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  • AHS 107: History of Modern Art

    3.00 Credits
    Greenfield Community College

    A survey of modern art from Post-Impressionism to the present. Topics include major expressions in painting, sculpture, performance, installation, architecture; an examination of the role of the artist in society and culture; and of the importance of art throughout modern history. NOTE: Credit can be granted for ART 107 or AHS 107, but not for both. (Offered: Periodically) Prereq: COL 090 and ENG 090, or satisfactory placement test score
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  • AHS 108: History of Photography

    3.00 Credits
    Greenfield Community College

    An introduction to the history of photography from pre-photographic times to its most recent developments. This course presents an overview of major photographers and trends, technological developments, and stylistic analysis. Students examine the social and cultural contexts of photography, as well as critical approaches to photography and the relationship of photography to other art forms. NOTE: Credit can be granted for ART 108 or AHS 108, but not for both. (Offered: Periodically) Prereq: COL 090 and ENG 090, or satisfactory placement test score
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  • AHS 110: History of Film and Video

    3.00 Credits
    Greenfield Community College

    Presents the significant contributions of important filmmakers and artists including primary forms such as avant-garde and experimental film, documentary, and video art. Students study film and video works by artists such as Maya Deren, Shirin Neshat, Stan Brakhage, Nam June Paik, and Bill Viola and gain an understanding of the importance of the film medium throughout the history of contemporary culture and society. NOTE: Credit can be granted for ART 110 or AHS 110, but not for both. (Offered: Periodically) Prereq: COL 090 and ENG 090, or satisfactory placement test score
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  • AHS 114: History of Design

    3.00 Credits
    Greenfield Community College

    Presents the significant contributions of important designers and primary design movements such as Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Futurism, the Bauhaus, Art Deco and Modernism. Students gain an understanding of the importance of design throughout history through an intensive study of all aspects of design, including craft and industrial design, architectural design, graphic design, advertising design, book and publication design, poster art and illustration. NOTE: Credit can be granted for ART 114 or AHS 114, but not for both. (Offered: Periodically) Prereq: COL 090 and ENG 090, or satisfactory placement test score
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  • ANT 102: Introduction to Archaeology

    3.00 Credits
    Greenfield Community College

    An introduction to prehistory, the bulk of the human past, emphasizing what archaeologists really do and how they do it. Surveys current methods and theories, the major findings of Old and New World archaeology, and the present worldwide crisis surrounding the loss of sites and information. Field trips in the northern New England area required, and some laboratory work follows these trips. (Offered: Periodically) Prereq: Placement beyond or satisfactory completion of COL 090 and ENG 090
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  • ANT 103: Introduction to Physical Anthropology

    3.00 Credits
    Greenfield Community College

    The human species' place in nature from an evolutionary and ecological perspective; the interaction between biology, culture, and environment in shaping human evolution and human adaptive patterns; the significance of racial classifications and modern theories of variation. Prereq: Placement beyond or satisfactory completion of COL 090 and ENG 090
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  • ANT 104: Cultural Anthropology: Tribes, States and the Global System

    3.00 Credits
    Greenfield Community College

    An introduction to basic concepts of cultural anthropology. Students compare cultures of increasing scale and investigate specific universal issues related to why cultures change, who benefits from such change, and the costs of such changes.The course begins with an introduction to anthropological fieldwork, and continues with the description and analysis of different cultures representing domestic-scale autonomous tribal societies; politically organized, class-based systems and ancient empires; and global, industrial market based civilizations. Prereq: Placement beyond or satisfactory completion of COL 090 and ENG 090
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  • ANT 104: Cultural Anthropology: Tribes, States and the Global System

    3.00 Credits
    Greenfield Community College

    An introduction to basic concepts of cultural anthropology. Students compare cultures of increasing scale and investigate specific universal issues related to why cultures change, who benefits from such change, and the costs of such changes. The course begins with an introduction to anthropological fieldwork, and continues with the description and analysis of different cultures representing domestic-scale autonomous tribal societies; politically organized, class-based systems and ancient empires; and global, industrial market based civilizations. (Offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer) Prereq: Placement beyond or satisfactory completion of COL 090 and ENG 090
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  • ANT 204: Discovering Culture: Adventures in the Field

    3.00 Credits
    Greenfield Community College

    A hands-on approach to the study of culture through ethnographic fieldwork. The course covers reading and analysis of selected ethnographies with emphasis on learning about anthropology by going into the field and doing original work. Learning tasks focus on applied understanding of the culture concept by using various fieldwork methods, adapting to the field setting (selecting a cultural scene and making contact with informants), doing fieldwork (gathering and recording cultural data), and describing a culture (analyzing the data and writing a cultural description). (Offered: Periodically) Prereq: ANT 104 and ENG 112, 114, or 116
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  • ANT 240: Special Topics in Anthropology - The Anthropology of Sexuality: A Four-Field Approach

    3.00 Credits
    Greenfield Community College

    Explores anthropological research on sex and sexuality, focusing in particular on alternative or queer sexualities. The course explores the construction of sexual identities and sexual (sub)cultures throughout history and across cultures through the holistic anthropological four-field approach. The four fields of anthropology (cultural, physical, linguistic anthropology and archaeology) offer unique perspectives on and tools to investigate sexuality and sexual identities. This course examines topics through each of these four approaches. The course explores the complex interrelationships between sexuality and other identities including gender, race/ethnicity, class, nationality and age. In particular the course explores the political implications of this research and examines how groups and individuals have worked and may work against structural oppression. (Offered: Periodically) Prereq: ANT 104, or ANT 105, or SOC 101, or SOC 106, or permission of the instructor
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