This course investigates key ideas and thinkers in the modern development of anthropology as a study field. It focuses on some of the most important schools of thought and debates, particularly how people and societies can be examined and conceptualized in relation to cultural dynamics in the premodern era, the rise of modernism, postmodernism, and post-humanism.
In addition to an introduction to early ideas about society, the course is divided into three major sections: the basis of anthropological thinking, the main lines of theoretical development, and contemporary approaches in anthropology.
I have included pre-recorded lecture podcasts, slides, lecture notes, assigned readings, and links to supplementary media and information in this online platform. In addition to online self-study, students are encouraged to participate in weekly classroom discussions.