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3.00 Credits
NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. A History of Archaeological Thought is an intermediate level course intended to introduce students to the development of archaeological theory from the early nineteenth-century realization that the remote past could be reconstructed solely on the basis of the archaeological record to later developments, such as attempts to identify ethnic/linguistic groups exclusively from material remains. It will trace the emergence of archaeology as a subfield within anthropology and its continuing close interaction with broader de-velopments in anthropological theory. The course contrasts perspectives that emphasize internal social evolution and adaptation to local environmental settings with postmodern responses that stress multiple perspectives on a contingent past. Students will be introduced to different theoretical approaches to interpreting the archaeological record, such as cultural ecology, feminist or engendered archaeology, Marxist historical materialism, world systems theory, and so-called symbolic/cognitive archaeology. The suitability of these theoretical ap-proaches for interpreting the archaeological record will be critically examined. Prerequisite: 104 or 206 or permission of instructor. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: N/O Unit: 1.0
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NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. This course explores the complex history, politics, and cultures of the region that includes Mexico, Guatema-la, El Salvador, Honduras, Belize, and Nicaragua. Critically examining diverse scholarship, we will examine ancient, colonial, and ?post-colonial? Mesoamerican civilizations, and their continuing influence on North American society. Topics include: the legacies of pre-Hispanic civilizations; colonization and conflict; indigenous identity and activism; political-economic changes; ethnicity and gender; and transnational flows of people, commodities, and ideas. Special attention is given to the Maya Area and to recent political and cultural activism in Chia-pas, Guatemala, and Mesoamerican enclaves in North America. Lectures, readings, and discussions will draw parallels to other parts of the world . Prerequisite: None Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: N/O Unit: 1.0
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Ruf An exploration of anthropological research and writing through the analytical and practical study of ?fieldwork? and ?ethnography.? Ex-amines a variety of anthropological research methods and genres of representation paying particular attention to questions of knowledge, location, evidence, ethics, power, translation, experience, and the way theoretical problems can be framed in terms of ethnographic re-search. Students will be asked to apply critical knowledge in a fieldwork project of their own desi gn. Prerequisite: 301 or two 200-level units in anthropology, economics, history, political science, or sociology, or permission of the instructor. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Spring Unit: 1.
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3.00 Credits
Karakasidou This course introduces students to contemporary anthropology by tracing its historical development and its specific application in ethno-graphic writing. It examines the social context in which each selected model or ?paradigm? took hold and the extent of cognitive sharing, by either intellectual borrowing or breakthrough. The development of contemporary theory will be examined both as internal to the discipline and as a response to changing intellectual climates and social milieu. The course will focus on each theory in action, as the theoretical principles and methods apply to ethnographic case studies . Prerequisite: Two 200-level units in anthropology, economics, history, political science, or sociology, or permission of the instructor. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. This seminar explores ethnographic film as a genre for representing ?reality,? anthropological knowledge and cultural lives. We will examine how ethnographic film emerged in a particular intellectual and political economic context as well as how subsequent conceptual and formal innovations have shaped the genre. We will also consider social responses to ethnographic film in terms of: the contexts for producing and circulating these works; the ethical and political concerns raised by cross-cultural representation; and the development of indigenous media and other practices in conversation with ethnographic film. Throughout the course, we will si-tuate ethnographic film within the larger project for representing ?culture,? addressing the status of ethnographic film in relation to other documentary practices, including written ethnography, museum exhibitions and documentary fi lm. Prerequisite: 301 or two 200-level units in anthropology, cinema and media studies, economics, history, political science, or sociology or permission of the instructor. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: N/O Unit: 1
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3.00 Credits
Van Arsdale This seminar will provide an anthropological perspective on the intersection between human biology and society in three related topics. The first unit will focus on human genetic diversity and the increasing use of genetic information in society. Included in this unit will be dis-cussions of genetic ancestry testing and the construction of identity. The second unit will examine in more detail the genetic basis of phe-notypic traits and disease, exploring what our genes can reveal about us while also considering the problems of biological determinism. The final unit will extend the understanding of human biological variation by looking at the relationship between humans and our environ-ment, how our environment changed throughout prehistory and contemporary times, and what role the environment plays in shaping hu-man variation. Prerequisite: ANTH 204, ANTH 214, or permission of the instructor Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
Kohl This seminar critically examines the use of prehistory and antiquity for the construction of accounts of national origins, historical claims to specific territories, or the biased assessment of specific peoples. The course begins with an examination of the phenomenon of national-ism and the historically recent emergence of contemporary nation-states. It then proceeds comparatively, selectively examining politically motivated appropriations of the remote past that either were popular earlier in this century or have ongoing relevance for some of the eth-nic conflicts raging throughout the world today. The course will attempt to develop criteria for distinguishing credible and acceptable recon-structions of the past from those that are unbelievable and/or dangerous. Prerequisite: One 200-level unit in anthropology, economics, political science, sociology, or permission of the instructor. Distribution: Historical Studies or Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. This course discusses traditional subsistence economies (e.g., irrigation agriculture, pastoral nomadism) and tribal forms of social organization and analyzes their transform with the emergence of independent territorial nation-states and the advent of oil wealth during the twentieth century. The course considers different sects and expressions of Islam in specific countries and dis-cusses kinship structures and family relationships, including the varying roles of women in specific societies. Contemporary political and economic issues and conflicts in Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, Iraq, and Israel/Palestine will be studied from an anthropologically informed perspective of cultural continuity and change and the continuous refashioning of religious, ethnic, and national identities over time. Prerequisite: Normally open to students who have taken a grade II unit in anthropology and/or a grade II unit in a relevant area/subject matter. Not open to students who have taken [ANTH 244]. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: N/O Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Open by permission of the instructor to juniors and seniors. Distribution: None Semester: Fall, Spring Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Open by permission of the instructor to juniors and seniors. Distribution: None Semester: Fall, Spring Unit: 0.5
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