Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

This course examines the concept of culture. Through the cross-cultural study of Indigenous and other Peoples around the world, both past and present, students explore human diversity regarding ethnicity, language, marriage, family, gender, supernaturalism, politics and economics. 

Students also investigate the interconnections between globalization, colonization and environmental sustainability.

The course also addresses how ethnography is used to gain anthropological knowledge, identifies the importance of research ethics, and encourages students to engage in self-reflexive examination of their own worldviews.