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FA 2012
Anthropology, Cultural
ANTHRCUL
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First Year Seminar in Anthropology
Section
002
Khipu, Cloth, and Chronicles: A History of Information in the Andes
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Course Note:
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A small seminar designed to introduce entering students to the discipline of Anthropology, its history, and to the concept of "culture," which is at the heart of anthropological research methods and theories. Students will develop analytical and intellectual skills that will help them understand and negotiate the complex world we live in, and to become familiar with the evolutionary processes responsible for humans in all their diversity.
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Credits:
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3
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Requirements & Distribution:
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SS
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Other:
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Theme, FYSem
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Advisory Prerequisites:
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Enrollment restricted to first-year students, including those with sophomore standing.
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Other Course Info:
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May not be included in an Anthropology concentration.
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Repeatability:
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May not be repeated for credit.
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Primary Instructor:
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Brezine,Carrie Jane
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(real time availability for all sections)
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When the Spanish landed on the coast of Peru in 1532, they encountered a
culture without wheels or writing. Even without these basic technologies,
the Inka empire was vast, well organized, and rich in textiles, stonework,
and gold. Khipus, an intricate textile-based record-keeping system, were
critical tools in Inka political and economic control. While learning what is known
about the history of the Inka empire and the early colonial period in the
Andes, this seminar explores questions such as: How can we “read”
history without texts? What are the advantages and disadvantages of
different record-keeping systems? What effect does medium have on the
organization of information? How many levels of translation are involved
when interpreting Spanish chronicles of the conquest and early colonial
period in the Andes? Students will be expected to consider and discuss not
only texts, but material culture, especially textiles. Course Requirements: No data submitted Intended Audience: No data submitted Class Format: No data submitted
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Course Syllabi
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Textbooks/Other Materials (data maintained by department in Wolverine Access)
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Note:
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We will read four of the 13 chapters in "Narrative Threads". The remaining chapters are all good background information relevant to the course. We will read almost all of D'Altroy's "The Incas", so you may wish to purchase it for convenience.
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ISBN: 0292755597
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Narrative of the Incas, Author: by Juan de Betanzos. Transl. and ed. by Roland Hamilton and Dana Buchanan from the Palma de Mallorca ms., Publisher: Univ. of Texas Pr. 2. paperba 1996
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Required
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ISBN: 9780521197793
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A history of the Khipu, Author: Galen Brokaw., Publisher: Cambridge University Press 2010
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Required
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ISBN: 0292769032
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Narrative threads : accounting and recounting in Andean Khipu, Author: ed. by Jeffrey Quilter and Gary Urton., Publisher: Univ. of Texas Pr. 1. ed. 2002
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Optional
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ISBN: 0631176772
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The Incas, Author: Terence N. D'Altroy., Publisher: Blackwell [Pbk. ed.] 2003
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Optional
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Other Textbook Editions OK.
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ISBN: 087081821X
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An Inca account of the Conquest of Peru, Author: by Titu Cusi Yupanqui ; translated, introduced, and annotated by Ralph Bauer., Publisher: University Press of Colorado 2005
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Required
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