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• Be familiar with the core concepts of cultural anthropology.

• Understand and be able to apply the core concepts of cultural relativism and ethnocentrism.

• Learn to apply cultural anthropology methods, like fieldwork and field notes, participant observation, interviews, etc.

• Understand how qualitative analysis proceeds by a preliminary analysis of their field journals.

• Experience prehistoric life in the Tirol region through their fieldtrip to the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology in Bolzano, Italy.

Cross-cultural, global, comparative, and critical perspectives on human behavior and culture. Diversity of human cultures from hunter-gatherers to industrialized city dwellers. Implications of sociocultural analysis of economic, social, political, symbolic, and religious systems.
PROFESSOR’S ADDENDUM: This course will present a topical and theoretical overview of cultural anthropology, including (i) explaining culture and cultural diversity; (ii) cultural categories, such as race, ethnicity, and gender; (iii) social institutions, such as marriage, family, religion and law; (iv) subsistence practices, such as hunting/gathering, pastoralism, and farming. 

The University of New Orleans International Summer School program has a mandatory class attendance policy. All students are required to attend class for all morning classes and any required afternoon and/or weekend fields trips and lectures. No unexcused absences are allowed. However, LFU students who have to miss a UNO class due to LFU examinations in the first two weeks of our program, can receive one excused absence for this. Any further unexcused absences will result in an academic penalty. Each faculty member determines the penalty for missed classes. Most professors deduct a letter grade for each additional missed class day. For details, please refer to your course syllabi, which will be distributed on the first day of class. The listed ECTS credits are a recommendation by the University of New Orleans Innsbruck Summer School, based on contact hours, anticipated out-of-classroom requirements such as field trips, and projected workload for readings, assignments, and exam preparation. Mail: Center-New-Orleans@uibk.ac.at