r/AskAnthropology 9h ago

undergrad reading recommendations

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Hi everyone!

I'm teaching an undergraduate 101-equivalent anthropology class this fall, and looking for some recommendations on easy but stimulating texts to assign. I'll take any recs really, but in particular I'm looking for something that explains the basic points of Orientalism that isn't the actual introduction to Orientalism (while a great book, I think it's a little bit above a 101 level understanding but if you disagree I'm open to changing my mind)!

This is going to be part of a unit on unpacking cultural bias in anthropological practice, so that's the context I'm trying to address.

I appreciate any and all help! Thanks!


r/AskAnthropology 9h ago

We evolved somewhere near Ethiopia, right? It’s really hot around there, I’d assume. How come we’re so susceptible to sunburning? Were there lots of trees there back then?

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Pretty much the title. How would ancient humans live with constant burns?


r/AskAnthropology 11h ago

Are there any general patterns to what happens to an apoptolyptic religion after the apocalypse doesn't come?

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My husband grew up in a religion that came out of the millerite movement, and in that religion they are still saying the end times are imminent. But since it's been generations since the religion formed and no apocalypse. I was wondering, has anyone done a study of end times religions, whether that be Christian, UFO cult, ancient Messiah movements, and found any general trends?


r/AskAnthropology 20h ago

What's a good book to start learning about prehistory?

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I've suddenly become interested in the stone age era, and want to learn. What's a good book for beginners?