ANTH 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Forensic Anthropology, Development Anthropology, Sociolinguistics
16 Sep 2016
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We will make the strange familiar, and the familiar seem strange. Foundational categories of human existence- language, clothing, space, time, etc. Study of people alive today anywhere in the world. Linguistic- what makes language special, parts of language, how languages differ from each other and things you can do with language (sociolinguistics) Biological/physical (biophysical)- evolutionary development of human body, how humans as species came to be, similarities/differences with primates- study of humans through evolutionary development. Archaeology- all artifacts, remains and clues people leave behind that show they were once here. Taking into account local history, politics, economics, religion, family life, A learned way of thinking, feeling and believing. Learned behaviour an individual acquires from their group. The webs of meaning in which people are situated, and which they themselves have spun. Water is the condition of our lives. What people do and why they do it. Detailed studies based on residence in a community.
