World CulturesWorld CulturesSection 81Section 81

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  Dr. Renee B. Walker Dr. Renee B. Walker walkerr@oneonta.eduwalkerr@oneonta.edu

Fitzelle 312, x3346Fitzelle 312, x3346Office Hours: MW 2-3 pm, Office Hours: MW 2-3 pm,

TTh 12-1 pmTTh 12-1 pm

Course DescriptionCourse Description

What’s it like to grow up in New Guinea? How do the What’s it like to grow up in New Guinea? How do the Maya fit into the world system? Where do the Maasai go Maya fit into the world system? Where do the Maasai go when looking for a mate? The major goal of this course when looking for a mate? The major goal of this course is to develop an understanding and appreciation of is to develop an understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity. Such a broad perspective fosters a cultural diversity. Such a broad perspective fosters a global consciousness, provides insights about the global consciousness, provides insights about the variety of human lifeways, and helps develop a greater variety of human lifeways, and helps develop a greater understanding of the world’s peoples. Several selected understanding of the world’s peoples. Several selected cultures will be examined in depth using ethnographic cultures will be examined in depth using ethnographic literature and films, including hunting-gathering, kin-literature and films, including hunting-gathering, kin-based, and agricultural societies, as well as ethnic based, and agricultural societies, as well as ethnic groups in complex societies. groups in complex societies.

This course fulfills General Education Attribute: ICD; This course fulfills General Education Attribute: ICD; General Education 2000 Attribute: HO2General Education 2000 Attribute: HO2

  Grading Grading

Your grade is based on your performance on three Your grade is based on your performance on three examinations: two midterm exams and one final examinations: two midterm exams and one final exam. Each test covers lecture, film, discussion exam. Each test covers lecture, film, discussion and reading materials assigned or presented since and reading materials assigned or presented since the last test. Thus, none of the examinations are the last test. Thus, none of the examinations are comprehensive. comprehensive.

Your Your assignmentassignment will be a web and library search on will be a web and library search on a specific culture or cultural trait of interest to you. a specific culture or cultural trait of interest to you. You will select a culture, and, using information on You will select a culture, and, using information on the culture from the books, web pages and library the culture from the books, web pages and library turn in an annotated bibliography of resources on turn in an annotated bibliography of resources on this topic. You must have 10 sources total. this topic. You must have 10 sources total.

The total requirements for the semester are: The total requirements for the semester are: Three exams: Three exams: 300300Assignment: Assignment: 100100

Class Participation & Class Participation & Reading MaterialsReading Materials

You are expected to participate fully in class, which You are expected to participate fully in class, which includes regular class attendance, keeping current includes regular class attendance, keeping current with assigned readings, and participation in class with assigned readings, and participation in class discussions. Much of the course material is not in discussions. Much of the course material is not in the textbook and only in class lectures. Attendance the textbook and only in class lectures. Attendance will be taken each class meeting. Late assignments will be taken each class meeting. Late assignments and make-up exams will require proof of absence and make-up exams will require proof of absence (such as a doctor’s excuse).(such as a doctor’s excuse).

Reading MaterialsReading Materials Bates, Daniel. Bates, Daniel. Human Adaptive Strategies: Ecology, Human Adaptive Strategies: Ecology,

Culture and PoliticsCulture and Politics. 3rd edition, 2005. . 3rd edition, 2005. Lee, Richard. Lee, Richard. The Dobe Ju/'hoansiThe Dobe Ju/'hoansi, 3rd edition, 2002., 3rd edition, 2002. Berdan, Frances. Berdan, Frances. The Aztecs of Central Mexico: An The Aztecs of Central Mexico: An

Imperial SocietyImperial Society. 2nd edition, 2005.. 2nd edition, 2005.

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