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RADICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Radical Anthropology Taster Day: The Science of Myth, Magic and Folklore
Saturday, Sept 17, 11 to 5 p.m.
Room: V221, SOAS campus, Vernon Square, Penton Rise,
London
WC1X 9EW
(near Kings Cross)
11.10 Introduction to Human Origins
(Chris Knight, 40 mins plus discussion)
12.00 Workshop on decoding fairytales: Sleeping Beauty
(Chris Knight, 60 mins, plus discussion/lunch)
1.45 Lunarchy: Hunter-gatherers and the Moon
(Camilla Power, 40 mins plus discussion)
2.45 Film show: The Moon Inside You
(60 mins, plus discussion)
4.00 Discussion space. What can we learn from anthropology about making another world possible?
This event is free, and all are welcome; if you can, please bring snack foods to share over lunch. Some drinks will be provided, plus bookstall space.
Run by the Radical Anthropology Group, in association with SOAS Student Union
http://www.radicalanthropologygroup.org
For more info or to secure a place, email: camilla.power@gmail.com
2:
An Evening Class Introduction to Anthropology: From Evolution to Revolution
Autumn Term Syllabus 2011
Sep 20 The science of myth, magic and folklore, Chris Knight
Sep 27 The origins of culture and society ’’
Oct 4 Totem and taboo ’’
Oct 11 Early human kinship was matrilineal ‘’
Oct 18 The myth of primitive matriarchy ’’
Oct 25 Noam Chomsky’s politics and linguistics
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Nov 1 Apes Like Us: Confessions of a primatologist Volker Sommer
Nov 8 Why don’t apes speak? Chris Knight
Nov 15 The origin of our species Chris Stringer
Nov 22 ‘Woman’s biggest husband is the Moon’ Jerome Lewis
Nov 29 How women initiated the French and Russian revolutions, with Mark Kosman
Dec 6 Neanderthals and the symbolic revolution Camilla Power
Dec 13 A Christmas fairy tale: The Shoes that were Danced to Pieces, Chris Knight
All lectures are held at the St Martinʼs Community Centre, 43 Carol St, London NW1 0HT (2 minutes from Camden Town tube)
Tuesday evenings, 6.15–9.00 pm.
http://radicalanthropologygroup.org
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