Teaching Anthropology

MAY 8, 2023

Anthropology modules appear in programs in three programs I have taught: Archaeology and Anthropology, Human Sciences, and Music. I first trialed active learning strategies while teaching at the University of Oxford, where one of the challenges of teaching anthropology is the diverse background of the students (Bastide, 2012).

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This Is Not a Sociology Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2017

David Armstrong (1995) has famously analysed the emergence of what he refers to as “surveillance medicine” this involves the extension of the “medical gaze” from the human body and its biology into social spaces. 1995) ‘The rise of surveillance medicine’ Sociology of Health & Illness, 17(3): 393-404. Armstrong, D. Petersen, AR.

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Government Sociology Psychology Humanities 100

This Is Not a Sociology Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2017

For 1000 years after Galen’s death almost no original anatomical inquiries were performed, mainly because the Church was against the dissection of human bodies. They are in this is not so different from the artistic representations of the body produced by Renaissance artists and based on their own first hand assessment of human anatomy.

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Archaeology Humanities History Government 130

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

web site from the National Endowment for the Humanities, including a very popular set for AP U.S. We could search for pins on Native American history , Middle East cultures , Japanese history , government , geography , sociology , psychology , economics , and numerous other topics. National Archives, and maybe dig through the 5.3

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C3 Teachers

JUNE 6, 2024

See my first post on The Building Blocks of Inquiry here If you made a list of the top 10 challenges social studies teachers would say they face in the classroom, you may get the list of usual suspects: lack of time, political squabbles over standards, trying to cover all of human history in a semester. So where does inquiry come in?

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Controversial Topics Sociology Pedagogy Social Studies 49

This Is Not a Sociology Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

In this post I will develop these points through a consideration of the impact of genetic technologies on how human bodies and health are understood and managed. The ability to analyse our genetic material has had a big impact on how we understand what it is to be human and what it is possible to do to and know about our bodies.

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This Is Not a Sociology Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The big message of Black Mirror is not that technology is taking over our lives and removing our humanity (although these are certainly present as possibilities) as some episodes are quite optimistic about the potential of immersive technologies (e.g. “ San Junipero “, “ Striking Vipers “).

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This Is Not a Sociology Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2017

In the previous post in this series I discussed how we can see public health strategies as “technologies” which reveal human health, life and behaviour in particular ways and act as tools for changing these. In the next post I will explore how genetic technologies are affecting how understand what it means to be human.

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Psychology History Humanities Teaching 100

C3 Teachers

JUNE 6, 2024

If you made a list of the top 10 challenges social studies teachers would say they face in the classroom, you may get the list of usual suspects: lack of time, political squabbles over standards, trying to cover all of human history in a semester. I could go on, but you get the picture. So where does inquiry come in? What does this look like?

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

JULY 5, 2023

This helps me keep this blog running. I also have them for Civics or Sociology. Travel or Hobbies – Find a way to highlight your outside hobbies to humanize yourself. This post contains affiliate links, and I may earn a small commission when you purchase them at no additional cost to you.

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Geogramblings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Before the likes of Trump, and even now with a so-called centre-left government, there’s still this misconception that the existence of folks like me is an ideology, whereas our existence is reality based on sound history, science, and sociology. I’ll still be posting on my blog, Facebook , Instagram, and Threads.

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