Social Anthropology 1B 2011-12

SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY 1B (SCAN08002) 2011/2012

COURSE GUIDELINES, LECTURE PROGRAMME, READING LIST

THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH SCHOOL OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCE

*This booklet should be read in conjunction with the 2011-12, Social and Political Science, St dent !and"oo# - a guide to common in ormation and procedures or students in irst and!or second year courses throughout the School" There you will ind detailed in ormation on a wide #ariety o topics $including assessment o coursework% criteria or grading work% plagiarism% study skills% course e#aluation% etc"&" $$$%&'&%ed%ac% #())data(a&&et&($o*d)doc(000+(,2-,.(SPS/ea*1)and)2!"oo#11-12GoldenCo'01%doc

Social Anthropology 1B 2011-12 'hat is Social Anthropology(

Social Anthropology is the comparati#e study o human conduct and thought in their social conte)t" Societies around the world #ary enormously in their social% cultural and political orms% and their indi#idual members display an initially o#erwhelming di#ersity o ideas and beha#iour" The study o these #ariations% and the common humanity which underlies them and renders them intelligible to sympathetic outsiders% lies at the heart o Social Anthropology" Anthropologists ac*uire their in ormation through a distincti#e method termed +participant obser#ation," This means that they spend many months or e#en years li#ing among the people with whom they are researching% sharing their e)periences as ar as possible% and hence attempting to gain a well-rounded understanding o that society and o the acti#ities and opinions o its members" The remainder of this booklet* provides: *a map detailing the location of Social Anthropology and the lecture theatre *details concerning the teaching of the course *details concerning the assessment of the course *communication between students and teaching staff * a guide to Reading Materials * a week-by-week course programme

Social Anthropology 1B 2011-12 Ma' Social Anthropology is located atC1*0&tal Mac2illan 3 ildin4 5CM36 17A Geo*4e S8 a*e The lectures will be held inDa9id ! 2e To$e*, Lect *e T1eat*e A Monda0& and T1 *&da0&, 1.%10-1,%00 The #ideos will be held inDa9id ! 2e To$e*, Lect *e T1eat*e C

Social Anthropology 1B 2011-12 A GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO T!E COURSE I% Ai2&, Lea*nin4 O tco2e&, T*an&:e*a"le S#ill& 1% Ai2&

This semester-long course aims to help students de#elop a sound basic knowledge and a critical understanding o the rele#ance o the academic discipline o Social Anthropology to de#elopmental challenges worldwide" /t emphasises the practical rele#ance o Social Anthropology to the challenges o promoting de#elopment% social justice% and well-being" /t e)plores both the actual and potential bene its o ethnography $o places organi0ations% and kinds o acti#ity&% o analytical and conceptual anthropology% and o anthropological methods and #alues" /t also e)plores the actors that limit or acilitate the potential practical #alue o anthropology% and compares the respecti#e contributions o anthropologists working rom within and outside academia" 2% Lea*nin4 O tco2e& Students will gain an understanding o - ethnography as both process and product1 an historical appreciation o the de#elopment o the concepts o ieldwork1 and begin to apply that understanding to ethnographic works" They will become amiliar with more o the basic anthropological concepts and the analysis o cultural materials rom around the world" ;% T*an&:e*a"le S#ill& 'hile studying Social Anthropology% students will be encouraged to gain or urther de#elop a range o other use ul skills reading and writing skills - e)ercising and impro#ing their skills in reading un amiliar and o ten comple) material% students are e)pected to order their own arguments and present them in the orm o written essays" 2eturned with comments% these essays will orm an important part o the o#erall assessment" oral skills - de#eloping urther their skills in communicating comple) material in a clear and engaging way% students are e)pected to participate in the tutorial discussions which are ocused on the oral presentation o sophisticated arguments and debates" bibliographical skills - in presenting their written and oral work% students are e)pected to learn how to use the #arious libraries at the 3ni#ersity and to amiliari0e themsel#es with the ways in which bibliographical in ormation should be compiled% edited and presented" word-processing skills - with easy access to computers and a #ariety o computing courses% students are e)pected to word-process their essays and learn to use email $in order to contact tutors&"

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using the 'eb - becoming accustomed to accessing rele#ant web sites $both in the conte)t o tutorial discussions and the writing o essays& constitutes an important part o this course"

II% Teac1in4 1% Lect *e& There are two 50 minute lectures e#ery week- Monda0& < T1 *&da0&, 1.%10 to 1,%00" 2% Lect *e O tline

Int*od ction $6r 7oost 8ontein 9 6r :eil Thin&

3ette* Li9in4 T1*o 41 Ant1*o'olo40= C*o&&-c lt *al St die& o: >ell"ein4 $6r :eil Thin& Although more commonly associated with the study o harm and its mitigation% social science can help us understand how people conceptualise and try to achie#e good li#es and good societies" The distincti#e contributions o anthropology come rom holistic and cross-cultural studies which e)plore the interplay between uni#ersals and di#ersity in the ways in which wellbeing is anticipated% e)perienced% and e#aluated% and in the ways in which it eatures in ideas about what a good society should be like" This section o the course in#ites you to consider not only the contributions anthropology has made and could make to understanding well-being and the conceptualisation o indi#iduals and their li#es and e)periences% but also whether the study o anthropology could help you lead a better li e and help others to do so too" En9i*on2ent&, Land&ca'e& < O"?ect& $6r 7oost 8ontein& Stu matters" 'e all e)ist materially and in a material world% and these dimensions o peoples, li#es are not separate rom culture% history or politics but undamentally intertwined with them" The lectures in this hal o the course will in#ite you to consider how anthropology has engaged with three important and inter-related aspects o what we might loosely call material culture1 these are landscapes% en#ironments and objects" 'e begin by considering en#ironmentalism by ocusing particularly on *uestions o nature 9 culture% the cultural construction o nature 9 gender and the politics o conser#ation" The ne)t three lectures will e)plore the anthropology o landscape% the connection between landscape and memory% and the power inherent in space and particularly maps" The last three lectures will look at objects% beginning with an e)ploration o how political ideologies can be embedded in public and pri#ate spaces% ollowed by an e)ploration o the social li#es o things% and inishing with a discussion o how objects do things $ie ha#e agency&" ;% T to*ial& Tutorials pro#ide an opportunity or you to discuss your own ideas and your reaction to the readings and lectures" The tutors will also assist you in the organi0ation o your essays and preparation or the e)am at the end o the year" ;ach tutorial consists o 10-15 students" Tutorials meet weekly% starting in the second

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week o the course" Thus% 0o * :i*&t t to*ial ta#e& 'lace in t1e $ee# &ta*tin4 Monda0, 2; @an a*0 2012" Tutorial attendance and the prompt submission o coursework are re*uirements or all students" Students who ail to attend at least si) out o nine tutorials without good reason will ha#e their inal mark reduced by one percentage point or each unappro#ed absence abo#e the threshold% and will not ha#e their inal marks raised i their per ormance o#erall is borderline" Please note that pressure of work or problems of time management are not considered an acceptable reason for non-attendance at tutorials or for late submission of work. !o$ to &i4n ' By the time you read this you should $i pre-registered or the course& ha#e recei#ed an email asking you to sign up or a tutorial online using <y;d https-!!www"myed"ed"ac"uk" 6on,t orget to make a note o the time and day% name o your tutor% and room in which your tutorial will take place" =nce you ha#e signed up or a speci ic tutorial group% you will usually stay with it or the rest o the semester" 6uring >ecture 1 $<onday 1? 7anuary&% the @ourse =rgani0er will be able to answer *ueries about tutorials% and therea ter i you ha#e a *uery about your tutorial time or place% please contact the course secretary <ay 2uther ord #ia email may"ruther ordAed"ac"uk or in the 3ndergraduate Teaching = ice% @hrystal <acmillan Building% ground loor" T to*ial P*o4*a22eA $1at $ill $e "e doin4= The irst tutorial will pro#ide you with essentials about the programme and procedures or the rest o the course% and it is there ore all the more important that you do not miss it" Tutorials ha#e a le)ible ormat% but they do ollow a pre-de ined course o work" /n order to gain a basic understanding o Social Anthropology and to ha#e the opportunity to discuss the lecture!reading material% tutorial work will closely ollow the discussion topics as speci ied in this course guide" Attention will also be paid to de#eloping the necessary writing and bibliographical skills ensuring that all students can research% write and present essays e ecti#ely" /n addition% guided by past years, inal e)am papers% tutorials will help you prepare or the e)am" III% A&&e&&2ent The 6egree ;)amination mark or the course will be based on a combination o E&&a0 516 B -0C Dinal EEa2 B .0C

