Friday, April 15, 2005

Friday Night Lights

Watched Friday Night Lights last night. It's hard for me to completely focus all my attention on football, but the movie was well-done and I liked it. I liked it. It is very real. I like Billy Bob Thornton as an actor. Image hosted by Photobucket.com I will be graduating in December. My career as an undergraduate will come to a close. I am going to be taking lots of cool classes this summer and in the Fall. This summer: Anthropology of Religion Theoretical perpective and modes of analysis of religious belief systems and practices. Focus: preliterate and peasant religions, including ritual, magic, and symbol systems. Race, Racism & Philosophy A philosophical study of the conceptual, metaphysical, moral, and social political issues surrounding race and racism. Fall: Anthropological Theory Seminar on development of anthropological theory. Philosophical/scientific foundations of anthropological perspectives: from Plato, Radcliffe- Brown, Levi-Strauss, Sartre, Kuhn, and Searle to postmodernism/cultural critique. Geography of the Mediterranean Its role in history and contemporary issues. Emphasis on underlying cultural and ecological unity despite differences of politics, economics, and religion. Language and Culture Scope and variety of linguistic research. Emphasis on crosscultural comparison and relation of languages Living Myths Examines how a culture’s “sacred stories” express worldview, guide behavior, and empower personal quests for meaning. Sections offered under the following themes: War and Peace, Quest for Self, Beyond the Hero.