161. Introduction to Biological Anthropology. (4). (NS). (BS).
The first unit of this course will use evolutionary theory
to explore human genetics and cellular biology. The second unit
will focus on primate behavior, speciation, and morphological
adaptation. We will review the fossil evidence for human evolution
to ask questions, such as: What was the fate of the Neanderthals?
The third unit will use evolutionary theory to understand the
behavior of modern humans, including sexual selection, mate choice, and culture. Three in-class exams, no final. Extra credit option.
Cost:2 WL:1
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361. Biology, Society, and Culture. Sophomore standing. (3). (NS). (BS).
What is the relationship between race and biological evolution, biological evolution and culture, and culture and race? What is
culture and how did it evolve? How did culture shape human evolution?
Did extinct fossil races like Neandertals have culture? Was there
a Human Revolution? What is the impact of technology
on human biology, now and in the past? How is the human symbolic
system used to construct racial groups in cultures around the
world? Are these races real biological entities? Do they
have any intrinsic differences in intelligence, as some recent
publications suggest? What is the relationship between racial
groups, health, and diseases such as sickle-cell anemia and AIDS?
Anthropology is a comparative and holistic science that has such
multidisciplinary issues at its core. This course examines these
and related questions as critical to an understanding of the evolutionary
basis of culture and the biological attributes and implications
of cultural constructs like race. Grades will be based on two
short essays and a take-home exam. (Caspari)
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364. Nutrition and Evolution. Sophomore standing. (4). (NS). (BS).
Examines: (1) the physiology of nutrient utilization from carbohydrates
to fats and proteins; (2) the role of diet on the evolution of the digestive system and brain size of non-human and human primates;
(3) the archaeological evidence about the evolutionary roots of
human diet; (4) the ecological basis of the hunter-gatherer's
diet; (5) the dietary habits of western-style societies; (6) cultural
variability and dietary preferences; (7) cannibalism; (8) lactose
intolerance; and (9) accommodation to dietary restriction during
development and adulthood. The course involves hands-on experience
in measurements of nutritional status that includes anthropometric
measurements of body size and body composition, metabolic rate, etc. (Frisancho)
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368/Psych. 437. Primate Social Behavior I. (4). (NS). (BS).
An introductory course that will familiarize students with the primate order. The major focus of the course will be the behavior
of prosimians, monkeys, and apes in the wild. Special attention
will be given to primate ecology and long-term field studies.
Social organization, kinship systems, sexual behavior, vocal communication, competition, and other topics will be described and analyzed from the perspective of modern evolutionary theory. This course can
be taken on its own, and serves as an introduction to Anthropology
369 (Primate Social Relationships) and 568 (Primate Behavioral
Ecology). Three lecture hours, and one discussion weekly. Two
midterms, a term paper, and a final exam. WL:1
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398. Honors in Biological Anthropology. Senior standing and permission of instructor. (3). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). May be elected for credit twice.
Seniors who choose to enter the Honors program undertake a
senior project under the supervision of a member of the faculty.
Most often this takes the form of an original paper of greater
scope than is possible in an ordinary term paper, and it gives the student experience in conducting and writing up his or her
own research. Students who are interested in joining the senior
Honors program should consult with the departmental Honors advisor
for biological anthropology, Frank Livingstone. Previous participation
in the college Honors program is not a prerequisite for joining the senior Honors program.
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451. Molecular Anthropology Lab. Biol. Anthro. 450 and permission of instructor. (3). (Excl).
This is a laboratory course where students will learn and employ
some of the basic methodologies for collecting molecular genetic
data. Methods include DNA extraction, PCR, electrophoresis, RFLP
analyses, analysis of STR polymorphisms, and DNA sequencing. Class
projects will include the collection and analysis of data. Lab
fee: $50 (Merriwether)
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463. Research Strategies in Human Biology. Senior standing, and/or any 300-level course in biological anthropology. (3). (Excl).
Evaluation of the various research strategies, methods, and techniques used in the study of contemporary human variability.
The course includes use of non-invasive field techniques for measuring
body composition, cardio-respiratory function, and energy expenditure throughout the life cycle. Students will develop individual projects
and present them during class. This course involves hands-on experience.
(Frisancho)
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471. Undergraduate Reading and Research in Anthropology. Permission of instructor. (1-3). (Excl). A maximum of 3 credits of independent reading may be included in a concentration plan in anthropology. (INDEPENDENT). May be elected for a total of 6 credits.
