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3.00 Credits
A survey course that examines the advents of shipbuilding and seafaring to promote Empire in the New World. Beginning with Columbus' voyages at the close of the fifteenth century and concluding with the American Civil War, students will utilize archaeological and historical sources to better understand colonization, water?borne commerce, and naval warfare. Prerequisite: ANTH 103 and 335 or consent of instructor.
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An introduction to museum work combining theory, critique, and practice. The course presents the history of museums, the development of curation and conservation practices, and focuses on the educational role of modern museums through exhibit design and installation. Field trips to local museums and galleries are requisite. Students will collectively produce an exhibit - select an exhibit theme, choose the objects to be shown, research the theme and the objects, write label copy, design the case layouts, and orchestrate the exhibit opening - utilizing the resources of USD's David W. May American Indian Collection. Prerequisite: ANTH 102, 103, or consent of instructor.
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An examination of how archaeologists and biological anthropologists excavate and analyze the remains of past societies. Students are introduced to the theories, methods, and techniques of fieldwork and laboratory analysis. Basic skeletal and artifact analysis is the core of the course. Lectures, readings, group discussions, digital presentations, and guest speakers are also included. Field trips may supplement the core material. Prerequisite: ANTH 101, 103, or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
A practicum in anthropological writing including professional publication (books and journals), grant proposals (both for funds and fellowships), popular journals, museum exhibition catalogs, and electronic media. Students in this course will learn to communicate effectively in various formats following guidelines established by the American Anthropological Association, American Association of Museums, and funding agencies such as the National Science Foundation. Prerequisite: ANTH 101, 102, or 103. (fall semester)
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A survey of various world cultures using the genre of cinema. The course will examine universal human themes such as emotions, power, gender, and worldview and attempt to extract an insider's perspective from each film. The focus will be on how culture influences behavior. Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the major areas of current research such as folk taxonomies, traditional ecological knowledge (the relationship of plants and animals to hunter-gatherers and subsistence agriculturalists), folk medicine and ethno-pharmacology, archaeobotany and archaeozoology. Emphasis will be on the cognitive aspects, but methodologies will also be included. A field trip is required. Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or consent of instructor. A biology course is recommended.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of the role specific plants and animals as metaphors play in the mythology (sacred texts) of various Southwest Indian cultures. Knowing the biology of the particular organism as well as the unique cultures that told the stories will open up the deeper, often elusive meanings of individual myths. Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the mythology of four major groups of Native Americans from the Greater Southwest - Yumans, Pimans, Puebloans, and Athabascans or Apacheans. Origin myths from these groups include creation, emergence, dispersal, and flood stories as well as flute lore and dying-god stories. The course examines how myths function in the four groups, how they reflect the subsistence base, worldviews, and individual and community needs; it also looks at myth as an art form. Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of a wide range of sex and gender constructs and implications for related aspects of culture and human evolution. Students learn to examine and critically analyze variations in human biology, prehistory and social frameworks regarding sex and gender. Topics include the role of gender in economic organization, ritual, politics, development, culture change and science and technology. Prerequisite: ANTH 102, 103, or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
A survey course that examines the advent of seafaring in California, from the Paleolithic to Modern Ages. Students will utilize archaeological and historical sources to explore a variety of strategies for resource utilization, water-borne commerce, and the burgeoning naval defense industry, beginning with early coastal settlers and ending in the 21st century. Emphasis will be placed on San Diego's maritime history. Prerequisites: 2 of the following: ANTH 102, 103, 335, or consent of instructor.
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