Author Laura Tubelle de González discusses her new textbook Through the Lens of Cultural Anthropology, and her hopes for its use in the classroom. González discusses what inspired her, why she includes her own personal experiences, and how her strategic use of language and graphics will allow students to easily place themselves within the book.
July 11, 2019
For the final entry in a series of four excerpts we share a discussion of social inequality.
November 12, 2015
In the third of a series of excerpts we explore language change and extinction.
November 5, 2015
In the second of a series of four excerpts, we share a few educational yet entertaining pages on the domestication of plants and animals—as well as the place of alcohol in human evolution.
October 29, 2015
In the first of a series of four excerpts, we venture into the world of biological anthropology for a look at bipedalism.
October 22, 2015
The authors of our first ever introductory textbook for four-field anthropology courses explain why they decided to write a textbook, and what contribution their book makes to the teaching of anthropology.
October 19, 2015
Author Robert J. Muckle highlights how much the world of archaeology has changed since the initial publication of his book in 2006.
September 4, 2014
If you have ever wondered why some use the label “Indian” while others use the label “Native” then this excerpt is worth a read.
March 30, 2012
In the second of a short series of blog postings, author Robert J. Muckle discusses his experiences as an educator…
March 26, 2012
Number of federally recognized North American Indigenous people: 2.6 million…
March 19, 2012