Department of Anthropology
PAUL LESLIE, Chair
Professors
Carole L. Crumley, Arturo Escobar, Terence M.S. Evens, Dorothy C. Holland, Dale L. Hutchinson, Norris B. Johnson, Paul W. Leslie, Patricia McAnany, Donald M. Nonini, James L. Peacock, Vincas P. Steponaitis.
Associate Professors
Brian Billman, Rudi Colloredo-Mansfeld, Robert E. Daniels, Glenn D. Hinson, Valerie L. Lambert , Christopher Nelson, Peter Redfield, Michele Rivkin-Fish, Patricia Sawin, C. Margaret Scarry, Karla Slocum, Silvia Tomášková, Margaret J. Wiener.
Assistant Professors
Charles R. Price, Mark Sorensen, Amanda Thompson.
Research Professor
M. Jean Black.
Research Associate Professors
William H. Jansen II, Scott L.H. Madry.
Adjunct Professors
Jonathan Boyarin, R.P. Stephen Davis, Sue E. Estroff, Kaja Finkler, Richard G. Fox, Lawrence Grossberg, Clark Larsen, John Pickles, Debra G. Skinner.
Adjunct Associate Professors
Lorraine Aragon, Michael C. Lambert, Barry Saunders, John Scarry, Philip Setel.
Adjunct Assistant Professors
Kia Caldwell, William S. Lachicotte Jr., Lauren Leve, Erik Reavely, Karaleigh Reichart, Beverly Sizemore, Sandy Smith-Nonini, Laurie Steponaitis.
Adjunct Research Assistant Professor
Brett Riggs.
Introduction
Anthropology, as a distinctive social science, provides students with the theories and methods associated with the systematic study of cultural, historical, and biological dimensions of human diversity. A hallmark of anthropology is field work in which studies are carried out in everyday settings beyond the abstractions of the classroom, library, or laboratory. This perspective derives from the history of anthropology as the systematic study of other cultures and populations—that is, those that appear especially different from the anthropologists’ own standpoints. Today, anthropologists also study their own societies, seeking to cultivate the perspective that all societies call for explanations within the wider scope of human experience. As such, anthropology offers the undergraduate student one of the best introductions possible to our past and to contemporary worlds characterized by increasing diversity; by global, international, and regional interconnectedness; by important cultural innovations; and most recently, by interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary discovery.
At UNC–Chapel Hill, the Department of Anthropology does this through a major that seeks to integrate students’ experiences by 1) providing the analytical skills and methods needed to understand the physical world and the human place within it, in the evolution and ecology of the human species; 2) cultivating the capacities needed to interpret the widely differing cultural and meaning systems of our world; and 3) offering methods and skills needed for analyzing and interpreting the unequal relations between human collectivities and groups encountered in everyday practices and language.
Anthropology majors thus develop the written and oral skills needed to live and work in a complex world marked by an accelerated rate of social and cultural change. Anthropology majors acquire the general preparatory attitudes and skills valued within a large number of occupations and professions, including but not limited to professional anthropology.
Given anthropology’s unique foci, the department’s courses are intended to open systematically perspectives on the nature of humankind. To achieve this objective, the department organizes its anthropology courses into the following three concentrations: 1) evolution and ecology, which examines the evolution of humans and related species, and human adaptations to the environment, in all their variability; 2) the anthropology of meaning, which seeks to interpret the meanings and symbols of cultures; and 3) social systems, which studies collectivities, social change, and relations between groups marked by inequalities of various kinds. In addition, the graduate program in anthropology includes courses from the archaeology and medical anthropology programs, which may be of interest to many undergraduates.
The basic division in undergraduate anthropology courses is between lower-division courses numbered below 300 and upper-division courses numbered between 300 and 699 in the College of Arts and Sciences. Sophomores should not hesitate to take courses numbered 300 to 699 because of fears of their difficulty but may wish to consult with the instructor before enrolling.
Programs of Study
The degree offered is the bachelor of arts with a major in anthropology. The department offers minors in general anthropology, archaeology, and medical anthropology.
Majoring in Anthropology: Bachelor of Arts
The anthropology major requires nine courses, ANTH 297 and 24 other credit hours in anthropology. ANTH 297 Directions in Anthropology serves as the majors’ core course; it offers an integrative perspective on the theories and history of anthropology and explores what it means to be an anthropologist. Majors should take ANTH 297 in their junior year. If they cannot do so, they should consult with the director of undergraduate studies.
