Find here the Open Educational Resources (OER) materials students will use for this course. These materials will compliment the selection of articles/chapters you can find in the Course Schedule

1-Perspectives: An Open Invitation to Cultural Anthropology (2020), 2nd edition, Ed. Nina Brown, Laura Tubelle de González, and Thomas McIlwraith. Washington DC: American Anthropological Association. (Textbook)

2-Explorations: An Invitation to Biological Anthropology (2019), Ed by Katie Nelson, Lara Braff, Beth Shook and Kelsie Aguilera. Washington DC: American Anthropological Association. (Textbook)

3- Wesch, Michael. (2018). The Art of Being Human: A Textbook for Cultural Anthropology, Manhattan:  New Praire Press. (Textbook)

4-Teaching and Learning Anthropology (TLA) Journal (Open Access Academic Journal)

5-Becker, Jeffrey and Beth Harris. 2018. What is archaeology: understanding the archaeological record.  Khan Academy. (Video Lecture)

6-Crowie, Claudia & Miryam Nacimiento. 2019. “Literature Review of Open Educational Resources in Cultural Anthropology” in Building Open Infrastructure at CUNY. New York: GC Digital Initiatives & The Teaching and Learning Center.  (Chapter and Edited Volume)

7-Languages of New York City Description of the source: “A free and interactive digital map of the world’s most linguistically diverse metropolitan area. All data, unless otherwise specified, is from the Endangered Language Alliance (ELA), based on information from communities, speakers, and other sources. The map is a work in progress and a partial snapshot, focused on significant sites for Indigenous, minority, and endangered languages.  This map was created by the Mapping Linguistic Diversity team, with core support from the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies and the Endangered Language Alliance.”

Any other materials needed for the class will be assigned and/or shared in advance with students or during class sessions.

Image 3: Umbrella Street, Cartagena, Colombia (2019) Link