Syantani Chatterjee

I learned different perspectives on culture and cultural artifacts from the Western traditions of sociology, anthropology, and philosophy.

This class was pretty much a history of anthropology. Each class we talked about a new person and their work.

An anthology of writings in anthropology.

I learned a lot about different anthropologists, the different theories surrounding the study as it evolved through time, and the intersectionality of several systems in the United States through this avenue.

I learn to identify the conversation between authors in our readings, or at least try to identify.

The origins of Athro. It colonial past and the progression it continues to make to decolonize the study.

A basic understanding of the foundations of the anthropology discipline.

I learned a lot about the history of the discipline of anthropology

I learned to challenge well known anthologists and my own way of thinking

I don't think I learned much in this course at all. Chatterjee mostly summarized texts