The eight remaining three-hour courses must satisfy the following requirements:
• At least one must come from each of the three concentrations (see below); no more than three can be numbered below 300; and no more than nine hours of field-oriented course work (ANTH 393, 395, 451, or 453) can be counted toward the major.
• Of the nine courses for the major, students must complete six with a minimum grade of C or better.
The department recommends that majors enroll in some field-oriented course work such as ANTH 285 Ethno and Life Stories, 393 Internship in Anthropology, 395 Special Projects, 451 Field School in Archaeology, 453 Field School in South American Archaeology, or in study abroad course work.
Anthropology majors must meet all Foundations, Approaches, and Connections requirements; electives; and other requirements in the College of Arts and Sciences. To ensure this, anthropology majors consult with their advisor in the College of Arts and Sciences office in Steele Building at least once each semester; ideally, they also consult with the director of undergraduate studies. Students planning a major in anthropology should inform the department’s director of undergraduate studies.
Students interested in choosing anthropology as a major or minor should visit the department’s Web site at anthropology.unc.edu and click on the link for the undergraduate program. It would also be beneficial to consult with the director of undergraduate studies.
Courses by Concentration in the Department
Evolution and Ecology Concentration
• ANTH 139, 220, 239, 252, 315, 318, 319, 359, 411, 412, 413, 413L, 414, 414L, 415, 415L, 416, 417, 417L, 418, 421, 437, 439, 450, 451, 453, 456, 458, 468, 539, 555, 639
History, Meaning, and Materiality Concentration
• ANTH 205, 230, 254, 285, 323, 325, 334, 342, 400, 428, 428H, 429, 435, 441, 442, 443, 444, 470, 473, 484, 485, 525, 537, 541, 542, 545, 567, 574, 585, 660, 660H, 688, 690
Social Formations and Processes Concentration
• ANTH 194, 230, 231, 248, 254, 285, 319, 320, 344, 359, 377, 422, 429, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 449, 450, 455, 456, 458, 462, 465, 466, 468, 470, 491, 537, 545, 567, 578, 585, 626, 660, 660H, 682, 686
Please note that this list is subject to constant revision, with the director of undergraduate studies designating the appropriate concentrations for special topics courses (ANTH 626) and 300-level courses being offered for the first time.
Minoring in General Anthropology
The minor in general anthropology consists of five three-hour courses taken in the department and is a viable option for students who have heavily demanding major requirements. A maximum of two courses may be numbered below 300; at least one course must come from each of the three concentrations. Students must have a grade of C or better in at least four of the five courses, and at least three courses must be taken at UNC–Chapel Hill or in a program officially sponsored by the University. Students planning on a minor in anthropology should inform the department’s director of undergraduate studies.
Minoring in Archaeology
See "Curriculum in Archaeology" in this bulletin for a description and the requirements of this minor.
Minoring in Medical Anthropology
This option is especially appropriate for those planning for careers in medicine and health professions. The minor consists of five three-hour courses taken from the following list of courses: ANTH 147, 151, 315, 318, 319, 323, 414, 438, 441, 442, 443, 444, 470, 473, 585, and 660. Students must have a grade of C or better in at least four of the five courses, and at least three courses must be taken at UNC–Chapel Hill or in a program officially sponsored by the University. Students planning on a minor in medical anthropology should inform the director of undergraduate studies in the department.
Honors in Anthropology
The department encourages students with an overall grade average of 3.2 or higher to apply for candidacy for the B.A. with honors. The aim of the honors program is to free the serious and well qualified student from some restrictions of the usual undergraduate course format by allowing the student to work closely with a small number of department faculty. The anthropology honors program requires an independent study and research project presented in the form of a thesis to the department.
Honors candidates must meet the same course requirements as other anthropology majors. In their senior year, honors candidates take ANTH 691H and 692H in two consecutive semesters. These courses provide candidates with the opportunity to pursue original research for the thesis. ANTH 691H and 692H are controlled enrollment courses, which means that students must first confer with the director of undergraduate studies, who will register them for these courses. Honors candidates are encouraged to identify and contact an honors thesis advisor by the end of their junior year and to apply for financial aid for their thesis projects.