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1% E&&a0 Bou are re*uired to write one essay% with the ollowing taskWrite a review essay focusing mainly on O ! ethnographic monograph" paying particular attention to whether and how it reveals the #uality of people$s lives and e%periences& The essay is to be submitted by 12 noon on <onday 2C 8ebruary in the essay bo) on the ground loor o the @hrystal <acmillan Building" The essay should be submitted with a co#er sheet% which asks or in ormation including your e)amination number% the course you are taking and your tutor,s name" Since all coursework is anonymised% you are identi ied by your e)amination number% and not your name $&o donFt ' t 0o * na2e on 'a4e 1eade*&(:oote*& &" @o#er sheets can be ound on a table beside the Social Anthropology in ormation point on the Dround 8loor @<B" The essay should be between 1%500 - 2%000 words length" Bou must pro#ide a word count on the co#er sheet" Elease note that the word count doe& not include the bibliography" The penalty for e%cessive word length in coursework is one mark deducted for each '( word e%cess& As we belie#e that your time management and organi0ational skills are part o the challenge% we will automatically deduct 5 marks per working day an essay is o#erdue% unless special permission or late submission has been sought be orehand" Anticipate computer problems% di iculties in securing readings and +pressure, due to other essays" These are not #alid grounds or an e)tension" 8or work handed in later than 5 working days a ter the due date a mark o +0, will be recorded" / you ha#e good reason or not meeting a coursework deadline% you may re*uest an e)tension rom either your tutor $ or e)tensions o up to i#e working days& or the course organiser $ or e)tensions o si) or more working days&% normally before the deadline" A good reason is illness% or serious personal circumstances% but not pressure o work or poor time management" Bou may be asked to pro#ide supporting e#idence $eg" a note rom your 6irector o Studies or your 6octor&" 6= :=T ask other members o sta " If you fail to submit all of your coursework without good reason, you will receive a coursework mark of ero. The essay is marked by your own tutor" The course organi0er will second-read a sample o essays rom each tutorial group to ensure e*ual marking standards across tutorial groups" Bour degree e)am is anonymously marked by tutors and ull-time teaching sta " All work submitted or assessment is accepted on the clear understanding that it is the student,s own work" ;#ery year some students are ound copying passages rom books or other students, work without proper citation" This constitutes plagiarism and

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is considered one o the most serious o ences in the academic world" /t is dealt with accordingly" 6o not copy work rom other sources% including the internet" See the link $http-!!www"sps"ed"ac"uk!undergrad!yearF1F2!whatFisFplagiarism& or urther in ormation on the policy on plagiarism% and how to a#oid plagiarism in your work" !O> TO SU3MIT /OUR ESSA/ ELECTRONICALL/ GT *nitinF The School is now using the +Turnitin, system to check that essays submitted or irst and second-year courses do not contain plagiarised material" Turnitin compares e#ery essay against a constantly-updated database% which highlights all plagiarised work" In&t* ction& :o* & "2ittin4 0o * e&&a0 /o 2 &t & "2it one 'a'e* co'0 o: 0o * e&&a0 in t1e e&&a0 "oE $Dround 8loor @<B& "0 12 noon on Monda0 2, De"* a*0" /n addition% you 2 &t al&o & "2it an elect*onic 9e*&ion #ia 'eb@T "0 t1e &a2e deadline" $Elease note penalties will be incurred i the essay is not submitted on 'eb@T& The instructions or doing so are as ollows1% >og in to 'eb@T #ia <y;d and click on Social Anthropology 1B" 2" Do to the +@lick here to submit your essay, link to submit your essay to the Turnitin assignment inbo)" ;% To begin the submission process click on the +submit, icon which is ound in the submit column" -% Bour name should be automatically illed in on the orm" Type in G;ssayH in the submission title as the orm cannot be sent unless all the ields are complete" 7% :e)t% click on the +Browse, button to open your computer,s ile browser and use it to browse to the document you wish to submit" <ake sure the drop down bo) at the top o the orm still says +submit a paper by- ile upload," Be ore clicking on the +submit, button% make sure that all the ields in the orm are complete $i you lea#e one blank you will recei#e an error message and the ile upload bo) will be cleared&" @lick the +submit, button when you are happy you are submitting the correct ile" .% At this point% a plain te)t #ersion o the essay will be displayed to you $it won,t show any ormatting% images% etc"&" 2e#iew this to ensure you are submitting the correct document $the document itsel will be sent to the system in its original ormat&" / you are happy% click on the +Submit Eaper, button to submit your assignment" / you ha#e made a mistake you can click on the +cancel% go back, link% which will take you back to the submission orm" ,% Bou,#e now submitted an assignmentI A receipt rom the system is displayed" +% @lick on the +go to port olio, link to return to the assignment inbo)"

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H% =n returning to the assignment inbo)% you can #iew your submission to make sure e#erything is as it should be" 10% @licking on the title you ga#e your assignment opens a #iewer that displays your submission and also contains the paper /6 which can be used by the administrators o the system to identi y your work i there is a problem" 11% @licking on the document icon in the contents column allows you to see your work in its original submitted ormat" Bou can also ollow this link or more detailed instructionshttp-!!www"ed"ac"uk!polopolyF s!1"22.?4I ile<anager!submitturnitinplwebct"pd Elease note that late submissions are unlikely to be accepted by the Turnitin system and you should contact the Secretary% <ay 2uther ord% may"ruther ordAed"ac"uk i you are unable to submit your electronic copy" Re:e*encin4 and "i"lio4*a'10 2e erences and bibliography should ollow the author-date system" 8or e)ample% in the body o an essayA Single author,s *uotation or idea re erred to- $Smith 1KJK- 21.& Two authors% more than one page- $7ohnson 9 <argolin 1KK0- 245 - 24C& Se#eral authors- $Lennedy et al 1KK4- 15?& @itation o another author,s work in a secondary te)t- $Ba)ter 1KJ2 cited in @omaro 1KJJ- 1?&

/n your bibliography ollow these guidelines8or a book by one authorSmith% 7 D 1KJK )he Anthropologist as Apprentice* +essons from the ,ield" >ondon- Mertigo Eress" 8or two authors% a chapter in a book7ohnson% < 9 E <argolin 1KK0 N@hildren at riskN /n )he -roblems of .hildren on the Streets in /ra0il $ed& 7 Butter ield" ;nglewood @li s- ErenticeOall" 8or a journal article Simpson% Bob 1KK4 NBringing the PunclearP amily into ocus- di#orce and remarriage in contemporary BritainN 1ournal of the Royal Anthropological 2nstitute 2K- J.1-J51" >ong *uotations $more than 4 lines& should be indented with no *uotation marks1 shorter *uotations should be incorporated in the main te)t with single *uotation marks" Author,s name% etc"% should appear at end o *uote be ore the ull stop"

