View
      slides: (.pptx)

    • Italy: Politics
      slides: (.pptx)

    • Italy: Immigration/Emigration
      slides: (.pptx)

    • Italy: Masterworks and Classics
      slides: (.pptx)
 

     
 
Week 10 
23 - 29 March 2025
     

   
week 6:
  "Other Important Terms"
(.pptx)
 
   
week 10:
  Units of Analysis
(.pptx)
 
   
week 12:
  Three Major Perennial Debates
(.pptx)
 
    (NOTE: These are long slide decks as they cover more than 2000+ years. Please bear with it to the end. And it will take a little longer to load, so please bear with that also. Also see note on slide formats.)  

     
 
Week 11
30 March - 5 April 2025
     
Review Holism


Main Characteristics of Anthropology
WebPage Summary

   
week 2:
1
The four fields of anthropology
(.pptx)
 
   
week 3:
2
culture as a primary concept
  • How about a little game of Jeopardy?
(.pptx)

(.pptx)
 
 
week 4:
3
comparative method as major approach

(.pptx)
 
   
week 5:

Review
week 11:
4
holism as a primary theoretical goal
(.pptx)


(.pptx)
 
   
week 6:
5
fieldwork as a primary research technique
(.pptx)
 
 
 
Week 12
6 - 12 April 2025
     

   
week 6:
  "Other Important Terms"
(.pptx)
 
   
week 10:
  Units of Analysis
(.pptx)
 
   
week 12:
  Three Major Perennial Debates
(.pptx)
 
    (NOTE: These are long slide decks as they cover more than 2000+ years. Please bear with it to the end. And it will take a little longer to load, so please bear with that also. Also see note on slide formats.)  

     
 
Week 13 
13 - 19 April 2025
     

Methodological Perspectives of Sweet Treats around the World
(.pptx)
     
 
Week 14
20 - 26 April 2025
     

EU Chocolate Wars: A Run-up to Scaling
(.pptx)

     
 
Week 15
27 April - 3 May 2025
     

See Student Presentations in Your Canvas folder


Review the Following Slide Decks
 (Yes, one more time before the Final Exam)

Ask yourself, "How do these characteristics relate to my Term Paper and Presentation?"

Main Characteristics of Anthropology
WebPage Summary

   
week 2:
1
The four fields of anthropology
(.pptx)
 
   
week 3:
2
culture as a primary concept
  • How about a little game of Jeopardy?
(.pptx)

(.pptx)
 
   
week 4:
3
comparative method as major approach

(.pptx)
 
   
week 5:
4
holism as a primary theoretical goal
(.pptx)


(.pptx)
 
   
week 6:
5
fieldwork as a primary research technique
(.pptx)
 


   
week 6:
  "Other Important Terms"
(.pptx)
 
   
week 10:
  Units of Analysis
(.pptx)
 
   
week 12:
  Three Major Perennial Debates
(.pptx)
 
    (NOTE: These are long slide decks as they cover more than 2000+ years. Please bear with it to the end. And it will take a little longer to load, so please bear with that also. Also see note on slide formats.)  

     
 
Week 16
4 - 9 May 2025
Final Exams Week
     

Final Exam

s2025 The Global Cultures Final Exam is scheduled for Monday - Thursday, 5 - 8 May 2025 (up to 400 points)
NOTE: There will be at least one question in the pool from each of the assigned videos from Weeks 7-15, so be sure not to miss watching them.

Video Listings: <https://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth1095/fsvideo_schedule.html#week07>

     
     
     
     

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