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  • ANTH 3435: Tourism: Culture, Power, Place

    4.00 Credits
    New College of Florida

    Have you ever been a tourist? Hard to imagine anyone has not been. Tourism is known as the world's largest industry, incorporating more and more people as visitors or hosts. As a global phenomenon, tourism has economic, political, social, and cultural aspects. And tourism has a history, tied to pilgrimage, trade, exploration, and travel. As such, this course begins with an overview of colonialism and uneven global power relationship, specifically focused on the colonial encounter for understandings of culture, power, and place. The anthropological critique of tourism will be presented but this course is more than a critique. The class will consider the range of tourist encounters, including heritage tourism, ecological tourism, sex tourism, dark tourism, and virtual tourism and, most importantly, consider ways that tourism has and can address pressing social concerns today such as peace and climate change. Geographically expansive, the course will include a wide range of case studies as well as observations of the local. The course will present the ideas and work of leading scholars and consider the key issues involved making tourism meaningful today. Prerequisite: None.
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  • ANTH 3450: Anthropology and Literature

    4.00 Credits
    New College of Florida

    The decades since Clifford Geertz urged anthropologists to practice "thick description" in the construction of ethnographic texts have been marked by increased concern with narrative voice, self-reflexivity and issues of representation. At the same time, techniques of structural, symbolic and poststructural analysis used by philosophers and social scientists have profoundly influenced the field of literary criticism. Drawing from a wide range of essays, ethnographic texts and fiction, this seminar will explore how relationships between literature and culture are identified, or in some cases, misconstrued. Previous course work in anthropology and/or literature required. Enrollment limited to 20.
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  • ANTH 3500: Ecological Anthropology

    4.00 Credits
    New College of Florida

    This seminar examines the major trends in the development of ecological anthropology, with special emphasis on 1) the role of ecology in evolutionary theory, and 2) case studies of the interaction of people, culture and the environment. Among the topics covered are hunter-gatherers, pastoralism, agrarian ecology, the ecology of ritual and warfare, population ecology, ancient civilizations and the environment, ecology and culture change, environmental justice, and various current issues where culture and the environment intersect. This seminar does not offer a biological approach to the study of ecosystems, nor is it a trendy course on how to recycle beer cans; the seminar is a comparative survey of the ways in which people interact with their physical environments. The primary focus will be on theories concerning the effects of the environment on the shape of culture. There are few lucid explanations of the interaction of culture and environment, and many of the issues in ecological anthropology are open to interpretation. The seminar will provide a forum for the discussion of these issues, and participants should be familiar with the reading assignments in advance of each session. No prerequisites: but students with a background in anthropology or environmental studies will have priority.
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  • ANTH 3520: Approaches to Visual Anthropology

    4.00 Credits
    New College of Florida

    This seminar is designed to provide an introduction to ethnographic film, photography, graphic storytelling and other forms of visual representation in the field of anthropology. Students will be encouraged to develop an appreciation for visual techniques, to identify them readily and to discuss their use in each medium. Readings focus on theories of imagery, the history of ethnographic photography and film, their development within the discipline and in popular media, and the larger ethical and socio-political contexts within which visual images situated. In addition to the seminar, students will meet regularly to watch a range of ethnographic films, documentaries and feature films. Each student will select a field topic and develop a visual presentation. These projects will be shared with the group as they are developed and later screened for a campus audience. Background in anthropology recommended. Enrollment limited to 15.
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  • ANTH 3540: Multimodal Anthropology: Hands-on Projects

    4.00 Credits
    New College of Florida

    Visual anthropologists have long relied on photography, film, video and drawing to collect and represent research on culture, often in close association with written ethnographic texts. In recent years the term "multimodal ethnography" has emerged to reflect a lively subdiscipline that includes these media but also graphic arts, zines, digital platforms, multi-sensory installations and productions, performance pieces, expressive writing, and a range of data-collection and dissemination methods that facilitate greater engagement with research subjects and wider audiences. In this modular seminar students will explore the expanding offerings in multimodal anthropology while creating, presenting, and sharing their own individual or collaborative projects. Prerequisite: None. Enrollment: 7-12. Cap: 15.
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  • ANTH 3600: New College Oral History

