3 OER for Anthropology
Cassie Harrell
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1.
Area(s) of study: Anthropology Minor
Relevant course(s)(if applicable): ANTH 1050 Intro to Anthropology, ANTH 3920 Essentials of Archaeology, ANTH 4220 North American Archaeology
Resource type: textbook
Resource title (include hyperlink to resource itself): Digging into Archaeology A Brief OER Introduction to Archaeology with Activities
Author/creator(s) and author/creator affiliation(s):
Amanda Wolcott Paskey, Cosumnes River College
AnnMarie Beasley Cisneros, American River College
Author/creator tags: related advanced degree, faculty member, professional practitioner
Editor(s): Natalie Karst
Editor tags:
Publisher name: (include hyperlink) ASCCC Open Educational Resources Initiative (OERI)
Primary publisher type: academic/educational consortium, educational nonprofit
Resource attribute tags: assignments, case studies
Accessibility: publisher accessibility statement
Copyright: 2020, CC BY NC
Additional notes:
2.
Area(s) of study: Anthropology Minor
Relevant course(s)(if applicable): ANTH 1050 Introduction to Anthropology ANTH 4210 Cultural Anthropology
Resource type: textbook
Resource title (include hyperlink to resource itself): The Art of Being Human
Author/creator(s) and author/creator affiliation(s): Michael Wesch, Kansas State University
Author/creator tags: terminal related degree, faculty member, professional practitioner
Editor(s): none listed under this title
Editor tags: N/A
Publisher name: (include hyperlink) New Prairie Press
Primary publisher type: academic library, open access publisher
Resource attribute tags:
Accessibility: no accessibility statement available
Copyright: 2018 CC BY NC
Additional notes: Textbook to compliment website Anth 101: Anthropology for Everyone, a site with videos, resources and where teachers can request an Instructor’s Manual that includes class activities, quiz banks, and a guide to implementing each lesson and challenges.
3.
Area(s) of study: Anthropology Minor
Relevant course(s)(if applicable): ANTH 3910 Introduction to Physical Anthropology, ANTH 4240 Medical Anthropology
Resource type: textbook
Resource title (include hyperlink to resource itself): Explorations: An Open Invitation to Biological Anthropology, 2nd Edition
Author/creator(s) and author/creator affiliation(s): collected edition, see text (41 different authors)
Author/creator tags:
Editor(s): Beth Shook, Ph.D., Lecturer in Anthropology at California State University, Chico; Lara Braff, Ph.D., Instructor of Anthropology at Grossmount College; Katie Nelson, Ph.D., Instructor of Anthropology at Inver Hills Community College; Kelsie Aguilera, M.A., Assistant Professer at Leeward Community College
Editor tags: terminal related degree, related advanced degree, faculty member
Publisher name: (include hyperlink) LibreTexts, CalState Pressbooks, American Anthropological Association
Primary publisher type: open textbook publisher, professional association
Resource attribute tags: PDF chapters, instructor-only content, lab & activity manual, presentation slides, test bank (faculty only), listed revision history, listed peer reviewers
Accessibility:
Copyright: 2023 CC BY NC
Additional notes:
4.
Area(s) of study: Anthropology Minor
Relevant course(s)(if applicable): ANTH 1050 Introduction to Anthropology, ANTH 2000 Ethnograpy Independent Study, ANTH 2990 Guided Reading in Anthropology, ANTH 4240 Medical Anthropology, ANTH 3220 Peoples and Cultures of Native North America, ANTH 3910 Introduction to Physical Anthropology, ANTH 3260 World Cultures and Peoples ANTH 3920 Essentials of Archaeology, ANTH 4210 Cultural Anthropology, ANTH 4260 Topics in Cultural Anthropology
Resource type: podcast
Resource title (include hyperlink to resource itself): A Story of Us
Author/creator(s) and author/creator affiliation(s): The Ohio State graduate students
Author/creator tags: related advanced degree, related terminal degree, faculty member, professional practioner
Editor(s): The Ohio State University department of Sociology and Anthropology
Editor tags: academic unit
Publisher name: (include hyperlink) The Ohio State
Primary publisher type: academic unit
Resource attribute tags: audio
Accessibility: some transcripts available
Copyright: 2016-2023
Additional notes:
5.