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The ;)amination consists o one paper and takes place at the end o: t1e &e2e&te*" /t will pro#ide ?0Q o your 6egree ;)amination mark" /n your tutorials% towards the end o the course% you will ha#e the opportunity to prepare or the e)am by re#iewing course materials% considering re#ision strategies% practising e)am *uestions% and so on" 6etails o the e)am will be pro#ided at a later date" Bour inal grade will be decided between your tutor% the course organi0er% and the Board o e)aminers" /n the course o the tutorials you will ha#e the opportunity to discuss criteria and processes o assessment" Lnowing how you are being assessed ought to help you produce work that we will be glad to gi#e a high markI NoteA 2egistration or degree e)aminations is handled automatically by the 3ni#ersity,s student record system" Bou are% howe#er% responsible or checking that the details against your own name are correct" Bou should do this #ia the ;dinburgh Student Eortal around the third or ourth week o semester 2 and ad#ise your 6irector o Studies i there are any discrepancies" In o*de* to ac1ie9e a De4*ee Pa&& in Social Ant1*o'olo40 13 &t dent& 2 &t 'a&& t1e EEa2ination% T1e 'a&& 2a*# i& -0% See Sc1ool "oo#let :o* detail& o: : *t1e* *e8 i*e2ent& :o* a co *&e 'a&&% II% Co22 nication& / you ha#e any problems% they should be taken irst o all to your tutor" The easiest time to see your tutor is just be ore or a ter a tutorial" <essages or the tutors can be sent through email or le t in their indi#idual tutor olders kept in a cupboard in the Social Anthropology in ormation unit on the ground loor o the @hrystal <acmillan Building" This is also where you will ind a mail slot or depositing your essay" <ore serious personal problems are best dealt with by your 6irector o Studies% who will let us know% or e)ample% i you ha#e been ill or% or some other serious reason% unable to keep up with the work or part o the course" Administrati#e problems to do with the course can usually be dealt with by your tutor% but you may i necessary consult the @ourse =rgani0er% 6r 7oost 8ontein% 2oom 5"25% @<B% j" onteinAed"ac"uk% Eh" ?51 .J?1% e"g" about problems to do with tutorial teaching" There are #arious a#enues or you to pro#ide us with eedback about the course at the end o each section% some tutorial time will be gi#en o#er to eedback sessions on #arious aspects o the course% and the tutors will pass on your comments to the course organi0er" we will ask each tutorial group to elect a tutorial representati#e" Some o the tutorial reps will become the class representati#es $their names and contact addresses will be posted on the Social Anthropology 1B noticeboard and on 'eb@T& ser#ing on the Sta -Student >iaison @ommittee" The Sta -Student >iaison @ommittee meets to discuss students, ideas about the teaching o the

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at the end o the course% we ask all students to ill in a *uestionnaire about the #arious lecture blocks and other aspects o the course" 'e do hope you will take note o what you like and dislike as the course progresses% and that you then take the time to share your e)perience with us" 'e do our best to include your constructi#e suggestions into the programme or subse*uent years"

Plea&e, c1ec# *e4 la*l0 t1e Social Ant1*o'olo40 13 Notice 3oa*d, located o t&ide t1e Unde*4*ad ate Teac1in4 O::ice on t1e 4*o nd :loo* o: t1e C1*0&tal Mac2illan 3 ildin4, :o* ' "lic anno nce2ent& and indi9id al 2e&&a4e&% I% Readin4 Mate*ial& All books which are on the reading list or the lectures should be a#ailable in the <ain >ibrary,s 2eser#e 2eading section% on the ground loor" = prints o many o the articles $including some book chapters& on the list should be a#ailable in the ile cabinets there" 2eading <aterials are in hea#y demand% so treat them kindly% use the reading room at o -peak times whene#er possible% and return readings as soon as you ha#e inished using them" @ourse 2eser#e items may be #iewed in the @atalogue by selecting the @ourse 2eser#e search button and by choosing% rom any or all o the drop down menus% the appropriate @ourse =rgani0er% @ourse title or Subject" The items in the lists are organi0ed by irst author" Students are not re*uired to purchase any particular books% but it will ob#iously be more con#enient or you i you buy your own copies o books which you intend to use hea#ily in writing essays and preparing tutorial assignments" 6o browse through the Social Anthropology books and periodicals in the <ain >ibrary in Deorge S*uare $mainly D:% 2nd loor&% and especially through current% still unbound periodicals $1st 8loor 2eading 2oom&" 'here possible re er to the electronic journal #ersions% and browse electronically see the #arious links to ejournal databases and subject guides at http-!!www"ed"ac"uk!schoolsdepartments!in ormation-ser#ices!ser#ices!library-museum-gallery! indingresources!library-databases" The ollowing are some o the periodicals which are especially use ul American !thnologist Annual Review of Anthropology .ommunity 3evelopment 1ournal .ultural Anthropology .urrent Anthropology !thnos 1ournal of the Royal Anthropological 2nstitute4MA )hird World 5uarterly

Social Anthropology 1B 2011-12 R Access to lots o www"anthrosource"net good anthropology te)ts #ia

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By way o introduction to the subject% you may ind the ollowing books help ulBarnard% A" 2000 Social Anthropology* A .oncise 2ntroduction for Students& Somerset- Studymates @arrithers% <" 1KK2 Why 6umans 6ave .ultures& =) ord- =) ord 3ni#ersity Eress ;riksen% T"O" 2004 'hat is Anthropology( >ondon- Eluto Oendry% 7" 1KKK An /ntroduction to Social Anthropology- =ther Eeople,s 'orlds" >ondon- <acmillan Eress Schult0% ;mily A 2005 @ultural anthropology- a perspecti#e on the human condition" :ew Bork1 =) ord- =) ord 3ni#ersity Eress As a concise o#erall guide to the ideas% arguments and history o Social Anthropology% you will also ind e)tremely use ul the !ncyclopedia of Social and .ultural Anthropology" 'nd !dition $Barnard% A" 9 7" Spencer 2010" >ondon and :ew Bork- 2outledge& /n addition% as Social Anthropology 1B ocuses on the #alue o ethnographic work% you must choose an ethnography or use in your tutorials% on which you will write a re#iew or your in-course assessment" Oere are some e)amples o suitable booksAbu->ughod% >" $1KJJ& 7eiled Sentiments* honor and poetry in a /edouin society " Berkeley- 3ni#ersity o @ali ornia Eress Adelson% :aomi% 2000% /eing Alive Well* 6ealth and the -olitics of .ree Well-/eing& 3ni#ersity o Toronto Eress Ahmed% Amineh $200J& Sorrow and 1oy among Muslim Women* )he -ukhtuns of orthern -akistan& @ambridge 3ni#ersity Eress Becker% Day $1KJ.& 8rowing Old in Silence& Berkeley- 3ni#ersity o @ali ornia Eress Becker% Day $1KKC& 3isrupted +ives* 6ow -eople .reate Meaning in a .haotic World& Berkeley- 3ni#ersity o @ali ornia Eress Benedict% 2uth $1K.5& -atterns of .ulture" >ondon- 2outledge Boddy% 7anice $1KJK& Wombs and Alien Spirits* Women" Men" and the 9:r .ult in orthern Sudan" <adison% '/- 3ni#ersity o 'isconsin Eress Bourgois% Ehilippe $2002& S2nd ;ditionT 2n Search of Respect* Selling .rack in !l /arrio" @ambridge- @ambridge 3ni#ersity Eress 6esjarlais 2obert $200.& Sensory /iographies* +ives and 3eaths Among <olmo /uddhists" Berkeley- 3ni#ersity o @ali ornia Eress epal;s

