Radical Anthropology
An Introduction to Anthropology
Autumn 2014

1. Anthropology Taster Day
Saturday Sep 6 ‘Myths, rituals and human origins’ (11am – 5pm) Camilla Power, Chris Knight
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2. Talks on Tuesday evenings (6.30 – 9pm)
Sep 23 What does it mean to be human? An introduction to anthropology Chris Knight
Sep 30 Claude Lévi-Strauss: The science of myths and fairy tales Chris Knight
Oct 7 Africa, hunger and big business: How ‘development’ aids the corporate takeover of food Chris Walker
Oct 14 Did women once rule the world? A new look at the myth of matriarchy Chris Knight
Oct 21 The stars and the stones: An introduction to archaeoastronomy Fabio Silva
Oct 28 Out of Africa or Multiregional Evolution for modern humans – why is there still a debate? Chris Stringer
Nov 4 The problem of economics. Homo economicus and human science William Dixon
Nov 11 The Golden Bough: Yesterday and today Robert Fraser
Nov 18 British Pakistani women and the menopause Mwenza Blell
Nov 25 ‘Woman’s Biggest Husband Is the Moon’: How hunter-gatherers maintain social equality Jerome Lewis
Dec 2 How language evolved from singing Jerome Lewis
Dec 9 Spirits of the Forest: a workshop on African polyphonic singing Ingrid Lewis
Dec 16 A Christmas fairy tale: ‘The shoes that were danced to pieces’ Chris Knight
All events held at the Cock Tavern, 23 Phoenix Rd., NW1 1HB (Euston). Talks are free but small donations welcome.
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