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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
A comprehensive examination of how culture mediates processes of illness and healing. Comparative materials are examined which provide a context for an anthropological analysis of modern biomedicine. Sophomore standing; ANTH 101 highly recommended. (YR).
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3.00 Credits
An analysis of human genetic variation in terms of the theory of population genetics considers such polymorphisms as blood groups and variant hemoglobins as well as morphological characters like stature, skin color, and so on. Emphasis is on the genetics of human populations and particular attention is drawn to cultural factors affecting human biology. (OC).
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the comparative study of religious systems. Explores religious beliefs and practices in non-Western cultures; surveys theoretical approaches to the study of religion; and discusses how religions grow, develop, and change. ANTH 101 recommended. (YR).
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3.00 Credits
A consideration of some of the major anthropological views of politics, focusing on the relations of power to kinship, stratification, and religion in both states and stateless societies. Sophomore standing; ANTH 101 highly recommended. (OC).
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An historical account of the development of anthropological theory, emphasizing the continuity between consecutive styles of explanation. Substantial consideration of recent theoretical developments in structuralism and ecological analysis. Sophomore standing; ANTH 101 highly recommended. (OC).
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3.00 Credits
The history and culture of immigration since 1850, including: (1) formation and perseverance of immigrant communities and interethnic boundaries; (2) relations between the homeland and the immigrant; and (3) impact of migration on family life and gender roles. Students cannot receive credit for both ANTH 455 and ANTH 555. ANTH 101 recommended. (OC).
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A comparative examination of the basis of political economy. Economic problems (the production and distribution of goods and services) will be considered in ecological, evolutionary, and political terms. The primary emphasis will be on traditional economies, on production and exchange at the household level, and on the effect of modern market systems on indigenous cultures. (OC).
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3.00 Credits
A practicum of anthropological theory and method, including ethnographic interview and participant observation. Students will conduct field research and evaluate results with the help of classmates. Students cannot receive credit for both ANTH 470 and ANTH 570. ANTH 101 or SOC 200 highly recommended. (YR).
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3.00 Credits
This course will analyze ethnographic films as a medium for the construction of meaning in and across cultures. It will teach students to understand how the putatively "real" content of documentary film creates a mixture of fantasy, news and "science." Covering texts as varied as National Geographic photographic layouts, traditional ethnographic films made by anthropologists, and auto-ethnograhies of cultural groups such as Native Americans and the Trobriand Islanders of Papua, New Guinea, the course will aim to deconstruct such oppositions as indigene vs. alien, us vs. them, and self vs. other. Students cannot receive credit for both ANTH 477 and ANTH 577. (AY).
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3.00 Credits
Mass media, politics, and academia are full of references to globalization, and a future "world without borders." This interdisciplinary course considers the implication of globalization for women's lives, gender relations, and feminism. Topics covered include the global factory, cross-cultural consumption, human rights, global communications, economic restructuring, nationalism, and environmental challenges. Rather than survey international women's movements, this course explores how globalization reformulates identities and locations and the political possibilities they create. (AY).
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