Tag Archives: Teaching Culture

We’re celebrating our first anniversary!

A blog is only as good as the community it supports, so we want to thank our community members for their enthusiastic participation in our first year. You’ve made this endeavor an incredibly rewarding experience. Here’s hoping that the second year will prove to be as much fun! read more…

  • dateNovember 15, 2013
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  • posted byAnne
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The Research Portfolio Project

I’ve experimented with several types of assignments over the years. The one I keep coming back to is the “research portfolio.” This requires students to begin amassing information on an ethnographic subject that interests them while reflecting on the way they learn. There is no final term paper. The idea is that the project doesn’t end with the class but continues indefinitely into the future… read more…

  • dateNovember 11, 2013
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  • posted byJohn Barker
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Teaching Anthropological Theory

It‘s that time of year when I have to put together backgrounders on our new 2013 anthropology titles. At the top of my list are the new editions of Erickson and Murphy’s History of Anthropological Theory and Readings for a … read more…

  • dateDecember 14, 2012
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  • posted byAnne
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Ethnography that Meets Classroom Needs

As we watch the course orders for the Spring 2013 term starting to come in, it’s clear that Made in Madagascar, our newest ethnography in the Teaching Culture Series, has caught instructors’ imaginations. Course adoptions are happening at every kind … read more…

  • dateDecember 10, 2012
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  • posted byAnne
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UTP @ the AAA

We’re energized here after the AAA meetings in San Francisco! The UTP booth was a veritable hive of activity with authors, friends, and those new to Press stopping by to chat. It was great to see you all, and to … read more…

  • dateNovember 26, 2012
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  • posted byAnne
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