Candidates who complete and successfully defend a thesis before a committee consisting of their advisor and two readers may graduate with honors or highest honors. The awarding of highest honors for theses written in the department is rare and reserved for those cases in which the examining committee determines that the project is exceptional even among honors degrees.
Students who are interested in becoming honors candidates should contact the department’s director of undergraduate studies and consult the section on honors in the Anthropology Major’s Handbook.
Special Opportunities in Anthropology
Internships, Field Work, and Independent Study
Students who wish to explore an anthropological concern outside the conventional classroom setting, or who desire advanced or specialized work beyond current course offerings, should consider ANTH 393, 395, 396, 451, and 453.
ANTH 393 provides anthropology students the opportunity to engage in internships or other field experiences within or beyond the University that have a significant anthropological learning component. Variable credit may be obtained for this course. ANTH 393 is a controlled enrollment course; it requires the permission in advance of the faculty member sponsoring the internship, of a responsible official of the agency in which the internship is carried, and of the director of undergraduate studies, who will register the student. It is essential that students make arrangements and secure permissions prior to the semester of the internship. The Anthropology Major’s Handbook provides important information for students preparing for ANTH 393.
ANTH 396 provides anthropology students the opportunity to engage in independent study, and ANTH 395, the opportunity to engage in field research, in both cases under the mentoring of a specific faculty member. Variable credit may be obtained for these courses, although three units are usually expected. ANTH 396 and 395 require the permission of the faculty member under whom the student wishes to conduct research prior to the semester in which ANTH 396 or 395 is taken. Both are controlled enrollment courses for which the student can register only through the director of undergraduate studies in the department. In general, this course should be taken only by students with some prior course work in anthropology or a related social science.
ANTH 451 and 453 are six-unit field school courses in which the student gains hands-on experience in research and study in the field under the direction of a faculty member.
Anthropology majors are limited to having no more than nine credit hours of field-oriented course work (ANTH 393, 395, 451, or 453) count toward meeting the major requirement, although they are not restricted from enrolling in more than nine credit hours of these courses combined.
Study Abroad
Anthropology majors are encouraged to enroll in a study abroad program. These programs can offer direct experience of another culture and intensive language training, as well as excellent course work in anthropology. By consulting with their departmental advisors as well as with the University’s Study Abroad Office, students can assess the relevance of available programs to their interests and arrange to transfer credit hours to count toward their undergraduate degree and, where appropriate, the anthropology major. Study abroad programs are often affordable even to students who require financial aid. Information about student loans and scholarships for the purpose of studying abroad can be obtained from the Study Abroad Office. Students may wish to consult the Summer School about its study abroad program.
Undergraduate Awards
The Honigmann Undergraduate Honors Thesis Award is given each year to the student who completed the best undergraduate honors project.
Graduate School and Career Opportunities
There are three basic career routes for B.A.-level anthropology majors:
• Anthropology majors have open to them all of the career options of any student with a B.A. in the liberal arts and social sciences, with the added advantage that they surely are more prepared than most in the growing international arena of business, government, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). The resources and professional staff of University Career Services and the department’s director of undergraduate studies can provide guidance.
• Anthropology majors can seek a career that puts their anthropology degree directly into practice.
• Lastly, anthropology majors can continue with graduate education in order to seek a career in education, either as a social studies teacher in a school or a professor in a university. See Careers in Academic Anthropology—Graduate School Route at anthropology.unc.edu/ugrad/grad_career.
Contact Information
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Anthropology, Room 301, Alumni Building, and/or visit the Web site and click on the section for the undergraduate program at www.unc.edu/depts/anthro.
ANTH
050 [006E] First-Year Seminar: Skeletons in the Closet (3). In this first-year seminar, students explore the use of the human skeleton to modern behavioral and biological investigations, focusing on observations that are used as evidence to prove or disprove hypotheses.
051 [006E] First-Year Seminar: Environmentalism and American Society (3). This first-year seminar examines United States environmentalism and its relationship to power and privilege, consumer desire, and attachment to place. Students conduct original group research on the environmental movement.
052 [006E] First-Year Seminar: Asian Cultures, Asian Cities (3). Introduction to the processes of cultural productions and the making of social diversity in large Southeast Asian cities, as they have experienced modernity and globalization during the last 30 years.
