In the second year, doctoral students in Yale’s anthropology department take comprehensive exams. In preparation for these exams, students are asked to pick three or four subfields and generate readings lists. I post my reading lists here not because I think they’re complete – far from it! – but for other students to poach.
Globalization reading list
Gender reading list
Consumption reading list
Social theory/History of the discipline reading list
Anthropology of Japan reading list (as compiled by Dr. Bill Kelly)
Dr. Kelly has posted many previous exam questions.