The Emic Perspective of Generative AI
Chloe Beckett, M.A., Nightingale College, South Dakota, US As I grade my Cultural Anthropoloy class’s Emic and Etic Perspectives of Halloween essay, two things strike […]
Articles by Teaching Anthropology
Teaching Syndemics
Merrill Singer, PhD, University of Connecticut The COVID-19 pandemic brought enhanced global attention to the anthropological concept of syndemics. A pivotal moment occurred when Richard Horton, […]
Special Issue: Trauma-Informed Anthropology
This Special Issue grapples with the challenges of working with, on, and alongside trauma in anthropology. It shares experiences from doctoral and postdoctoral researchers, early […]
Excavation and Education: Lessons Learned as Teaching Assistants in the Schreiber Wood Project Field School
Mitchell Ma, PhD Candidate, University of Toronto and Susannah Clinker, PhD Student, University of Toronto The Schreiber Wood Project (SWP) field school, led by Professor […]
McGlobalisation with a side of Sustainability
By Erin-Lee Halstad McGuire, Associate Teaching Professor at the University of Victoria, BC, Canada My Introduction to Anthropology course concludes with a unit on sustainability, which […]
An Archaeological Adventure
By Erin-Lee Halstad McGuire, Department of Anthropology, University of Victoria, Canada. Archaeology is a hands-on discipline, but it is very difficult to get 200 students […]
Practicing Primatology
By Erin-Lee Halstad McGuire, Department of Anthropology, University of Victoria, Canada My first-year anthropology students are often surprised to learn they will be studying biology […]
Call for Papers: Teaching and Learning with Generative AI and Emergent Technologies (Special Issue)
Deadline for abstract submission 16th Sept 2024 Editors: Dr Natalie Djohari and Dr Gavin Weston, Bournemouth University. With the growing accessibility of generative AIs, haptic […]
Getting Your Ducks in a Row – an icebreaker activity
By Erin-Lee Halstad McGuire, Department of Anthropology, University of Victoria, Canada We are all familiar with Spurgeon’s adage: “begin as you mean to go on.” […]
Introducing the Flipped(ish) Classroom Method
By Erin-Lee Halstad McGuire, Associate Teaching Professor at the University of Victoria, BC, Canada “The flipped classroom moments were such a gift.” (Student feedback, April […]