6esjarlais% 2obert $1KKC& Shelter /lues* Sanity and Selfhood Among the 6omeless& Ehiladelphia- 3ni#ersity o Eennsyl#ania Eress 6u Bois% @ora Alice% 1K44% )he -eople of Alor* a Social--sychological Study of an !ast 2ndian 2sland" <inneapolis- 3ni#ersity o <innesota Eress

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;der% 7ames 8 $1KJC& On the road to tribal e%tinction* depopulation" deculuration" and adaptive well-being among the /atak of the -hilippines& Berkeley3ni#ersity o @ali ornia Eress S8T online http-!!publishing"cdlib"org!ucpressebooks!#iew( doc/dU t5s200C011*ueryU1brandUucpressT ;pstein% Arnold >" $1KK2& 2n the Midst of +ife* Affect and 2deation in the World of the )olai& Berkeley- 3ni#ersity o @ali ornia Eress ;#ans-Eritchard% ;";" $1K.C& Witchcraft" Oracles" and Magic Among the A0ande " =) ord- @larendon Eress 8ong% Manessa $2004& Only 6ope* .oming of Age under .hina$s One-.hild -olicy" Stan ord- Stan ord 3ni#ersity Eress Dardner% Laty $2002& Age" arrative and Migration* )he +ife .ourse and +ife 6istories of /engali !lders in +ondon" =) ord- Berg Dee% 8rancis >im Lhek% 200J% 2magining the 8ood +ife* 3evelopment in epal 6imalaya& >eiden- Brill egotiating .ulture and

Deert0% @li ord $1K?0& )he Religion of 1ava" @hicago- 3ni#ersity o @hicago Eress Dregor% Thomas $1KJ5& An%ious -leasures* the Se%ual +ives of an Ama0onian -eople" @hicago- 3ni#ersity o @hicago Eress Drima% Benedicte $1KK2& )he -erformance of !motion among -a%tun Women& Austin3ni#ersity o Te)as Eress Oochschild% Arlie 2" $1KJ.& )he Managed 6eart* .ommerciali0ation of 6uman ,eeling& Berkeley% 3ni#ersity o @ali ornia Eress Oowell% :ancy $2010& +ife 6istories of the 3obe =>ung* ,ood" ,atness" and Wellbeing over the +ife-span& 3ni#ersity o @ali ornia Eress Oowell% :ancy $2010& +ife 6istories of the 3obe =>ung* ,ood" ,atness" and Wellbeing over the +ife-span& 3ni#ersity o @ali ornia Eress 7osephides% >isette $200K& Melanesian Odysseys* egotiating the Self" arrative" and Modernity" =) ord- Berghahn Lap erer% Bruce% 1KJ.% A .elebration of 3emons& /ndiana 3ni#ersity Eress Layser-7ones% 7eanie S $1KJ1& Old" Alone" and eglected* .are of the Aged in the ?nited States and Scotland" Berkeley- 3ni#ersity o @ali ornia Eress S8T online at http-!!publishing"cdlib"org!ucpressebooks!#iew(doc/dU t1c?00.)?T >amb% Sarah% $2000& White Saris and Sweet Mangoes* Aging" 8ender" and /ody in orth 2ndia& Berkeley- 3ni#ersity o @ali ornia Eress S8T online at http-!!publishing"cdlib"org!ucpressebooks!#iew( doc/dU t45J00?c01*ueryUmangoes1brandUucpressT >amb% Sarah% $200K& Aging and the 2ndian 3iaspora* .osmopolitan ,amilies in 2ndia and Abroad" Bloomington - /ndiana 3ni#ersity Eress >e#y% 2obert /"% $1KC.& )ahitians* Mind and !%perience in the Society 2slands& @hicago- 3ni#ersity o @hicago Eress >im% Dee $200J& 2magining the 8ood +ife* egotiating .ulture and 3evelopment in epal 6imalaya& >eiden- Brill

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>ock% <argaret <"% $1KK.& !ncounters with Aging* Mythologies of Menopause in 1apan and orth America& Berkeley- 3ni#ersity o @ali ornia Eress >ow% Setha <"% 2004% /ehind the 8ates* +ife" Security" and the -ursuit of 6appiness in ,ortress America& 2outledge <athews% Dordon $1KK?& What Makes +ife Worth +iving@ 6ow 1apanese and Americans Make Sense of )heir Worlds& Berkeley% @A- 3ni#ersity o @ali ornia Eress <ead% <argaret% $1KC0& .oming of Age in Samoa& :ew Bork- 6ell <entore% Deorge $2005& Of -assionate .urves and 3esirable .adences* )hemes on Waiwai Social /eing& 3ni#ersity o :ebraska Eress <ontgomery% Oeather% 2001% Modern /abylon@ -rostituting .hildren in )hailand& =) ord- Berghahn <yerho % Barbara $1KCJ& umber Our 3ays& :ew Bork- Simon 9 Schuster :aboko#% /sabelle $2000& Religion against the self* an ethnography of )amil rituals " =) ord- =) ord 3ni#ersity Eress =beyesekere% Danannath $1KJ1& Medusa;s 6air& @hicago- 3ni#ersity o @hicago Eress Earker% 2ichard D" $2001& /odies" -leasures" and -assions* Se%ual .ulture in .ontemporary /ra0il& Boston% <ass"- Beacon Eress 2odgers% Susan SedT $1KK5& )elling +ives" )elling 6istory* Autobiography and 6istorical 2magination in Modern 2ndonesia& Berkeley- 3ni#ersity o @ali ornia Eress 8T online at http-!!publishing"cdlib"org!ucpressebooks!#iew( doc/dU tJ?Cnb5n?1*ueryU1brandUucpress 2osaldo% <ichelle V"% 1KJ0% >nowledge and -assion* 2longot Social +ife& @ambridge- @ambridge 3ni#ersity Eress otions of Self and

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Splease note that a large number o e)cellent ethnographies are a#ailable to download ree at http-!!publishing"cdlib"org!ucpressebooksT /n addition% you may like to look at some o the ollowing ethnographic monographs which are rele#ant to the second hal o the courseBender Barbara $1KKJ& Stonehenge* Making space% >ondon- Berg 8ontein% 7oost $200?& )he Silence of 8reat 9imbabwe* .ontested +andscapes and the -olitics of 6eritage% >ondon- 3cl Eress >an% 6a#id $1KJ5& 8uns C Rain% =) ord 7ames @urrey >atour% Bruno and Ste#e 'oolgar $1KCK& +aboratory +ife* )he Social .onstruction of Scientific ,acts" Be#erly Oills- Sage Eublications <oore% 6onald $2005& Suffering for territory* Race" -lace C -ower in 9imbabwe 6uke 3ni#ersity press 2eynolds% Eamela 1KK? )raditional 6ealers and .hildhood in 9imbabwe" Athens% =O- 3ni#ersity o =hio Eress 2abinow% Eaul $1KK?& Making -.R* A Story of /iotechnology " @hicago- 3ni#ersity o @hicago Eress All information contained in this booklet can also be found on the Social Anthropology website http*44www&san&ed&ac&uk&

