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Instructor |
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Location |
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Class No. |
Fee |
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| ANTH106 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | J Pasto | Feb 4 - May 10 | Online | - | - | 3 | 6145 | $1020 | |
Description for ANTH106:
An introduction to the anthropological study of cultures, based on ethnographic descriptions and analyses of tribal, developing, and modern state societies. The course explores a variety of concepts and approaches to the study of culture, and participants acquire experience in critical reading, critical thinking, and analytic writing. Students who have taken ANTH 103 may not receive credit for ANTH 106.
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Academic Information:
Credits: 3
Distribution: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| ANTH107 Introduction to Archaeology | J Schoenfelder | Feb 4 - May 10 | Online | - | - | 3 | 1007 | $1020 | |
Description for ANTH107:
The study of the past through scientific analysis of the traces left behind by humans. This course introduces the history, theory, and methods of archaeological research through lectures and hands-on projects. Archaeological data are then used to examine such major transformations of human cultural evolution as the domestication of plants and animals and the origins of complex civilizations. Students prepare a paper suitable for the Writing Proficiency Requirement Portfolio. Students who have taken ANTH 102 may not receive credit for ANTH 107.
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Credits: 3
Distribution: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| ANTH247 Ancient Cities & States | J Schoenfelder | Feb 4 - May 10 | Online | - | - | 3 | 4579 | $1020 | |
Description for ANTH247:
This course compares the processes of state formation in major civilizations, including Mesopotamia, Early Dynastic Egypt, Shang China, Aztecs of Mesoamerica, Inca of Peru. Recent archaeological and historical data are used to explore cross-cultural themes such as the provisioning of cities, role of religious ideology, social organization of land and labor, and gendered dimensions of power and social identity.
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Credits: 3
Distribution: World Cultures |
| ANTH262 Dreams & Dreaming | J Pasto | Feb 6 - May 8 | Copley | W | 6:00 - 9:00pm | 3 | 3610 | $1020 | |
Description for ANTH262:
A cross-cultural exploration of dreams and dreaming across cultures, with general attention to the western Pacific, and the Mekeo people of Papua New Guinea in particular: review of the anthropology of dreams in the context of theoretical works by Freud and Jung, and recent neurobiological studies; and , the relationship of dreams to notions of the self, person, and individual.
Academic Information:
Credits: 3 |
| ANTH272 Peoples and Cultures of Africa | B Worley | Feb 4 - May 10 | Online | - | - | 3 | 2443 | $1020 | |
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| ANTH274 Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean | J Rene | Feb 4 - May 6 | Copley | M | 6:00 - 9:00pm | 3 | 3611 | $1020 | |
Description for ANTH274:
An ethnographic and historical overview of the Caribbean, examining the impact of external forces on local economic organization, domestic life, religion, and migration, with attention to the importance of transnational communities and migrations that link the islands with the North American mainland.
Academic Information:
Credits: 3
Distribution: World Cultures |
| ANTH301L Childhood in America | R Sieber | Feb 8 - May 3 | W-1-010
Wheatley Bldg, 1st Floor, Room 010
| F | 2:30 - 5:30pm | 3 | 3609 |
Description for ANTH301L:
An interdisciplinary treatment of conceptions and practices of child nature and nurture in the United States, viewed in the context of American culture and history. The course begins with an historical overview of child life in America, with special attention to Puritan New England, nineteenth century industrialization and urbanization, and twentieth century trends. In treating contemporary childhood, the course examines mainstream patterns of the middle and working classes, both rural and urban; African-American child and family life; Hispano-American child and family life; enculturation among selected American Indian groups; the importance of gender as a variable in childhood experience; and the growing importance of formal institutions-such as schools, youth organizations, and medical institutions-as environments for young people. Children’s own cultural constructions, in the form of games and folklore, are also considered. The course concludes with an examination of selected policy issues affecting children, such as child abuse, medical intervention, day care, and the Children’s Rights Movement.
Academic Information:
Credits: 3
Diversity: United States focus
Cross listed: AMST 301L. |
| ANTH367 Social and Cultural Perspectives on Witchcraft and Sorcery | B Worley | Feb 4 - May 10 | Online | - | - | 3 | 2596 | $1020 | |
Description for ANTH367:
Beliefs about people with extraordinary powers to cause harm or good are found in societies of different types and in different periods in history. This course examines such beliefs in a number of different cultural, geographical, and historical contexts in order to demonstrate ways in which anthropologists and other social scientists approach the more general problem of understanding the function of belief systems in human society. The course does not teach techniques of witchcraft or sorcery.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or higher or permission of instructor.
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Academic Information:
Credits: 3
Distribution: World Cultures |
