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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH 101 or ANTH 103 or BIOL 121 or BIOL 122 or consent of instructor This course addresses fundamental principles of human evolution, beginning with a review of evolutionary theory, its history, processes and how genetics has changed the way evolution is viewed. The course will examine the fossil evidence for human evolution, physical characteristics, variation among specimens, and how the different specimens are related to each other. Adaptation will be a unifying theme throughout the course. Extensive use will be made of the physical anthropology laboratory. Offered alternate years. May be taken for graduate-level credit. (CSOC)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH 103 and at least 2 credits in ANTH 332 or ANTH 303 or consent of instructor An introduction to public archaeology, its history of development. Emphasis will be placed on the basic knowledge and training necessary for careers in contract archaeology and cultural resource managment: 1) to introduce students to the history of the development of public archaeology; 2) to study the federal, state and local legislation protecting archaeological resources; 3) to provide administrative training for doing contract archaeology – contract and research proposal development, report writing, Environmental Impact Statement interpretation and to provide a basic background for cultural resource management careers. Offered alternate years, spring semester. May be taken for graduate-level credit.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH 100 or INTD 230 or consent of instructor This course introduces students to cross-cultural constructions of gender. Gender and sexuality are differentiated and students explore how gender is a cultural construct which varies cross-culturally. Students will explore a range of gender expressions, including homosexual males, lesbians, transgendered, bisexuals and Native American Two Spirits. Issues of masculinity, femininity and alternate genders will be examined in Euro-American, Latin American, Asian, Native American and other cross-cultural settings. Offered alternate years. May be taken for graduate-level credit. (CGCL; CMCL; CSOC)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH 100 or consent of instructor This course is grounded in interpretive and semiotic theories and examines the uses of images for cultural documentation, interpretation and analysis. Students will examine the roles of objectivity, ideology and perspective in the production and interpretation of visual images in motion and still photography. Emphasis will be on how visual images represent the cultural, vis-à-vis gender, social class, ethnicity and socio-cultural context. Offered alternate years. May be taken for graduate-level credit. (CMCL; CSOC)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH 100 or SOCI 102; and ANTH 315 or SOCI 315; or consent of instructor This course will explore theories of ethnic persistence and change as they pertain to New England’s ethnic and social communities, such as Cape Verdeans, Asians, African-Americans, Italians, Jews and homosexuals. Cultural traditions, social institutions and changing beliefs of New England’s ethnic and regional communities will be examined through critical analyses of relevant cultural materials, including sociological data, folklore, oral traditions, celebrations and the media. Offered every third year. May be taken for graduate-level credit. (CMCL; CSOC; CWRT)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: One of the following: ANTH 100 or ANTH 204 or ANTH 208 or SOCI 102 or WMST 240; or consent of instructor This course will explore the range and content of women’s activism, agency and feminist consciousness-raising globally around a range of issues, including education, health care, sexual politics, political participation, the division of labor and labor force participation, self-determination and participation in local feminist movements. Students will explore women’s feminism and activism globally, the relationship of local cultural practices to women’s and feminist movements, and what women are doing to work as agents of self-empowerment and self-determination globally. Offered every third year. May be taken for graduate-level credit. (CGCL; CMCL; CSOC)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Admission to the Commonwealth and Departmental Honors and senior status With the consent of the Departmental Honors Committee and the thesis director, this course may be extended into a second semester for three additional credits depending on the scope of the project. The Departmental Honors Committee will determine if the final version of the thesis qualifies the student to graduate with honors.
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3.00 - 15.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Consent of the department; minimum 2.5 GPA; formal application required The field experience provides an opportunity for students to apply methods of fieldwork in ongoing societies, to design field studies, to learn methods for collection and analysis of empirical data and to participate in experimental field projects. This course may be repeated for a maximum of 15 credits.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Consent of the department; formal application required Directed study is open to juniors and seniors who have demonstrated critical and analytical abilities in their studies and who wish to pursue a project independently. This course may be taken twice for a maximum of six credits.
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3.00 - 6.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Consent of the department; formal application required Original research is undertaken by the graduate student in their field. For details, consult the paragraph titled “Directed or Independent Study” in the “School of Graduate Studies” section of this catalog. This course may be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
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