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>ee% 2ichard B"% 1KK2% +Art% science% or politics( The @risis in OunterDatherer Studies," American Anthropologist K4% 1- .1-54 Monda0 2; @an T1eo*etical a''*oac1e& to $ell"ein4 Ant1*o'olo4ical t*eat2ent o: 1a''ine&& in c*o&&c lt *al 'e*&'ecti9e i& onl0 9e*0 *ecentl0 "e4innin4 to e2e*4e, alt1o 41 t1i& t1e2e $a& '*o2inent in &ocial and 2o*al '1ilo&o'10 in t1e 1Ht1 cent *0% T1i& ne$ t*end i& int*od ced, alon4 $it1 &o2e #e0 de"ate& in t1e c*o&&-c lt *al &t d0 o: '&0c1olo4ical $ell-"ein4 and t1ei* i2'lication& :o* 'olic0% Je0 *eadin4 @hristopher% 7ohn @"% 1KKK% +Situating psychological well-beinge)ploring the cultural roots o its theory and research", 1ournal of .ounseling and 3evelopment CC% 2-141-152 D *t1e* *eadin4 Thin% :eil% 200J% +Dood eelings and good li#es- why anthropology can ill a ord to ignore well-being," /n D" <athews and @" /0*uierdo SedsT% -ursuits of 6appiness* Well-/eing in Anthropological -erspective& >ondon and :ew Bork- Berghahn Sor- Thin% :eil% 200C% P2ealising the substance o their happinessP- how anthropology orgot about Oomo Dauisus"N in A" @orsin 7imene0 SedT% .ulture and the -olitics of ,reedom* the Anthropology of Well-being& >ondon- Eluto Eress1 or- +Socially responsible cheermongery- on the sociocultural conte)ts and le#els o social happiness policies", /n 2" Biswas-6iener $;d"&% 2010% -ositive -sychology as Social .hange" :etherlandsSpringer pd s will be a#ailable on 'eb@TT @olby% Benjamin :% 1KJC% +'ell-being- a theoretical program,% American Anthropologist" JK-JCK-K5 'ier0bicka% Anna% 2004% NNOappinessN in cross-linguistic 9 crosscultural perspecti#eN 3aedalus 1..% 2 SSpecial issue on happinessT- .4 4. 2eddy% 'illiam <"% 1KKC% NAgainst constructionism- the historical ethnography o emotions" .urrent Anthropology .J% .% .2C-..4 T to*ial Di&c &&ion T1 *&da0 2. @an 6oes Sahlins show genuine and plausible interest in the well-being o hunter-gatherers( Sel9e&, :eelin4&, and li9e&

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Di&c &&ion o: 1a''ine&& o* o: t1e 4oodne&& o: li:e *e8 i*e& &o2e conce't o: t1e indi9id al $1o&e $ell-"ein4 i& "ein4 con&ide*ed% >e eE'lo*e 1e*e &o2e o: t1e di9e*&it0 in &el:-conce't& and in e9al ation o: t1e &el: t1at need to "e con&ide*ed i: $e a*e to de9elo' c*o&&-c lt *al nde*&tandin4 o: 1a''ine&&% Je0 *eadin4 <athews% Dordon % 1KK?% +The stu o dreams% ading- /kigai and Pthe 7apanese sel H, !thos 24%4- C1J-C4C 'ikan% 3nni% 1KJC% NEublic grace and pri#ate ears- gaiety% o ense and sorcery in northern BaliN" !thos 15%4%..C-.?5 D *t1e* *eadin4 Oeine% S"7"% 6"2" >ehman% O"2" <arkus and S" Litayama% 1KKK% +/s there a uni#ersal need or positi#e sel -regard(,% -sychological Review 10?- C??CK4 Oollan% 6ouglas '"% 1KK2% N;motion work and the #alue o emotional e*uanimity among the TorajaN" !thnology .1- 45-5? Oochschild% Arlie 2"% 1KCK% +;motion work% eeling rules% and social structure," American 1ournal of Sociology J5-551-5C5 Sor Oochschild% Arlie 2"% 1KJ.% )he Managed 6eart* .ommerciali0ation of 6uman ,eeling& Berkeley% 3ni#ersity o @ali ornia Eress esp chs- +8eeling as @lue, and +<anaging 8eeling,T Biswas-6iener% 2"% Mitterso% 7" and 6iener% ;" 2005" +<ost people are pretty happy% but there is cultural #ariation- The /nughuit% the Amish and the <aasai", 1ournal of 6appiness Studies" ?-205-22?" Monda0 ;0 @an >ell"ein4 t1*o 41 t1e li:e co *&e 1A /o t1 >ell"ein4 t1e2e& 1a9e "een &li41tl0 2o*e '*o2inent in ant1*o'olo4ie& o: c1ild1ood t1an in ot1e* a*ea& o: ant1*o'olo40% Di&co *&e& o: 'a*entin4, &c1oolin4, and c1ildca*e 4i9e &t*on4 cl e& a"o t c lt *al 9al e&% 3 t 2ode*n &ocial &cience and &ocial 'olic0 1a9e int*od ced ne$ 'ediat*ic and 'eda4o4ical di&co *&e& $1ic1 1a9e &tee*ed o * attention :*o2 c1ild1ood 1a''ine&& to & ::e*in4 and acade2ic ac1ie9e2ent% C1ild1ood i& an el &i9e conce't M "ot1 a li:e &ta4e in it& o$n *i41t and a '*el de to ad lt1ood% Je0 *eadin4 Eanter-Brick% @atherine% 2002% +Street children% human rights% and public health- a criti*ue and uture directions," Annual Review of Anthropology .1-14CC1

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<ontgomery% Oeather% 200C% +'orking with child prostitutes in Thailand- problems o practice and interpretation," .hildhood 14- 415 4.0 S=2 <ontgomery% O" 2000% +/mposing rights( A case study o child prostitution in Thailand," in @owan% 7"% <" 6embour and 2" 'ilson SedsT% .ulture and Rights* Anthropological -erspectives% pp" J0-101T D *t1e* *eadin4 <oore% Oenrietta >"% 2004 5uarterly CC%4- C.5-C4? +=n being young," Anthropological

Taylor% >isa 2ende% 2005% +6angerous trade-o s- the beha#ioral ecology o child labor and prostitution in rural :orthern Thailand, .urrent Anthropology 4?% .% 1 <ead% <argaret% 1KC0% .oming of Age in Samoa& :ew Bork- 6ell T to*ial Di&c &&ion Eit1e*A Based on the <athews or the 'ikan readings% do you think that the 'estern assumption o a distinct and coherent +sel , is a sound basis or uni#ersalist conceptions o well-being( O*A Oow use ul is the concept o the +li e course, in crosscultural studies o wellbeing( C lt *e and A&'i*ation Peo'leF& eE'e*ience& and a''*eciation o: li:e a*e &t*on4l0 in:l enced "0 t1ei* c lt *all0-&1a'ed a&'i*ation&% Mana4e2ent o: a2"ition i& a #e0 a&'ect o: &ocial 'olic0 in e9e*0 c lt *e% T1e :*eedo2 to de9elo' and ' *& e 'e*&onal a2"ition& i& one o: t1e 1all2a*#& o: 2ode*nit0 and 4lo"aliNation, " t it can co2e at a 9e*0 1i41 'e*&onal and collecti9e co&t% Con9e*&el0, c lt *al in1i"ition o: indi9id ali&tic 2oti9e&, t1o 41 '*o&ocial and '*o2oti9e o: &1a*in4, coo'e*ation and e4alita*ian *e&'ect, can 1a*2 e9e*0one i: it in&til& a c lt *e o: :ea* o* a'at10% Je0 *eadin4 Appadurai% Arjun% 2004% +The capacity to aspire- culture and the terms o recognition," in 2ao% Mijayendra% and <ichael 'alton SedsT% .ulture and -ublic Action& Stan ord 3ni#ersity Eress% pp 5K-J4 Salso a#ailable on Doogle BooksT D *t1e* *eadin4 8oster% Deorge <"% 1K?5 +Eeasant society and the image o limited good, American Anthropologist ?C- 2K.-.15

