ANTHRO 3AC Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Ferdinand De Saussure, Culture Of Armenia, Open Graves
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Ethnography: the scientific description of the customs of individual peoples and cultures (cid:1445)deep hanging out(cid:1446) Abstract ( to 1 page) due sept. 21st, ideas due sept. 14. Research at specific location or specific people, etc. (try to be immersive and spend significant time doing/developing research) talk to people/engage. Individual (all encompassing) vs. state (political tangle/humanitarian/power???) reasons for war. Love (emotional) vs. marriage (does not always mean love, sometimes out of convenience, economic reasons etc. this action is assigned a reason: adam smith (natural tendencies to truck and barter, and win in the end) vs. Study guide week before exam, list of things that could be on test. Edward said & orientalism: 3 dimensions, academic knowledge. Fundamental difference bt orient vs. occident: negative mirror shows west to understand itself with defining characteristics by showing it is the opposite of the studies of the east pg.
