This course on the History of Anthropological Thought aims to explore the relevance and significance of key anthropological concepts in 2022. Students will delve into topics such as the perception of the environment, cultural construction of the natural world, decision-making processes, and the concept of domestication. Through a series of lectures and discussions led by Tim Ingold, participants will analyze various themes including totemism, animism, landscape temporality, and the dynamics of technical change. The course emphasizes critical thinking and reflection on anthropological theories and their implications in contemporary society. The intended audience for this course includes students, researchers, and professionals interested in anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, and related fields.
Overview
Syllabus
Teaching the _Perception of the Environment_ by Tim Ingold.
Lecture on part 1 of “Culture, nature, environment: Steps to an ecology of life" by Tim Ingold.
Class on part 2 of “Culture, nature, environment: Steps to an ecology of life" by Tim Ingold.
Comment on February 2022 Turmoil in Anthropology.
Decisions, Rationality, Natural Selection.
Is the natural world culturally constructed?.
Answering the "Vital Questions" of Hugh Brody's Maps & Dreams.
The Conceptual Place of Hunting & Gathering in Western Thought.
From Hunting to Herding.
Will the stereotype become the truth?.
Domestication & Horticulture.
Tim Ingold and the Romanticism Critique.
Ingold Genealogical & Relational.
Tim Ingold, "A Circumpolar Night's Dream".
Tim Ingold on “Totemism, animism & the depiction of animals” (part 1).
Tim Ingold on “Totemism, animism & the depiction of animals” (part 2).
Tim Ingold, “Culture, perception and cognition”.
Reflecting on Preface & Introduction of Non-Sovereign Futures by Yarimar Bonilla.
Tim Ingold on "The temporality of the landscape".
Thoughts on "The Wake of Disenchantment" chapter 1 in Yarimar Bonilla's _Non-Sovereign Futures_.
Thoughts on "Strategic Entanglements" chapter 2 in Yarimar Bonilla's _Non-Sovereign Futures_.
Tim Ingold on “Building, dwelling, living”.
Tim Ingold on "Globes and Spheres".
An attempt to tackle Tim Ingold's “To journey along a way of life”.
Bonilla's "Route of History" with Ingold's “Tools, minds and machines”.
Riffing on “Society, nature and the concept of technology” by Tim Ingold.
Understanding “Work, time and industry” by Tim Ingold.
Musing on "On weaving a basket" by Tim Ingold.
Comments on “Of string bags and birds’ nests” by Tim Ingold.
Attempting “The dynamics of technical change” by Tim Ingold.
Thinking through "'People like us': The concept of the anatomically modern human" by Tim Ingold.
Speech & Writing as Skilled Practice.
Concluding _The Perception of the Environment_ & _Looking Like a Language_.
Taught by
Living Anthropologically
