1. SC2218: Anthropology and the Human Condition Lecture 11: The Poetry of Culture Lecture 12: Anthropology and the Human Condition in the 21 st Century Eric C. Thompson Semester 1, 2008/2009
4. 1st Generation Cultural Structures 1st Generation Agents (Subjects) 2nd Generation Agents (Subjects) 2nd Generation Cultural Structures Culture always changes, because agents never reproduce it “perfectly”
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15. What is “authentic Chinese culture”? What is “authentic Singapore culture”? Royston Tan – director of “15” and other films. Li Po (701-762) ; T’ang Dynasty Poet
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19. In a changing world, how shall anthropology get on with the job?
20. Who are the Anthropologists? “Strangers Abroad” and Others . . .
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25. Four Theoretical Frameworks (for understanding “Culture”): Functionalism Structuralism Structural-Functionalism Post-structuralism These are only four among many other * theoretical frameworks in Anthropology. *You are not expected to know all of these. But we have referred to some in the course. The linked webpage gives a good overview.