Develop student ability to conduct critical literature surveys and apply results to their own research program. Will include a discussion of technical skills to identify and manage literature databases and intellectual skills of critical reading and analysis.
Athena Title
Anthropological Literature
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Student learning Outcomes
Students will define a constellation of relevant core and contemporary literature relevant to their program of study.
Students will acquire a broad foundation in the critical changes in the history of anthropological thinking in their defined research literature.
Students will communicate the critical gaps in their defined research literature.
Students will demonstrate the ability to synthesize literature effectively in written and oral forms.
Topical Outline
Effective literature search skills
Critical reading skills
Synthetic writing skills
Citation and literature management
Citational politics and professional visibility
Preparation of bibliographies of literature in three areas of critical expertise
Preparation of products that demonstrate competency in disciplinary literature
