(It’s expensive, so consider renting one, or buy a used copy; exams are open-book, so you should have a copy. We’ll be using this text again in the Fall (in Global Cultures) and in the Spring (in Anthropology of Europe), so if the UMD bookstore is back in operation there should be a local market for used copies.)
For the Anthropology of Europe course pick at least one of the following "Authority Ranking Cultures" to understand what "Authority Ranking Cultures" are about . . .
PART II: AUTHORITY RANKING CULTURES
Chapter 2: The Thai Kingdom
Chapter 3: The Japanese Garden
Chapter 4: Bedouin Jewelry and Saudi Arabia
Chapter 5. Dòn Gánh: The Two Sides of Vietnam
Chapter 6: Kimchi and Korea
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In-the-News
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Timothy G. Roufs (Ed.). 2019. Gabe-bines, "Forever Flying Bird": Teachings from Paul Peter Buffalo, Vol.3, Living Amongst the Whites . . . the Best We Can. Minneapolis, MN: Wise Ink. (For the Minnesota Historical Society, the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, and the American Indian Learning Resource Center of the University of Minnesota Duluth.) 28 June 2019
(assigned readings are in bold letters)
In-the-News
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"The greatest gatherings on Earth are rituals. They bind us together and keep communities alive. In Siena rival districts battle for supremacy in a 700 year-old horserace. In Japan, two thousand men perform a chaotic fire ritual to be renewed; while in Malaysia, one devotee joins millions to fulfill a grueling vow to god. At the world's highest mass ritual in the Peruvian Andes, men are initiated into their ancient clan; and in the desert, Burning Man's new rituals fulfill our desire to belong."
Wk 7 The Midterm Exam will be available Week 7, from 12:01 Monday, 19 February 2024 to 11:59 p.m. (10:00 p.m. starting time), Saturday, 24 February 2024
Sárkány, Mihály. (2002). “Cultural and Social Anthropology in Central and Eastern Europe”. In M. Kaase, V. Sparschuh, & A.Wenninger (Eds.), Three Social Science Disciplines in Central and Eastern Europe: Handbook on Economics, Political Science and Sociology (1989-2001) (pp. 558-566). Berlin: Informationszentrum Sozialwissenschaften. https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-281260.
s2024 The Anthropology of Europe Final Exam will be available from 12:01 a.m. Monday, 29 April 2024 to 11:59 p.m. (10:00 p.m. starting time) Friday, 3 May 2024