Courses

Archaeological evidence for Native American ways of life on the North American Great Plains from the initial peopling of the region into the 19th century. Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior). Prereq., ANTH 2200. Same as ANTH 5270. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

Surveys archaeological approaches to ecology, economy, and landscape: glaciation, geomorphology, and other physical processes creating and affecting sites and regions; environmental reconstruction; theories of human-environment interaction; landscape formation by forager, agricultural, and complex societies; and ideologically structured landscapes. Prereq., ANTH 2200. Restricted to sophomores, juniors and seniors. Same as ANTH 5330. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

Surveys archaeological theories and methods within the context of the history of archaeology. Includes archaeological approaches to data recovery, analysis, and interpretation as well as an overview of cultural resources management and ethical issues in contemporary archaeology. Prereq., ANTH 2200. Restricted to juniors and seniors.

Students participate in archaeological field researchor conduct laboratory analysis of archaeological materials and data. Students work with faculty on archaeological research projects with a field or lab focus, depending on the project undertaken. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., ANTH 2200. Restricted to juniors/seniors. Same as ANTH 5350.

Uses diversity of approaches to the analysis of ancient stone tools, including fracture mechanics, lithic technology, materials, heat treatment, and functional analysis. Percussion and pressure-flaking experiments are performed. Prereq., ANTH 2200. Same as ANTH 5380. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

Method and theory of archaeology, emphasizing the interpretation of materials and data and the relationship of archaeology to other disciplines. Prereq., ANTH 2200 and instructor consent. Same as ANTH 5390. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

Archaeology of ancient Egypt in light of recent excavations; the history of excavations of the different sites; and the art of ancient Egypt through time. Restricted to juniors and seniors. Same as ANTH 5420.

Old Testament history in the light of archaeological investigation; the Old Testament within the framework of the literature of the ancient near East. Same as ANTH 5430.

Studies the ancient Egyptian language to shed light on the history and cultures of ancient Egypt. Involves reading and translating hieroglyphics into the English language. Same as ANTH 5440.

Examines goals of international agencies that support development in underdeveloped countries. Anthropological perspective is provided for such issues as urban planning, health care and delivery, population control, rural development, and land reform. Same as ANTH 5500. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

Covers the historical foundations for contemporary global change, addressing colonialism, global outsourcing, and cultural imperialism, with a particular emphasis on gender, class, and consumerism. Prereq., ANTH 2100. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

Analysis of problems of cultural change due to contacts between people of different cultures. Restricted to senior ANTH or ETHN majors. Same as ETHN 4521 and ANTH 5510.

Explores anthropological approaches to the study of symbolic systems, including cosmology, myth, religion, ritual, and art, as well as everyday patterns of metaphor and the presentation of self. Theoretical issues include semiotics, psychoanalysis, structuralism, liminality, and critical theory. Prereq., ANTH 2100 or instructor consent. Same as ANTH 5520. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

Critically examines the pivotal schools of 20th century social theory that have shaped modern sociocultural anthropology, including the ideas of cultural evolutionism, Marxism, Durkheim, Weber, Freud, structuralism, postmodernism, and contemporary anthropological approaches. Includes primary readings and seminar-style discussion. Prereq., ANTH 2100 or instructor consent. Same as ANTH 5530. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

Explores hunter-gatherer ways of life and the ways in which anthropologists have thought about those ways of life, using lectures, discussion, the professional literature, and film. Topics covered include the history of hunter-gatherer research, relations between this research and archaeological studies of the human past, critiques of classic hunter-gatherer studies, and the current status of hunting and gathering peoples. Prereqs., ANTH 2010, 2020, 2100 and 2200. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

Comprehensive survey of changes in the native cultures of America north of Mexico caused by occupation of the continent by Old World populations, including a review of processes of contact, environmental changes, changes in major institutions, the nature of federal/state administration, the reservation system, and contemporary developments. Restricted to senior ANTH or ETHN majors. Same as ETHN 4563 and ANTH 5560. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.

Examines fishing methods, peoples, societies, and cultures, emphasizing anthropology's role in shaping fisheries management and development policy. Same as ANTH 5570. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

Focuses on the Holocaust during the Third Reich, which involved the murder of millions of people, including six million Jews. Reviews the Holocaust's history, dynamics, and consequences as well as other genocides of the 20th century, using an anthropological approach. Restricted to juniors/seniors. Same as JWST 4580. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

Cultural factors determine states of health and illness in both Western and non-Western societies. The transition from traditional to modern status creates new problems including population growth, aging, changing patterns of morbidity, mortality and health care, and new socioeconomic consequences. Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior). Prereq., ANTH 2100. Same as ANTH 5610. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

Explores the nature of ethnic conflict, nationalism, and cultural citizenship in different contexts, including the United States. Is the nation-state dead? What effect do extranational and transnational organizations/institutions (e.g., European Union) have on the development of nationalism? Through the exploration of contemporary theory and case studies, this class will address these important contemporary concerns. Prereq., ANTH 2100. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).

Examines the issues of current concern in the study of East African pastoral peoples. The first half of the course is devoted to historical perspectives and the second half explores the transition from subsistence to market oriented economies. Restricted to junior and senior ANTH majors. Same as ANTH 5630.

Explores the culture of Tibet in both historical and thematic manners, considering the long-term development of Tibetan cultural practices and institutions as well as many of the abrupt changes introduced to Tibet in the 20th century. Topics covered include region, politics, gender, warfare, poetry and literature, and life under Chinese rule and as refugees around the world. Prereq., ANTH 2100. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Anthropology (ANTH) majors only.

Course work built around theme of research design as a means of integrating previous training in the field of anthropology as well as providing an opportunity to perform creative scientific investigations. The course prepares students to write an honors thesis in ANTH 4720. Required of students doing Anthropology departmental honors. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.

Continuation of ANTH 4710. Prereq., ANTH 4710.

Introduces students to the political cultures and societies of Latin America. Through historical and ethnographic text, and documentary and non-documentary cinema, this course will explore class relations, ideology, and resistance from the conquest to the present. Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior). Prereq., ANTH 2100. Same as ANTH 5730. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).