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History of Anthropology
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Professor: Leis Course format: Seminar Number of respondents: 20 Total Enrollment: 22
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"History of Anthropology" is aptly named Ð it focuses on the formative years of the discipline and the important figures, questions, and assumptions that defined these times. Further, the course investigates the way these foundations influence modern day study of the subject. A background in anthropology is necessary and required are two anthropology courses, including AN 10.
Professor Leis received lukewarm reviews from most respondents. Many thought that he was as dry as the material, and gave little inspiration to keep up with the work. Others did note his vast knowledge of the subject, and praised him for his openness to new ideas and availability to students. It seems that overall the professor did his best to present students with the most informative material on the subject that he could. To many, however, it was simply the nature of the readings and class material that disheartened them and kept them snoozing.
The course has a moderate workload, about five hours per week. There are readings of about sixty pages per week, one take-home midterm, one long final research paper, and a take-home final. Many students felt that the readings were informative but uninteresting. Almost everyone felt that the workload at the end of the course was immense, with the exam and the research paper so close together.
Basically, this course was described as a "necessary evil." Respondents who put the effort in felt that they learned a lot, but the motivated ones were few. The bulk of students were happy to be done with the required course just for graduation"s sake. Most students noted that they never would have considered this course were it not required for their concentration.
If you"re an anthropology major, well, you have to take this course. If not, make sure you"re extremely interested and motivated before you step foot in Professor Leis"s class.
View AN/0190 in the Brown Online Course Announcement.