Area(s) of study: Anthropology Minor
Relevant course(s)(if applicable): ANTH 4210 Cultural Anthropology, ANTH 4260 Topics in Cultural Anthropology, ANTH 3220 Peoples and Cultures of Native North America
Resource type: video
Resource title (include hyperlink to resource itself): Cultural Anthropology, Collective Memory, and Stone Mountain | Kaniqua Robinson | TEDxFurmanU
Author/creator(s) and author/creator affiliation(s):
Kaniqua Robinson, Ph.D
Author/creator tags: terminal related degree, faculty member, professional practitioner
Editor(s):
Editor tags:
Publisher name: (include hyperlink) TEDx Talks
Primary publisher type: educational nonprofit
Resource attribute tags: video
Accessibility: closed captioning available
Copyright: 2022 CC BY–NC–ND
Additional notes:
6.
Area(s) of study: Anthropology Minor
Relevant course(s)(if applicable): ANTH 3920 Essentials of Archaeology, ANTH 3910 Introduction to Physical Anthropology
Resource type: textbook
Resource title (include hyperlink to resource itself): Introduction to Human Osteology
Author/creator(s) and author/creator affiliation(s):
Roberta Hall, Professor Emeritus Oregon State University, Ph.D
Kenneth Beals, Professor Emeritus Oregon State University
Holm Neumann, M.D., Orthopedic Surgeon
Georg Neumann, A.P. of Zoology (emeritus), Indiana University, Bloomington.
Gwyn Madden, Professor Grand Valley State University, Ph.D
Author/creator tags: related terminal degree, faculty member, professional practitioner
Editor(s):
Editor tags:
Publisher name: (include hyperlink) Grand Valley State University
Primary publisher type: academic library, open access publisher
Resource attribute tags: Listed revision history
Accessibility:
Copyright: 2010 CC BY NC
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7.
Area(s) of study: Anthropology Minor
Relevant course(s)(if applicable): ANTH 1050 Intro to Anthropology, ANTH 3210 Cultures of Afircan People, Anth 3220 Peoples and Cultures of Native North America, ANTH 3260 World Cultures and Peoples, ANTH 4210 Cultural Anthropology, ANTH 4240 Medical Anthropology, ANTH 4260 Topics in Cultural Anthropology
Resource type: textbook
Resource title (include hyperlink to resource itself):
Perspectives: An Open Invitation to Cultural Anthropology
Author/creator(s) and author/creator affiliation(s): every chapter written by different author(s)
Author/creator tags: professional practioner, related terminal degree, faculty member
Editor(s):
Nina Brown, Ph.D., Community College of Baltimore County
Laura Tubelle de González, San Diego Miramar College
Thomas McIlwraith, University of Guelph
Editor tags: related terminal degree, faculty member, professional practioner
Publisher name: (include hyperlink) Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges, American Anthropological Association
Primary publisher type: professional association
Resource attribute tags: listed peer reviewers, listed revision history, instructor-only content
Accessibility:
Copyright: 2023 CC BY NC
Additional notes:
8.
Area(s) of study: Anthropology Minor
Relevant course(s)(if applicable): ANTH 1050 Intro to Anthropology, ANTH 3220 Peoples and Cultures of Native North America, ANTH 3260 World Cultures and Peoples, ANTH 4210 Cutural Anthropology, ANTH 4250 Environmental Anthropology & Native Peoples of the Great Plains, ANTH 4260 Topics in Cultural Anthropology, ANTH 4270 Decolonizing Native American Health
Resource type: textbook
Resource title (include hyperlink to resource itself): Native Peoples of North America
Author/creator(s) and author/creator affiliation(s):
Susan Stebbins, D.A, SUNY Potsdam
Author/creator tags: related terminal degree, faculty member
Editor(s):
Editor tags:
Publisher name: (include hyperlink) SUNY Online
Primary publisher type: academic library, open access publisher
Resource attribute tags: listed revision history, suggested resources, suggested questions, listed peer reviewers
Accessibility:
Copyright: 2019 CC BY NC SA
Additional notes:
9.
