21A.01 How Culture Works, Fall 2012
Author(s)
Buyandelger, Manduhai
Alternative Title
How Culture Works
Date Issued
December 2012
Abstract
This course introduces diverse meanings and uses of the concept of culture with historical and contemporary examples from scholarship and popular media around the globe. It includes first-hand observations, synthesized histories and ethnographies, and visual and narrated representations of human experiences. Students conduct empirical research on cultural differences through the systematic observation of human interaction, employ methods of interpretative analysis, and practice convincing others of the accuracy of their findings.
Subjects
culture
anthropology
fieldwork
observation
interviews
Halloween
public spaces
gender
style
race
class
religion
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Anthropology Program
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