Anthropology

After describing the features of voodoo demonstrated in Legacy of the Spirits, discuss how the practice of Haitian voodoo in New York City demonstrates the impact that cultural change has upon religious beliefs and practices. Think about how Haitian voodoo is a product of colonization, and how the contemporary practice of this religion in New […]

1) For this assignment, you will be researching one of the recently discovered hominin fossil species from the past 20 years. This my include one of the following, though there are additional possibilities: Homo georgicus/Dmanisi fossils Australopithecus sediba Homo naledi Homo floresiensis Denisovans 2) For the paper, you need to find at least three reputable, published […]

Week Seven Discussion Forum Explain human physical variation, why/how did it occur?  Then discuss how race as an aspect of biology is a myth, and what in fact the concept of race really is and what its consequences are. Give examples from the films to illustrate your understanding. After viewing the required films for this […]

Now that you have read about Neandertals and modern Homo sapiens, do you think that peoples’ attitudes towards Neandertals in the past (and some today) was and is racist in nature? If you do, do you think the view is changing Answer the above question in an essay between 125 and 150 words?     […]

In this video, David and Judith MacDougall spent several years among the Turkana of northwestern Kenya engaged in ethnographic research. In this selection, the MacDougalls describe the process of initiating contact and laying the groundwork for an ethnographic film of the Turkana people. https://wwnorton.com/common/mplay/6.7/?p=/college/anthro/culturalanthro/vid/a-wife-among-wives-1&cc=1How long did it take for the MacDougalls to begin filming? Why did they […]

Talk about how Britain took tea from its colony in India and it became a British tradition. Link to the topic the articles you have attached, take the information from the Internet in 500 words, propose your research topic. In doing this, be as descriptive as possible, and refrain from being prescriptive. Explain what makes […]

Explain the politics of kinship/the family. How does kinship theory reflect economic/colonial logic and how do these logics affect our understanding/ analysis of gender. Your exam answers must be in an essay format with a word count of between 500-750 words. Your answer must use a minimum of two readings from the Module Two. You […]

Describe the emergence of tribal societies in America.  What were the major characteristics of the societies found in Mesoamerica and South America, the Southwest, and the Eastern Woodlands?  What were the characteristics of nonfarming societies?  No sources, please.         So much stress and so little time? We’ve got you covered. Get your […]

Write 30 annotated bibliographies provided 3 annotated bibliographies per page also include how some sources were related to others Athreya and Ackerman 2018 “Did our species evolve in subdivided populations across Africa, and why does it matter?” (2018) Scerri et al Barakat 2002 Regional Pathways to Agriculture in NE Africa Breunig and Neumann 2002 From […]

In this week we met the members of the genus Homo, our genus. We watched over millions of years as species changed in response to climate and environmental factors. Our species is quite special. We are so intelligent and so innovative, that we have certainly outsmarted natural selection in some ways. For instance, if you […]