Area(s) of study: Anthropology Minor
Relevant course(s)(if applicable): ANTH 1050 Introduction to Anthropology, ANTH 3910 Introduction to Physical Anthropology
Resource type: textbook
Resource title (include hyperlink to resource itself): The History of Our Tribe: Hominini
Author/creator(s) and author/creator affiliation(s):
Barbara Helm Welker, Ph.D Professor at SUNY
Author/creator tags: related terminal degree, faculty member, professional practitioner
Editor(s): n/a
Editor tags: n/a
Publisher name: (include hyperlink) Milne Open Textbooks
Primary publisher type: academic library, open access publisher
Resource attribute tags: Listed peer-reviewer
Accessibility:
Copyright: 2017 CC BY-NC-SA
Additional notes: Not edited, but reviewed by Kristi L. Lewton Ph.D, biological anthropologist and evolutionary anatomist at Boston University
10.
Area(s) of study: Anthropology Minor
Relevant course(s)(if applicable): ANTH 1050 Intro to Anthropology, ANTH 2000 Ethnography Independent Study, ANTH 2990 Guided Reading in Anthropology, ANTH 3260 World Cultures and People, ANTH 4210 Cultural Anthropology; ANTH 4260 Topics in Cultural Anthropology
Resource type: textbook
Resource title (include hyperlink to resource itself): Gendered Lives: Global Issues
Author/creator(s) and author/creator affiliation(s): Nadine T. Fernandez, Ph.D., professor at SUNY Empire State College; Kate Nelson, Ph.D., professor at Inver Hills Community College
Author/creator tags: related terminal degree, professional practitioner, faculty member
Editor(s):
Editor tags:
Publisher name: (include hyperlink) SUNY Press
Primary publisher type: academic unit
Resource attribute tags: instructor-only resources
Accessibility:
Copyright: 2021 CC BY
Additional notes:
11.
Area(s) of study: Anthropology Minor
Relevant course(s)(if applicable): ANTH 3220 Peoples and Cultures of Native North America, ANTH 4240 Medical Anthropology, ANTH 4260 Topics in Anthropology, ANTH 4270 Decolonizing Native American Health
Resource type: textbook
Resource title (include hyperlink to resource itself): Northern and Indigenous Health and Healthcare
Author/creator(s) and author/creator affiliation(s): many authors, editors listed as primary
Author/creator tags: faculty member, related terminal degree, related advanced degree, professional practioners
Editor(s): Heather Exner-Pirot; Bente Norbye; and Lorna Butler
Editor tags:
Publisher name: (include hyperlink) University of Saskatchewan
Primary publisher type: academic unit, open textbook publisher
Resource attribute tags:
Accessibility: n/a
Copyright: 2023, CC BY NC
Additional notes:
12.
Area(s) of study: Anthropology Minor
Relevant course(s)(if applicable): ANTH 1050 Intro to Anthropology, ANTH 2000 Ethnographic Independent Study, ANTH 3210 Cultures of African People, ANTH 3260 World Cultures and Peoples, ANTH 4210 Cultural Anthropology, ANTH 4260 Topics in Anthropology
Resource type: video
Resource title (include hyperlink to resource itself): Life in a matriarchal society – On this island, women are in charge!
Author/creator(s) and author/creator affiliation(s): Raúl Bueno Herrera, director
Author/creator tags:
Editor(s): n/a
Editor tags: n/a
Publisher name: (include hyperlink) wocomoHUMANITY, Nikita Ventures
Primary publisher type: commercial publisher
Resource attribute tags: video
Accessibility: transcript, closed captioning
Copyright: 2020, posted in 2023
Additional notes:
13.
Area(s) of study: Anthropology Minor
Relevant course(s)(if applicable): ANTh 1050 Intro to Anthropology, ANTH 3210 Cultures of African People, ANTH 3260 World Cultures and Peoples, ANTH 4210 Cultural Anthropology, ANTH 4260 Topics in Cultural Anthropology
Resource type: book
Resource title (include hyperlink to resource itself): A Reader’s Guide to African Folktales at the Internet Archive
Author/creator(s) and author/creator affiliation(s):
Author/creator tags: n/a
Editor(s): Laura Gibbs, Professor Emeritus University of Oklahoma, Ph.D
Editor tags: related terminal degree, faculty member
Publisher name: (include hyperlink) Pressbooks
Primary publisher type: self-published
Resource attribute tags:
Accessibility:
Copyright: 2022 CC BY
Additional notes: all stories pulled from the public domain
14.