Laboratory training and work in the techniques used in various
aspects of research in biological anthropology.
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564. Hominid Origins. Biol. Anthro. 365 or 466. Primarily for biological anthropology concentrators. (4). (Excl). (BS).
This course is about the origin of the human species and the
life history of the earliest type of human – Australopithecus.
It examines the ancestry of the hominids, the various theories
of their origin, and aspects of australopithecine evolution such
as their locomotion, behavior, adaptations, and taxonomy. Emphasis
is placed on the application of evolutionary theory to species
origins and mode of evolution, the biomechanical links of form
to function, and the importance of the discovery of stone tools.
The format includes lectures and a laboratory session. Evaluations
are based on a paper, final exam, and laboratory texts and assignments.
Prerequisite: Anthro. 365 or equivalent or more advanced class
in evolution. Cost:2
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Courses are arranged by groups: Introductory Courses, Ethnology-Regional
Courses, Ethnology-Theory/Method, Ethnology-Topical Courses, Linguistics, Archaeology, and Museum and Reading and Research Courses.
101. Introduction to Anthropology.
Primarily for first- and second-year students. No
credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in
222 or 426. (4). (SS). (This course meets the Race and Ethnicity
Requirement).
Section 001. This introductory course exposes and explores the structures of inquiry characteristic of anthropology and surveys the field's four subdisciplines (biological, archaeological, cultural, and linguistic anthropology), providing a first glimpse of the
field's overall context, history, present status, and importance.
The principal aim of the course is to help students develop a
coherent view of the essential concepts, structures, and intellectual
methods that typify the discipline. It stresses unifying principles that link the subdisciplines and thereby create anthropology's
comprehensive, holistic world view. It teaches students various
ways of learning and thinking about the world's many designs for
living in time and space. It prepares them to integrate and interpret
information, to evaluate conflicting claims about human nature
and diversity, and to think critically. Topics covered include: the nature of culture; human genetics, evolution and the fossil
record; the concept of race; primate (monkey and ape) behavior;
language and culture; systems of marriage, kinship and family
organization; sex and gender roles; economics, politics, and religion
in global perspective; the cultural dimension of economic development
and contemporary social change, and the emergence of a world system.
Required readings may include an introductory text and various
paperbacks. Lectures and discussion. Two objective exams (multiple
choice and true or false questions) cover the two halves of the
course. The second exam is given on the last day of class. There
is no final exam and no term paper. Section leaders require quizzes
and, perhaps, a short paper. Cost:2
WL:1,3,4 (Peters-Golden)
Section 150. Anthropology, from the Greek anthropos
(human) and logos (theory) is the scientific study of
humankind. This course will introduce students to the four major
subfields of anthropology: cultural anthropology, archaeology, linguistic anthropology, and biological anthropology. In the process, we will focus on how each of these subfields helps to explain the cultural, social, and physical aspects of human diversity.
The principal aim of the course is to help students develop a
coherent view of the essential concepts, structures, and intellectual
methods that typify the discipline. It stresses unifying principles that link the sub-disciplines and thereby create anthropology's
comprehensive, holistic world view. It teaches students various
ways of learning and thinking about the world's many designs for
living in time and space. It prepares them to integrate and interpret
information, to evaluate conflicting claims about human nature
and diversity, and to think critically. Topics covered include: the nature of culture; human genetics, evolution and the fossil
record; the concept of race; primate (monkey and ape) behavior;
language and culture; systems of marriage, kinship, and family
organization; sex and gender roles; economics, politics, and religion
in global perspective; the cultural dimension of economic development
and contemporary social change, and the emergence of a world system.
Required readings include an introductory text, course pack, and several short monographs. (Lansing)
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222. The Comparative Study of Cultures. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 101 or 426. Students with credit for Anthro. 101 should elect Anthro. 327. (4). (SS).
This course explores non-western and western societies and the methods, poetics, and politics of representing of cultural
difference and historical change. We will examine the significance
of conceptions of time and space, the role of fieldwork and archives
in the formation of knowledge, the procedures that distinguish
between factual and fictional accounts, and the effects of power
in the formation of societies in the context of colonizing and globalizing processes. Our goal is to develop a historical anthropological
perspective that will enable us to appreciate the richness of
human diversity and the human potential for transformation. Our
texts will include anthropological and historical works, fiction, films, visual art, and travel accounts. Classes will involve lectures
and discussions. Course requirements include class participation
and presentations, quizzes, and several papers and/or take-home
examinations. Cost:3
WL:3 (Coronil)
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256(Biol. Anthro. 256)/NR&E 256. Culture, Adaptation, and Environment. (3). (Excl).
