This course is an intermediate survey of the development,
methodological approaches, key theoretical concerns, and classic and
contemporary issues that have shaped sociocultural anthropology as a
discipline.  The course will be focused on the theme of globalization.
Accordingly, it will consider a number of case studies elucidating,
for instance, the ways in which postcolonialism, migration, tourism,
and the capital-driven, mass-mediated circulation of popular cultural
forms (musical, visual, material, subcultural) have influenced the
expression of sociocultural identity around the globe.  Several
ethnographic films will be included in the course.  Course
requirements are generally as follows: 50 pages of weekly reading;
occasional homework and in- class assignments; an ethnographic
research paper; a midterm exam; a final exam; and attendance (taken
daily, with a reduction in your grade with each absence).