053 [006E] First-Year Seminar: Darwin’s Dangerous Idea (3). Exploration of how natural selection works, how it has been used and misused for understanding human nature, health and disease, aging, social behavior, how we choose mates, and more.
054 [006E] First-Year Seminar: The Indians’ New Worlds: Southeastern Histories from 1200 to 1800 (AMST 054) (3). See AMST 054 for description.
055 [006E] First-Year Seminar: The Modern Corporation: From the English East India Company to Wal-Mart (3). This seminar examines the modern public corporation as a governance institution. Broad themes explored empirically through an extended comparison of the English East India Company (1600) and today’s largest corporation, Wal-Mart.
056 [006E] First-Year Seminar: The Art of Healing, the Science of Curing. (3). This seminar focuses on cross-cultural healing beliefs and practices and on how social, economic, political, and ethical aspects of our lives relate to health and healing.
057 [006E] First-Year Seminar: Today in Africa (3). Examination of the daily news as reported online by African newspapers, the BBC, etc. Readings and class discussions of ethnographic and historical background. Student projects based on following major stories.
058 [006E] First-Year Seminar: Germs and Governments, Trees and Traffic Jams (3). The course will ground students in the fundamentals of complex systems thinking, then explore its utility in contemporary society.
059 First-Year Seminar: The Right to Childhood: Global Efforts and Challenges (3). Do children have special needs and rights? This seminar will answer this question.
089 First-Year Seminar: Special Topics (3). Special topics course; content will vary each semester.
092 [086A] UNITAS (3). Fall component of a two-semester course. A seminar that explores issues of social and cultural diversity through experiential learning. Students must be residents of UNITAS residence hall.
093 [086B] UNITAS (3). Prerequisite, ANTH 092. Permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisite. Spring component of a two-semester course. Students engage in service learning through APPLES and produce a final product that thoughtfully reflects on their experience. Students must be residents of UNITAS residence hall.
101 [010] General Anthropology (3). An introduction to anthropology, the science of humans, the culture-bearing animal. Topics considered: human evolution and biological variations within and between modern populations, prehistoric and historic developments of culture, cultural dynamics viewed analytically and comparatively.
102 [049] Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3). An introduction to non-Western cultures studied by anthropologists. Includes an in-depth focus on the cultural and social systems of several groups.
103 [050] Anthropology of Globalization (3). The study of different approaches to globalization and of inequalities in power between nation-states, ethnic groups, classes, and locales experiencing globalization. Uses ethnographic materials to examine effects of transnational migrations and other processes of globalization.
120 [020] Anthropology through Expressive Cultures (3). Introduction to cultural analysis and the anthropological point of view through analytic and interpretive readings of films, fiction, and ethnography. Emphasis on social conditions and native points of view.
121 [021] Ancient Cities of the Americas (3). An introduction to archaeology through the study of towns and cities built by the ancient peoples of the Americas. The focus is on historical processes by which these centers arose.
123 [023] Habitat and Humanity (3). Cross-cultural survey of building and landscape architecture, including prehistoric dwellings and sacred structures such as shrines and temples. Emphasis on architecture as symbolic form and cultural meaning.
130 [030] Anthropology of the Caribbean (FOLK 130) (3). Theories and examples of how Caribbean people live, act, and see themselves within various cultural, social, economic, and political contexts across time. Attention to North American views of the Caribbean.
139 [139] Ecological Anthropology (3). Examines how human-environmental adaptations shape the economic, social, and cultural lives of hunter-gatherers, pastoralists, and agriculturalists. Approaches include optimal foraging theory, political ecology, and subsistence risk.
142 [042] Local Cultures, Global Forces (3). Globalization as a cultural and economic phenomenon, emphasizing the historical development of the current world situation and the impact of increasing global interconnection on local cultural traditions.
143 [043] Human Evolution and Adaptation (3). Evolutionary and ecological approach to understanding the human species’ past and contemporary human variation. Emphasis on evolutionary processes, biological adaptation, and biocultural interactions with diverse environments.
144 [044] Anthropology and Social Problems (3). Contemporary dilemmas examined from a cross-cultural and historically comparative view, including issues of inequality, environment, population, war, gender restrictions, human suffering, hunger, and affluence.
