WRIT 013: ANTHROPOLOGY
Spring 2022 Courses
WRIT 013 302
MW 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Mohr
Global Health
Fulfills the Writing Requirement
In most of the world, multiple therapeutic traditions co-exist, sometimes symbiotically and at others competitively. Many societies have radically different ideas and practices concerning health, the body and disease than in the US. And these ideas and practices are contested both within these societies and between different societies in an emerging global world. In this writing seminar, we will examine several contested topics within the field of medical anthropology. This course is designed to improve students' writing skills via peer review, multiple drafts and revisions of essays, and midterm and final portfolios.
WRIT 013 303
MW 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Justl
Fantastic Frauds and Meaningful Mysteries of the Past
Fulfills the Writing Requirement
Did ancient aliens build the pyramids? What happened to the lost city of Atlantis? Why didn't the world end in 2012, as predicted by the ancient Maya people? Archaeology, the study of history through excavations and objects of the past, inspires endless theories about the past. What evidence do fantastic/pseudo-archaeologists use to create such theories, and what is real? Students will solve these mysteries by analyzing Feder's arguments in Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology. Students will learn how the use and misuse of archaeology and history has actually supported nationalistic agendas, racial biases, and religious movements. Students will develop their critical thinking and research skills through collaborative discussion, peer review, and writing the literature reviews and op-ed.
WRIT 013 304
MW 5:15 PM - 6:45 PM
Justl
Fantastic Frauds and Meaningful Mysteries of the Past
Fulfills the Writing Requirement
Did ancient aliens build the pyramids? What happened to the lost city of Atlantis? Why didn't the world end in 2012, as predicted by the ancient Maya people? Archaeology, the study of history through excavations and objects of the past, inspires endless theories about the past. What evidence do fantastic/pseudo-archaeologists use to create such theories, and what is real? Students will solve these mysteries by analyzing Feder's arguments in Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology. Students will learn how the use and misuse of archaeology and history has actually supported nationalistic agendas, racial biases, and religious movements. Students will develop their critical thinking and research skills through collaborative discussion, peer review, and writing the literature reviews and op-ed.
WRIT 013 305
MW 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Mohr
Global Health
Fulfills the Writing Requirement
In most of the world, multiple therapeutic traditions co-exist, sometimes symbiotically and at others competitively. Many societies have radically different ideas and practices concerning health, the body and disease than in the US. And these ideas and practices are contested both within these societies and between different societies in an emerging global world. In this writing seminar, we will examine several contested topics within the field of medical anthropology. This course is designed to improve students' writing skills via peer review, multiple drafts and revisions of essays, and midterm and final portfolios.