This course provides a wide-ranging introduction to the field
of ecological anthropology, focusing on issues related to the
management of common property. The main goal for the course is
to help students acquire an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of competing approaches to the question of the relationship
of ecology to the social world. On the natural science side, the
major approaches to be considered are behavioral and systems ecology.
From the social sciences, we will investigate the basic techniques
of social anthropology, as well as evolutionary game theory. Why
combine the social and natural sciences in a single course? Traditionally, social scientists study social systems, and natural scientists
study ecosystems. But many of the most important problems in environmental
studies only come into focus when we are able to combine both
perspectives. This is particularly true of one of the most pressing
issues of our time – the management of common property (resources that are held in common and utilized by a social group). Today, the oceans are our common property, and the recent collapse of
many fisheries illustrate the dangers posed by over-exploitation, the so-called "tragedy of the commons." To investigate
systems of common property, we need to know something about how they function as ecosystems, as well as how societies relate to them. In this course, we will explore systems of common property
utilized by a wide range of societies, including Native American
salmon fishermen, African nomads, and Asian rice farmers. (Lansing)
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286. Food in Human Affairs. (4). (SS).
The course will survey the domestication of plants and animals
world-wide. It will examine the cultural and ecological contexts
for the domestication of each and the genetic and anatomical consequences
as they were selected to become productive food staples. The history
of domesticated plants and animals will be explored including their introduction and the sociocultural consequences of new plants
and animals in the diet of people around the world. The economic
and political consequences of food problems will be discussed
– ranging from maize in the New Word to the Irish potato blight, population increases in China and Africa, and the consequences
of global change on the food supply. There will be several textbooks
and a course pack. In the lecture there will be a midterm and final. In discussion there will be quizzes and research reports
to prepare (2-4 pages in length) about different plants and animals.
Cost:1 WL:1
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298. Topics in Cultural
Anthropology. (3). (SS). May be repeated for a total
of 12 credits.
Section 001 – Introduction to Cultural Studies. Cultural
studies is an emerging field in which scholars trained variously
in cultural anthropology, literature, media studies, history, and sociology converge to explore the relationship between cultural, political, and economic processes in people's everyday experiences.
Particular emphasis is given to the ways in which dominant institutions
such as schools, the mass media, and the police try to shape people's
attitudes and actions, and the varied ways in which people respond.
We will examine the main theoretical perspectives and research
techniques that have been developed.
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Ethnology-Regional Courses
315. Native American Peoples of North America. (4). (SS).
Native American communities, often deeply rooted in traditional
places and voices – despite relocations and losses of native
languages – all involve strong family ties and histories of local
and regional power struggles. In this course, we look at cross
cultural dynamics and tribal identities in political encounters
between Native American peoples and various others: developers, environmentalists, educators, other governmental authorities, poets, and social scientists, to name a few. Key issues include
land rights, family relations, alcoholism, and freedom of religion.
We also look at contemporary Native American fiction, non-fiction, and film documentaries as cultural forces which challenge others'
constructions of who Native American peoples are. A recurrent
question: what are the limits and possibilities of self-definition
for Native American peoples, in what circumstances? WL:1
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319. Latin American Society and Culture. (4). (SS).
In this course we will examine the cultures and societies of
contemporary Latin America both as they exist "at home"
and as they have come to be redefined in this "other America."
We will do this with an eye to appreciating the particularities
of local cultures while searching out the shared themes and histories
which in some ways unify them. Some of the themes we will cover
are indigenous societies, religion, colonialism, economic development, agrarian reform and the state, race and ethnicity, language, and the politics of identity. This year we will focus primarily on
two of the many and diverse regions of Latin America: Mexico and the Caribbean. Students will be expected to keep up with the reading, which will be heavy at times, to participate actively in class
discussions, and to do independent research for a final project.
Cost:3 -4 WL:4 (Frye)
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402. Chinese Society and Cultures. Anthro. 101 or 222, or any China course.
(3). (Excl).
Section 001 – Family and Gender in China. Studying family
structure is one of the most effective ways to investigate Chinese
culture and society. This seminar uses the rich literature on
Chinese families to explore social transformation in twentieth-century
China. It examines the processes of political revolution, economic
modernization, and cultural innovation that have revolutionized
family structure and gender relations in China, Taiwan, and Hong
Kong. We will identify some of the historical processes in which
gendered power relations within families have shaped the states
and economies of these societies, and explore the history of Chinese
feminisms and their articulation with international feminist movements.
