Anthropology and the Study of Humanity
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Anthropology and the Study of Humanity
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Scott M. Lacey
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What does it mean to be human? Where did we come from? And what unites us in our diversity today? Anthropology and the Study of Humanity is your chance to tackle these big questions as you survey one of the world's most engaging - and human - sciences. Taught by acclaimed professor and field researcher Scott M. Lacy of Fairfield University, these 24 wide-ranging lectures are the ideal guide through the world of anthropology, or the study of humanity across time and space.
Professor Lacy gives you an elegant blend of theory and application to help you understand this extraordinarily interdisciplinary field as a whole. You will examine how humans evolved and built civilizations, review humanity's changing attitudes about our relationship to the cosmos, and consider the many ways we express ourselves. In the end, what you'll discover is that while our species is rich with diversity, we are all one human race.
To anchor this course, Professor Lacy gives you a historical overview of Homo sapiens, starting at the very root of our family tree, when proto-humans split away from other primates in the animal kingdom. As he wends his way across time and around the world, he also introduces the field's four major academic sub-disciplines: biological, archaeological, linguistic, and cultural anthropology.
One of the joys of this course is that it is truly global in the way Professor Lacy introduces you to the boots-on-the-ground practice of the field. When you complete this course, you will have a new appreciation for our world and its many cultures, but you will also have a new appreciation for the cultural connections and similarities we share as one race of Homo sapiens. With a passionate and knowledgeable professor as your guide, this course gives you a broad understanding of academic anthropology, as well as a deeper appreciation for humanity as a whole.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-01-2019
Jenko
Brilliant! Something here for everyone and gives a very good insight into anthropology for those not familiar with the subject nor academically inclined. Has changed the way I view some things in life and a highly recommend this book.
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- Anonymous User
- 27-06-2024
Narration needs a bit of relaxtion
Good info, albeit I was looking for something focused more on genetic and ancient anthropology, but the other chapters were informative.
The narration is just a bit annoying, it's a "half ad-lib half not ad-lib" with lots of filler words like "Now!..." and "I mean!..." and "Look!..." Not to mention the prosody and inflections at the ends of sentences.
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- Rick Nunes-Vaz
- 28-10-2021
Not quite what I was looking for
I now know that my interests lie more squarely in physical and genetic anthropolgy of ancient hominims, rather than this focus on cultural anthropology (and related)
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- Anonymous User
- 26-01-2023
If you wondered what Anthropology is about
It was engaging and interesting, worth the time to listen if you want to know what anthropology can be about
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- Tiit Pähn
- 30-10-2017
Great overview of the field
Found many new rabbit holes to discover and know now where my interests lie in this field
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- Margaret M Mitchell
- 22-04-2020
Interesting but over-earnest
I enjoyed this lecture series and cannot fault the information. However, the delivery was mildly irritating. The author sounded like he was giving an inspirational sales pitch rather than an educational lecture. I would have preferred a more sedate talk.
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-07-2022
Avoid
The narrator is exceptionally irritating with his hyper enthusiastic patronising tone. The constant basic rhetorical questions get too much, I had to take breaks on account of this alone. The metaphors used usually fail quickly under consideration, while the narrative seems under developed. Some content is interesting, however very basic. I would expect this to be a more in-depth detailed study of "Antrhopology and the study of humanity", however the depth is that more of "Anthropology 101". The entire series is overshadowed with statements like "The data did not suit our understanding so we ignored it and went with our gut", despite constantly referring to himself as a scientist.
This whole lecture series feels like an anthropologist made a lecture series as a part of a university course, and thought "might as well make a buck" wrapping it into a package to sell on amazon. I felt ripped off. I got this title more than a year ago, so can not refund. Disappointed. At least there is a 'hide' feature in amazon so i can forget i endured this verbal masturbation.
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