    4.00 Credits
    New College of Florida

    Oral history is an interdisciplinary method focused on the collection, preservation, and interpretation of the stories and memories of individuals and communities. It is concerned with the past, but also how the past is interpreted in the present. In this course, students will explore the theory and method of oral history and apply it to their own academic institution. They will learn to use recording equipment and editing software to conduct, record, and transcribe interviews with New College alumnae and edit portions of their interviews into short audio-visual pieces for presentation.
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  • ANTH 3700: Archaeology of Florida

    4.00 Credits
    New College of Florida

    Want to know about the Indigenous peoples of Florida and their history? Interested in the developments that created the current state of Florida? Florida has an impressive past but one that is not well-known. This course combines archaeology, Indigenous perspectives, archival materials, and landscapes for a survey from the earliest evidence of humans on the peninsula through the expansion of settlements and the rise of complex societies and then the European invasion up to the present-day. The focus is honoring the heritage of the Seminole and Miccosukee peoples as well as revealing the hidden histories of Florida. The general processes of change as well as the specific histories for places such as Little Salt Spring, the Miami Circle, Lake Jackson, Weedon Island, Angola on the Manatee River, and Sarasota will be investigated via archaeological evidence, oral histories, and archival resources. Prerequisite: Previous course work in Anthropology or permission of the instructor.
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  • ANTH 3775: Beyond the Body: Anthropology of Surgery

    4.00 Credits
    New College of Florida

    In the contemporary world, conditions ranging from critical injuries to plastic surgery comprise a significant part of human life. What counts as "the body" in the surgical world? How do racial and gender politics influence people's decisions for surgery? How does a shift toward global surgery respond to healthcare inequality? This course takes surgery as an object of study and invites students to track the medical and social spaces in and outside the operating room. With a focus on the social conditions that shape the definitions of bodies, treatments and aesthetics, this course will explore the wider implications of surgery. Our readings for this class include anthropologists, surgeons and journalists' work in Bangladesh, Southern Sudan, Brazil and the US, etc. In addition to anthropology students, this course may be of interest to students specializing in natural sciences, biology, history, sociology and humanities. Prerequisite: One social science course or permission of the instructor based on an appropriate course in biology, epidemiology or medical humanities. Enrollment: 20. Cap: 20.
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  • ANTH 4200: Anthropology of Food

    4.00 Credits
    New College of Florida

    Cultural belief and practice relating to food and eating have long been a focus of anthropological scrutiny. This seminar will explore humanity's relationship to food from the perspectives of political economy and ecology. We will look at classic anthropological works as well as contemporary studies of our modern food system. Topics of inquiry include food taboos and rituals, food sovereignty, famine and malnutrition, appropriation and authenticity, globalization of food systems and the agro-industrial complex, as well as the organic, fair trade, "slow food" and "locavore" movements. Prerequisite: one introductory Economics course.
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  • ANTH 4500: Ethnography: Theory and Practice

    4.00 Credits
    New College of Florida

    This seminar combines theoretical and critical readings with practical instruction in the field research methods used by cultural anthropologists. Students will become familiar with the techniques of participant-observation through "how to" readings and by proposing, designing and conducting field projects in the local area. Proposals for both individual and group projects will be considered. Once fieldwork is underway, class discussion will focus on the critical reading of ethnographic texts. Students will explore how the expectations, products, and ethical implications of field encounters have shifted from the late 19th century to the present. This course is a requirement for students who are concentrating in cultural anthropology; it may also be useful for others whose research plans include fieldwork. Prerequisite: Introductory course work in Anthropology.
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