Anthropology 104 - Culture, Society and People
Spring
2026
03
4.00
Volha Verbilovich
TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
UMass Amherst
85390
Melville Room 130
vverbilovich@umass.edu
The nature of culture and its role in creating forms of social, economic, and political life in diverse historical and geographical contexts. Readings drawn from contemporary ethnographies of various peoples, analyzing the persistence of cultural diversity in the midst of global social and socioeconomic forces. (Gen.Ed. SB, DG)
Open to first-year students. This course is only open to first year undergraduate students admitted for Fall 2025 or Spring 2026