It’s another fall season and I am delighted to be teaching Cultural Anthropology again. Let me see, I believe it’s been almost 26 years since I first started teaching Cultural Anthropology and anthropology courses at the university level and it’s always different each year. This fall Cultural Anthropology course is another fantastic class in which … Read more
Well, it was another exciting and challenging Cultural Anthropology class during this fall semester of 2013! I can’t believe that it’s over yet it still feels like yesterday when I started teaching this class. I have to be honest about this class. It took a little longer for them to open up about some of … Read more
Well, it’s another great semester of Cultural Anthropology coming to an end. I had a wonderful time trying to present my lectures to this class in an innovative and straight-foward way. I was particularly delighted that this class REALLY interacted and engaged regularly with all of the lecture material and the class exercises. In fact, … Read more
On this October lecture day, I decided to take the class outside to conduct a brief fieldwork exercise in observing student behavior. Our cultural anthropology topic primarily focused upon economic issues and the concepts of economizing and maximizing. In this observation area, we were located in front of the student bookstore where alot of student … Read more
We are back! I want to welcome all the new and returning students at East Carolina University! During this fall 2012 semester, I teach one undergraduate course and one graduate course. The courses are: ANTH 2200 – Cultural Anthropology MPH 6007 – Global Public Health (DE) Each year presents a new set of challenges for … Read more
It’s another fall semester and another opportunity for me to teach cultural anthropology. Cultural anthropology is a course that I truly enjoy teaching because it is not only a chance to highlight the significance of culture in our lives but it is also a chance for me to see how students recognize its significance in … Read more
In my Cultural Anthropology course – ANTH 2200, we normally go outside on a regular basis to have classes. The major reason that I have always taken my classes outside is to get all of my students an opportunity to get out of the building and experience anthropology in a different setting. On this day, … Read more
WE ARE BACK!! The start of the Fall 2010 semester is in full swing and the excitement of another academic year at East Carolina University is upon us! It’s always exciting to see the new set of students and the returning students come back to ECU. They are filled with energy, enthusiam, optimism, and uncertainty … Read more
Today was the start of my Cultural Anthropology 2200 course for the Fall 2009 semester.This is a course that I have taught for over 20 years and it is always exciting at the beginning of the semester primarily because I get another opportunity to talk about culture and how important it is to all of … Read more