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An anthropological approach to the cultural, political, and economic experiences of people living under state socialism and through its demise. We ask how everyday life and social relations in this region are being affected by emerging market relations and democracy. Reading include ethnographic studies and the works of essayists, fiction writers, and scholars from the region. Prereq: ANT 160 or ANT 220.
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This course provides an overview of how anthropologists approach the study of social organization. The class will provide historical and conceptual background to the study of social organization, and explore a range of organizational forms from rural households to complex communities. Prereq: ANT 220 or consent of instructor.
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This course takes a cross-cultural approach to understanding the ways reproduction and associated phenomena (such as family formations and the social use of technologies) comprise arenas where social relations become created and challenged. Ethnographic case studies will explore cross-cultural constructions of the body (sexuality, anatomy and physiology), parenthood, and kinship relations; and students will examine the ways the state, social movements, legal/medical experts, and lay persons struggle to appropriate reproductive potentials for their own needs. Prereq: ANT 220 or WS 201 or permission of instructor.
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This course examines basic concepts of child growth and development, the evolutionary pattern of human growth and comparative patterns of human growth across populations. Taking a biocultural approach, it explores the many influences that facilitate or constrain child growth, including poverty, gender ideology, nutrition, and illness, focusing especially on social inequality. Taking a child-centered approach, the course also focuses on the lives of children, how children cope with the circumstances of their lives, and the effect of those circumstances on their well-being. Prereq: ANT 230 or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
The ethnography of a selected North American or South American culture area or group. Both historical and contemporary cultures will be considered, e.g., Appalachia, Northwest Coast Indians, Urban American, etc. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits. Prereq: ANT 220, or consent of instructor.
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Introduction to anthropological research methodology and techniques in ethnology, biological anthropology and archaeology. Prereq: Anthropology major, or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
An investigation of speech-sounds and systems of speech-sounds. Articulatory phonetics, analysis of phonological systems, phonological theories. Includes fieldwork on the phonology of a non-Indo-European language; within a given academic year, the same language serves as the basis for fieldwork in ANT/ENG/LIN 515 and ANT/ENG/LIN 516. Prereq: ENG/LIN 211 or equivalent. (Same as ENG/LIN 515.)
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Emphasis on the systematic interrelationships of morphemes within words and sentences. Practical training in the writing of grammars and exposure to various theories of grammatical description. Includes fieldwork on the morphology and syntax of a non-Indo-European language; within a given academic year, the same language serves as the basis for fieldwork in ANT/ENG/LIN 515 and ANT/ENG/LIN 516. Prereq: ENG/LIN 211 or equivalent. (Same as ENG/LIN 516.)
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Principles of policy research and intervention in cultural anthropology with attention to the theoretical and ethical basis of such research and intervention. Intervention techniques considered include research and development anthropology, action anthropology, community development, community advocacy anthropology and culture brokerage. Prereq: Nine hours of cultural anthropology or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
The course examines political systems, process, and action in formal and informal arenas. Emphasis is put on cross-cultural variation, and evolutionary processes in political systems in contemporary as well as historical perspectives. Prereq: Nine hours of cultural anthropology or consent of instructor.
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