Assignments include active class participation, a class presentation, a short topical paper, and a final research paper. (Mueggler)
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403. Japanese Society and Culture. Anthro. 101, 222, or any Japan course. (4). (Excl).
Many Americans imagine Japan as the mirror-image of the United
States; that is, as the other way around. When did this perception
become part of our "folk knowledge" about Japan, and how has it informed the representation of Japan in the scholarly
literature and the mass media alike? In addition to exploring the various images that "outsiders" have of Japan and the Japanese, we will look at images of Japan created by Japanese
peoples. Although the class deals primarily with post-1945 and post-Occupation Japan, we will trace the history of different
social institutions that have a major role today in the everyday
lives of Japanese, such as neighborhood organizations, the educational
system, the entertainment industry, marriage, medicine, religion, and so forth. Popular culture, environmental pollution, sexualities, young adults, and race and ethnicity are also key subjects of
discussion. Readings are augmented by slides and films. (Robertson)
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414/CAAS 444. Introduction to Caribbean Societies and Cultures, I. Junior standing. (3). (Excl).
This course provides an introduction to the peoples and cultures
of the Caribbean. Topics covered include: the historical origins
of the social structure and social organization of contemporary
Caribbean states; family and kinship; religion, race, class, ethnicity, and national identity; Caribbean immigration; politics and policies
of socioeconomic change. The course is open to both anthropology
concentrators and non-concentrators. Films and videos on the Caribbean
will be shown when available. Requirements: four 3-5 page typewritten
papers, which ask students to synthesize reading and lecture materials; participation in class discussions;
regular class attendance. Cost:2
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416/Hist. 476. Latin America: The Colonial Period. (4). (SS).
See History 476. (Monteiro)
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Ethnology-Theory/Method
447. Culture, Racism, and Human Nature. Two courses in the social sciences. (3). (Excl).
This course examines the possible origins of culture to understand the unique behavior and historical development of Homo sapiens
and traces the salient features of human history and contemporary
modernity to discuss and explain the nature of humans. The understanding
of the nature of humans and their development will enable the
students to comprehend, explain and resolve racism, part of a
pan-human phenomenon. Is racism fundamental to the character of
human culture? The course will suggest that many of our modern
social problems have a common generation – the nature of human
culture. That would suggest that the solutions will require a
social transformation in the character of human culture. These
examinations of human culture will require us to return to the
discussions of Leslie White (culture is autonomous) and Alfred
Kroeber (culture is superorganic) to determine the possibilities
of social transformations that contemporary society may require.
Cost:3 WL:3
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Ethnology-Topical Courses
333. Non-Western Legal Systems, I. Sophomore standing. (3). (SS).
The nature, function, and development of law. Law and society.
Problems of social control: why is law obeyed in societies without
courts and in societies with courts. Dispute settlement procedures
and the judicial process; civil and criminal law; principles of
liability for legal wrongs; women, class and community; the impact
of Western law on customary, tribal, or aboriginal law. Case studies
from Africa, Middle East, Asia, Europe, the Americas. A good introduction
to comparative law from an anthropological perspective. Requirements:
four 3-5 page papers, or three 6-8 page student papers. Lecture/discussion
format. Cost:2
WL:2 (Owusu)
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356. Topics in Ethnology.
Anthro. 101. (3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total
of six credits.
Section 001 – Cuba and Its Diaspora. This course examines
Cuban history, literature, and culture since the Revolution both
on the island and in the United States diaspora. In political
and cultural essays, in personal narratives, in fiction, poetry, drama, visual artworks, and film, we will seek a comprehensive
and diverse view of how Cubans and Cuban-Americans understand their situation as people of the same nation divided for thirty-five
years by an iron wall of political differences. Topics to be considered
include Afrocuban culture, changing gender conceptions, everyday
life under communism, and the construction of exile identity.
We will read works by Alejo Carpentier, Fidel Castro, Roberto
Fernandez Retamar, Louis Perez, Oscar Hijuelos, Reinaldo Arenas, Lourdes Casal, Nancy Morejon, Coco Fusco, Margaret Randall, and Cristina Garcia, among others. There are no prerequisites for this course. Students will be expected to participate actively
in class discussions and to do independent research for a final
essay. (Behar)
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425. Evolution of War and Peace in Unstratified Societies. One course in anthropology. (3). (Excl).
