Note: this syllabus and the updating of the AARG extended bibliography were prepared by the student taking this course in consultation with his professor, Fr. Bucko, S.J.Fr. Ray Bucko, SJ
AIDS and Anthropology
AIDS and Anthropology Syllabus
- Obtain copy of Endnote and learn how to use it as a bibliographic manager
- Update AARG Bibliography of works pertaining to the Anthropology of AIDS
- Discriminate between references that are obtained by various searches and from different sources to find books and articles that will be useful for research on topics of Anthropology and AIDS
- Learn to use Endnote’s library search function to obtain references from Library catalogues (US Library of Congress…)
- Scan and OCR bibliographic material/updates that have not been digitally added to the Bibliography
- Add references suggested by members of AARG
- Search periodical databases for pertinent articles and add them (cut and paste) to the Bibliography
- Read works that have been added to the bibliography with the intention of writing a paper on the nature and trends of Anthropological research on AIDS as present in the bibliography
- Search the web for syllabi of courses that are teaching the Anthropology of AIDS, with the object of obtaining a digital resource of such syllabi for the AARG website
- Produce an annotated bibliographical essay based on the bibliographical search conduced for the AARG Bibliography.
- Goals of Course
- Recognize historical trends in the cultural study of aids
- Examine the cultural elements of what some assess as simply a biological phenomenon
- Understand the importance of cultural research in effective intervention and prevention
- See the importance of collaboration and education in the struggle against AIDS
- Understand the global impact of AIDS and how culture is a crucial part of the pandemic
This page is managed by
Rev. Raymond A. Bucko, S.J.
of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology
at Creighton University.E-Mail: bucko@creighton.edu
Page Last Updated: May 17, 2002