EDUC 6325 Anthropology & Education
Professor Margaret Eisenhart
Thursdays, 4-6:30 p.m.; Fall 2002
Aug. 29
- The Subfield of Anthropology & Education; the course
Sept. 5
The Design of Research in Anthropology & Education
Heath (Part I)
Salzman ("Introduction")
Sept. 12
"Culture" in Cultural Difference Theories--perspectives
Heath (Part II)
Erickson & Mohatt
Sept. 19
"Culture" in Cultural Difference Theories--critiques
McDermott & Gospodinoff
Hart articles
Mehan (in L) **
Heath paper due
1 page research proposal due
Sept. 26
"Culture" in Interpretive Theories
Oct. 3
"Culture" in Social Reproduction Theories-- perspectives
Geertz (2) articles, Geertz (in L)
(Read "Thick Description" first).
Minick
Oct. 10
- Fall Break -- No Class (See Nov. 26)
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- Ogbu (in L.)
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- Velez-Ibanez & Greenberg (in L)
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- Willis (Part I)
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Oct. 17
- "Culture" in Social Reproduction Theories--critiques
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- Willis (Part II)
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- Outline of research proposal due
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Oct. 24
- Practice Theory
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- Holland & Eisenhart (Parts 1-3)
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- Willis paper due
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Oct. 31
- "Culture" in Practice Theory -- perspectives
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- Holland & Eisenhart (Parts 4-6)
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- Eckert
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- Fordham (in L.)
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Nov. 7
- "Culture" in Practice Theories--applications
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- Connel et al. (in L.)
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- Reed-Danahay(in L.)
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- Complete draft of research proposal & final HRC forms due.
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Nov. 14
- "Culture" in Practice Theories -- critiques
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- Nespor (whole book)
Nov. 21
- ME out of town
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Nov. 26 (Tues)
- Postmodernism
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- Eisenhart (in L., p. 315)
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- Tillmann-Healy (Chaps. 1-4)
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Nov. 28
- THANKSGIVING
Dec. 5
- Postmodern Challenges to "Culture" and Ethnography
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- Tillmann-Healy (Chaps. 5 to end)
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- Salzman ("Critical Advocacy")
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- Nespor paper due.
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Dec. 13
- Postmodern Anthropology and Education
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- Due 12/13: Final version of research proposal due
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** (In L.) refers to articles in Levinson, et al.'s Schooling the Symbolic Animal.
Readings List - Xerox Packet
Reference Materials and Required Texts
Syllabus