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ANT 312 001

Fall 2009

 

 

Note:  Old electronic readings are now linked to the Course Schedule page.  Enjoy!!

 

 

Next Class

Tuesday, November 17 we will talk about irrationality and folly again.  Please read “Rational Irrationality” on the New Yorker website.  Also, some people were interested in the readings that I almost assigned for this class period—Tulipomania from Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay, and the extremely funny The heat of the moment: the effect of sexual arousal on sexual decision making” by Ariely and Lowenstein in the Journal of Behavioral Decision Making—note, this last reference is through Wiley Interscience and will need to be accessed from a university computer or through the library website.

 

 

Coming Soon...

Thursday, November 19 we will finish talking about irrationality and have an exercise.  There is no reading for today.

 

Tuesday, November 24 we will talk about collapse as a cautionary tale and have a discussion exercise.  There is no reading for today.

 

Tuesday, December 1 is our last day of class!  It will be a review session and discussion—please come prepared!!

 

 

Class syllabus

Course schedule

Tragedy of the Commons Exercise

Term Paper Writing Guide

Easter Island exercise

 End of Mesopotamia Unit Exercise

Midterm Review Guide

Practice Midterm

Practice Midterm Answers

Mayan Collapse exercise

Violence and Invasion exercise

Rome Absorption Exercise

Rome the Mirror exercise

Final Exam Study Guide

Practice Final