Browsing Anthropology (21A) - Archived by Author "Paxson, Heather"

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    • 21A.218J / SP.454J / WGS.454J Identity and Difference, Spring 2007 

      Paxson, Heather (2007-06)
      How can the individual be at once cause and consequence of society, a unique agent of social action and also a social product? This course explores how identities, whether of individuals or groups, based on single behaviors ...

    • 21A.232J / WGS.172J Rethinking the Family, Sex, and Gender, Fall 2010 

      Paxson, Heather (2010-12)
      Through investigating cross-cultural case studies, this course introduces students to the anthropological study of the social institutions and symbolic meanings of family, household, gender, and sexuality. We will explore ...

    • 21A.265 Food and Culture, Spring 2011 

      Paxson, Heather (2011-06)
      Explores connections between what we eat and who we are through cross-cultural study of how personal identities and social groups are formed via food production, preparation, and consumption. Organized around critical ...