In this episode we visit the Darling Downs region of Queensland with Kim de Rijke to learn about unconventional gas mining. In this episode we head to Chile with Sally Babidge to discuss the role of diminishing water resources in the community.ĭuring this week of the course, Gerhard Hoffstaedter takes us to Malaysia to learn more about the lives of refugees. This week we visit Cuba with Anna Cristina Pertierra and find out what refrigerators can tell us about a family's standing. Everywhere, the worst affected are children, women, and old people. Worldwide, close to 3 billion peoplehalf the world’s populationlive on less than 2 a day. In this episode we meet Diana Young, the director of the UQ Anthropology Museum, to learn about indigenous artifacts and begin work on our own museum project. There are still 1.2 billion people living in abject poverty on less than 1 a day65 percent of them in Asia and 25 percent in Africa, where most live on less than 60 cents a day. This week we explore the Northern Gulf Country of Australia with David Trigger and Richard Martin and discuss indigenous and non-indigenous relationships. In this episode, we introduce the concept of indigeneity and go into the field with Annie Ross to learn about cultural heritage. The 15 Global Challenges provide a framework to assess the global and local. This week's materials will zero in on Australia as well as migration and how it plays a role in creating multicultural societies. Additionally, hunger is the leading health problem. According to the Food Aid Foundation, 795 million people in the world are not receiving the proper amount of nutrients.

During the first week of the course, we spend some time introducing the course content and navigation, introducing ourselves and defining anthropology and what it means to be an anthropologist. George (JTG) School of Business invites nominations and applications for Assistant/Associate Professor of Economics. Malnutrition and Hunger: Malnutrition and hunger continue to be issues in developing countries, such as the Central African Republic, Chad and Yemen.

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