Fall 2017  |  ANTH 4047 Section 001: Anthropology of American Culture (16682)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017
Mon, Wed 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 330
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Anthropological approaches to contemporary American society/culture. Tensions between market and family. Unity, diversity. Individualism, community.
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?karenho+ANTH4047+Fall2017
Class Description:
This course will explore American cultures and values through an examination of race/ethnic, gender, and class relations, cultural politics, and socio-economic inequality in the 21st century. We will focus on the transnational and heterogeneous histories and relationships among multiple communities such as African Americans, whites, Asian Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans. We will also focus on the workings and the changing cultural values of the U.S. by examining a variety of sites and situations such as the workplace and the economy, immigration, family, housing, incarceration, inequality, multiculturalism, and globalization. We will explore a variety of American identities, communities, and institutions as pivotal sites to understand contemporary socio-economic challenges. This course is interdisciplinary, as it draws from anthropology, ethnic studies, American Studies, sociology, urban and global studies,history, etc. This course is intended for undergraduate majors as well as non-majors.
Exam Format:
25% Midterm Take-home Exam
35% Final Take-Home Exam
15% In-class Presentations
25% Class Participation
Class Format:
30% Lecture
70% Discussion
Workload:
2 Exam(s)
2 Short, Ethnographic Exercises
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/16682/1179
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
22 June 2015

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