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Welcome to the Research Guide for Anthropology!

The resources collected here will help you complete class assignments and projects.

Please call me or email me if you need research assistance or if you would like to schedule an appointment. I am happy to meet with students individually to help you get started with your research or to answer any questions.

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TEDTalks videos about anthropology

Here are three videos on important topics from three contemporary anthropologists.

Louise Leakey: Digging for humanities origins
A TEDTalk by Louise Leakey. Louise Leakey asks, “Who are we?” The question takes her to the Rift Valley in Eastern Africa, where she digs for the evolutionary origins of humankind — and suggests a stunning new vision of our competing ancestors. (Recorded February 2008 in Monterey, California. Duration: 15:35.)
Wade Davis on endangered cultures
With stunning photos and stories, National Geographic Explorer Wade Davis celebrates the extraordinary diversity of the world's indigenous cultures, which are disappearing from the planet at an alarming rate.
Nina Jablonski breaks the illusion of skin color
"Much of what we consider our humanity is imbued in our skin," Nina Jablonski tells us. This insight came to her in 1981, as she observed a jittery anatomy class warm to a cadaver only after cutting through its skin. As it turns out, marvels abound of this sweaty, hardwearing, social -- and underappreciated -- organ. Many are collected in her book, Skin: A Natural History, a look at what makes our skin unique and, perhaps, more important than we realize.

Here are some other video resources you may find valuable.

Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Films on Demand is CSU's database of digital educational videos. To watch from off-campus you will have to authenticate with your Library PIN.

Archaelogy Channel
Website providing videos and many other archaelology resources.

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A General Guide: Anthropology

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TEDTalks videos about anthropology

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