Illinois Valley Community College
Merri Mattison
Professor:
Sociology / Anthropology
"My life is my message" Gandhi
"I
shall pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do
or any act of kindness I can show to any human being, let me do it now, let me not defer or
neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again..."
Office D-315 Ext 281 (815-224-0281)
Spring '08 Office Hours
M/W 10-11 & 12-1,
Tu/Tr 12:30-1:30 & Tu 6-6:30, F 10-11 & by appointment
SPRING '08 syllabi
Intro to
Anthropology
Intro to Soc (MWF 9
am)
Intro to Soc (mwf
11 am )
Intro to Soc (night class)
Cultural Anthropology
Social Problems
Merri’s
summer '07 reading
I didn't get to as many books as I wanted but I did
other things instead here is the list anyway:
Static
Women who win: female athletes on being the best
I know this much to be true
The fountain at the center of the world
The female advantage
A lesson before dying
Material World
Eat Pray Love
Dreams from my Father
Geography from nowhere
Home from nowhere
The night watch
Past reads worthy of your time
The culture of fear
You
call this a Democracy
The end
of poverty in our time
Bowling
Alone
Reefer
Madness
Democracy vs. Capitalism
Two
Nations: Black &
White, Separate, Hostile, Unequal
With
Respect to Sex:
Negotiating Hijra Identity in S. India
Flying in Place
Riding the bus with my sister
Herland
A Door
Into Ocean
Looking
Backward
In your lifetime be sure to read:
The fifth sacred thing
The last time I wore a dress
The mother daughter revolution
Some
of my favorite quotes:
"Never doubt that a
small group of thoughtful, committed citizens
can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
Margaret
Mead, anthropologist
"We must be the change we wish to see in the world" Gandhi
“There will be demands upon your ability, upon your endurance, upon your disposition, upon your patience…just as fire tempers iron into fine steel so does adversity temper one's character into firmness, tolerance, and determination” - Senator Margaret Chase Smith LTC USAF reserve
"...I swear I will not dishonor my soul with hatred but offer myself humbly as a guardian of nature, as a healer of misery, as a messenger of wonder, as an architect of peace..." Diane Ackerman
"Acceptance is what we wish for ourselves and often deny others". Susan Taylor
My
Inner World
"He
who travels much comes to know more than he who lives long"
Associations / Memberships / Honors/ Activities
PADI certified SCUBA diver
Amnesty International Partner of Conscience
& IVCC AI student group faculty advisor
Illinois Valley Public Action to Deliver Shelter - Board of Directors
American Sociological Association
Cold War Veterans Association
Disabled American Veterans
Veterans for Peace
Who's Who among American Teachers 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007
IVCC Faculty Excellence Award 2007
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