Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons™
Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Keyword
-
- Anthropology (7)
- Cultural anthropology (4)
- Syllabus (3)
- Archaeology (2)
- Class (2)
-
- Ethnography (2)
- OER (2)
- Race (2)
- Sociology (2)
- Anthropocene (1)
- Anthropology; Museums; Archaeology; Heritage; History (1)
- Asynchronous (1)
- Blackness (1)
- Built environment (1)
- Caribbean (1)
- Colonialism (1)
- Community college (1)
- Critical psychology (1)
- Cuba (1)
- Cultural Anthropology (1)
- Cultural Diversity (1)
- Debt (1)
- Dialogue (1)
- Dominican Republic (1)
- East Asia (1)
- Environment (1)
- Environmental psychology (1)
- Ethics (1)
- Film Review (1)
- Gender (1)
- File Type
Articles 1 - 27 of 27
Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Anth201: Cross-Cultural Perspectives (Fall 2023), James Tolleson
Anth201: Cross-Cultural Perspectives (Fall 2023), James Tolleson
Open Educational Resources
Cultural anthropology emerged to study the differences among human beings (and between human and non-human beings). This course will cover the foundations of the discipline, including a critical perspective on anthropology’s ties to European colonialism and the rise of global capitalism. Students will come away with an understanding of how cultural anthropologists study culture, defined as “a set of beliefs, practices, and symbols that are learned and shared. Together, they form an all-encompassing, integrated whole that binds people together and shapes their worldview and lifeways” (Brown, McIlwraith & Tubelle de González 2020, 6). We will also pay close attention to …
Anth 210: Anthropology Of East Asia, Tomomi Emoto
Anth 210: Anthropology Of East Asia, Tomomi Emoto
Open Educational Resources
No abstract provided.
Anth 103: Introduction To Archaeology, Timothy Pugh
Anth 103: Introduction To Archaeology, Timothy Pugh
Open Educational Resources
This course introduces the methods that archaeologists utilize to reconstruct cultural developments of the past and traces the origins of complex social organization in various locations throughout the world. Beginning with the earliest evidence of stone tool production (ca. 2 million years ago), we will examine the interrelationship of complex social organization, population growth, the development of agriculture, writing, social inequality, and cities.
Sociology Ethnographic Film Review, Kristen S. Addessi
Sociology Ethnographic Film Review, Kristen S. Addessi
Open Educational Resources
This is an assignment that gives students options of using different films as examples of ethnographies to understand key issues that occur in our society.
Gender & Sexuality In New York Politics, Bianca M. Guerrero
Gender & Sexuality In New York Politics, Bianca M. Guerrero
Open Educational Resources
No abstract provided.
Ant 211: Cultural Anthropology Summer -Asynchronous Online Syllabus, Antonia M. Santangelo
Ant 211: Cultural Anthropology Summer -Asynchronous Online Syllabus, Antonia M. Santangelo
Open Educational Resources
Syllabus for ANT 211: Cultural Anthropology using Open Educational Resources. This is designed for a summer session, asynchronous online course.
Anth 101 Introduction To Cultural Anthropology, Antonia M. Santangelo
Anth 101 Introduction To Cultural Anthropology, Antonia M. Santangelo
Open Educational Resources
No abstract provided.
Evaluation Criteria And Rubric For Anth 101: Introduction To Cultural Anthropology, Antonia M. Santangelo
Evaluation Criteria And Rubric For Anth 101: Introduction To Cultural Anthropology, Antonia M. Santangelo
Open Educational Resources
This rubric was designed to access the readiness and appropriateness of an open educational resource textbook for an introduction to cultural anthropology course
In Place/Out Of Place Assignment, Peter Kabachnik
In Place/Out Of Place Assignment, Peter Kabachnik
Open Educational Resources
This Geography assignment, ideal for Political Geography, Cultural Geography, Urban Geography, and so forth (and of course other related disciplines like Anthropology and Sociology), undergraduate courses, explores the concepts of in place and out of place. Based on a reading of the introduction of Tim Cresswell's 1996 book In Place/out of Place Geography, Ideology, and Transgression, this assignment is a great way to get students to think about these issues and connect them to their own experiences.
Museum Exhibition Assignment, Matthew Reilly
Museum Exhibition Assignment, Matthew Reilly
Open Educational Resources
This is a general assignment requiring students to think critically about museum exhibitions in major New York City institutions: The American Museum of Natural History, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Options are provided for students to visit these spaces virtually or in person.
Cldv 100 Introduction To Multicultural Studies In The 21st Century, Oluremi "Remi" Alapo
Cldv 100 Introduction To Multicultural Studies In The 21st Century, Oluremi "Remi" Alapo
Open Educational Resources
A study of what "culture" is; how we see it based on several factors, how it influences the choices and decision we make; how to deal positively with conflicts that inevitably arise in working /living situations with people of diverse cultures. This is a course structured to raise multicultural awareness and fortify students' social skills in dealing with cultural differences. It includes ethnographic study of cultural groups in the U.S.A and responses to shared values, observations or experiences based on student's ancestry, heritage, travels. Students will learn about culture "do and donts" around the world and provide the class with …
Witchcraft, Magic, Religion: Anth 1102 Oer Syllabus, Lisa Pope Fischer
Witchcraft, Magic, Religion: Anth 1102 Oer Syllabus, Lisa Pope Fischer
Open Educational Resources
People rely on religion and various belief systems to bring meaning and understanding to everyday life. This course will show how anthropologists unravel and interpret cultural belief systems to gain insight into the cultural environment. Cross-cultural ethnographic examples will illustrate the various ways in which Anthropologists analyze belief systems as a way to understand a culture. Topics include religion, worldview, symbolism, taboo, myth, ritual, witchcraft, shamanism, religious practitioners, magic, healing, and spirits. Students must be prepared to look at both literate and pre-literate ritual systems. Non-Western belief systems are contrasted with religions of the Western world.
