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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH 100 or consent of instructor This course examines political processes in state and “stateless” societies, focusing on the development of political forms in foraging, pastoral, agricultural and industrial societies, mainly in the developing world. The idea that “politics” exists as a set of practices tied to power that can be observed through anthropological methods will be addressed, along with the development of the subfield of political anthropology itself. Offered alternate years, fall semester. (CGCL; CMCL; CSOC)
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH 103 (may be taken concurrently) or ANTH 303 or consent of instructor This course provides experiential training in excavation techniques, field recording, and primary cataloging and analysis of archaeological materials. Offered fall semester.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH 100 or ANTH 110 or ANTH 111 or ANTH 307 or consent of instructor This course will explore the dimensions of myth as they relate to the cultural life of the peoples of the Ancient Near East: the Egyptians, the Sumerians, the Babylonians and Assyrians, the Hittites, the Phoenicians and the Hebrews. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the context out of which the myths arose, and the ways in which they both described and conditioned the cultural realities to which they related. Offered every other year. (CGCL; CSOC; CWRT)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor (Country to be determined)This course will offer students a first-hand, supervised cross-cultural travel and study experience from an anthropological perspective. Students will participate in lectures, site visits, research and other academic experiences, including pre- and post-travel activities, as appropriate. Students will learn aspects of local society and culture, such as visual and performing arts, religious traditions, political organization, economy, subsistence activities, folklore and family life. This course may be taken twice for anthropology credit, for travel to different study tour sites. Offered annually. (CSOC)
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH 100 and ANTH 101 and ANTH 103; or consent of instructor This course is a participation-based colloquium. Topics will vary and focus on different issues in anthropology.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: The course prerequisite may be specified depending upon the nature of the topic. Various special topics of current interest in anthropology will be offered from time to time. Topics will be announced prior to registration. This course may be taken more than once for different topics, but only six credits will be counted toward the first 30 hours of the anthropology major. (CSOC)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Senior standing or consent of instructor or department chairperson This course is a survey of the foundations of cultural and archaeological theory, including cultural evolutionism, structuralism, American historical-particularism, British functionalism and structural-functionalism, French structuralism and current directions in American, European and Third World anthropological thought. Theories of archaeology will also be examined, including traditional evolutionary perspectives, the New Archaeology and contemporary critiques, drawing upon social systems analysis. Every third semester. May be taken for graduate-level credit. (CWRM)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH 100; and either ANTH 101 or ANTH 103; or consent of instructor This course focuses on research methods used in anthropology. Students will be introduced to both qualitative and quantitative ethnographic data collection techniques. Qualitative research methods include observation, interviewing and text data analysis and report writing. Students will apply these research methods through a series of short field and written exercises. Fall semester.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH 100 or ANTH 110 or ANTH 111 or consent of instructor This course is an experiment in the study of how consciousness, and particularly the idea of the unconscious, is construed and constructed in various cultural contexts. We will work towards an understanding of consciousness in cultural context as a means of understanding cultures at their deepest levels, including our own. An important component of the course will be class dream-work sharing sessions. Offered alternate spring semesters. (CGCL; CSOC; CWRT)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ANTH 101 or ANTH 103 or BIOL 100 or BIOL 121 or consent of instructor This course will introduce students to the methods and approaches of the forensic anthropologist. Extensive time will be spent on becoming familiar with the human skeleton – the most important tool in forensic anthropology. In addition, the many legal and ethical issues that arise when working with human remains will be examined. This class will include lectures and discussion. Offered annually. May be taken for graduate-level credit. (CSOC)
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