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  • AN 250: Language & Culture

    1.00 - 9.00 Credits
    Colorado College

    Examines the interconnectedness of language and culture from ethnographic and sociolinguistic perspectives. Comparative study of speaking in cultural context aimed at understanding the ways in which people use talk to cooperate, manipulate, structure events, and negotiate identities. Cross-cultural focus, with examples from such languages as Japanese, Navajo and Apache, African-American Vernacular, and French. (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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  • AN 251: The Study of Folklore I

    1.00 Credits
    Colorado College

    A survey of the main forms of folklore, with emphasis on definition, identification, and collection of traditional oral forms (tales, legends, myths, ballads, beliefs, jokes, riddles, etc.) Includes a collecting project designed to introduce students to the traditional expressions of ethnic or other cultural groups. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as English 251.) 1 unit - Seward.
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  • AN 255: Language Acquisition

    1.00 - 9.00 Credits
    Colorado College

    Explores the way in which humans learn their native language. Topics include developmental stages, the biological basis for language acquisition, and the relationship between cognitive and linguistic development. Critical examination of primate language ability. Students work with young children in the early period of language learning. (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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  • AN 258: Introduction to Linguistics

    1.00 Credits
    Colorado College

    Explores the structures and functions of languages throughout the world, seeking to uncover both shared and variable patterns across languages. Introduces the tools of modern linguistics for recording and analyzing sound systems, words, syntactic and semantic structures, and the communicative uses of language. Provides background for understanding contemporary issues relating to language. 1 unit - Watkins.
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  • AN 260: Language & Gender

    3.00 Credits
    Colorado College

    Explores how language is used by women and men in sociocultural context. Examines and critiques anthropological and sociolinguistic research on the relationship of language and gender. Readings provide a cross-cultural perspective and students collect and analyze samples of language use in their own speech community. (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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  • AN 291: Southwest American Indian Music

    3.00 Credits
    Colorado College

    Music and culture of Southwest American Indians, with emphasis on Pueblo and Athabascan peoples. Considers origins narratives, cosmology, ritual drama, dance, and other aesthetic modes as related to Southwest Indian musical performance. Addresses traditional as well as new music. This course meets the ethnomusicology requirement for the music minor. No prerequisites. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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  • AN 294: Latino Musics of the United States

    3.00 Credits
    Colorado College

    Explores the role of music in the expression of ethnicity and ethnic identity among Latino peoples of the United States. Various musical styles and genres performed by New Mexicans, Texas-Mexicans, Puerto Rican Americans, and Cuban Americans are considered. Traditional and popular Latino musics are examined within their cultural and historical contexts. (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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  • AN 295: Indonesian Music

    1.00 - 9.00 Credits
    Colorado College

    Surveys Indonesian history, culture, society, religion, and aesthetic values through music. Students become familiar with a variety of Indonesian musical repertories, styles, and performance contexts, including court traditions of Java, Sunda, and Bali and village traditions throughout the Indonesian archipelago. Traditional as well as new music are discussed. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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  • AN 301: Human Osteology

    3.00 Credits
    Colorado College

    This lab-based course is a detailed study of the anatomy of the human skeleton as a dynamic, living system. Special emphasis will be placed on the interpretation of skeletal remains from archaeological and forensic contexts. Consideration is given to the growth, structure, and function of bones, and to bioarchaeological and forensic aspects such as the determination of age, sex, stature, and pathology from skeletal remains. We will combine theory, its applications, and the limitation of osteological methods with laboratory analysis. The relevant techniques for the reconstruction of past populations and the assessment of human biological variation will be introduced. Prerequisite: Anthropology 201 or 202, statistics suggested. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Scientific Investigation of the Natural World lab or field requirement.) (Not offered 2008-09.) 2 units.
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  • AN 303: Bioarchaeology

    3.00 Credits
    Colorado College

    An investigation of how information from human skeletal remains in archaeological contexts, both prehistoric and historic, is obtained and interpreted. Examples include disease, stress indicators, injury and violent death, physical activity, tooth use and diet, and demographic histories. Emphasis on the interactions between biology and behavior and the influences of environment and culture on skeletal and dental structures. Strong laboratory component with complementary lectures and discussion. (Limited to 15 students.) Prerequisite: Anthropology 201 or 202 or consent of instructor. Statistics suggested. 1 unit - Torres-Rouff.
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