145 [045] Introduction to World Prehistory (3). Introduction to world prehistory and archaeological methods. Examines the development of human society from the emergence of modern human beings 100,000 years ago through the formation of ancient civilizations.
146 [046] The Nature of Moral Consciousness: A Course in General Anthropology (3). An introductory course in general anthropology focusing on the development of moral consciousness. Western and non-Western patterns of thought and culture are compared and contrasted. The course has a strongly philosophical orientation.
147 [047] Comparative Healing Systems (3). In this course we compare a variety of healing beliefs and practices so that students may gain a better understanding of their own society, culture, and medical system.
148 [048] Human Origins (3). Study of human evolution. Focus on the fossil record of humans and human-like ancestors. Topics include communication, aggression, dietary adaptations, locomotion, major anatomical changes, and behavioral shifts in an evolutionary framework.
151 [051] Anthropological Perspectives on Food and Culture (3). Anthropological perspectives on foodways. This course examines the biological basis of human diets as well as the historical and cultural contexts of food production, preparation, presentation, and consumption.
155 [055] Anthropology of South Asia (ASIA 155) (3). Introduction to South Asia and the effects of colonialism, nationalism, and globalization. Links agency and structural constraints in addressing gender, caste, class, religion, nationalism, and the postcolonial state.
190 [199] Special Topics in Anthropology I (1–4). Examines selected topics from an anthropological perspective. Course description is available from the departmental office.
191 [091] Peoples of Siberia (ENST 191, INTS 191, RUES 191) (3). Comparative study of the cultural and biological diversity of peoples of Siberia from prehistoric through contemporary times. Course topics include the biological diversity, culture, behavior, and history of Siberian populations.
194 [194] Anthropology and Community Development (3). The course examines ethnographic, theoretical, practical, and policy approaches to community development and community organizations in America and the English-speaking Caribbean. Students can work with a local community organization.
195 Research in Anthropology I (1–3). Permission of the instructor. Data collection, analysis, and interpretation for independent research project.
196 Independent Reading or Study in Anthropology I (1–3). Permission of the instructor. Reading and study under a faculty member whose interests coincide with those of the individual student.
199 Experimental Course in Anthropology I (3). Examines selected topics from an anthropological perspective, generally to explore the potential for a course. Course description is available from the departmental office.
205 [105] Anthropology of the South (3) . Anthropological materials and insights bearing on modernization and other current trends in Southern culture; research problems in the South.
210 [077] Global Issues in the 20th Century (GEOG 210, HIST 210, INTS 210, POLI 210) (3). See INTS 210 for description.
220 [110] Principles of Archaeology (3). Introduction to method and theory in archaeology. An examination of how archaeologists make inferences about past societies, including reconstruction of culture histories; lifeways; ideologies; and social, political, and economic relationships.
226 [026] The Peoples of Africa (3). Introductory ethnographic survey emphasizing 1) diversity of kinship systems, economies, polities, religious beliefs, etc.; 2) transformations during the colonial era; and 3) political and economic challenges of independent nations. Lectures, films, recitation.
230 [130] American Indian Societies (FOLK 230) (3). Broad survey of contemporary American Indian societies and cultures in the United States. Explores socio-cultural and historical diversity of tribes through film, autobiography, literature, current issues, guest speakers, archaeology, and history.
231 [131] Archaeology of South America (3). An examination of the prehistory of Andean South America (Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia) from first colonization 12,000 years ago to the fall of the Inca Empire in 1532 CE.
234 [072D] Native American Tribal Studies (AMST 234, HIST 234) (3). See HIST 234 for description.
239 Human Ecology of the Amazon (3). Course examines human adaptation to the Amazon region, behavioral patterns of resource use, and forces of culture change, with implications for biodiversity conservation, indigenous self-determination, and cultural resilience.
248 [148] Anthropology and Public Interest (3). Explores how anthropologists can impact or participate in policy debates regarding contemporary social problems. Involves professional and internship options in public service fields. APPLES service-learning course.
252 [152] Prehistoric Foodways (3). Archaeological investigations of prehistoric and historic foodways. Surveys the questions asked, the data and methods used to answer those questions, and the contributions of subsistence studies to archaeological knowledge.
