ANT 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Intersubjectivity, Ethnocentrism, Research

• School: West Chester University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANT 102
• Professor: Di Giovine

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3 key concepts that would shape professional anthropology. The disruptions of industrialization in europe and usa. The gro(cid:449)i(cid:374)g i(cid:373)porta(cid:374)(cid:272)e of europe"s far-flung colonies with large indigenous populations whose land, mineral, wealth, and later europeans and americans wanted to control. The adaptive changes organisms make across generations. The historical practice of more powerful countries claiming possessions of less powerful ones. I(cid:374) the (cid:1005)(cid:1013)(cid:1006)(cid:1004)"s, a(cid:374)thropologists o(cid:271)ser(cid:448)ed i(cid:374)dige(cid:374)ous (cid:449)ays of life, i(cid:374)ter(cid:448)ie(cid:449) elders, a(cid:374)d asse(cid:373)(cid:271)le collections of objects made and used by indigenous people. Study of humans in all of their diversity. Defines us as humans: sociality, organize ourselves into groups, adaptability, wear a coat if cold, wear cool clothing if hot, build a house to block the rain. 4 fields of anthropology: cultural, human expression, technology, ritual, linguistic, language, archeology, material cultural (artifacts, biological, bones, nutritionist, medical doctors. History of anthropology (modern era 1500: modern era (1500) / age of exploration (1492) Colo(cid:374)ists (cid:1005)(cid:1011)(cid:1004)(cid:1004)"s (cid:862)ar(cid:373)(cid:272)hair a(cid:374)thropologists(cid:863) (cid:894)(cid:1005)(cid:1012)(cid:1004)(cid:1004)"s(cid:895: renaissance (1500-1600, enlightenment (1600-1700)