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)
Ogbu (in L.)
Velez-Ibanez & Greenberg (in L)
Willis (Part I)

Oct. 17
"Culture" in Social Reproduction Theories--critiques
Willis (Part II)

Outline of research proposal due

Oct. 24
Practice Theory
Holland & Eisenhart (Parts 1-3)

Willis paper due

Oct. 31
"Culture" in Practice Theory -- perspectives
Holland & Eisenhart (Parts 4-6)
Eckert
Fordham (in L.)

Nov. 7
"Culture" in Practice Theories--applications
Connel et al. (in L.)
Reed-Danahay(in L.)

Complete draft of research proposal & final HRC forms due.

Nov. 14
"Culture" in Practice Theories -- critiques
Nespor (whole book)

Nov. 21
ME out of town

Nov. 26 (Tues)
Postmodernism
Eisenhart (in L., p. 315)
Tillmann-Healy (Chaps. 1-4)


Nov. 28
THANKSGIVING

Dec. 5
Postmodern Challenges to "Culture" and Ethnography
Tillmann-Healy (Chaps. 5 to end)
Salzman ("Critical Advocacy")
Nespor paper due.

Dec. 13
Postmodern Anthropology and Education

Due 12/13: Final version of research proposal due

** (In L.) refers to articles in Levinson, et al.'s Schooling the Symbolic Animal.

Readings List - Xerox Packet
Reference Materials and Required Texts
Syllabus