Discussion 250 words
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Get it written →Key concepts: Coming of age, gender, family, & belonging
Over the next two weeks we focus on the building blocks of human connection, namely, kinship, family and belonging. Kinship remains one part of the ‘currency of life’ performing a foundational role in identify construction. The anthropological study of kinship encompasses how individuals are related to one another through biological, legal and symbolic/social means. Kinship defines our universe of kin and in many cultural contexts that extends beyond the human, to include various aspects of the world. The films we view in Weeks 8 and 9 frame kinship through the lens of coming of age, and gender, offering up rich cross-cultural illustrations of what it takes to grow up through connectedness.
FILM: Lady Bird – Directed by Greta Gerwig (2017)
Lady Bird is available through Swank:
Required Tasks: Week 8 Journal Entry
Film response
In the Week 8 Module Discussion page please contribute a response to the film you have viewed this week, making connections to the lecture content and key concepts, along with reflexive observations on what you have viewed and its socio-cultural relevance.
Weekly Readings (required) Links provided to Pdf download of each article
Thelen, T. and C, Lammer. 2021. Introduction – Measuring kinship, Negotiating belonging. Social Analysis: The International Journal of Anthropology Vol.64(4):1-22. (On Canvas) Thelen and Lammer Week 8.pdf
Miller, L. 2004. Those naughty teenage girls: Japanese Kogals, slang, and media assessments. Journal of Linguistic Anthropology Vol. 14(2): 225-247. (On Canvas) Miller Week 8.pdf
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