Mapping Staten Island: A Field Study Guide, Nerve Macaspac
Mapping Staten Island: A Field Study Guide, Nerve Macaspac
Open Educational Resources
This is a guide for the field study and urban lab as partial requirements for GEG 260 Urban Geography at CUNY College of Staten Island. The field study introduces students to spatial ethnography and offers an opportunity to observe, experience and examine a range of spatial urban phenomena that they have learned in the classroom within actually-existing urban environments. Designed as a collaborative activity, students will work in teams in exploring and examining the built environment on-site and then produce multimedia deliverables to capture their reflections throughout the field study using creative and experimental methods. The collaborative and experimental design …
Environmental Psychology: Open Syllabus, Valkiria Duran-Narucki
Environmental Psychology: Open Syllabus, Valkiria Duran-Narucki
Open Educational Resources
This is a syllabus designed to work as a "frame" that you can use and populate together with students. The goal is to provide a perspective from environmental psychology.
Global Perspectives, Cecilia Salvi
Global Perspectives, Cecilia Salvi
Open Educational Resources
A syllabus for an introductory course in global studies.
Anth 101: Introduction To Cultural Anthropology, Cuny School Of Professional Studies
Anth 101: Introduction To Cultural Anthropology, Cuny School Of Professional Studies
Open Educational Resources
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology explores fundamental questions about what it means to be human through a comparative study of different cultures. Anthropology seeks to understand how culture both shapes societies, from the smallest island in the South Pacific to the largest Asian metropolis, and affects the way institutions work, from scientific laboratories to Christian mega-churches. It provides a framework for analyzing diverse facets of human experience such as gender, ethnicity, language, politics, economics, and art.
Ant-37 Open Assignments, Jill L. Siegel
Ant-37 Open Assignments, Jill L. Siegel
Open Educational Resources
The following activities use open educational practices to engage students in active and shared learning. The first section discusses a model for creating a more open syllabus, the second section is an assignment where students create a collaborative bulletin board, and the third section is an activity where students first create presentations that are added to an online “video text.” All of these activities are buildable and can be shared with new classes over time, building a larger repository of class materials that are based on students' active participation and authoritative knowledge. While these are intended for an Introductory class …
Ant-3700 - Introduction To Anthropology, Igor Pashkovskiy
Ant-3700 - Introduction To Anthropology, Igor Pashkovskiy
Open Educational Resources
Movement away from the textbook model has potential to foster equitable access to course materials as well as reduce textbook costs for students. As such, transition to a zero cost/OER classroom included the curation of open access scholarly literature to cover the four-field approach presently taught in introductory anthropology courses.
Anth 101: Introduction To Cultural Anthropology, Tomomi Emoto
Anth 101: Introduction To Cultural Anthropology, Tomomi Emoto
Open Educational Resources
No abstract provided.
Animal-Human Vocabulary Builder, Domenick Acocella, Rene Cordero
Animal-Human Vocabulary Builder, Domenick Acocella, Rene Cordero
Open Educational Resources
The assignment helps students individually build a usable, expanding vocabulary of terms and concepts, enabling each to further contribute to the ongoing, evolving written, oral, and visual conversations centered on the use of and thought about animals for food, clothing, work, entertainment, experimentation, imagery, and companionship.
Latinxs/Hispanics In The Us, Daniel Nieves
Latinxs/Hispanics In The Us, Daniel Nieves
Open Educational Resources
No abstract provided.
Anthropology 240 Essentials Of Archaeology, Timothy Pugh
Anthropology 240 Essentials Of Archaeology, Timothy Pugh
Open Educational Resources
No abstract provided.
The Heritage Of The Spanish Antilles, Daniel Nieves
The Heritage Of The Spanish Antilles, Daniel Nieves
Open Educational Resources
This course seeks to explore the heritage of the Spanish Caribbean—primarily Cuba, Dominican Republic/Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico. We will place particular emphasis on the historical, cultural and ethnic forces that have shaped the character of the people of these islands. As well we will explore the variety of societies and cultures of the Spanish Caribbean in their historical and contemporary setting up to and including the (im)migration experience of Spanish Caribbean people to urban North America.
Ethnography Made Easy, Mary Gatta, Alia R. Tyner-Mullings, Ryan Coughlan
Ethnography Made Easy, Mary Gatta, Alia R. Tyner-Mullings, Ryan Coughlan
Open Educational Resources
This is an Open Educational Resource for the teaching of an Ethnography class. It was specifically designed for Ethnographies of Work taught at Stella and Charles Guttman Community College.
This currently represents a draft. We are working on ensuring that references and attributions are correct and that images, case studies and examples are representative. If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please email us: alia.tyner-mullings@guttman.cuny.edu
Introduction To Anthropology, Anth 1101, Syllabus, Lisa Pope Fischer
Introduction To Anthropology, Anth 1101, Syllabus, Lisa Pope Fischer
Open Educational Resources
No abstract provided.
The Anthropocene, Overview, Scott W. Schwartz
The Anthropocene, Overview, Scott W. Schwartz
Open Educational Resources
This presentation offers an overview of the developing concept of The Anthropocene -- a term coined to describe our current geological epoch, in which human impact on the planet will leave a permanent trace.
Guidelines On How To Analyze A Social Science Article (Or Social Science Documentary Film), Johanna Lessinger Dr.
Guidelines On How To Analyze A Social Science Article (Or Social Science Documentary Film), Johanna Lessinger Dr.
Open Educational Resources
A guide on how to read an article, for undergraduate students. It’s designed for anthropology classes but might work for other social sciences as well.