254 [154] Environmental Consciousness and Action (3). Drawing on anthropological and other research, the course explores social and subjective aspects of United States environmentalism, asking whether environmentally friendly practice is possible under present-day political and social conditions.
259 Culture and Identity (3). Introduces anthropological approaches to identity. Explores the relationship of identity, cultural contexts, and social life. Emphasizes contemporary global cultural interchange and visual media as tools of self-expression.
262 [062] Population Anthropology (3). Interactions among culture, biology, environment, and human population dynamics, past and present. Includes environmental influences on reproduction and mortality; social, biological, and environmental consequences of population size, growth, and composition.
278 [078] Women in Science (WMST 278) (3). See WMST 278 for description.
280 [080] Anthropology of War and Peace (PWAD 280) (3). Cross-cultural perspectives on war in its relation to society, including Western and non-Western examples. Surveys political, economic, and cultural approaches to warfare and peacemaking.
285 Ethnography and Life Stories (3). The course focuses on the practical and research uses of ethnography and oral history, emphasizing life histories, life stories, biographies, and how these intersect with communities.
290 Special Topic in Anthropology II (3). Examines selected topics from an anthropological perspective. Course description is available from the departmental office.
295 Research in Anthropology II (1–3). Permission of the instructor. Data collection, analysis, and interpretation for independent research project.
296 Independent Reading or Study in Anthropology II (1–3). Permission of the instructor. Reading or study under a faculty member whose interests coincide with those of the individ- ual student.
297 [097] Directions in Anthropology (3). Open only to and required of anthropology majors in their junior or senior year. Historical and contemporary issues and directions in the discipline as reflected in various concepts, theories, and research strategies.
299 Experimental Course in Anthropology II (3). Examines selected topics from an anthropological perspective, generally to explore the potential for a course. Course description is available from the departmental office.
302 [084] Language and Power (LING 302, WMST 302) (3). See LING 302 for description.
303 [073] Native Languages of the Americas (LING 303) (3). See LING 303 for description.
312 From the Equator to the Poles: Case Studies in Global Environmental Change (3). Case studies in environmental change, highlighting human and environmental dynamics in terrestrial and marine ecosystems on multiple spatial and temporal scales. Includes active learning modules, group presentations, writing assignments.
315 [115] Human Genetics and Evolution (3). Interaction of heredity, environment, and culture in shaping human biological diversity and behavior, and what such patterns of diversity reveal about our evolutionary past.
317 [117] Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Adaptation and Behavior (3). Critical, partially historical discussion of evolutionary theories, including Darwinism, neo-Darwinism, ethnology, and sociobiology, and their social-science analogs. Focus on the relevance and limitations of these theories for anthropology.
318 Human Growth and Development (3). Comparative study of human growth and development from conception through adulthood. Special emphasis on evolutionary, biocultural, ecological, and social factors that influence growth.
319 [119] Global Health (INTS 319) (3). This class explores some of the historical, biological, economic, medical, and social issues surrounding globalization and health consequences.
320 [120] Anthropology of Development (INTS 320) (3). Critical exploration of current debates in the anthropology of Third World development, the production of global inequality, and the construction of parts of the world as underdeveloped through discourses and practices of development.
323 [123] Magic, Ritual, and Belief (FOLK 323) (3). Permission of the instructor. Starting with the late 19th-century evolutionists, this course discusses, intensively, major anthropological theories of magico-religious thought and practice, then offers an approach of its own.
325 [125] Emotions and Society (3). Survey of the interplay between emotional experience and social life. Emotions as learned, culturally variable, and socially performed perceptions, understandings, and actions.
334 [134] Art, Myth, and Nature: Cross-Cultural Perspectives (FOLK 334) (3). Cross-cultural study of form, image, and meaning in painting, drawing, and sculpture. Emphasis on the interrelationship of religion and art in selected prehistoric and contemporary sociocultural traditions.
340 [040] Southern Style, Southern Culture (FOLK 340) (4). A journey into the worlds of Southern meaning, exploring aesthetics, faith, race, class, gender, and the politics of culture. In this class, students explore culture through semester-long, group-based fieldwork projects.
342 [090] African American Religious Experience (AFAM 342, FOLK 342, RELI 342) (3). See RELI 342 for description.
