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ANTHROP 1AB3

INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY: RACE, RELIGION, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

Undergraduate

Spring/Summer 2026 · Race, Religion,&Social Justice · C01

Readings

  • Etext Introduction To Anthropology Mcmaster Custom - 6 Month Access
    Various · Required
    ISBN 9780190168889
Spring/Summer 2026 · C01

Topics

  • Course syllabus
  • Textbook: Chapter 1- What is Anthropology?
  • Textbook Chapter 2- Why is the Concept of Culture Important?
  • Margaret Slaught (dir.), Talking Canadian (2004, 43min)
  • Textbook: Chapter 3 What Can Anthropology Tell us about Social Groups and Inequality?
  • Franz Boas, “Race and Progress,” Science 74, no. 1905 (July 3, 1931): 1-8
  • Jean Cheng et al. (dirs.), Race: The Power of an Illusion. Part 1 and Part 2
  • Paul Farmer, “An Anthropology of Structural Violence,” Current Anthropology 45, no. 3 (June 2004): 305-317
  • Peggy McIntosh, “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack,” Peace and Freedom (July/August 1989): 10-12
  • Scientific Racism, https://culanth.org/fieldsights/anthrobites-scientific-racism
  • What is Biopolitics? | Michel Foucault | Keyword- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrsJNmwoX6g&t=2s
  • How Do We Make Meaning?” (pp. 378-407) (textbook)
  • E. Evans-Pritchard, “Witchcraft Explains Unfortunate Events” (posted to A2L) pages 217-219

Readings

  • Custom textbook: Introduction to Anthropology: Race, Religion, and Social Justice (Oxford UP, 2022), available at the campus bookstore.
    Required
Fall 2025 · Race, Religion,&Social Justice · C01

Readings

  • Moral Abdication: How The World Failed To Stop The Destruction Of Gaza
    Didier Fassin · Required
    ISBN 9781804299678
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