Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/02/2013
12:00 am

Location
St Martin Community Centre

Category(ies)

• Event
• Shoutout

An Introduction to Anthropology: An Intensive Study of Mythology
Spring Term 2013

It is now known that symbolic culture emerged in Africa over 100,000 years ago, in a social revolution whose echoes can still be heard in myths and rituals around the world. These talks are a general introduction to anthropology, including the latest findings from genetics, evolutionary biology, primatology, cave painting researh and archaeology. There are good local pubs and there is always time for discussion and socialising.

Jan 8 An introduction to Claude Lévi-Strauss’ Mythologiques Chris Knight

Jan 15 Song-lines of Aboriginal Australia Chris Knight

Jan 22 Are hunter-gatherers gender-egalitarian? Camilla Power

Jan 29 ‘The wives of the Sun and Moon’ (North America: Arapaho) Chris Knight

Feb 5 Human society, labour and nature: myths and realities Gabriel Levy

Feb 12 An introduction to Ice Age art Camilla Power

Feb 19 Against nature? Homosexuality and evolution Volker Sommer

Feb 26 ‘The hunter Monmanéki and his wives’ Chris Knight

Mar 5 Community, individual and the origins of money Richard Seaford

Mar 12 Khoisan trickster tales (Africa, Kalahari) Camilla Power

Mar 19 Myth, market and media: the bauxite rich Niyamgiri in the Stock Exchange Samarendra Das

All talks held at the St Martinʼs Community Centre
43 Carol St, London NW1 0HT (2 minutes from Camden tube)
Tuesday evenings, 6.15–9.00 pm.
radicalanthropologygroup.org
Twitter: @radicalanthro