343 African Masquerade and Ritual (AFRI 353, ART 353) (3). See ART 353 for description.
344 Globalization, Social Movements, Environment (3). Introduction to the study of globalization, its impact on the environment, and the ensuing response by global and local social movements. Surveys proposals for alternatives to dominant forms of globalization.
359 [159] European Prehistory (3). A survey of cultures on the European continent from the emergence of first humans to the rise of civilization and the Roman conquest.
375 Memory, Massacres, and Monuments in Southeast Asia (ASIA 375) (3). The past in Southeast Asia’s present, focusing on global, national, and local processes; individual and collective memory; and the legacies of violent death.
377 [177] European Societies (3). This course explores many cultural factors and diverse peoples, non-Greco-Roman as well as Greco-Roman, that have formed the European identity from the earliest human occupation of Europe to present.
380 [082] Anthropological Perspectives on Cultural Diversity (3). Introduction to theories of cultural and social difference. Encourages students to use social theory and ethnography to understand how various societies imagine and enact their cultural and political worlds.
390 Special Topic in Anthropology III (3). Examines selected topics from an anthropological perspective. Course description is available from the departmental office.
393 [093] Internship in Anthropology (1–12). Permission of the instructor and the director of undergraduate studies.
395 [099F] Independent Fieldwork (1–12). Permission of the instructor.
396 [099] Independent Reading or Study in Anthropology (1–12). Permission of the instructor.
399 Experimental Course in Anthropology (3). Examines selected topics from an anthropological perspective, generally to explore the potential for a course. Course description is available from the departmental office.
400 [179] Introduction to General Linguistics (LING 400) (3). See LING 400 for description.
411 [111] Laboratory Methods in Archaeology (3). An examination of the laboratory techniques used by archaeologists to analyze artifacts and organic remains, including the analysis of stone tools, pottery, botanical remains, and bone.
412 [112] Paleoanthropology (3). This course traces the evolution of humans and nonhuman primates—including behaviors, tools, and bodies of monkeys, apes, and human hunters and gatherers—evolutionary theory, and paleoanthropological methods.
413 [111A] Archaeobotany Lab Methods (3). Required preparation, any course in archaeology or permission of the instructor.
413L Archaeobotany Lab (1). Required preparation, any course in archaeology or permission of the instructor. This is a required one-hour laboratory section to be taken in conjunction with ANTH 413.
414 Laboratory Methods: Human Osteology (3). This course will focus on the analysis of human skeletal materials in the laboratory and in the field, with an emphasis on basic identification, age and sex estimation, and quantitative analysis.
414L Human Osteology Lab (1). Corequisite, ANTH 414. The laboratory analysis of human skeletal materials with an emphasis on basic identification, age and sex estimation, and quantitative analysis.
415 [111B] Zooarchaeology (3). This course will focus on the analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites. Introduction to laboratory methods, analytical approaches, and interpretive frameworks for zooarchaeology.
415L Zooarchaeology Lab (1). Corequisite, ANTH 415. Required preparation, an archaeological course or permission of instructor. Examination of identification techniques, quantitative methods, and interpretive frameworks used to analyze animal remains recovered from archaeological sites.
416 [116] Bioarchaeology (3). The study of human skeletal remains from archaeological contexts. The collection and interpretation of quantitative and qualitative data is emphasized to assess the relationship between past biology, environment, culture, and behavior.
417 [111C] Laboratory Methods: Lithic Seminar (3). Laboratory techniques in stone tool research and experimental practice.
417L Lithic Analysis Lab (1). Corequisite, ANTH 417. Required preparation, any course in archaeology or permission of the instructor. This is a required one-hour laboratory section to be taken in conjunction with ANTH 417.
418 Laboratory Methods: Ceramic Analysis (3). A survey of the laboratory techniques used by archaeologists to study and draw social and behavioral inferences from ancient pottery.
421 [102] Archaeological Geology (GEOL 421) (3). See GEOL 421 for description.
422 [322/122] Anthropology and Human Rights (3). An examination of human rights issues from an anthropological perspective, addressing the historical formation of rights, their cross-cultural contest, and the emergence of humanitarian and human rights organizations on a global scale.
428 [142] Religion and Anthropology (FOLK 428, RELI 428) (3). Religion studied anthropologically as a cultural, social, and psychological phenomenon in the works of classical and contemporary social thought.
