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4.00 Credits
Students consider both traditional village cultures and the modern national culture that is gradually taking over. Time is divided between the Bamana, Dogon, and Tuareg. The comparison of these and the other peoples of Mali enables students to develop insights into how traditional societies function. Village organization, the nature of authority, the roles of men and women, religion, art, and the patterns of daily work and leisure are considered.
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to myths, legends, folktales, and other verbal arts, folklife, and material culture. Topical focus on African- and European-American folklore. Theories and methods of folklore research. Recommended: ANTH 4. Offered fall semester even-numbered years.
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4.00 Credits
An examination of anthropology as a profession. Discussion of current major issues in the discipline. Prerequisite: Senior standing in anthropology or behavioral science or permission of instructor. Offered spring semester.
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4.00 Credits
In this course students learn about the relationships between systems of production and distribution and the social and cultural contexts in which they occur. After discussing some important theoretical approaches that have influenced economic anthropologists over the years, we consider various ethnographic case studies that provide a more nuanced understanding of both the material and symbolic aspects of economic processes. Throughout the course, we pay close attention to the ways in which global economic processes are articulated, and made meaningful, at the local level. We also contemplate the relationships between global capitalism and pressing social problems, including hunger, gender inequities, poverty, war, and environmental degradation. Spring semester in even numbered years.
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4.00 Credits
The study of primate behavior, how it can be understood as environmental adaptation, its evolutionary significance, and how it compares to human behavior. Topics include primate ecology, social behavior, sociobiology, and cognition. Prerequisite: ANTH 3 or permission of instructor. Offered spring semester in even-numbered years.
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4.00 Credits
An examination of the history of anthropology, from its philosophical foundations to contemporary directions and themes. Focuses on the main theoretical approaches in the field. Situates the contributions of major figures with references to intellectual traditions and contemporary problems. Prerequisite: ANTH 4. Offered fall semester.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the study of human biological and cultural evolution using the methods and theories of biological anthropology and archaeology. The course surveys some basic principles of evolutionary theory, primatology, the hominid fossil record, origins of modern humans, their physical variation, and archaeological evidence for the evolution of symbolic behavior, agriculture, and civilization. Offered every semester.
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4.00 Credits
This course focuses on the development and character of indigenous cultures of Latin America before the arrival of Europeans. Themes of power, economy, religion, ritual, and symbolism that uniquely characterize Latin American native societies are examined primarily through art, architecture and material culture. The course follows a topical and comparative approach drawing on data from archaeology, art history, ethnography and ethnohistory Prerequisite: ANTH 3 or 4 or permission of instructor. Offered spring semester in even-numbered years.
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4.00 Credits
An intensive archaeological study of a selected region, focusing on surveys, specific sites, and ethnohistoric and experimental evidence to derive sequences of human occupation, use, and principles of culture change. May be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: ANTH 3 or 4. Offering to be determined.
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4.00 Credits
A comparative examination of the cultural diversity of humanity. Using case studies of peoples in differing contexts, the course presents theories and data on a range of topics for understanding contemporary human conditions, including subsistence strategies, political and economic systems, religion and expressive behavior, language, culture change, and the interdependence of cultures throughout the planet. Offered every semester.
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