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1.00 Credits
Provides a framework for students to develop a research project or other equivalent activity in consultation with faculty. The objective of this Senior Experience will be to consolidate and integrate the student's knowledge of the field of American Studies. General Education Requirement Fulfillment: Writing centered Offering: On demand Instructor: Staff
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0.25 Credits
A study of films and videos about and/or by Native North Americans. It is intended to introduce the cultures of indigenous peoples of Canada and the U.S. through visual media, as well as to explore and critique the conventions employed by the filmmakers. Ideally taken concurrently with ANTH 231. Offering: On demand Instructor: Dobkins
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1.00 Credits
This course provides the flexibility to offer special topics of interest in anthropology at the introductory level. The course may study a particular anthropological problem, focus upon a particular cultural or geographic area, or consider a particular methodology or school of thought. Designation of specific topic and/or approach will be made at the time of the course offering. May be repeated for credit with different topic. Offering: On demand Instructor: Staff
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1.00 Credits
Introduces students to cultural anthropology, the study of cultures from various parts of the world, including the U.S. Through debates, close readings of cultural case studies, and problem-solving, students critically evaluate anthropologists' approaches to topics such as gender, ecology, power, and ritual. Possible questions: How to explain gender inequalities? Are universal morals and cultural relativism at odds? Is human behavior learned or inherited? Mode of Inquiry: Understanding Society Prerequisite: 1st and 2nd year students only Offering: Every semester Instructor: Staff
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1.00 Credits
Considers the major forms, functions, origins, methods of transmission and performance of folklore, as well as the collection and analysis of folklore. Introduces a variety of folklore genres (such as myth, joke, riddle, proverb, ballad), drawing upon cross-cultural as well as U.S. examples. Students will carry out independent research and analysis projects. Mode of Inquiry: Interpreting Texts Offering: Annually Instructor: Moro
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1.00 Credits
This course offers a survey of the dynamic, changing cultures of Native North America, from the time of the first peopling of the continent to the present day. The approach emphasizes the diversity of these cultures, as well as the complexity of the relationships between Native American and non-native peoples. Particular attention given to Oregon and the Northwest. Mode of Inquiry: Understanding Society; Thinking Historically Prerequisite: ANTH 150 recommended Offering: Fall Instructor: Dobkins
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1.00 Credits
This course explores Africa's cultural diversity from an interdisciplinary perspective. To situate specific African groups in their local and global context, the course begins with a study of African geography and history. The bulk of the course is then devoted to the study of present-day Africa, including ethnographic studies on language, literature, social organization, religion, politics and popular culture. The last unit of the class focuses on the causes and consequences of Africa's current upheavals and humanitarian crises. Mode of Inquiry: Understanding Society Offering: Fall Instructor: Millen
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1.00 Credits
This course represents an application of the anthropological perspective (an emphasis on field-collected data and the common patterns of culture and social life) to the study of the development and contemporary life of societies in Asia, including India, China and Thailand. Specific topics include kinship and family structures, adaptations to the natural environment, political and economic structures, religion, expressive culture and the arts, processes of urbanization and industrialization, and issues of social change. Mode of Inquiry: Understanding Society Offering: Fall Instructor: Moro
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1.00 Credits
This course focuses on the cultures of Mexico and Ecuador, with the primary focus being on Mexico, including the experience of Mexican-Americans. Topics include ethnicity, gender, class, religion, healing, immigration, and politics. Many of the units are organized around first-person accounts, as read through the lens of anthropological theories. Offering: Alternate years Instructor: Wogan
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1.00 Credits
This course considers music in social and cultural context, with attention to the functions, forms and meanings of music as an aspect of human behavior. Introduces techniques for the cross-cultural study of music. Examples are drawn from a number of musical traditions, primarily from the non-Western world. Prerequisite: No prerequisites, though ANTH 150 or training in Music is recommended Offering: Alternate years Instructor: Moro
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