Area(s) of study: Anthropology Minor
Relevant course(s)(if applicable): ANTH 1050 Intro to Anthropology, ANTH 3910 Intro to Physical Anthropology, ANTH 3920 Essentials of Archaeology, ANTH 4220 North American Archaeology
Resource type: website
Resource title (include hyperlink to resource itself): What Does it Mean to be Human
Author/creator(s) and author/creator affiliation(s): Smithsonian Institute
Author/creator tags: museum
Editor(s):
Editor tags:
Publisher name: (include hyperlink) Smithsonian Institute
Primary publisher type: museum
Resource attribute tags: lesson plans, audio, video, slideshows
Accessibility:
Copyright: N.D. All right reserved except where otherwise noted
Additional notes:
15.
Area(s) of study: Anthropology Minor
Relevant course(s)(if applicable): ANTH 1050 Intro to Anthropology, ANTH 3210 Cultures of African People, ANTH 3220 Peoples and Cultures of Native North America, ANTH 3260 World Cultures and Peoples, ANTH 3920 Essentials of Archaeology, ANTH 4210 Cultural Anthropology, ANTH 4240 Medical Anthropology, ANTH 4250 Ethnomedicines of the Americas, ANTH 4260 Topics in Cultural Anthropology
Resource type: textbook
Resource title (include hyperlink to resource itself): Introduction to Anthropology
Author/creator(s) and author/creator affiliation(s): Jennifer Hasty, University of Pennsylvania; David G. Lewis, Oregon State University; Marjorie M. Snipes, University of West Georgia
Author/creator tags: faculty member, related terminal degree, professional practitioner
Editor(s):
Editor tags:
Publisher name: (include hyperlink) OpenStax
Primary publisher type: open textbook publisher
Resource attribute tags: LMS content, instructor-only content
Accessibility: WCAG 2.0
Copyright: 2022 CC BY 4.0
Additional notes:
16.
Area(s) of study: Anthropology Minor
Relevant course(s)(if applicable): ANTH 1050 Intro to Anthropology, ANTH 3210 Cultures of African People, ANTH 3220 Peoples and Cultures of Native North America, ANTH 3260 World Cultures and Peoples, ANTH 4210 Cultural Anthropology, ANTH 4240 Medical Anthropology, ANTH 4260 Topics in Cultural Anthropology
Resource type: textbook
Resource title (include hyperlink to resource itself): Beliefs: An Open Invitation to the Anthropology of Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion
Author/creator(s) and author/creator affiliation(s): Amanda Zunner-Keating, Madlen Avetyan, Ben Shepard
Author/creator tags: related terminal degree, related advanced degree, faculty member, professional practitioner
Editor(s): numerous listed
Editor tags:
Publisher name: (include hyperlink) LibreTexts
Primary publisher type: open textbook publisher, government/state publication
Resource attribute tags:
Accessibility: audio chapters, LMS content, instructor-only content
Copyright: 2023 CC BY
Additional notes: Access to a Canvas Shell for teacher resources
17.
Area(s) of study: Anthropology Minor
Relevant course(s)(if applicable): ANTH 1050 Intro to Anthropology, ANTH 3260 World Cultures and Peoples, ANTH 4210 Cultural Anthropology, ANTH 4260 Applied Anthropology
Resource type: textbook
Resource title (include hyperlink to resource itself): Speaking of Culture
Author/creator(s) and author/creator affiliation(s): Nolan Weil, Associate Professor at Utah State University
Author/creator tags: advanced degree, faculty member
Editor(s): n/a
Editor tags: n/a
Publisher name: (include hyperlink) Utah Education Network
Primary publisher type: government/state, open textbook publisher, academic/educational consortium
Resource attribute tags: discussion prompts
Accessibility:
Copyright: 2018 CC BY NC
Additional notes:
18.
