"I can live with doubt and uncertainty and not knowing. I think it is much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers that might be wrong" (Richard Feynman)

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Welcome Fall 2009 Sections of ANT1001 with Prof. G


Hello and Welcome to our Group Blog!
Both sections of ANT1001 meet here. One is a learning community. The other is not -- but we will share the same things. Each of you will be sharing this blog as a community of about 60+ students from dozens of countries, a lesson in itself. Maybe we are the real text to be studied.

HOMEWORK: You should read Kottak's Mirror for Humanity, Chap. #1 for a quiz in class Sep 3rd.

HOW TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF IN YOUR FIRST POST
Please introduce yourself to the group.
  1. Share your name and/or the name you'd like to be called.
  2. Share where you are from originally and where you live in the Metro area.
  3. What train do you ride to Baruch College?
  4. What's your favorite food when eating out?
  5. Why drew you to choosing Baruch?
  6. How do you greet someone your age in your native culture? What do you say and/or do, if anything, that differs from the generic "Hello, how are ya?" with or without a handshake here in the city?