MIT Anthropology Subjects
Core Subjects
21A.00 | Introduction to Anthropology: Comparing Human Cultures | Moran-Thomas |
21A.01 | How Culture Works | Buyandelger |
Culture and Identity
21A.103 | The Science of Race, Sex, and Gender | Helmreich Sur |
21A.104/21A.119 | Memory, Culture, and Forgetting (U/G) | Buyandelger |
21A.111 | For Love and Money: Rethinking the Family | Paxson |
21A.130 | Introduction to Latin American Studies (CI-H) | Duong Padilla |
21A.140 | Cultures of East Asia | Buyandelger |
21A.141 | Images of Asian Women: Dragon Ladies and Lotus Blossoms | Buyandelger |
21A.150 | Teaching and Learning: Cross-Cultural Perspectives | Jones |
21A.155 | Food, Culture, and Politics | Paxson |
21A.156 | Introduction to Sociology | Tso |
21A.157 | The Meaning of Life | Helmreich Jones Paxson |
Global Health
21A.300/21A.329 | Practicum in Global Health and Development (U/G) | James |
21A.301 | Disease and Health: Culture, Society, and Ethics | Moran-Thomas |
21A.302 | Dilemmas in Biomedical Ethics: Playing God or Doing Good? | James |
21A.303 | The Anthropology of Biology | Helmreich |
21A.305 | Drugs, Politics, and Culture | Moran-Thomas |
21A.306 | Culture, Embodiment, and the Senses | James |
21A.308 | Global Mental Health (CI-H) | James |
21A.310 | Global Sexualities | Tso |
21A.319 | History and Anthropology of Medicine and Biology (G) | Helmreich |
21A.331J/7.331J HST.431J |
Infections and Inequalities: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Global Health |
James Kim Chakraborty |
Environment, Development, and Conflict
21A.400 | The Stakes of International Development (CI-H) | Walley |
21A.409 | Ethics of Intervention (G) | James |
21A.410 | Environmental Struggles | Walley |
21A.411/21A.419 | People and Other Animals (U/G) | Ritvo |
21A.429 | Environmental Conflict and Social Change (G) | Walley |
21A.442 | Violence, Human Rights, and Justice | James |
21A.455 | Law and Society | Silbey |
21A.459 | Seminar in Readings on Law and Society (G) | Silbey |
21A.461 | What is Capitalism? (CI-H) | Walley |
Science, Technology, and Media
21A.500 | Technology and Culture | Helmreich Paxson |
21A.501/21A.509 | Art, Craft, Science (U/G) | Paxson |
21A.502 | Fun and Games: Cross-Cultural Perspectives | Jones |
21A.503 | Language and Technology (CI-H) | Jones |
21A.504 | Cultures of Computing | Helmreich |
21A.505 | The Anthropology of Sound | Helmreich |
21A.507/21A.529 | Resonance: Sonic Experience, Science, and Art (U/G) | Helmreich |
21A.520 | Magic, Science, and Religion | Jones |
21A.550 | DV Lab: Documenting Science through Video and New Media (CI-H) | Walley Boebel |
21A.551 | Advanced DV Lab: Documenting Science through Video and New Media | Walley Boebel |
Cross-Cultural Dialog and Investigations
Independent Study, Thesis, and Special Subjects
21A.901 | Independent Study (Undergrad) | |
21A.902 | Independent Study (Undergrad) | |
21A.929 | Independent Study (Grad) | |
21A.939 | Independent Study (Grad) | |
21A.949 | Independent Study (Grad) | |
21A.THT | Pre-thesis Tutorial (Undergrad) | |
21A.THU | Thesis (Undergrad) | |
21A.UR | Research (Undergrad) | |
21A.URG | Research (Undergrad) |