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2adhakrishnan% E" 9 @han% 6" L-S"% 1KKC% +@ultural di erences in the relation between sel -discrepancy and li e satis action- e)amining personal and parental goals", 2nternational 1ournal of -sychology" .2 .JC-.KJ >ut0% @atherine% 1KJ.% NEarental goals% ethnopsychology and the de#elopment o emotional meaningN" !thos 11%4%24?-2?2 Monda0 . De" >ell"ein4 t1*o 41 t1e li:e co *&e 2A 2idli:e c*i&i& Li:e &ta4e& and t*an&ition& can "e a''*oac1ed a& "iolo4ical, c1*onolo4ical, &ociolo4ical, o* c lt *al '1eno2ena% T1i& lect *e eE'lo*e& &o2e et1no4*a'1ie& o: co22on 2idli:e c*i&i& and $1at t1e0 tell & a"o t conce't& o: li:e co *&e and $ell"ein4 in di::e*ent c lt *al conteEt&% Je0 *eadin4 Becker% Day% 1KK4% +<etaphors in disrupted li#es- in ertility and cultural constructions o continuity," Medical Anthropology 5uarterly J%4- .J.-41 D *t1e* *eadin4 >ock% <argaret% 1KJ?% NAmbi*uities o aging- 7apanese e)perience and perceptions o menopauseN .ulture" Medicine and -sychiatry 10%1-2.4? Lagawa-Singer% <arjorie% et al% 2002% +@omparison o the menopause and midli e transition between 7apanese American and ;uropean American women," Medical Anthropology 5uarterly 1?%1-" ?4-K1 T to*ial Di&c &&ion T1 *&da0 H De" 'hat are the moral and practical implications o ethnographic studies o culture and aspiration( Lo9e and e2'at10 A:te* '*e9io & ne4lect, lo9e 1a& "eco2e an i2'o*tant t1e2e in c*o&&-c lt *al &t die& o: e2otion% T1i& lite*at *e 2a#e& c* cial cont*i" tion& to o * nde*&tandin4 o: 1o$ $ell-"ein4 and a&'i*ation& a*e c lt *all0 con&t* cted, a& $ell a& to t1e a''*eciation o: &t*on4 in:l ence& o: o * co22on e9ol tiona*0 4enetic 1e*ita4e% T1i& lect *e di&c &&e& lo9e in *elation to ot1e* t1e2e& li#e &eE, 2a**ia4e, and e2'at10% Je0 *eadin4 7ankowiak% 'illiam% and Thomas Ealadino 200J N6esiring longing or lo#e- a tripartite conundrumN /n '"7ankowiak se)% SedT%

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/ntimacies- Between >o#e and Se) Around the 'orld" '" 7ankowiak% ed" @olumbia 3ni#ersity Eress% pp" 1-.? www"pstc"brown"edu!nmu!introQ20intimaciesF'7ankowiak"pd Oat ield% ;laine% and 2ichard >" 2apson $2002&" +Eassionate lo#e and se)ual desire- @ross-cultural and historical perspecti#es", /n A" Mangelisti% O" T" 2eis% 9 <" A" 8it0patrick $;ds"& Stability and @hange in 2elationships" @ambridge- @ambridge 3ni#ersity Eress% .0?-.24 www"elainehat ield"com!chC0"pd D *t1e* *eadin4 >indholm% @harles% 1KKJ% N>o#e and structureN )heory" .ulture C Society 15%.-24.-2?. Oollan% 6ouglas% and 7ason Throop% 200J% N'hate#er happened to empathy(- /ntroductionN !thos .?%4- .J5 401 Baumeister% 2oy 8"% and <"2" >eary% 1KK5% NThe need to belong- desire or interpersonal attachments as a undamental human moti#ation"N% -sychological /ulletin 11C-4KC-52K =ishi% Shigehiro1 Loo% <inkyung1 Akimoto% Sharon $200J& N@ulture% interpersonal perceptions% and happiness in social interactionsN -ersonality and Social -sychology /ulletin .4%.-.0C-.20 n%"% D*ida0 10 De" Monda0 1; De" IideoA Godde&& and t1e Co2' te* Oe&&ential 9ie$in4 a& '*el de to Monda0F& lect *eP Li9eli1ood&, en9i*on2ent, and $ell-"ein4 Do* 2o&t o: 1 2anit0, en& *in4 & *9i9al t1*o 41 4at1e*in4 o* '*od ction o: :ood 1a& "een t1e co*e $ell"ein4 conce*n% Mode*n de9elo'2ent initiati9e&, 1o$e9e*, can &o2eti2e& nde*e&ti2ate t1e eEtent to $1ic1 '*od cti9e acti9itie& a*e inte*t$ined $it1 t1e &ocial and co&2olo4ical *elation&1i'& t1at :acilitate 4ood li9e&% !e*e, a4*ic lt *al eEa2'le& &1o$ 1o$ 2an0 di2en&ion& o: $ell"ein4 need to "e con&ide*ed $1en e9al atin4 o* c1an4in4 li9eli1ood&% >e $ill al&o loo# at &o2e o: t1e lite*at *e on 1o$ e9ol tiona*0 :acto*& in:l ence o * eE'e*ience o: t1e nat *al en9i*on2ent% Je0 *eadin4 >ansing% 7" Stephen $1KJC& +Balinese water temples and management o irrigation," American Anthropologist JK% .2?-41 the

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D *t1e* *eadin4 :esse% 2andolph 2004 N:atural selection and the elusi#eness o happinessN -hilosophical )ransactions of the Royal Society of +ondon& Series B http-!!www-personal"umich"edu!Xnesse!Articles!:esse;#ol;lusi#eOappiness-Eroc2oyalSoc-2004"pd Drinde% Bjorn% 1KK?% +6arwinian happiness- biological ad#ice on the *uality o li e", 1ournal of Social and !volutionary Systems" 1K% . Sor Drinde% BjYrn% 2005% N6arwinian happiness- can the e#olutionary perspecti#e on well-being help us impro#e society(N" World ,utures ?1%4-.1C-.2KZ @harlton% Bruce D% 2001% +'hat is the meaning o li e( Animism% generalised anthropomorphism and social intelligence, Buss% 6a#id <"% 2000% +The e#olution o happiness," American -sychologist 55% 1% 15-2. T to*ial Di&c &&ion Based on >ansing% 2ichards% or any other li#elihood-related ethnography% discuss the processes% relationships% and products through which li#elihoods contribute to wellbeing" >ell"ein4 t1*o 41 t1e li:e co *&e ;A et1no4e*ontolo40 T1e &t d0 o: c lt *al conce'tion& o: old a4e 4i9e& & i2'o*tant cl e& a& to t1e c lt *al in:l ence& on $ell"ein4% !e*e $e eE'lo*e et1no4*a'1ie& and di&co *&e& on t1e ac1ie9e2ent o: c*itical t*an&ition& and '*e'a*ation :o* deat1, &ocial *e-'o&itionin4, *ein9ention o: t1e &el:, and lin#& "et$een "od0, en9i*on2ent, ti2e, and $ell"ein4% Je0 *eadin4 >amb% Sarah% 1KKC% +The making and unmaking o persons- notes on aging and gender in north /ndia", !thos 25-2CK.02 Sand!or see either o her ethnographies listed abo#e- White Saris" or Aging and the 2ndian 3iaspora&D D *t1e* *eadin4 Leith% 7ennie% 1KJ0% +PThe best is yet to beP- toward an anthropology o age", Annual Review of Anthropology" K-..K-? Tsuji% Bohko% 2005% +Time is not up- temporal comple)ity o older Americans, li#es," 1ournal of .ross-.ultural 8erontology 20%1-.2? 'hitaker% ;li0abeth 6"% 2005% +The bicycle makes the eyes smilee)ercise% aging% and psychophysical well-being in older /talian cyclists," Medical Anthropology 24-1-4.

