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4.00 Credits
Exploration of the complex context of indigenous peoples and biodiversity in relation to the impact of the world economic development. The question of sustainable development as a way to preserve the culture of indigenous peoples and biodiversity will be discussed. The students will develop an understanding of the challenges indigenous people are facing and the future of biodiversity. This is the same course as Environmental Studies 493E, 494E. Prerequisite: Course 104 and 318 or Environmental Studies 110 or permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 12 students. M. Lizarralde
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4.00 Credits
The evolution of the human species from an anthropological perspective. The human evolutionary record from its primate beginnings to the emergence of Homo sapiens. The development of human anatomy, bipedalism, culture, sexuality and language. Prerequisite: Courses 102 and 104 and one 200-level course or permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 15 students. Staff
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4.00 Credits
A crosscultural perspective of how the human body serves as a medium and metaphor of ethnic identity, social status, power and gender. Prerequisite: Course 104 and an additional Anthropology course. Open to sophomores, juniors and seniors. Enrollment limited to 30 students. J. Burton
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4.00 Credits
This course investigates the human reproductive cycle from cross-cultural, politicaleconomic and historical perspectives. Topics include fertility, conception, pregnancy, childbirth, parenting and menopause. Through ethnographies, the course explores the cultural construction of the body and the way people's embodied experiences help produce, reproduce and challenge cultural norms and meanings. This is the same course as Gender and Women's Studies 355. Prerequisite: Course 102 or 104 and one 200-level Anthropology course. Enrollment limited to 30 students. Staff
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4.00 Credits
This is the same course as Art History 356. Refer to the Art History listing for a course description.
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4.00 Credits
This course provides an introduction to the basic principles of human rights and their application to situations of conflict in contemporary societies. It examines the interconnections between human rights abuses, inequalities of power, and cultural difference. The role of anthropologists in the understanding and resolution of violent conflicts will be considered. Prerequisite: Course 104. Enrollment limited to 30 students. Staff
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4.00 Credits
This course examines the importance of place in anthropological thinking and people's experience of space. It will first discuss the development of anthropology as a discipline that identifies a people and a place to a culture. It will then analyze issues of identity and politics in relation to space by focusing on the embodiment of space, transnational space and globalization, space and domination. Prerequisite: Course 104, two 200-level Anthropology courses or permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 20 students. C. Beno?
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to applied anthropology. Includes a survey of the history of the field, and an examination of the domains in which applied anthropologists intervene, with an emphasis on the rules of ethics that applied anthropologists have to follow. Prerequisite: Course 104 and one course at the 200-level in either Anthropology, Human Development, Psychology or Sociology. Open to sophomores, juniors and seniors. Enrollment limited to 30 students. C. Beno?
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4.00 Credits
Project-oriented class involving selection and focusing of a research topic and the collection, analysis and presentation of data. Class discussions include: formulation of research problems, development of interview questions, techniques for observing behavior and conducting interviews; gender and ethical considerations in research; some problems of quantitative data. Prerequisite: Course 102 and 104 and one area course or permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 15 students. Staff
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4.00 Credits
An examination of the methods employed in modern archaeological research, including qualitative and quantitative analysis; consideration of techniques of recovery, description and analysis of archaeological materials. Prerequisite: Course 102 or 104 and at least one course at the 200-level or permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 15 students. Staff
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