ANT 101 Week 1 Discussion 1

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Week 1 - Discussion 1

Applying Anthropology and Telling Stories

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, review the following Required Resources:

·         Chapters 1 and 2 of the textbook

·         Body Ritual Among the Nacirema 

·         Corporate Anthropology: Michael Henderson at TEDxAuckland

·         Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The Danger of a Single Story 

Check the Twitter feed for @AmericanAnthro  for any additional resource(s) you may find useful for this discussion.

Choose one of the following two options to address in this discussion. Be sure that your initial post meets the full length requirement of 300 words, and that you incorporate at least two of this week’s required resources in your post, one of which should be the textbook. Include citations and a full reference to your chosen sources. (See the Required Resources page for all references in APA format).

Option 1: Review the Corporate Anthropology: Michael Henderson at TEDxAuckland  video and read Body Ritual Among the Nacirema . Pretend that you are an anthropologist.

·         Describe a typical day in the life of the Nacirema (remember that the Nacirema are Americans—Miner is describing us from an etic perspective).

·         Describe your modern tribe (the people you spend most of your time with).

o    What might someone from another culture find unusual about your daily routine, workplace (if relevant), and setting?

o    How would a cultural outsider see your life? Is there anything she or he might find unusual or interesting that you see as normal and everyday?