This course explores the origins of war and the early evolutionary
development of war alliance and peace-making. It examines the
conditions under which warfare is initiated in sociocultural contexts
where it did not previously exist and elucidates the origin of
war in that sense. The course begins with a delineation of the
distinctive characteristics of peaceful (or warless) societies that represent both a prior sociocultural disposition and the
context in which primal warfare arises and takes shape. Consideration
of peaceful societies illuminates certain key features of the
transition from warlessness to warfare and provides a basis for
identifying transitional cases. These sociocultural systems exemplify the causes, conduct, and consequences of nascent and early warfare.
The subsequent co-evolution of war and pre-state societies is
traced, including the development of alliance and peacemaking.
Format: lecture and discussion. Requirements: substantial term
paper and presentation. Cost:2
WL:2 (Kelly)
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451/CAAS 459. African-American Religion. One introductory course in the social sciences. (3). (Excl).
This course will examine the nature of religion in the lives
of humans, within the framework of culture, and as a pervasive
social institution. It will focus on the special case of the intensive
and involved character of religion in the history and the lives
of African-Americans. These special uses of religion create special
problems. We will analyze those problems. The course is open to
all students, and it requires no special background or preparation.
There will be two examinations and two short written assignments.
Class participation and attendance are required. The course objectives
are to: (1) introduce the subject of religion as a social institution, as a pervasive component of culture, and as a contemporary adjustment
and adaptation to peculiar social problems; (2) demonstrate how
an anthropological analysis can be used to understand religion
in contemporary society; (3) develop skills in critical thinking
and analysis; (4) present the relationship between culture, institutions, religion, subculture, and the nature of man (humans); and (5)
enable students to understand the religious institutions of humans
generally and African-Americans specifically. Cost:3
WL:3 (Williams)
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455/WS 455. Feminist Theory and Gender Studies in Anthropology. Junior standing. (3). (Excl).
How are gender and power related? What does gender have to
do with racial, sexual, or national identities? This course shows that feminist anthropology offers an important perspective for
analyzing gender as an integral part of the organization and representation
of social life. It examines the conditions within which women
and men act, and focuses on how gender is historically constructed
and embedded within institutions and beliefs in different social
strata and cultures. It relates feminist anthropology to issues
of contemporary concern and to problems addressed by other disciplines.
The class will combine lecture, discussion, and student presentation.
It will draw on a variety of theoretical, ethnographic, biographical, and visual materials. Students will write several short commentaries
on readings and a final paper. (Skurski)
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458. Topics in Cultural
Anthropology. Permission of instructor. (3). (Excl).
May be repeated once for a total of 6 credits.
Section 002 – Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology.
This course is designed to serve as a useful, practical introduction
to the variety of research methods – both qualitative and quantitative
– that are employed in anthropological research, with special
emphasis accorded to foreign community-level fieldwork and to the problems and pitfalls of actually employing these various
methods under fieldwork conditions. In readings and class discussions, we will focus on such issues as defining a research problem and formulating an ensemble of research strategies with which to attack
it; the strengths and limitations of various research methods; the triumphs and tragedies of others' fieldwork experiences and what we might learn from them; and research ethics. Students will
acquire hands-on experience in applying these methods in class
research projects, and students who are either planning or already
engaged in anthropological research projects will be offered the
opportunity to discuss their projects with the class. (Fleisher)
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Linguistics
472/Ling. 409. Language and Culture. (3). (HU).
Language and culture have often been described as mutually
reinforcing and constraining systems of meaningful coherence.
This course will explore not only parallels, but also tensions
between linguistic and sociocultural forms and practices. Readings
will probe, among other things, how language informs cultural
categories (such as time and space, agency and affect), and how
participants frame verbal communication (as ritual or "everyday,"
engaged or ironic). We will devote particular attention to assumptions, in a variety of societies, about how comprehension and misunderstanding
work, and to ways in which such assumptions reproduce inclusion
or exclusion. (Lemon)
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474/Ling. 410. Language and Discrimination: Language as Social Statement. (3). (SS).
See Linguistics 410.
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576. Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology. Two courses in anthropology or biology. (3). (Excl).
