The Sociology and Social Work Department provides a limited anthropology component. The minor in anthropology was temporarily suspended, but it will be reinstated effective with the 2008-9 Bulletin.
Total credits required for the minor: 20
AN 100 Introduction to Socio-Cultural Anthropology 4
AN 101 Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Archaeology 4
Anthropology electives 12
Eight credits must be at the 300 level or above
On Oct. 8, the students of AN 100 Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology, participated in Northern Michigan University’s first international teleconference with students from Sias International University in Xingjeng City, Henan Province, China. Dr. Alex Carroll, assistant professor of anthropology, and Professor Jason Harper, NMU alumnus and professor of ELS with an emphasis in college composition, hosted this live international video-conference. The video-conference aimed to create a meaningful exchange between students rooted in diverse cultural traditions. The topics of this exchange included: culture and everyday life, ethnicity and race, and language and communication. Students on both sides of the world expressed enthusiasm over how the event went and plans are underway for a potential follow-up teleconference.
New lab space: This space will be used for a number of projects including collaborative research with anthropologists at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. The long-term goal is to build a database on how indigenous peoples of North America are represented in different media over time. Emphasis will be placed on looking at how Native Americans are imaged in relation to major events, such as The Ghost Dance of 1870s and 1890s and the Battle of Little Big Horn. Additionally, social and political leadership and cultural landscapes will be examined. Imaging of mimesis (imitation) as well alterity (otherness) will be documented and analyzed.
