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3.00 Credits
Seminar format: Study of meaning and significance of poverty in Latin America, from theological and social science perspective. Mandatory 2 credit field work component.
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2.00 Credits
Mandatory 2 credit field work component to Poverty and Development course. Graded S/U.
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3.00 Credits
War, it would appear, is a relatively new invention. Research suggests that for 90% of human history (which extends back tens of thousands of years) there was virtually no war. Today, war is firmly entrenched in the world: one-third of the world's countries are currently experiencing some form of war, and two-thirds use human rights to control populations. At the same time, peace is critical to human advancement, social stability, and, some would argue, cultural creativity. This class will explore human's capacity for war and for peace. Anthropology provides a unique perspective on violence and conflict resolution as anthropologists often go to the frontlines to document the experience of war and peace-building firsthand. They collect stories of war and peace told by those directly involved, across cultural, ethnic, gender, and age differences - they interview soldiers and civilians, rogues and heroes, adults and children. The course will explore examples of the many forms of war in the world today, from tribal conflicts through guerrilla warfare and terrorism to conventional and nuclear war. It will also study societies without war, and populations with innovative ideas about peace. Questions about war and peace are really questions about the human condition, and the class will discuss such issues as what is the place of war and peace in human society; whether violence is inherent in human nature or learned; and what the future of war and peace is likely to be on our planet. We will investigate answers that range from generals to tribal elders; from arms smugglers to ND students. The United Kingdom provides the centre-point from which the global analysis of war and peace unfolds. We will explore contemporary events from Britain's approach to terrorism and the war in Iraq, to civil politics such as the UK/Northern Ireland conflicts, immigration tensions, and post-colonial relations in political "hot spots." These current realities will be set illuminated within larger historical understandings such as the rise of the state in UK (and Europe) and the political and economic legacies of the era(s) of global colonialism. The class will culminate with an exploration of the solutions the United Kingdom offers the new twenty-first-century forms of political violence.
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3.00 Credits
As the world of the twenty-first century globalizes, so too does crime. Millions of people and trillions of dollars work in illicit economies worldwide. This represents power blocks larger and more powerful than many of the world's countries. This class will look at what constitutes the illegal today, who is engaged in crime and corruption, and what kinds of economic, political and social powers they wield. It will also look at the societies and cultures of "out-laws." For example, internationalization has influenced crime in much the same ways that multinationals and nongovernmental organizations have: criminal networks now span continents, forge trade agreements and hone foreign policies with other criminal organizations, and set up sophisticated systems of information, exchange, and control. Anthropology - with its studies of cultures - provides a dynamic approach to the illegal: what customs inform law abiders and criminals, what values guide their actions, what behaviours shape their worlds? The course will explore the many kinds and levels of criminality and corruption: how do we consider the differences (or similarities) among, for example, drug and arms smugglers, white collar corruption, gem runners or modern day slavers, and governmental or multinational corporate crime? What impact does each have on our world and in our lives? What solutions exist? What, indeed, is the very nature of law and lawlessness, and how similar or different are these values across different countries? Among the most interesting approaches to the core political, economic and social questions of our times are those that link local realities to larger twenty-first-century global trends. This course will explore crime and corruption as it is 'lived on-the-ground" in the UK, and then follow the linkages of il/legalities (the intersections of legal and illegal) worldwide.
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2.00 Credits
Taught as ANTH 3500 "Field Study Seminar' at host institution. This course prepares students to learn effectively in a field-based, cross-cultural environment and offers specific techniques that students will need to complete their Independent Study Projects. Field study in the host country is placed in its appropriate cultural context, with emphasis placed on methods of research that are appropriate for local realities and dynamics. Varied techniques for gathering, recording, interpreting, and analyzing information from primary sources are studied through class-based and field exercises, work journal assignments, observations, and interviews. Ethics in the context of fieldwork with human subjects is also discussed. MAJOR COURSE OBJECTIVES: 1) To provide students with the necessary skills for adapting to, learning from, and understanding another culture; 2) To become familiar with the standard methodologies used in the social sciences, including in-depth interviewing, participant and nonparticipant observation, questionnaire development, and basic surveys required for successful field study; 3) To develop an understanding of appropriate methodologies used to increase learning and complete a successful practicum utilizing the unique human and physical resources available in Uganda.
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0.00 - 12.00 Credits
Seven weeks of intensive archaeological fieldwork on one of the earliest Neolithic farming communities in the world. Students will be introduced to the use of geophysical survey and to excavation techniques at this prehistoric Near Eastern site and learn analytical techniques by working with material culture and other archaeological remains they've excavated, namely lithics, architecture, fauna, and paleobotanical remains. Application necessary.
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3.00 Credits
This class explores the ethical, legal, and practical dimensions of modern archaeology through a consideration of the following topics: archaeology as a profession; archaeological ethics; the relationship between archaeology and others (the public, ethnic groups, avocational archaeologists, collectors, etc.); international and national approaches to archaeological heritage management; the antiquities market; maritime law, underwater archaeology, and treasure hunting; cultural resource management in the United States; and archaeological education. Guest lectures and visits to archaeological sites, national heritage sites, museums, and art and antiquities sale rooms are regular features. .
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3.00 Credits
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the importance of the study of human bone in archaeological research. The principles and methodologies used in the study of bone from archaeological contexts will be detailed and there will be a focus on the recognition of the different bones in the skeletal structure. The lectures will focus on excavation and recording strategies used in the excavation of human bone from various contexts, particularly graves. Measures of ageing and sexing human skeletal remains will be discussed as will the recognition of palaeopathologies on human bone and the application of biomolecular analysis to human skeletal remains. Throughout the course there will be reference to Irish case studies.
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3.00 Credits
ARCH 20090 Archaeology in Practice at UCD; This module explores how archaeologists discover, investigate, reconstruct and interpret archaeological sites and objects in their wider contexts. Through lectures, workshops and practical fieldwork, it provides students with an understanding of the role of different methods and techniques in modern archaeological practice. In part 1, lectures provide instruction in the use of cartographic sources, aerial photographs, geophysical surveys, archaeological survey methods and the investigation of sites and artefacts. In part 2, students complete a practical archaeological exercise.
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3.00 Credits
The cultural landscape of coastal rural Ireland is a field project that integrates graduate and undergraduate student education and training into an international multi-institutional, multidisciplinary research program. The project combines archaeological survey and excavation with paleoenvironmental, historical, archival, linguistic and photographic research to study topics related to changing rural and coastal lifeways. In developing a detailed multi-level understanding of the cultural landscape of western Ireland this project is focused on two levels: (i) the broader comparative region of western coastal Connemara for general comparative study; and (ii) focused exploration of representative case studies on Inis Airc Island, Omey Island, Errislannan, and Streamstown Bay. The 2007 field season will focus on three goals; (1) identify and record unknown and previously recorded coastal heritage sites and landuse practices, (2) record threatened 19th century rural residential buildings, and (3) undertake limited archaeological excavation of multiple prehistoric and historic sites.
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