Week 1: January 10, 2005

Topic: Introduction to class content and structure

Key Questions:
What is Anthropology and how it relates to art and design?
What is anthropological theory? How can it inform design and artistic conceptualization?

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Readings:

Barnard, Alan.   2000. History and Theory in Anthropology. Cambridge University Press: New York, New York.
Chapter 1: pp. 1-14

Meurer, Bernd.   2002. "Social Sciences and Design Innovation." in Design and the Social Sciences. Jorge Frascara, Editor. Taylor and Francis: New York NY.
Chapter 5: pp. 40-55

Plattner, Stuart.   2003. "Anthropology of Art." In A Handbook of Cultural Economics. Edward Elgar, editor. Northampton, MA.   Plattner Anth of Art (125k)

Rothstein, Paul.   1999. "The ReEmergence of Ethnography in Industrial Design Today." In IDSA: What's New: 1999 IDSA Design Education Conference Proceedings: Papers.  Rothstein ReEmergence (68k)

Assignments Due:

None, Welcome to the class.