MIT OpenCourseWare
Introduction to Anthropology
Art: Classical Antiquities Tray, 19th century, 19th… · Public domain
- Instructor
- Prof. Graham Jones
- Term
- Spring 2022
- Level
- Undergraduate
- What's inside
- 1 reading · 18 other files · 7 web pages
- Materials open
- MIT OCW
Other versions of this course
- 21A.00 · Spring 2022 · Study here (this version)
- 21A.00 · Spring 2013 · On MIT OCW ↗
About this course
Source: MIT OpenCourseWare 21A.00 Introduction to Anthropology, Spring 2022, Prof. Graham Jones — original course page on ocw.mit.edu ↗. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Study order: none is claimed; materials are grouped by MIT's own sections. Taken from MIT's published course files, downloaded from ocw.mit.edu on September 23, 2026. How RedLectern is built.
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Commentaries
11 files
- 21A.00S22 Assignments: Session 7 Commentary Paper, Student Example 1: Anthropological Research Methods Download
- 21A.00S22 Assignments: Session 9 Commentary Paper, Student Example 1: The Complexity of Graeber and Wengrow's Argument Download
- 21A.00S22 Assignments: Session 11 Commentary Paper, Student Example 1: Is a Meme a Totem? Download
- 21A.00S22 Assignments: Session 11 Commentary Paper, Student Example 2: Memes: Agents of Community Membership Download
- 21A.00S22 Assignments: Session 15 Commentary Paper, Student Example 1: Ritual Self-Inventory Download
- 21A.00S22 Assignments: Session 19 Commentary Paper, Student Example 1: Rituals and Established Order Download
- 21A.00S22 Assignments: Session 21 Commentary Paper, Student Example 1: James Shen Download
- 21A.00S22 Assignments: Session 21 Commentary Paper, Student Example 2: The Urban Built Environment: A Mirror and a Laboratory Benchtop Download
- 21A.00S22 Assignments: Session 23 Commentary Paper, Student Example 1: Nomadland Download
- 21A.00S22 Assignments: Session 23 Commentary Paper, Student Example 2: Nomadland: A Tale of Sharp Contrasts and of Blurry Conclusions Download
- 21A.00S22 Assignments: Session 23 Commentary Paper, Student Example 3: Fern Chooses Freedom Download
Research Paper 1 - Ritual Ethnography
- 21A.00S22 Assignments: Research Paper 1, Student Example 1: Affirming Identity through the Ash Wednesday Ritual Download
- 21A.00S22 Assignments: Research Paper 1, Student Example 2: Running for a Lifetime Download
- 21A.00S22 Assignments: Research Paper 1, Student Example 3: Devotional: Anthropological Ritual Analysis Download
- 21A.00S22 Assignments: Research Paper 1, Student Example 4: Uniforms in the Air Force Download
Research Paper 2 - Ritual Design
- 21A.00S22 Assignments: Research Paper 2, Student Example 1: 21A.00 Lives In Us Download
- 21A.00S22 Assignments: Research Paper 2, Student Example 2: Ritual Design Reflection: Beginning Download
- 21A.00S22 Assignments: Research Paper 2, Student Example 3: A Tale of Encouraged Social Experimentation Download
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