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Culture and Archaeology:Using the Present to Understand the Past
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d.Discourses of Emotion
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Fall 2006. LESLIE SHAW. Focuses on the Maya civilization of Central America using archaeological data and Spanish accounts of traditional Maya life at the time of conquest. Topics include Maya adaptations to diverse tropical environments, the decipherment of Maya writing, political instability and warfare, and Maya cosmology and the continuation these beliefs into modern times. Semester projects are used for intensive research into selected issues in Maya archaeology. (Same as Latin American Studies 229.) Prerequisite: Anthropology 102, 202 or permission of the instructor.
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Fall 2006. KRISTA VAN VLEET. What place does language have in everyday life How are identities produced and perceived in personal and social interactions How is language used to reinforce, challenge, or reconfigure relationships of power Approaches the study of language as a social and historical reality that emerges in the interactions of individuals. Using examples from a variety of social and cultural contexts, discusses the relationship between language, culture, and thought; structure and agency; language and social inequality; language acquisition and socialization; multilingualism and multiculturalism; verbal art and performance. Considers how aspects of an individual's identity, such as gender, race, ethnicity, class, age, and sexual orientation articulate in social and linguistic interactions. Prerequisite: Anthropology 101 or Sociology 101, or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
d.Native Peoples and Cultures of Arctic America
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3.00 Credits
Fall 2006. SARA DICKEY. Explores Indian films, film consumption, and film industries since 1947. Focus is on mainstream cinema in different regions of India, with some attention to the impact of popular film conventions on art cinema and documentary. Topics include the narrative and aesthetic conventions of Indian films, film magazines, fan clubs, cinema and electoral politics, stigmas on acting, film-makers and film-making, rituals of film-watching, and audience interpretations of movies. The production, consumption, and content of Indian cinema are examined in social, cultural, and political contexts, particularly with an eye to their relationships to class, gender, and nationalism. Attendance at weekly evening screenings is required.(Same as Asian Studies 247.) Prerequisite: Any one of the following: Anthropology 101, Sociology 101, Film 101, Film 202, or permission of the instructor.
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d-ESD,IP.Peoples and Cultures of Africa
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3.00 Credits
d-ESD,IP.Family,Gender,and Sexuality in Latin America
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3.00 Credits
Spring 2008. KRISTA VAN VLEET. Explores the anthropology and history of the Andes, focusing on questions of cultural transformation and continuity in a region that has been integrated into western markets and imaginations since 1532, when Francisco Pizarro and a band of fewer than two hundred conquistadors swiftly defeated the Inca empire. Focuses on the ethnography, historical analysis, popular culture, and current events of Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru. Topics include Inca concepts of history; Spanish colonization; Native Andean cultural identity; household and community organization; subsistence economies and ecology; gender, class, and ethnic relations; domestic and state violence; indigenous religion; contemporary political economy; coca and cocaine production; and migration. (Same as Latin American Studies 238.) Prerequisite: Anthropology 101 or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Spring 2007. LESLIE SHAW. Begins with a focus on what is known of the cultures and adaptations of the indigenous peoples living in the American northeast just prior to European contact. A consideration of the impacts of European settlement is then addressed, followed by an exploration of current issues facing Native American communities today. Such modern issues include tribal sovereignty, hunting and fishing rights, environmental controls on tribal lands, education, economic opportunities, and the movement to maintain tribal identity. Uses an anthropological perspective, drawing on ethnography, ethnohistory, archaeology, and the American Indian voice through literature, art, and memoir. Prerequisite: Anthropology 101 or 102.
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