Dr. Nicholas F. Bellantoni
| Office Hours: Wednesday 2:00 - 4:00 PM in Building #5, Horsebarnhill Road Office Phone Number: (860) 486-5248 Campus Mail: U-2176, U-4214 Email Address: nbell@uconnvm.uconn.edu Course Website: http://www.anth.uconn.edu/classes/anth106_s01/index.htm Meeting Time: MW 1:00 - 1:50 PM in AS 55 |
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Grading: One-third of the course grade will be calculated on the basis of the numerical average of two hour exams during the semester, one-third will be based on the final exam, and the final third by participation and assignments from class discussion groups. In addition, teaching assistants will be offering extra-credit opportunities.
| Course Schedule | |||||
| DATE | LECTURE | READINGS | |||
| 1/23 | What is Anthropology? | Park, Chap. 1,2 | |||
| 1/27 | Biology and Culture | Park, Chap. 13, B & F, 15 | |||
| 1/29 | Applied Anthropology | B & F Chap. 10,11 | |||
| 2/3 | Humans Among Other Animals | Park, Chap. 4; B & F, 2 | |||
| 2/5 | Organic Evolution | Park, Chap. 3; B & F, 1 | |||
| 2/10 | Hominization | Park, Chap. 5; B & F, 3 | |||
| 2/12 | Primate Evolution to Australopithecus | Park, Chap. 5; B & F, 4 | |||
| 2/17 | Australopithecus to Homo | Park, Chap. 6; B & F, 9 | |||
| 2/19 | The Emergence of Homo | B & F Chap. 16,20 | |||
| 2/24 | |||||
| 2/26 | The Concept of Race | Park, Chap.14 | |||
| 3/3 | Adaptation and Ancestry | ||||
| 3/5 | Agricultural and Urban Revolutions | B & F Chap. 5 | |||
| 3/10 | Anthropological Archaeology | Park, Chap. 10;B & F,Chap.6,7 | |||
| 3/12 | The Concept of Culture | Park, Chap. 7; B & F Chap. 14 | |||
| 3/24 | Cultural Change | Park, Chap. 15;B & F,Chap. 26 | |||
| 3/26 | Cultural Ecology | B & F Chap. 8 | |||
| 3/31 | 4/2 | Economic Systems | Park, Chap.8; B & F,18,19 | ||
| 4/7 | |||||
| 4/9 | Political Systems | B & F 25 | |||
| 4/14 | Social Stratification | B & F 21 | |||
| 4/16 | Family Systems | Park, Chap. 9, B & F, Chap. 22,23 | |||
| 4/21 | Kinship Systems | Park, Chap. 9; B & F, Chap.24 | |||
| 4/23 | Religious Systems | Park, Chap. 12 | |||
| 4/28 | American Cultural System | B & F Chap. 13 | |||
| 4/30 | American Cultural Systems | B & F Chap. 12 | |||
| 5/5 | Future of Humanity | Park, Chap. 16 | |||
| Teaching Assistant Information | ||
| NAME | OFFICE HOURS | EMAIL ADDRESS |
| Traci Abraham | Traci.Abraham@huskymail.uconn.edu | |
| Heather Cowan | Heather.Cowan@huskymail.uconn.edu | |
| Jaime Grant | grantjaime@hotmail.com | |
| Amy Grover | Amy.Grover@huskymail.uconn.edu | |
| Dugeidy Ortiz | Dugeidy.Ortiz@huskymail.uconn.edu | |
| Leonardo Palacios | ||
| Marina Tavarez | Marina.Tavarez@huskymail.uconn.edu | |
| Carolyn Schwarz | cl5schwarz@hotmail.com | |
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