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Name of Institution: Wake Forest University
Name of First Year Seminar: WIDE WORLD OF SPORT Professor Eric Jones, Anthropology
Abstract of the First Year Seminar:
From the pyramids and palaces of Guatemala to the jungles and highlands of Chiapas, Mexico, the ancient Maya live in contemporary Maya lifeways, traveling on a pathway of adaptation, confrontation and tradition. Learn about Maya cycles of time as we approach the year 2012, examining prehispanic traditions, including cosmology, language, art As you’re reading this, how many of you are wearing clothes supporting your favorite sports team or have a sticker on your car, water bottle, or computer with your favorite team’s logo? Have you ever wondered what role sports actually play in our culture or if other cultures participate in and view sports in the same way? This seminar takes turns an anthropological eye toward sports and examines their role in society from a holistic and cross-cultural perspective. Over the course of the semester, we will examine the role of sports in other cultures, such as the Ancient Maya, Aztec, Iroquois, Cherokee, and Trobriand Islanders, in addition to American culture and architecture. Move through the era of Spanish colonization, to current political, economic, health, and social issues, with special focus on the relationship between rebellion and development in Southern Mexico and identity and culture in Guatemala. The course involves consideration of human rights and ethical issues, free trade versus fair trade, and examination of the question of "Who owns history?" Includes a service-learning component in the local community.
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Contact jonesee@wfu.edu
http://college.wfu.edu/academics/FYS/fys_2011-2012.html
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