Area(s) of study: Anthropology Minor
Relevant course(s)(if applicable): ANTH 1050 Introduction to Anthropology, ANTH 2000 Ethnograpy Independent Study, ANTH 2990 Guided Reading in Anthropology, ANTH 3220 Peoples and Cultures of Native North America, ANTH 4240 Medical Anthropology, ANTH 4210 Cultural Anthropology, ANTH 4230 Ethnomedicines of the Americas, ANTH 4250 Environmental Anthropology and Native Peoples of the Great Plains, ANTH 4260 Topics in Cultural Anthropology, ANTH 4270 Decolonizing Native American Health
Resource type: website
Resource title (include hyperlink to resource itself): Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness
Author/creator(s) and author/creator affiliation(s): National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine
Author/creator tags: Government/state publication
Editor(s): n/a
Editor tags: n/a
Publisher name: (include hyperlink) National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine
Primary publisher type: Government/state publication
Resource attribute tags: videos, lesson plans, online activities, suggested readings
Accessibility:
Copyright: 2015
Additional notes:
19.
Area(s) of study: Anthropology Minor
Relevant course(s)(if applicable): ANTH 1050 Introduction to Anthropology, ANTH 2000 Ethnograpy Independent Study, ANTH 3210 Cultures of African People, ANTH 4210 Cultural Anthropology, ANTH 3910 Introduction to Physical Anthropology, ANTH 3920 Essentials of Archaeology, ANTH 3220 Peoples and Cultures of Native North America, ANTH 4240 Medical Anthropology, ANTH 3260 World Cultures and Peoples, 4220 North American Archaeology, ANTH 4260 Topics in Cultural Anthropology
Resource type: podcast
Resource title (include hyperlink to resource itself): The Dirt
Author/creator(s) and author/creator affiliation(s): Anna Goldfield, Ph.D in Archaeology, Amber Zambelli, Masters in Near East Studies
Author/creator tags: related terminal degree, related advanced degree
Editor(s): n/a
Editor tags: n/a
Publisher name: (include hyperlink) independently published
Primary publisher type: n/a
Resource attribute tags: Audio content, video
Accessibility: Transcripts available
Copyright: 2018-2024
Additional notes: Part of the American Anthropological Association Podcast Library.
In their section for Educators, podcasts are arranged by topics including archaeology, ancient civilizations, human evolution, gender & sexuality, and episodes with other professional anthropologists.
20.
Area(s) of study: Anthropology Minor
Relevant course(s)(if applicable): ANTH 1050 Introduction to Anthropology, ANTH 2000 Ethnograpy Independent Study, ANTH 3210 Cultures of African People, ANTH 3220 Peoples and Cultures of Native North America, ANTH 3260 World Cultures and Peoples, ANTH 3910 Introduction to Physical Anthropology, ANTH 3920 Essentials of Archaeology, ANTH 4210 Cultural Anthropology, 4220 North American Archaeology, ANTH 4230 Ethnomedicines of the Americas, ANTH 4240 Medical Anthropology, ANTH 4260 Topics in Cultural Anthropology
Resource type: podcast
Resource title (include hyperlink to resource itself): This Anthro Life
Author/creator(s) and author/creator affiliation(s): Adam Gamwell, Ph.D in Anthropology
Author/creator tags: related terminal degree, professional practioner
Editor(s): n/a
Editor tags: n/a
Publisher name: (include hyperlink)
Primary publisher type:
Resource attribute tags: audio content, video
Accessibility: Transcripts available on website
Copyright: 2014-2024
Additional notes:
21.
Area(s) of study: Anthropology Minor
Relevant course(s)(if applicable): ANTH 3220 Peoples and Cultures of Native North America, ANTH 4250 Environmental Anthropology and Native Peoples of the Great Plains, ANTH 4260 Topics in Cultural Anthropology
Resource type: video
Resource title (include hyperlink to resource itself): Native Leaders
Author/creator(s) and author/creator affiliation(s): Nebraska Public Media
Author/creator tags: educational nonprofit
Editor(s): n/a
Editor tags: n/a
Publisher name: (include hyperlink) Nebraska Public Media
Primary publisher type: educational nonprofit
Resource attribute tags: video
Accessibility: Transcript available
Copyright: April 8, 2022
Additional notes: 3 stories: first Native American doctor, repatriation of Pawnee land in Nebraska, Standing Bear memorial and court case