ANTHRO 328      Body and Society
Body and Society is an interdisciplinary and comparative approach to the study of the body as the subject and object of social processes. Interdisciplinary approaches to topics such as meaning, ritual, performance, and practice will provide a framework for classical as well as contemporary explorations of bodily representation and experiences across a variety of cultural contexts.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTHRO 329      The Imagery Of The American Indian In Film
This course will trace the imagery of the American Indian used by film makers through the years and how this has played a role in reinforcing certain inaccurate perceptions of American Indian cultural, social, and economic life. The course examines the sociological implications created by persistently showing misrepresented images of American Indians. The goal is to measure and compare the reality of American Indian life (values, traditions, and beliefs) with the images created by film makers from the early years of the 20th century to the present.
Credits: 1 hours
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ANTHRO 331      Urban Anthropology
A course designed to apply anthropological methods to the study of various urban environments. The approach to the subject is comparative, seeking to spell out those features of the urban setting which vary from culture to culture as well as those which are common to all.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTHRO 339      American Indian Leaders: Past And Present
This course will examine the definition of leadership as it relates to American Indian issues. Consideration will be given to the nuances of leadership by examining the social, cultural, economic, and political situations that gave cause for particular individuals to assume roles of leadership. The course will compare and contrast the notions of leadership within American Indian ranks with those practiced by non-indian leaders. It will trace the evolving nature of leadership within tribal nations and American Indian communitites from past to present, as well as looking at indian leadership roles in time of war and peace. Lives of the major characters of American Indian historical record will be reviewed, such as Geronimo, Crazy horse, Sitting Bull, Osceola, Tecumseh, Pontiac, Black Hawk, Quannah Parker, and Captain Jack. Alsoc cross listed as SOCIOL 326
Credits: 1 hours
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ANTHRO 340R      Social Change
Examines the key dimensions that bring about change in societies, including revolutions and evolutionary processes. Attention is given to the global context of social change, as well as the role of social actors and social movements.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTHRO 341R      The Anthropology Of Economic Institutions
Examines in a comparative perspective the social, cultural and political framework of economic activities. Emphasis is placed on socioeconomic systems and the contradictions they generate.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTHRO 343      Societies And Cultures Of Latin America
A survey of emerging cultures and societies in Latin America; pre-history and geography; the Mayan, the Aztec and Incan civilizations; contemporary Indian, peasant and urban subcultures; the impact of forces such as migration, urbanization, peasant mobilization, and agrarian reform.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTHRO 347      The American Indian Image: Stereotype Vs. Reality
This class will take a historical, sociological, and cultural approach to review how society at large views American Indians. The course will trace the origin and continued use of American Indian stereotyped views, and assess the socialogical and psychological complications that result when judging indians solely on stereotyped imagery. The course will review the historical content of American Indian life as portrayed in early plays, films, and newspaper accounts and compare these stereotyped images with the reality of American Indian life by providing a depiction of a series of historical events that will offer a more balanced and accurate consideration for American Indian life past and present. Also cross listed as SOCIOL 324.
Credits: 1 hours
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ANTHRO 348      Latin American Immigrants & Refugees in the U.S.
The course is an introduction to the study of the culture and societies of U.S. citizens and immigrants of Latin American heritage living in the U.S. The course emphasizes recent anthropological as well as historical and cultural studies. Topics covered: ethnohistory, kinship, labor, intergenerational relations, gender transnationalism and immigration and cultural diffusion over successive generations.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTHRO 373      Anthropology of Religion
This course explores the ways anthropologist have gone about studying religion from the opening decades of the 20th century to present. The course introduces students to the diversity of human religious expression and experience through anthropological literature and to the diversity of anthropological expression especially as it has been revealed in social scientific studies of religious life. The course is designed to generate a critical dialogue about the special role that religion has played in the ongoing anthropological engagement with "other" societies and cultures over time.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTHRO 374      Anthropology of Childhood
This course explores how children's lives are shaped by cultural, economic, and political forces and relations. Drawing upon a range of case studies and disciplinary perspectives it will consider how and why children emerge as sites of contestation and debate, and it will examine the various ways in which the category and experience of childhood unfold in different socio-historical contexts. The main objective of the course is to better understand the social construction of childhood and use the study of childhood as a privileged window for exploring the articulation of cultural, economic and political relations within the context of contemporary global society.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTHRO 381      Archaeological Resources Management
This class examines contemporary issues managing archaeological resources. The class is intended for students seeking work in Cultural Resources Management (CRM); those already working CRM, or student anthropology, environmental studies, geology, geography, public administration and other fields likely to deal with archaeological and historical resources in a research or employment setting. This class does not require a background in archaeology.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTHRO 382      Archaeological Field Survey Methods
This class offers instruction in the basic skills required to conduct field surveys in archaeology and other geosciences disciplines. In the classroom, students learn about the development of archaeology as a scientific discipline and how to recognize some of the basic field data sought by archaeologists. Students learn about mapping and land navigation techniques. The field phase of instruction includes visits to archaeological sites in the region.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTHRO 383      Field School in Archaeology
This class offers students an opportunity to attend a field school in archaeology. Students will be taught how to: design archaeological research, set-up excavation, keep a wide range of excavation records, make maps and drawings, take photographs related to excavation problems, identify and receiver a broad spectrum of artifact and faunal remains, collect samples for specialized analysis and use a wide range of excavations tools. This course will also introduce students to recording and analyzing excavated materials in the archaeological laboratory.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTHRO 384      North American Prehistory
This class offers instruction in the archaeological survey of prehistoric North America from the Arctic to northern Mexico. The course outlines cultural developments within this region from the peopling of the Americas near the end of the last Ice Age to the arrival of Europeans over 10,000 years later. The diversification of Native American societies across this time span is examined in relation to social and environmental challenges, including the transformation of hunter-gatherer groups into chiefdoms and complex agricultural societies.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTHRO 385      Archaeology as Anthropology: The Development of Human Societies
This class examines the development of archaeology as a distinctive branch of anthropology, and archaeology?s role in a centuries-long debate about the causes of cultural variation and the development of human societies. This class examines how the Enlightenment, colonialism, the geological discovery of :Deep Time? and the Darwinian Revolution not only give rise to anthropology and archaeology, but launched an enduring debate about how and why we study cultural behavior.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTHRO 386      Introduction to Prehistoric and Classical Archaeology
An introduction to archaeological research methods that traces human origins and cultural development from the earliest fossil evidence to the threshold of written history and civilization. This class emphasizes the evolutionary and cultural developments that allowed our ancestors to colonize the continents and develop lifeways involving hunting and gathering, farming and urbanism.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTHRO 397      Independent Readings in Anthropology
Intensive readings in an area selected by the student with prior consultation with instructor.
Credits: 1-3 hours
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ANTHRO 414      Feminist Theories
This class introduces the major feminist theories and their primary authors over the last 200 years. The class takes both a historical view (beginning with two millenia of male-centered theories about women) and a conceptual approach (theories are grouped by common ground) and familiarizes the student with both the historical processes that necessitate feminist theories as well as with the breadth and depth of the historically and currently available scholarship.
Credits: 3 hours
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ANTHRO 441      Globalization and Development
Focuses on issues of economic development, social stratification, political institutions, and political mobilization in societies where colonialism provided the context for their long-term disadvantages in the international economic order. Specific attention is paid to the intersection of the international components that define the options and limits for societal development (e.g., market shifts, international institutions and contracts, foreign policies, and migration) and the distinct social, political and cultural implications of these factors for developing societies.
Credits: 3 hours
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