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3.00 Credits
Students participate in individual and group conferences in connection with the writing of the senior thesis. Majors writing a one-semester thesis normally register for Anthropology 458. Majors writing an honors thesis register for Anthropology 457 in the fall semester and 458 in the winter semester. Prerequisite(s): approval by the department of a thesis prospectus prior to registration. [W3] Normally offered every year. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
Students participate in individual and group conferences in connection with the writing of the senior thesis. Majors writing a one-semester thesis normally register for Anthropology 458. Majors writing an honors thesis register for Anthropology 457 in the fall semester and 458 in the winter semester. Prerequisite(s): approval by the department of a thesis prospectus prior to registration. [W3] Normally offered every year. Staff.
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1.00 Credits
Individual and group conferences in connection with the writing of the senior thesis. Majors writing an honors thesis register for both Anthropology 457 in the fall semester and 458 in the winter semester. One course credit is given for each registration. Majors writing a one semester thesis normally register for Anthropology 458. Prerequisite(s): approval by the department of a thesis prospectus prior to registration. [W3] Normally offered every year. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
This course offers students an opportunity to explore cultural diversity in the Lewiston-Auburn community. Students are trained to conduct original ethnographic fieldwork by doing both interviews and participant-observation research. Students may also carry out service-learning projects in conjunction with their fieldwork. In some years, the course has a particular focus such as refugees, ethnicity, or religion. Recommended background: some course work in anthropology. Enrollment limited to 15. Instructor permission is required. Normally offered every year. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
Tales and fables often are adapted by narrators and greatly altered. Why do changes in the narrative of tales take place To whom are the changes addressed Why are some tales popular and diffused throughout the world, while others are culture-specific or remain virtually unchanged through millennia Students consider how fables define "national" character by guiding the listener (reader, viewer) in his or her social milieu. Students analyze a variety of folk tales from a holistic perspective - not only their structures, themes, and moral dictates, but also psychological, economic, theological, political, and environmental influences. They read tales, see films, and hear narrations, immersing themselves in all aspects and nuances of communication that are available to human beings. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
This field course offers basic training in archeological survey, excavation, and analysis through work on prehistoric sites in the area. This course requires a fee to cover transportation costs. Enrollment limited to 15. Normally offered every year. B. Bourque.
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3.00 Credits
Students, in consultation with a faculty advisor, individually design and plan a course of study or research not offered in the curriculum. Course work includes a reflective component, evaluation, and completion of an agreed-upon product. Sponsorship by a faculty member in the program/department, a course prospectus, and permission of the chair are required. Students may register for no more than one independent study during a Short Term. Normally offered every year. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines major trends in Japanese literature and society from its beginnings to the present. Are there features of Japanese culture that continue unchanging through time How have ideas of what is artistically valuable been linked with ideas of what is Japanese How valid are the claims that Japanese culture is intimately involved with the appreciation of nature and the seasons Students read well-known stories, plays, and novels from the classical, medievel, early modern, and modern periods, placing each text within its unique sociohistorical context. All readings are in English. [W2] Normally offered every year. S. Strong.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to Japanese cinema and criticism. Students consider the aesthetic style and narrative themes of films from the silent era to the present day, focusing on directors such as Ozu Yasujiro, Kurosawa Akira, and Kitano Takeshi. They explore such questions as: Is there a distinctive Japanese film style How do cinematic techniques such as camera movement and editing relate to story How do films relate to their particular historical and cultural moment In addition to viewing films, students read Japanese film history and criticism. No prior familiarity with Japan is required. Conducted in English. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
An overview of Chinese civilization from the god-kings of the second millennium and the emergence of the Confucian familial state in the first millennium B.C.E., through the expansion of the hybrid Sino-foreign empires, to the revolutionary transformation of Chinese society by internal and external pressures in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Not open to students who have received credit for History 171. Enrollment limited to 48. (East Asian.) (Premodern.) Normally offered every year. D. Grafflin.
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