This course is an introduction to the discipline of Socio-Cultural Anthropology. Using diverse readings, as well as film and audio, the course emphasizes the role that anthropology has played in shaping our understanding of common ideas such as culture, class, ethnicity, race, gender, sexuality, and globalization. While presenting information about the history of the discipline, it encourages students to think critically (and sometimes skeptically) about anthropological truth-claims. The course also takes a hard look at...