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ENIIRONMENTS, LANDSCAPES < O3@ECTS >ee#& . - 10 Monda0 2, De"* a*0 - Monda0 2. Ma*c1 510 lect *e&6 D* @oo&t Dontein Stu matters" 'e all e)ist materially and in a material world% and these dimensions o peoples, li#es are not separate rom culture% history or politics but undamentally intertwined with them" The lectures in this hal o the course will in#ite you to consider how anthropology has engaged with three important and inter-related aspects o what we might loosely call material culture1 these are landscapes% en#ironments and objects" 'e begin by considering en#ironmentalism by ocusing particularly on *uestions o nature 9 culture% the cultural construction o nature 9 gender and the politics o conser#ation" The ne)t three lectures will e)plore the anthropology o landscape% the connection between landscape and memory% and the power inherent in space and particularly maps" The last three lectures will look at objects% beginning with an e)ploration o how political ideologies can be embedded in public and pri#ate spaces% ollowed by an e)ploration o the social li#es o things% and inishing with a discussion o how objects do things $ie ha#e agency&" Monda0 2, De" En9i*on2entali&2 T1e 4*o$t1 o: En9i*on2entali&t 2o9e2ent& on t1e latte* 'a*t o: t1e 20t1 cent *0 1a& not "een i4no*ed "0 ant1*o'olo4i&t&% In t1i& lect *e $e "e4in to con&ide* ant1*o'olo4ical c*iti8 e& o: en9i*on2entali&2 t1at e2e*4ed in t1e 1HH0& a& 'a*t o: $ide* 8 e&tionin4 o: t1e '*e& 2ed ni9e*&alit0 o: t1e Nat *e(C lt *e di&tinction, $1ic1 &till lie& "e1ind 2 c1 en9i*on2entali&t t1in#in4% Je0 Readin4A <ilton L" 1KK. G /ntroductionH in <ilton L" $ed& !nvironmentalism* )he view from Anthropology >ondon- 2outledge D *t1e* Readin4A Dro#e-'hite 2" 1KK. G;n#ironmentalism- A new discourse or technological societyH in <ilton L" $ed& !nvironmentalism* )he view from Anthropology >ondon- 2outledge /ngold T" 1KK. GDlobes and Spheres- the Topology o en#ironmentalismH in <ilton L 1KK. $ed& !nvironmentalism* )he view from Anthropology >ondon- 2outledge Bird-6a#id :" 1KK. GTribal metaphori0ation o human-nature relatednessH in <ilton L 1KK. $ed& !nvironmentalism* )he view from Anthropology >ondon- 2outledge

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6escola 9 Ealsson 1KK? G/ntroductionH in 6escola 9 Ealsson $eds& ature C Society* Anthropological perspectives >ondon- 2outledge T1 *&da0 1 Ma*c1 Nat *e, c lt *e < 4ende* T1e ant1*o'olo4ical c*iti8 e o: t1e Nat *e (c lt *e di&tinction e2e*4ed at #e0 t1eo*etical 2o2ent in ant1*o'olo40, $1en &t* ct *ali&t anal0&i& inc*ea&in4l0 4a9e $a0 to 'o&t&t* ct *ali&t c*iti8 e% T1i& $a& al&o a 2o2ent $1en De2ini&2 1ad a 1 4e i2'act on ant1*o'olo40, and o:ten t1e t$o coincided% T1i& lect *e eE'lo*e& 1o$ ea*l0 :e2ini&t ant1*o'olo40 $o*#in4 $it1in o* in:l enced "0 a &t* ct *ali&t 'e*&'ecti9e, $a& &oon & "?ect o: '*o:o nd ant1*o'olo4ical c*iti8 e on t1e "a&i& o: it& '*o"le2atic *ei:ication o: t1e Nat *e(C lt *e di&tinction% Je0 Readin4 A <ac@ormack 1KJ0 G:ature% @ulture and Dender- A criti*ueH in <ac@ormack 9 Strathern $eds& ature" .ulture and gender @ambridge 3ni#ersity Eress D *t1e* Readin4A =rtner S" 1KC4" /s 8emale to <ale as :ature is to @ulture( /n 2osaldo% <" 9 >" >amphere $eds& Woman .ulture and Society& Stan ordStan ord 3ni#ersity Eress" $Also published as chapter 2 in =rtner S" 1KK?" Making 8ender* )he -olitics and !rotics of .ulture BostonBeacon Eress"& Dillison D" 1KJ0 G/mages o nature in Dimi thoughtH in <ac@ormack 9 Strathern $eds& ature" .ulture and gender @ambridge 3ni#ersity Eress Strathern <" 1KJ0 G:o :ature% no culture1 the Oagen @aseH in <ac@ormack 9 Strathern $eds& ature" .ulture and gender @ambridge 3ni#ersity Eress T to*ial Di&c &&ion Monda0 7 Ma*c1 Oow can anthropology engage with en#ironmentalism(

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o: con&e*9ation '*o?ect& in A:*ica, A&ia and el&e$1e*e% T1e&e *eco4ni&ed t1at not onl0 $e*e colonial and 'o&tcolonial con&e*9ation '*o?ect& o:ten "a&ed on G"ad &cienceF, " t al&o t1at t1e0 o:ten ? &ti:ied dee'l0 eEcl &ioni&t 'olicie&, $1ic1 1a9e &een :a*2e*&, 1e*de*& and indi4eno & 'eo'le& "la2ed :o* en9i*on2ental de4*adation, and *e2o9ed :*o2 land&ca'e& t1e0 1a9e lon4 2ana4ed and indeed :o*4ed% Je0 Readin4A 8airhead 9 >each 1KK? G2ethinking the 8orest-Sa#anna <osaic@olonial Science and its relics in 'est A ricaH in >each and <earns $eds& )he +ie of the +and =) ord- 7ames @urrey D *t1e* Readin4A >ohman > 1KK. GDreen =rientalismH in )he !cologist Mol" 2.% :o" ? Duha 2" 1KKC GThe Authoritarian Biologist and the arrogance o AntihumanismH in )he !cologist Mol 2C :o" 1" >each and <earns 1KK? G;n#ironmental @hange 9 Eolicy@hallenging 2ecei#ed 'isdom in A ricaH in >each and <earns $eds& )he +ie of the +and =) ord- 7ames @urrey T1 *&da0 + Ma*c1 Re'*e&entation, "ein4 < '*oce&&A a 8 ic# int*od ction to t1eo*ie& o: land&ca'e Land&ca'e& a*e "ot1 i2a4e& and *eal '10&ical 'lace&% It i& t1e &'ace, ten&ion and 2o9e2ent "et$een t1e&e t$o di2en&ion& $1ic1 2a#e& it a '*od cti9e anal0tical conce't% T1i& lect *e di&c &&e& t1*ee i2'o*tant a''*oac1e& to t1e ant1*o'olo40 o: land&ca'e $1ic1 &till in:o*2 2 c1 conte2'o*a*0 de"ate toda0A &ocial con&t* cti9i&t, '1eno2enolo4ical and '*oce&& al% Je0 Readin4A Oirsch ;" 1KK5 G/ntroduction" >andscape- Between Elace 9 SpaceH in Oirsch 9 =,Oanlon 1KK5 )he Anthropology of +andscape =) ord=) ord 3ni#ersity Eress D *t1e* Readin4A Bender 1KK. G/ntroduction" >andscape- <eaning 9 ActionH 9 GStonehenge @ontested >andscapesH in Bender $ed& +andscapes" -olitics and -erspectives =) ord- Berg

