Planet of the Apes shown to portray anthropology topics like primatology
Texas A&M University-Kingsville’s (TAMUK) Anthropology Program and Anthropology Club partnered up to host a movie night March 23 at Manning Hall.
This event was hosted with the goal to recruit members and inform those in attendance about how to minor in Anthropology. It also allowed officers to showcase all they do and talk with students who want to join.
“Events like the film night are great opportunities for students from different majors and backgrounds to meet one another and to have fun thinking about the connections between Anthropology and the ‘real-world,’ in this case enjoying and laughing about Hollywood portrayals of anthropology topics like primatology,” Coordinator of Anthropology and Club Advisor Dr. Christine Robbins said.
This movie night was used as an outreach to help promote the Anthropology Program and Anthropology Club to recruit members for next fall. The movie showcased was “Planet of the Apes” 2011. This movie was chosen as it has relation to Anthropology as it showcases the activity of Apes in a controlled and free enviornment. There were eight individuals, officers and the club advisor, Dr. Robbins, in attendance.
“I loved movie night and I enjoyed the new perspective I had on the movie. Also, to know new information about primates and put them together in a movie, it gave me more insight and focus on it. I loved being around people who shared the same interest in it and [being] around members and officers was cool. We all have the same interest and we all shared it in that moment,” Social Media Outreach officer Melina Guerra said.
The College of Arts, Communications and Sciences offers a minor in Anthropology. To find out more about minoring in Anthropology contact your advisor or the Coordinator of Anthropology. The TAMUK Anthropology Club plans to become a recognized student organization in the fall, therefore, this semester, the officers are just conducting outreach events to get more students involved and informed.
“The movie night helped me get more of an insight about the Anthropology Program and Club by showing a movie where it’s possible to apply anthropology into and kind of acting as a good way to build some memories or bonds with other members by having a more fun and relaxing meeting. The movie night hasn’t really influenced my consideration into minoring in Anthropology as I’ve already been considering it,” Pre-Vet major Shelby Sewall said.
For more information, contact the Coordinator of Anthropology at (361) 593-4828 or christine.robbins@tamuk.edu or follow their social media (Instagram at tamukanthropologyclub and Facebook @TAMUKAnthropologyClub). The TAMUK Anthropology Club host meetings monthly on the second floor of Manning Hall.
