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5.00 Credits
Lowe Anthropological study of colonial and postcolonial contexts of Island Southeast Asia. Emphasis on historical legacies, influence of world religions, formation of national and collective identities, revolution and national politics, and modernities. Offered: jointly with SISSE 314.
Prerequisite:
either one 200-level ANTH course, LING 203, or one SIS course
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5.00 Credits
Keyes Civilizations of Theravada Buddhist societies in Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos and in Vietnamese societies of Southeast Asia. Culture of tribal peoples who live on peripheries of these societies. Cultural transformations consequent upon the war in Indochina and resettlement of Indochinese refugees in United States. Offered: jointly with SISSE 315.
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5.00 Credits
Twentieth-century history and society of Indian subcontinent. Topics include nationalism, rural and urban life, popular culture, gender, and environmental politics. Offered: jointly with SISSA 316.
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5.00 Credits
Introduces the basic features of Tibetan society and culture, exploring how the global debate over Tibet’s past, present, and future relates to contemporary concerns in anthropology, through the examination of Tibetan history, social and political organization, religion, and other cultural themes in both traditional and contemporary contexts.
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3.00 Credits
Survey of cultures and peoples of Islamic Middle East and North Africa. First half of the course emphasizes the integration of peasant, urban, and nomadic societies in the traditional culture and economy; the second half concentrates on the transformation of the traditional life styles through the process of westernization and modernization.
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to the logic and basic techniques of modern game theory, and exemplary applications to understand behavioral variation and social interaction in humans and other species. Emphasizes non-mathematical representations of fundamental concepts and processes, with considerable use of computer-based exercises and experiments. Offered: jointly with BIOL 320.
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3.00 Credits
Anthropological approaches to religious experience and belief with emphasis on conceptual issues such as ritual, symbolism, identify, ecstatic experience, and revitalization movements in the context of globalization. Also addresses the diversity of religious expression in American culture and how that compares with other societies. Offered: jointly with RELIG 321.
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5.00 Credits
Death analyzed from a cross-cultural perspective. Topics include funerary practices, concepts of the soul and afterlife, cultural variations in grief, cemeteries as folk art, and medical and ethical issues in comparative context. American death practices compared to those of other cultures. Offered: jointly with RELIG 320.
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5.00 Credits
Introduces the complexities of issues surrounding human rights. Examines human rights concerns through critical analyses, taking into account legal, social, economic, and historical variables. Offered: jointly with LSJ 321.
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5.00 Credits
The role of religion in shaping personal and communal identity in a pluralistic society. Themes include current dimensions of American pluralism, effects of ethnicity, immigration, and electronic communication o building religious communities, and issues of conflict, violence, and reconciliation. Offered: jointly with RELIG 330.
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