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6aniels S" 9 @osgro#e 6" 1KJJ G /ntroductionH in 6aniels 9 @osgro#e $ed& )he 2conography of +andscape @ambridge- @ambridge 3ni#ersity Eress ;sp" /ntroduction 9 selected chapters /ngold 1KK. GThe Temporality o >andscapeH in World Archaeology 25 $2& 152-C4 T to*ial Di&c &&ion Monda0 12 Ma*c1 Oow is the nature!culture distinction rele#ant to the anthropology o landscape( Land&ca'e, Me2o*0 < t1e Pa&t It i& o:ten a&& 2ed t1at 'lace& and land&ca'e& act a& a *e'o&ito*0 :o* t1in4& :*o2 t1e 'a&t, and &o can t*i44e* 2e2o*ie& t1at a*e &to*ed in o * 2ind&, 2 c1 li#e a co2' te* &to*e& in:o*2ation% T1i& lect *e di&c &&e& 1o$ t1e ant1*o'olo4ie& o: land&ca'e and o: 2e2o*0 1a9e con9e*4ed to deli9e* a 2 c1 n anced nde*&tandin4 o: t1e *elation&1i' "et$een 'lace and t1e 'a&t% Land&ca'e& do not &i2'l0 Gcontain t1e 'a&tF, o* act a& t*i44e*& :o* 2e2o*ie& &to*ed in o * 2ind&, &o 2 c1 a& ta#e 'a*t in co2'leE, on4oin4 and al$a0& 'olitici&ed '*oce&&e& o: i2a4inin4, *e'*od cin4, *e2e2"e*in4 and :o*4ettin4% Je0 Readin4&A <orphy O" 1KK5 G>andscape and the reproduction o the ancestral pastH in Oirsch 9 =,Oanlon 1KK5 )he Anthropology of +andscape =) ord- =) ord 3ni#ersity Eress" Basso L" 1KJJ GSpeaking with :amesH- >anguage and >andscape among the 'estern Apache, in .ultural Anthropology Mol" .% :o" 2 KK-1.0" D *t1e* Readin4A Stewart E" 9 Strathern A" 200. G/ntroductionH in Stewart E" 9 Strathern A" $eds& +andscape" Memory C 6istory* Anthropological perspectives >ondon- Eluto Eress <orphy O" 1KK. G@olonialism% Oistory and the @onstruction o ElaceThe Eolitics o >andscape in :orthern AustraliaH in Bender +andscape" -olitics C -erspectives =) ord- Berg 8ontein% 7" 200? GDreat Vimbabwe in >ocal Oistory-scapesH in )he Silence of 8reat 9imbabwe* .ontested +andscapes and the -ower of 6eritage >ondon1 3@> Eress

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Simon Oarrison 2004 G8orget ul and memorious landscapesH in Social Anthropology $2004&% 12- 1.5-151 T1 *&da0 17 Ma*c1 Ma'& < 'o$e*: l &'ace& Not onl0 a*e land&ca'e& :inel0 inte*$o9en in co2'leE 'olitic& o: t1e 'a&t, t1e0 a*e al&o : nda2entall0 entan4led in t1e 'olitic& o: t1e '*e&ent t1*o 41 $1ic1 t1e $o*ld and 2o9e2ent& t1*o 41 it i& o*de*ed, con&t*ained and *ende*ed 2eanin4: l% T1i& i& "e&t ill &t*ated t1*o 41 a con&ide*ation o: t1e 'o$e* o: 2a'&% Je0 Readin4A Oarley 7"B 1KJJ G<aps% Lnowledge and EowerH in 6aniels S" 9 @osgro#e 6" 1KJJ )he 2conography of +andscape @ambridge@ambridge 3ni#ersity Eress D *t1e* Readin4A Oarley 7"B 1KK2b G2ereading the <aps o the @olumbian encounterH in Annals of the Association of American 8eographers J2!. 522-42 Bender B" 1KKK GSub#erting the 'estern Da0e- <apping Alternati#e 'orldsH in 3cko 9 >ayton 1KKK )he archaeology and Anthropology of landscape >ondon- 2outledge 'orby ;" 1KK5 +<aps% :ames and ;thnic games, in 1ournal of Southern African Studies 20-.C1-.K. T to*ial Di&c &&ion Monda0 1H Ma*c1 Oow can landscape embody the past(

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<acdonald S" 200? $11& G'ords in stone( Agency and materiality in a :a0i landscape"H in 1ournal of material culture 200? $11& Tom Selwyn G>andscapes o Separation- 2e lections on the Symbolism o By-pass roads in EalestineH in 'iner 9 Bender 2001 .ontested +andscape* Movement" !%ile" -lace Oarrison% <" 1KJJ" GSymbolism% +ritualism, and the location o crowds in early nineteenth century ;nglish TownsH in /ntroductionH in 6aniels 9 @osgro#e $ed& )he 2conography of +andscape @ambridge@ambridge 3ni#ersity Eress" T1 *&da0 22 Ma*c1 Social li:e o: t1in4& I: o"?ect& can *e:lect t1e 9al e&, "elie:& and 'olitic& o: a &ociet0, t1e0 can al&o "e &aid to 1a9e a &ocial li:e and 1i&to*icit0 o: t1ei* o$n a& t1e0 2o9e "et$een di::e*ent &ocial &'ace& and conteEt&% T1i& lect *e "e4in& to eE'lo*e t1i& "0 loo#in4 at t1e &e2inal $o*# o: Jo'0to::, A''ad *ai and Ma*cel Ma &&% Je0 Readin4A Lopyto % /" 1KJ? GThe @ultural Biography o things- commoditi0ation as processH in Appadurai A" $ed& 1KJ? The Social >i e o Things" @ambridge- @ambridge 3ni#ersity press D *t1e* Readin4A Appadurai A" 1KJ0 G/ntroduction- commodities and the politics o #alueH in Appadurai A" $ed& 1KJ? )he Social +ife of )hings" @ambridge- @ambridge 3ni#ersity press <auss% <" 1K54 )he 8ift& Aberdeen- 3ni#ersity press Dreary% E" 1KJ? GSacred @ommodities- the circulation o medie#al relicsH in Appadurai A" $ed& 1KJ? )he Social +ife of )hings" @ambridge- @ambridge 3ni#ersity press T to*ial Di&c &&ion Monda0 2. Ma*c1 how can space be power ul(

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a4enc0, 2 c1 li#e 1 2an & "?ect&% T1e&e ne$ a''*oac1e& " ild 'on ea*lie* c*iti8 e& o: t1e Nat *e (C lt *e di&tinction, and eE'lo*e t1e $a0 in $1ic1 & "?ect& and o"?ect&, 'eo'le and t1in4& a*e "o nd ' in 2 t al *elation&1i'& $1ic1 de:0 co22on 'lace nde*&tandin4& t1at di::e*entiate "et$een acti9e and con&cio & & "?ect&('e*&on& and 'a&&i9e o"?ect&(t1in4&% Je0 Readin4A 2eed% A" +Smuk is king,- the action o cigarettes in Eapua :ew Duinea prison, in Oenare% A" Oolbraad% <" 9 S" 'astell% 200C )hinking )hrough )hings >ondon- 2outledge D *t1e* Readin4A 6ant% T" 2005 GAgency% a ordances and actor-networksH in 6ant% T" Materiality C Society" =pen 3ni#ersity Eress" <iller% 6" 2005 G/ntroductionH in <iller% 6" $ed& Materiality >ondon6uke 3ni#ersity Eress" Dell% A" 1KKJ Art C Agency* An Anthropological )heory" =) ord 3ni#ersity Eress" T1 *&da0 2H Ma*c1 T to*ial Di&c &&ion Co *&e *e9i&ion $it1 D* Neil T1in < D* @oo&t Dontein e)am preparation