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3.00 Credits
In recent years the alarm has been sounded about the rapid destruction of the Amazon rain forest and the unknown consequences of the loss of perhaps one-third of the world's species; less attention has been paid to the extinction of systems of knowledge and survival developed over the millenia by the indigenous forest people, not the least of which is how to live sustainably in the complex ecosystem in a rich diversity of cultures. In this course, students will examine these cultures for what they can teach us, as well as the effects of colonization and "development"on the forest and its inhabitants. Prerequisite: ANT 101J. Cr 3.
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3.00 Credits
Interpretation of anthropological information for the public using video, audio, photos, and other digital media. Students will work individually or in teams to create products for museums, schools, online, or in other public venues. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Cr 3.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the interpretation of archaeological information for the public benefit. Topics to be covered include museum exhibits, collection management, federal and state legislation, ethics, site conservation database management, and GIS. Students will work in teams to produce a finished product for presentation during Archaeology Awareness Week. The course includes prehistoric excavation and a trip to two museums. Credit varies with specific substantial topics and project breadth. Prerequisite: ANT 103. Cr 2-6.
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Zooarchaeology, the study of animal remains from archaeological sites, provides information for archaeologists about human diet and subsistence practices through time. The course will offer the basic theoretical and methodological foundations of zooarchaeological analysis, focusing on the study of mammalian bones recovered from archaeological sites. The approach will be lab-oriented, with emphasis on learning techniques of analysis and on interpreting archaeological faunal assemblages. Credit will vary with the scope of the projects undertaken in a particular semester. Prerequisite: ANT 102K, ANT 103, or a course in archaeology.Cr 3-6.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to undertake detailed, indepth analysis of important topics and issues in such subfields of anthropology as sociocultural anthropology, biological anthropology and archaeology. Topics vary from semester to semester. Research papers are required. Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor. Cr 3.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on understanding, designing, and interpreting the visual environment through analysis of visual forms, hands-on exercises, and in-depth investigation of works in their cultural context. The course covers the power of images, the role of illusion, and the interpretation of visual forms in daily life. Students will learn how to analyze effective uses of color, shapes, and spatial relationships in examples such as street signs, fine art, meeting spaces, city planning, bar graphs, and photographs. Cr 3.
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Examination and discussion of the painting, sculpture, and architecture from prehistoric cultures to the late Middle Ages. The course emphasizes the relationship of the visual arts to social, political, religious, and cultural trends, and introduces students to various methods of art-historical interpretation. Prerequisite: Core Area "C." Preference given candidatesfor matriculation in the Department of Art, or those with permission of the instructor Cr 3.
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Examination and discussion of the painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Renaissance to the present. The course emphasizes the relationship of the visual arts to social, political, religious, and cultural trends and introduces students to various methods of art-historical interpretation. Prerequisite: Core Area "C." Preference given candidates formatriculation in the Department of Art, or those with permission of the instructor. Cr 3.
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3.00 Credits
The course covers global issues in art history. Major topic areas include a) how art conveys cultural values and biases, b) why foreign styles are adopted, c) why different values produce different forms. Prerequisite: Core Area "C." Cr 3.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the construction of gender and sexuality in Western visual arts from the late eighteenth century to the present. Students will analyze both the art and art criticism of the period, focusing on the work of female, feminist, and gay artists. Cr 3.
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