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4.00 Credits
This course provides an introduction to the broad field of cultural anthropology and the anthropological perspective. Students will explore the methodologies and various theoretical orientations within cultural anthropology. A cross-cultural perspective will be used to examine such topics as kinship and family, gender, economics, religion, migration, health, social stratification, and environmental change. Examples will come from the Americas, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Class discussions will revolve around the approaches and goals of anthropology, the impact of anthropological ideas, and the understandings of culture change around the world.
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4.00 Credits
The course offers an introduction to the subject of archaeology. It is divided into three parts: 1) the history of archaeology, 2) basic archaeological approaches to the human past, material culture, and social change over time, and 3) a brief survey of human history from the earliest ancestors of Homo sapiens to the modern period. The latter section will focus on selected topics of major methodological and theoretical concern in Anthropology. Prerequisites: None. Enrollment is limited to 20 students.
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4.00 Credits
This course offers engagement with the college's surrounding communities across Sarasota and Manatee, focused on archaeology and history. There is a rich heritage in this region and the course will mix fieldtrips and classroom presentations. We will discover a complex history that spans ancient peoples more than 14,000 years ago to the contemporary landscape, with particular concern for gender, class and race and their legacies. The course includes first-hand observation, archival research, artifact analysis, reflections, discussions, and guest lectures. Commemorations, memories, monuments, and landscapes of heritage will conclude the course.
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4.00 Credits
This seminar surveys the field and analytical methods of archaeology, and examines the theoretical premises of the discipline. The course will focus on the structure and history of the discipline, field and laboratory methods, temporal and behavioral frameworks, and theoretical principles for archaeology asa pillar of Anthropology. Prerequisite: an introductory course in archaeology or permission of the instructor; limited to 25.
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4.00 Credits
Heritage seems to be everywhere. The destruction of cultural heritage is an increasing concern in international politics. Archaeological sites are increasingly popular destinations for tourism. There are genealogical studies for individuals and groups and expansion of museums. We seem to be in an era of heritage, with various understandings of history and the past being debated in academia and popular discourse. This course is an introduction to heritage studies, including studies of tradition, collective memory, historic preservation, public archaeology, and heritage tourism. The contested aspects of the past will be highlighted, with ethnographic observations as a key resource. We will pay particular attention to the personal, social, and political economic aspects of the expanding heritage phenomena. There are no prerequisites.
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4.00 Credits
This course offers an introduction to biological anthropology, and will focus on human evolution, biology and behavior, as well as on studies of non-human primates. Special emphasis will be placed on evolutionary theory, primate evolution and behavior, human origins and paleoanthropology, human adaptability, variability, and survivability, and contemporary issues in the interplay between biology and culture. No prerequisites, limited to 30.
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4.00 Credits
This course offers a cultural anthropological perspective on the region stretching from the North African shores of the Atlantic to the Anatolian shores of the Black Sea, from the Red Sea to Central Asia. Key issues for the peoples and cultures of the Middle East will include gender, kinship, ethnic identities and conflicts, and the social construction of history. As an anthropology course, there will be a focus on comparisons among groups and societies, issues of social power and social change, and cultural diversity. Ethnographies will focus discussions. Throughout the term, the Middle East will be explored both as a locality and as a discourse. Prerequisite: previous course work in anthropology, or permission of the instructor. Social Sciences LAC, Gender Studies Eligible, International Studies, Diversity
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4.00 Credits
A seminar focusing on the evolution of Andean Civilization from Paleo-Indian times to the Spanish Conquest, with special emphasis on the origins of food production, the Chavin culture, the Early Moche and Tiwanaku kingdoms, and the late Chimu and Inca empires. No prerequisites. Enrollment is limited to 15 students. Diversity
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4.00 Credits
This course offers a survey of Mesoamerican prehistory from Paleo-Indian times to the arrival of the Spanish. Special emphasis will be placed on the processes that led to the origins of food production, the development of Formative cultures, the rise and fall of Classic period states, and the emergence of Postclassic empires. No prerequisites, limited to 20.
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4.00 Credits
This seminar examines the history and culture of Mesoamerica from the Spanish Conquest to the present. Topics include the conquest and colonial period, the 19th century, a survey of modern ethnic groups, ethnographic case studies of selected societies, modern culture, and urban life. Enrollment limited to 20.
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