Anthropolgy

According to Phu Hoang, what is the fundamental difference between “sustainable” and “resilient” architecture? Which would you advocate for?

“Sustainable” and “Resilient” Architecture According to Phu Hoang, what is the fundamental difference between “sustainable” and “resilient” architecture? Which would you advocate for? Choose two contemporary architectural projects (of the last 10 years): one that you think exemplies “sustainablity” and one that exemplifies “resiliency.” Argue on behalf of one over the other using one of […]

Describe the process of artificial selection. What does the attempted domestication of the fox tell us about the process of domestication in antiquity?

ASSIGNMENT 3A. Describe the process of artificial selection. What does the attempted domestication of the fox tell us about the process of domestication in antiquity? On what basis do researchers distinguish the bones of domesticated or tamed animals from those of the animals’ wild ancestors? On what basis do researchers distinguish domesticated from wild plants […]

Briefly discuss the range of adaptations reflected in the archaeological record of Greater Australia. Discuss the spread of human populations into the Pacific.

ASSIGNMENT Discuss the paleogeography of the western Pacific. How is this relevant to our understanding of the earliest settlement of “Greater Australia?” What is the oldest evidence for the occupation of Sunda? What is the oldest evidence for the occupation of Sahul? What evidence is there that Australia was occupied by human beings 60,000 years […]

Write a research paper on a topic of your choice and explain how it relates to anthropology.

Research Paper Write a research paper on a topic of your choice and explain how it relates to anthropology. This paper must be 3-4 pages that include an introduction that informs the reader of the topic discussed, several paragraphs discussing the research the student completed on the topic and how it relates to anthropology, and […]

How does Chrstine Walley use her own family and individual experience to highlight these ruptures?

Discussion post A major theme of this section of “Exit Zero” is how the process of de-industrialization in Chicago lead to “fracture” or “rupture” within and between communities, familities, and even individual identities. How does Chrstine Walley use her own family and individual experience to highlight these ruptures?    

Consider the fall of the Western Roman Empire (476 CE). What do you believe what the strongest factor that caused its downfall?

Causality At least 150 words, 2 paragraphs For your initial post: you will consider the fall of the Western Roman Empire (476 CE). What do you believe what the strongest factor that caused its downfall? While the fall of Rome had many factors, you are limited to discussing, at most, 2 interrelated factors. At least […]

Write a 3-4 pages paper that include an introduction that informs the reader of the topic discussed, several paragraphs discussing the research you completed on the topic and how it relates to anthropology.

Research Paper 1 You can select one of the posted topics. Write a 3-4 pages paper that include an introduction that informs the reader of the topic discussed, several paragraphs discussing the research you completed on the topic and how it relates to anthropology, and one or two final paragraphs wrapping up the discussion. Each […]

Discuss four of the assigned written texts films can be included form the bulk of your analysis.

Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Spring 2023 Prof. Salamandra Reading Response Essay One What does inequality look like in the case studies assigned in Part I of the syllabus? This essay covers texts and films assigned in Part I of the syllabus (Graeber and Wengrow, Lee, Lepowsky, Bourgois, Lutz, Lyon-Callo, Vorng, NtAi: Story of a !Kung […]

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