AN 208 - Topics in Anthropology

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Colorado College

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Courses taught occasionally by visiting professors or by permanent faculty. Topics will vary from year to year. Block 1: Topics in Anthropology: Political Ecology of the. Surveys the geographic, historic and political diversity of Southwestern livelihoods and cultural strategies. Highlights the struggles and problem solving efforts of local-regional peoples in changing ecological and economic conditions. Uses political ecology as a framework and lens for understanding nature-society problems and solutions. Multi-day-off-campus field trip. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as Southwest Studies 301.) 1 unit - Perramond. Block 4: Topics in Anthropology: Language and Speech in American Society. This course surveys the various ways of speaking found in American society and explores the foundations for such linguistic diversity from the perspective of linguistic anthropology and sociolinguistics. A significant portion of the course will be spent understanding the sociocultural categories that influence language use, such as gender, ethnicity, and class and the ways in which these categories relate to language and speech in America. We will also pay special attention to language stereotypes and regional identities, non-verbal communication, institutional interactions, and the relationship between language and power. Hands-on field projects exploring language use will be a key component of the course. (Also listed as American Cultural Studies 200.) 1 unit - Haney. Block 4: Topics in Anthropology: Civilizational Collapse. Explores the histories, causes, and outcomes of two or more past cases of civilizational collapse, such as the lowland Maya in Central America and Mesa Verde in the American Southwest. We will discuss the roles of population pressure, warfare, environmental degradation, and internal cultural conflict in explaining past collapses and discuss whether there were tipping points at which disintegration became inevitable. We will use recent archaeological data and interpretations from the case studies to discover what they reveal about the collapse of past civilizations and consider what this teaches us as our own civilization confronts threats such as global climate change. 1 unit - Wilshusen.

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1.00

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Institution Website:

www.coloradocollege.edu

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(719) 389-6000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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