Duke University Cultural Anthropology

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Summer I 2012

Course Title Instructor Section Time Room
CULANTH 110D
Advertising/society:global 1 01 MTuWThF 11:00 AM-12:15 PM Perkins 2-088

Course Description

Same as Cultural Anthropology 110 except instruction is provided in lecture and discussion group each week. Instructor: O'Barr
CULANTH 117
Global Culture 1 01 MTuTh 02:00 PM-04:05 PM Social Sciences 109

Course Description

Globalization examined through some of its dominant cultural formsthe marketing of pop music, the globalization of TV culture, the spread of markets and commodities, the export of political ideologies. Special focus given to the way in which these forms both affect and are transformed by local cultures in Africa, South Asia, East Asia, and Latin America. Instructor: Allison, Litzinger, Piot, or Starn
CULANTH 180S
Current Issues (topics) 1 02 MTuTh 05:00 PM-07:05 PM Perkins 2-065

Course Description

Same as Cultural Anthropology 180 except instruction is provided in seminar format. Instructor: Staff
CULANTH 186A
Independent Study 1 05 12:00 AM-12:00 AM TBA

Course Description

Individual non-research directed study in a field of special interest on a previously approved topic, under the supervision of a faculty member, resulting in an academic product. With consent of instructor and director of undergraduate studies. One course. Instructor: Staff
CULANTH 186A
Independent Study 1 10 12:00 AM-12:00 AM TBA

Course Description

Individual non-research directed study in a field of special interest on a previously approved topic, under the supervision of a faculty member, resulting in an academic product. With consent of instructor and director of undergraduate studies. One course. Instructor: Staff
CULANTH 186B
Research Independent Study 1 05 12:00 AM-12:00 AM TBA

Course Description

Individual research in a field of special interest under the supervision of a faculty member, the central goal of which is a substantive paper or written report containing significant analysis and interpretation of a previously approved topic. With consent of instructor and director of undergraduate studies. Instructor: Staff
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