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ANTH 3346-701
Culture and Diversity in American Life
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Washington, D.C. -- Smithsonian
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Taos, NM -- Taos Mountain Casino
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ANTH 3346-701C
Culture and Diversity in American Life
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Fall 2009
Fondren Science Bldg. 123 Tuesday 6:30 p.m. to 9:20 p.m.
Prof. Robert V. Kemper 405 Heroy Bldg. phone: 214-768-2928 email: rkemper@smu.edu
Office hours: by prior appointment |
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Course Description: An overview of contemporary U.S. culture, with an emphasis on how diversity (e.g.,ethnicity, class, religion, and gender) is expressed in communities, in regions, and in the
nation. Fulfills co-curricular requirement for Diversity.
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Schedule |
Syllabus |
Learning
Outcomes (see Syllabus) |
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Readings List |
Appreciative Inquiry Exercise |
Map Quiz Study Guide |
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"Appreciative" Inquiry
Results |
Guide for the "Tour
of Dallas" |
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Midterm Exam
Questions |
SMU Service
Learning Presentation |
"Ten Things"
Results |
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"Dallas at the Crossroads" |
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American History
Timeline (Smithsonian Institution) |
U.S.-Mexico Borders |
"The Two Nations
of Black America" |
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U.S. Border Counties data
(2000 census) |
"Winds of Change" |
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Ethnic and
Multicultural History |
Kemper -- "Borders" |
"Do You Speak American?" |
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Map of Reservations (BIA) |
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"Surviving the
Dust Bowl" |
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DISD and Segregation
Resources |
Julie Adkins, "The View from
the Front Desk" |
"Halstead Street" |
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"People Like Us" |
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Final Examination |
American Religious Groups |
"The Forgotten
Americans" |
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Mapping
Religious Groups in America |
"The Lemon Grove
Incident" |
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2009 ARIS Faith Survey report (USA Today) |
"Being Hmong Means Being Free" |
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"Faith-Based Community Organizations" (Urban Anthropology 35(2-3), 2006 |
Alistair Cooke's "America" --
"The Huddled Masses" episode 9 |
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The Pluralism Project (Diana Eck, Harvard
Divinity School) |
"The Power of Harmony" |
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"Number Our Days" |
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