Course Number
Course Title
The History of Anthropological Theory
Course Date
Fall 2015
Course Level
4000
Department/Program
Anthropology
College
College of Liberal Arts
Document Type
Syllabus
Description
The course is a critical and historical study of theories of culture. It explores historical and contemporary schools of thought and major trends in ethnological theory, along with consideration of seminal theorists. It examines theoretical approaches in relation to biography, historical era, and sociocultural milieu of theorists, as well as to the function and purposes of anthropology in Western thought.
Note:
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