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Ethics in Anthropology. Gets very heavy into some of the important considerations for anyone thinking about a life in anthropology. Class was structured like a grad seminar, with each week the readings assigned to two people who lead the class discussion. Then for the big reads we had a formal debate with the class. There were four teams, broken up in two private debate sessions. You were assigned a side on the issue the day of the debate. All of this keeps you up on reading, and really really gets you invested in the topics. Also, some of the best case studies from the field. Favorites were:
The Fierce Controversy
http://www.amazon.com/Yanomami-Fierce-Controversy-California-Anthropology/dp/0520244044
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
http://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Catches-You-Fall-Down/dp/0374533407/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1343382480&sr=1-1&keywords=spirit+catches+you+and+you+fall+down
The Yale/Maccu Piccu Debate
http://lastdaysoftheincas.com/wordpress/peru-yale-machu-picchu-controversy-part-1
His more academic work Passage of Darkness: Ethnobiology of the Haitian Zombie is better for a number of reasons, but SatR is a much better read. If you're looking for another good in-depth discussion of research ethics I highly suggest http://www.amazon.com/Yanomami-Fierce-Controversy-California-Anthropology/dp/0520244044 about Napoleon Chagnon's extremely problematic work with the Yanomamo.