Cultural Anthropology- ANTH 110
Course Description
Introduction course of Cultural Anthropology and recognize social patterns through an Anthropological lens. Students learn social patterns and those processes within and across varying cultures.
Relevant Skills
Learning how to examine and develop Ethnographic case studies.
Basic understanding of Anthropology language, kinship, and religion as cultural systems.
Class Experience
Create an Ethnography of your own choice that has social and/or cultural relevance. Students look into Anthropological studies and map out ethnographic formatting. Using fieldnotes/field journals to reflect on information that was gathered.
History of Anthropological Ideas-ANTH 200
Course Description
A more in-depth introduction to Anthropology and its subdisciplines. The course dives into various Anthropologists and/or theorists, and the relevance of why Anthropology is studied in the first place.
Relevant Skills
Gaining a better understanding of Anthropological Theories
Learning Anthropological ethics and fieldwork methods
Class Experience
Obtaining library research skills and fieldwork professionalism. Understanding Anthropological Theories and learning how to apply them when conducting data. Learning historical Anthropology and their impact within the discipline.
Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology-ANTH 210
Course Description
Focuses on research methods and skill development for students within the Anthropological field. This course includes library research skills, career discernment for Anthropology students, ethics in anthropology, and personal safety in the lab, field, and other professional settings.
Relevant Skills
How to gather up surveys and/or focus groups
Gathering relevant fieldnotes that reflects the student’s overall body of work
Class Experience
Reflecting on various forms of ethical principles. Developing a Ethnographic report of choice related to microcultures on Lawrence University’s campus. Using statistical data and learning how to analyze it within the Ethnographic report.
Anthropology of Gender- ANTH 306
Course Description
An anthropological approach to the study of gender and sexuality. This course looks into how gender and sexuality intersect with social differences such as race, class, and ethnicity.
Relevant Skills
Understanding sexual behavior and identity through an Anthropological lens
Reading Ethnographies and analyzing it to gain new perspectives within the space
Class Experience
Read various sources and books focusing on gender and sexual identity. Focused on topics such as sexual behavior, reproduction, parenting, transgender identity, work, communication, and violence.
Language & Culture-ANTH 330
Course Description
This course goes over the concept of linguistic anthropology, definitions of language, and the basic methods of linguistic anthropology (observation, transcription, analysis, ethnography).
Relevant Skills
Gaining the knowledge of how influential language is
Using methods of linguistic anthropology
Class Experience
Students learn the impact of language, language discrimination, and language ideology theory. Students choose what they would like to write their Ethnography reports on and do an oral presentation during finals week.
Reading Feminist Ethnography-ANTH 353
Course Description
Reading a range of articles and book length works, students survey several ethnographic genres including classic realist, experimental, narrative, self-reflexive, and critical ethnography.
Relevant Skills
Students lead discussions and deliver oral reports and presentations
Gain an understanding of prominent Feminist Anthropologist
Class Experience
Understanding how to read and analyze Feminist Anthropological works while gaining historical knowledge. Students must pick one book from the course and create an oral presentation of their added commentary and findings.
Research Prep in Anthropology- ANTH 401
Course Description
Students will develop advanced library research skills with a focus on anthropological resources and topics. Each student will write a thematic annotated bibliography based on library research, consider ethical implications of empirical research on the topic they have chosen, and formulate a plan for their senior experience foundation and independent study courses.
Relevant Skills
This course will also explore career development for anthropology majors.
Library/ Research skills
Class Experience
Students create a synthesis essay of their research question of choice, along with an extended annotated bibliography.
Food Justice Movements-ANTH 503
Course Description
An examination of a particular topic in anthropology using at least one theoretical perspective to underpin a significant portion of the course. The specific topic investigated changes each year.
Relevant Skills
Cultural arrangements controlling food production, distribution, preparation, consumption, and food as symbol and meaning in food media and food cultures.
It explores what it means to approach the study of food systems through the lens of justice.
Class Experience
Students are expected to carry out independent research on the topic, either through a review of relevant literature or through field or laboratory work and to demonstrate their ability to understand and apply theory. May be repeated when the topic is different.