This course is an intensive introduction to theoretical issues
in linguistics of special relevance to anthropologists, most of
whose primary interests are outside of language. Think of language
as a special kind of semiotic or cultural system. Our subject
matter, then, consists of ways of approaching its formal description
and the general issues (for the most part, about the nature of
culture) that are raised by those approaches. Several such issues
will continually crop up: (1) The nature of cultural patterning, its representation by members of a culture, and the means we use
to describe it; is it possible to understand cultural patterning
from the outside? How does our point of view change in the course
of analysis? (2) The possibility of cross-cultural comparison
and typology using culturally-meaningful (or "emic")
patterns as a basis; can general "laws of structure"
of cultural form be constructed from descriptions of particular
cultural systems? (3) Are there true universals of culture? If
universals do exist, what is their basis? Are they biologically
determined, determined by the nature of the cultural code, or
some combination of the two? What evidence is required to make
sense of the question? (4) What does it mean for individuals to
share a culture? Does "sharing a culture" require collective
representations? Are there any? (Mannheim)
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Archaeology
394. Undergraduate Seminar in Archaeology. Anthro. 282 and concentration in anthropology. (3). (Excl).
The Undergraduate Seminar in Archaeology is designed to familiarize
students with the intellectual history of American archaeology.
The students will read primary source material, learn about leading
pioneers of modern archaeology, and discuss issues that have shaped the direction of contemporary archaeology. Student will prepare
several short papers and a term paper. Grades will be determined
by seminar discussion and the papers. Cost:2
WL:3 (Ford)
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489. Maya and Central American Archaeology. (3). (SS).
This course emphasizes the cultural evolution of the ancient
Maya, whose civilization once extended from eastern Mexico through
Guatemala and Belize into El Salvador and Honduras. Stages of
development include hunters and gatherers, egalitarian villagers, emerging rank, and the state. Topics include religion, social
organization, architecture, political hierarchies, subsistence
strategies, settlement patterns, exchange systems, and hieroglyphic
writing. The last part of the class covers other tribes and chiefdoms that occupied lower Central America. The grade is based on a paper
(midterm) and on the in-class final exam. Cost:1
WL:4 (Marcus)
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Museum, Honors, Reading, Research, and Field Courses
398. Honors in Cultural
Anthropology. Permission of instructor. (3). (Excl).
(INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for a total of six credits with
permission of concentration advisor.
Section 001 – Honors Ethnology. This Honors course sequence
in cultural anthropology is designed for undergraduate anthropology
concentrators who are specializing in cultural anthropology and have applied for senior Honors in the Department of Anthropology.
This course is divided into two parts. In the Fall Term, the students
will meet once a week in seminar to read and discuss a selection
of significant monographs and papers in ethnology, and a selection
of writings on fieldwork methods and research strategies in ethnology.
This seminar provides background for the students to define their
own senior Honors thesis project. By the end of the term, the
students will have decided on a project, and begun preliminary
work on it. In consultation with the Honors advisor the student
may request any member of the Anthropology Department to serve
as a main thesis advisor or second reader. In the Winter Term, the students will convene periodically in seminar with the Honors
advisor to discuss their research projects and get feedback from the group, as well as staying in contact with the Honors advisor
and second reader. By the end of the term, each student should
have completed the research and write-up for their thesis so that they can make a formal summary presentation of it for the group.
Original field research or library work may be used for Honors
projects. (Mueggler)
Section 002 – Honors Archaeology. This Honors course
sequence in archaeology is designed for undergraduate anthropology
concentrators who are specializing in archaeology and who have
applied for senior Honors in the Department of Anthropology. In
398, the students will meet in seminar to discuss the construction
of analytical models appropriate for archaeology and to analyze
methods for solving problems. This seminar provides the intellectual
and historical background to enable a senior Honors thesis. In
399, students work on an original thesis topic. A student, in
consultation with the Honors advisor, may request any Department
of Anthropology faculty member to serve as a thesis advisor. Periodically
students convene to discuss their research progress. At the end
of the term, each student completes a written Honors thesis and presents a seminar summarizing it. Original field research, library
sources, or collections in the Museum of Anthropology may be used
for Honors projects. Prior excavation or archaeological laboratory
experience is not required for participation. (Ford)
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499. Undergraduate Reading and Research in Anthropology. Permission of instructor. (1-3). (Excl). A maximum of 3 credits of independent reading may be included in a concentration plan in anthropology. (INDEPENDENT). May be elected for a total of 6 hours credit.
Independent reading and research under the direction of a faculty
member. Ordinarily available only to students with background
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