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 […]
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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 […]
New Open-Access Resources and a Free Course on Smartphones, Ageing and Health.
by Georgiana Murariu, Public Dissemination Officer at UCL Anthropology. How have smartphones impacted on intergenerational relationships? What material issues affect smartphone use? How are smartphones […]