From time to time the professor assigns additional readings to supplement the assignments given in the syllabus.  These items become part of the required reading for the class.

 

FOOD

These newspaper articles should be read in relation to the discussion of food in chapter 2 of Social & Cultural Anthropology: A Very Short Introduction.

Michael Pollan, "Unhappy Meals," New York Times, January 28, 2007.

“6 Food Mistakes Parents Make,” New York Times, September 15, 2008

 

LOVE, ROMANCE, ETC.

Time Magazine, February 11, 2008

The Science of Romance: Why We Love

Why We Flirt

Marry Me

Young Love

Romance Is An Illusion

 

POVERTY

"Neuroscience and social deprivation," Economist, April 2, 2009