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An examination of selected beliefs and values that have been central to the shaping of American life and culture. Core values such as equality, individualism, success, freedom, a sense of special mission, pastoralism, and others treated in topical units that range over the totality of American experience. Prerequisite: none. BARLOW, SCOTT.
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This interdisciplinary course introduces issues and themes related to the experience of people and communities of the African diaspora. The readings are particularly intended to foster critical thinking about "race," "identity,and "communities of meaning"; and to introduce the political implications ofconstructing narratives about the African diaspora. Prerequisite: second-year standing or permission of the instructor. GIBEL MEVORACH.
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An interdisciplinary survey of contemporary theory and method in American Studies, in light of some historic precursors, with special emphasis on sociohistorical and literary approaches to the study of American culture. Prerequisite: American Studies 130 and second-year standing. SCOTT.
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See Anthropology 235.
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An interdisciplinary investigation of selected problems, trends, or themes in American culture, such as regionalism, popular culture, mass communication, minority cultures, women's lives, and other engaging issues central to American experience. Prerequisite: American Studies 130 and second-year standing. SCOTT.
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An advanced investigation engaging modes of cultural and historical analysis in American studies. Content may vary, and will be announced in advance each year. Prerequisite: American Studies 130 and 225, or permission of instructor. GIBEL MEVORACH.
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An interdisciplinary seminar for students completing the concentration in American studies. Topics vary, with broad application of methodological skills. Prerequisite: American Studies 225 or permission of instructor.
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Anthropology as a holistic discipline embracing human biological and cultural evolution and the differences and similarities among human cultures. The subfields of anthropology are surveyed. Prerequisite: none. STAFF.
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This course examines anthropology's contribution to the taxonomy and representations of "race" and "culture" and its role in prescribing and proscribithe idea of interracial intimacy. Over the course of the semester, we will examine how the topic of mixing and miscegenation was invented, elaborated, and obsessed over by anthropologists, philosophers, judges, policymakers, film directors, and people raced as "mixed." Primary attention will be given toideas about mixing in the United States as a location from which to compare perspectives of social difference, "purity," and "hybridity" in other countriePrerequisite: Anthropology 104, or Sociology 111, or permission of instructor. GIBEL MEVORACH.
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An in-depth examination of the evolution of humankind as part of an evolutionary continuum of primates stretching back approximately 65 million years with an emphasis on the hominids of the past 4 million years. There is a heavy emphasis on comparative anatomy. Topics covered include bipedalism, molecular data, the brain and language, and various interpretations of hominid origins. Prerequisite: Anthropology 104 or permission of instructor. BENTLEY-CONDIT.
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