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.120 | American Dream: Exploring Class in the US | Walley |
| 21A.130 | Introduction to Latin American Studies (CI-H) | Duong Padilla |
| 21A.132 | Race and Migration in Europe (CI-H) | Stoetzer |
| 21A.140 | Cultures of East Asia | Buyandelger |
| 21A.141 | Images of Asian Women: Dragon Ladies and Lotus Blossoms | Buyandelger |
| 21A.143 | Gender and Japanese Popular Culture | Condry |
| 21A.150 | Teaching and Learning: Cross-Cultural Perspectives | Jones |
| 21A.151 | Language, Communication, and Culture | Semel |
| 21A.155 | Food, Culture, and Politics (CI-M) | Paxson |
| 21A.157 | The Meaning of Life | Helmreich Jones Paxson |
Global Health
| 21A.300/21A.329 | Research Methods 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.311 | The Social Lives of Medical Objects | Moran-Thomas |
| 21A.312 | Planetary Change and Human Health | Moran-Thomas |
| 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 | 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 (G) | Walley |
| 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.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.508 | Culture and Ethics in Science Fiction Worlds | Moran-Thomas |
| 21A.520 | Magic, Science, and Religion | Jones |
| 21A.529 | Virtual and Other Realities | Buyandelger |
| 21A.550/21A.559 | DV Lab: Documenting Science through Video and New Media (U/G) |
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) |
