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 […]
Resources
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 […]
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 […]
Practicing participant observation with a game of Uno
By Alexandra Supper, Department of Society Studies, Maastricht University, the Netherlands. In this resource post, I share an exercise I developed to practice participant observation […]
Tractatus Methodologico-Ethnographicus: A Short Introduction to the Anthropological Study of Worlds
The Tractatus Methodologico-Ethnographicus: A Short Introduction to the Anthropological Study of Worlds is an open access/creative commons introductory text on ethnography created by Emeritus Professor […]
FisherCoast Exhibition and Study Guide: Coastal Transformations
By Natalie Djohari, University of East Anglia. The FisherCoast Online Exhibition is a rich data resource for exploring the impact of coastal transformation on the […]
Finding the ‘Red Thread’: How to Revise an Inherited Course.
Most lecturers have experienced inheriting a course to teach, often at short notice or with limited ability to overhaul the structure. Increasing use of short […]
Social and Cultural Anthropology for the 21st Century: Connected Worlds
By Marzia Balzani and Niko Besnier. We are delighted to announce the publication of our textbook, designed to introduce anthropology to students who are facing […]