Introduction to Core Concepts
Welcome to your comprehensive introduction to anthropology! This curated collection of resources explores what is anthropology through multiple perspectives–from its fundamental concepts to its revolutionary potential. Whether you’re a student seeking an intro to anthropology, an educator looking for teaching materials, or simply curious about the richness and variability of humanity, these anthropological foundations provide essential grounding in how anthropologists understand and engage with the world.
đ Start Here: What is Anthropology?
New to anthropology? This comprehensive guide synthesizes insights from multiple years of teaching to answer the fundamental question: What is Anthropology?
Discover how anthropology challenges what you think you know about being human, why the things that unite us become our greatest dividers, and how this matters in our polarized world.
The 2025 first class of Intro to Anthro using used The Human Story textbook
A deeper dive into 5 Key Anthropology Concepts with Through the Lens of Anthropology
My most-watched video based on Anthropology: What Does it Mean to Be Human?
Culture: From Anti-Concept to Contested Terrain
What is culture in anthropology? These resources trace how anthropologists transformed culture from a term for high art into a revolutionary challenge to racial determinism, why culture functioned as an “anti-concept,” and how understanding culture as learned behavior shaped by power remains essential today.
How anthropologists deployed culture against race, a 2024 lecture from Cultural Anthropology
Five key points about culture and common misconceptions for Intro to Anthropology 2022
Anthropology’s Paradox: a 2024 class using Anthropological Theory for the Twenty-First Century