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  • ANTH 45350: Trade and Globalization: From 100000 BC to the Present

    3.00 Credits
    University of Notre Dame

    The idea of globalization as a recent phenomenon is firmly grounded in the popular conscious. In the minds of most people, globalization and the accompanying processes of global commerce and trade are seen either as the solutions to the world's problems or the causes thereof. In this course, we will address the problems with these ideas as we explore the history of long-distance human interactions going back into the early history of Homo sapiens from the emergence from Africa ca. 100,000 BC to the present. Topics covered will include human migrations, trade, exchange, and other interactions from our Paleolithic ancestors to the rise of settled cultures and complex societies in both the Old and New Worlds. Particular focus will be placed on the role of long-distance exchange, trade, and commerce on human activities as ideas, goods, and peoples moved across deserts, mountains, and oceans. In-class discussions will be based on readings from anthropology, archaeology, history, economics, business studies, and political science, as well as documentaries and film to address issues of similarity and difference between past and contemporary globalization processes. The objective of the course is to understand globalization and trade as universal yet varying forces in human social and cultural evolution.
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  • ANTH 45390: Ethnographic Method and Writing for Change

    3.00 Credits
    University of Notre Dame

    The notion that a written text can itself be a "site of resistance," a location where political commitment and rigorous scholarship intersect, under girds this course on ethnographic method. We study the construction and interpretation of field notes, subjectivity and objectivity in research, ethical issues in fieldwork, feminist and postcolonial critiques of ethnographic practice, "voice" and oral history, and aspects of ethnographic inquiry that impact on change processes. Students engage in field projects in the local community and produce experimental ethnographic text as a central part of coursework. We also examine the writing process, rhetorical style, the responsibilities of the author, and polyvocalism and inclusivity. Ethnography as a nexus of theory and practice, of scholarship and action, emerges from our work in the course.
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  • ANTH 45510: Historical Archaeology

    3.00 Credits
    University of Notre Dame

    This course examines the methodological and theoretical foundations for the archaeology of European colonization and the post-colonial material world. Course materials focus on material life and the diversity of sociocultural experiences in North America since 1492. The class examines how historical archaeologists have interpreted life in the world of global capitalism and colonization over the last half millennium and how archaeological insights can be used to understand and critique our own world. The distinctive analytical techniques of historical archaeology will be studied, including documentary research, artifact analysis methods, and field excavation techniques. The course will probe the interdisciplinary nature of historical archaeology, assess the social significance of archaeological knowledge, and scrutinize cultural, class, and gendered influences on archaeological interpretation.
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  • ANTH 45520: Gender and Archaeology

    3.00 Credits
    University of Notre Dame

    In this course, students will explore the potential for studying and reconstructing a prehistory of people through archaeology. We will consider the historical and theoretical foundations of creating an engendered past, the methodological and practical aspects of "doing" engendered archaeology, and the intersection between political feminism, archaeological knowledge production, and the politics of an engendered archaeology. Topics for consideration include feminist perspectives on science, anthropology, and archaeology; concepts of gender in prehistory and the present; women's and men's relations to craft production, state formation, and space; and the complex relationship between feminism, archaeology, and the politics of women and men in archaeology and the archaeological past. Under the broad theoretical, political and historical umbrella of feminism, archaeologists today are negotiating their own paths toward an engendered past from multiple directions, and this course will explore the diversity of these approaches toward creating a prehistory of people.
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  • ANTH 45810: Molecular Methods in Anthropology

    4.00 Credits
    University of Notre Dame

    In this laboratory-based course, students will use their own DNA to learn various molecular methodologies, such as PCR, RFLP analysis, and DNA sequencing. In addition to learning how to complete several laboratory protocols, students will also learn data analysis and how to prepare a scientific publication.
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  • ANTH 45817: Human Osteology

    4.00 Credits
    University of Notre Dame

    This is a lab-intensive course that explores the methods used in physical anthropology for studying individual human skeletal remains, as well as those employed to establish biocultural connections at the population level. Forensic techniques utilized in individual identification will be developed in the first third of the course.
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  • ANTH 45818: NSF-REU Biocultural Research Program

    0.00 - 6.00 Credits
    University of Notre Dame

    This hands-on research course will engage students in an experiential learning environment that immerses them in anthropological method and theory. Using the large Byzantine St. Stephen's skeletal collection from Jerusalem as the cornerstone, historical and archaeological information will be synthesized in a biocultural reconstruction of ancient monastic life. Students will conduct original research, share in an active field trip program, and participate in a lecture program delivered by top scholars in the fields of biological anthropology, classics, and Near Eastern studies. Students will develop a suite of methodological skills in the natural and social sciences, explore artifacts and life ways of the study population, delve into the pertinent literature using several world-class libraries, develop skills for collaborative research, and discover the importance of a holistic approach to a fuller understanding of life in the past.
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  • ANTH 45820: Researching Disease: Methods in Medical Anthropology

    3.00 Credits
    University of Notre Dame

    This class will provide extensive classroom and hands-on training in research methods for medical anthropology. It will place slightly greater emphasis on qualitative methods, such as participant observation and interviewing, but will provide an overview of quantitative methods including building surveys and some basic statistical analysis. Students will learn by doing, conducting original research on contemporary health issues in the local community such as HIV/AIDS and substance abuse.
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  • ANTH 45826: Anthropology of Reproduction

    3.00 Credits
    University of Notre Dame

    In this course we will examine a variety of issues related to reproduction. We will concentrate on anthropological studies related primarily to reproductive health throughout the life cycle, such as sexuality, pregnancy and childbirth, midwifery, reproductive freedom, and the politics of the nation-state as they affect women's (and men's) reproductive lives. We will use ethnographic readings and examples from around the world to illustrate our discussions and gain an understanding of the complex intertwining of local and global politics regarding reproductive experiences and choices. An integral part of the course will be an ethnographic research project wherein you will apply anthropological theories and methods.
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  • ANTH 45830: Documentary: Critical Analysis and Method

    3.00 Credits
    University of Notre Dame

    We see documentaries in many different forms every day via journalism, reality television, the Discovery Channel, and non fiction film. This course turns a critical, anthropological, and methodological eye toward interpreting, constructing, and contextualizing the documentary.
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