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3.00 Credits
Current topics in biological evolution and variation, including the theoretical and methodological background to each. Topics will be drawn from the four major areas of physical anthropology: genetics and evolutionary theory, primate studies, human fossil record and human variation. Special approval needed from the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Overview to enable students to identify, describe and understand the theories, methods and goals of linguistic anthropology. Emphasis is placed on the relationships of language to culture and cognition from an anthropological perspective. Topics include language origins, descriptive linguistics, language and cognition, synchronic and diachronic variation, language use in cultural context, discourse and pragmatics, writing systems and literacy. Special approval needed from the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Overview of the currents and controversies in anthropological archaeology in their historical and theoretical context. Topics include history of archaeological theory, explanation in archaeology, limitations of the archaeological record and archaeological approaches to the study of cultural variation. Special approval needed from the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to enable students to identify, define and critically understand the major theories and methods of contemporary sociocultural anthropology. The course is organized into three general parts, reflecting broad areas of theoretical inquiry which have expanded most rapidly in anthropology since 1960: (1) ecological, economic and other materialist approaches; (2) cognitive, symbolic and other interpretive approaches; and (3) recent and ongoing research strategies, including critical and historical approaches. Special approval needed from the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Covers history of pre-20th century social theory and a survey of 20th century theories in socio-cultural anthropology. Topics include: Enlightenment social theory, social evolutionism, racial formalism and the Boasian critique, relativism and functionalism; cultural materialism, cultural ecology, neo-evolutionism, ecological anthropology, structuralism, ethnoscience, interpretive anthropology, practice theory, post-modernism, and gender theory. Special approval needed from the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This practicum provides anthropology PhD students actual classroom experience in a lower division anthropology course. Students will be involved in the teaching of designated courses. Faculty will meet with practicum members on a regular basis, critique their lectures, and together with them work out problems and plan future directions of the course. Graded S/U only. Restricted to anthropology doctoral students only.
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3.00 Credits
Seminar studying issues concerning the prehistoric and historic inhabitants of North America north of Mexico. From year to year, the precise areal and topical coverage will vary, as will the instructors. Students should consult department about subjects to be offered.
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
From year to year, the areal and topical coverage of this course will vary, as will the instructors. Students should consult the department about subjects to be covered.
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3.00 Credits
Seminars in varying topics in archaeology. Students should consult department about subjects to be covered.
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3.00 - 9.00 Credits
Seminar will focus upon archaeological investigations of specific cultures, regions, time periods or cultural precesses in South America. From year to year the areal and topical coverage of the course will vary, as may the instructor. Students should consult the department about subjects to be covered. Prerequisite: ANTH 430F, 500C, 500D or 500E or consent of instructor.
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