429 [129] Culture and Power in Southeast Asia (ASIA 429, FOLK 429) (3). The formation and transformation of values, identities, and expressive forms in Southeast Asia in response to forms of power. Emphasis on the impact of colonialism, the nation-state, and globalization.
435 [135] Consciousness and Symbols (CMPL 435, FOLK 435) (3). This course explores consciousness through symbols. Symbols from religion, art, politics, and self are studied in social, psychological, historical, and ecological context to ascertain meanings in experience and behavior.
436 [187] Gender and Science (WMST 436) (3). See WMST 436 for description.
437 Evolutionary Medicine (3). This course explores evolutionary dimensions of variation in health and disease in human populations. Topics include biocultural and evolutionary models for the emergence of infectious and chronic diseases and cancers.
438 [138] Religion, Nature, and Environment (RELI 438) (3). A seminar on concepts of nature within religions and a variety of world-wide spiritual traditions. Emphasis on sacred space, place, and pilgrimage as a vital intersection of religion and nature.
439 Political Ecology (3). Examines environmental degradation, hunger, and poverty through the lens of power relationships, particularly inequality, political and economic disenfranchisement, and discrimination. Discussion of global case studies, with a Latin American focus.
440 [140] Gender and Culture (WMST 440) (3). Cross-cultural comparison of gender roles through the life of a person, comparison to students’ own experiences. Discussion of changing sex and gender roles through history in different cultures.
441 [141] The Anthropology of Gender, Health, and Illness (WMST 441) (3). The course explores cultural beliefs, practices, and social conditions that influence health and sickness of women and men from a cross-cultural perspective.
442 Health and Gender after Socialism (3). This course examines post-socialist experiences of the relationship between political, economic, social, and cultural transitions, and challenges in public health and gender relations.
443 Cultures and Politics of Reproduction (3). This course takes a cross-cultural approach to understanding how reproduction and associated phenomena become arenas where political debates get played out and where global and local social relations get contested.
444 Medicine, Politics, and Justice (3). This course brings an anthropological approach to understanding the intersections between medicine, politics, and public health.
447 [147] The Anthropology of Work (3). Anthropological investigations of work and the relationship between work, family life, and community in contemporary societies in the United States, Asia, and Latin America, within the framework of globalization.
449 [149] Anthropology and Marxism (3). Critical study of Marx’s mature social theory and its relationship to contemporary anthropology.
450 [150] Archaeology of North American Indians (3). The history of American Indian cultures from 10,000 BCE to the time of the European colonization as reconstructed by archaeological research. Special emphasis on the eastern and southwestern United States.
451 [151] Field School in North American Archaeology (6). Intensive training in archaeological field methods and techniques. Students participate in the excavation, recovery, recording, and interpretation of archaeological remains. Instruction given in survey, mapping, photography, flotation recovery, etc.
452 [052] The Past in the Present (3). Memory and history, history and politics, national narratives, the past in the present, and the present in the past; a cross-cultural examination of ways of connecting the present and the past.
453 [153] Field School in South American Archaeology (6). Intensive study of archaeological field and laboratory methods and prehistory of the Andes through excavation and analysis of materials from archaeological sites in Peru. Includes tours of major archaeological sites.
455 [155] Ethnohistory (FOLK 455) (3). Integration of data from ethnographic and archaeological research with pertinent historic information. Familiarization with a wide range of sources for ethnohistoric data and practice in obtaining and evaluating information. Pertinent theoretical concepts will be explored.
456 [156] Archaeology and Ethnography of Small-Scale Societies (3). The study of small-scale hunter-gatherer and farming societies from archaeological and ethnographic perspectives. Methods and theories for investigating economic, ecological, and social relations in such societies are explored.
458 [158] Archaeology of Sex and Gender (WMST 458) (3). A discussion of gender and sex roles and sexuality in past cultures; a cross-cultural examination of ways of knowing about past human behavior.
4 60 [160] Historical Ecology (ENST 460) (3). Historical ecology is a framework for integrating physical, biological, and social science data with insights from the humanities to understand the reciprocal relationship between human activity and the Earth system.
462 Anthropology of Space and Power (3). Cross-cultural investigation of the relationships between space, power, and representations in modern urban life. Draws on different sources to examine the cultural politics of built forms, architecture, and urban planning.
465 [165] Economic Anthropology (3). A comparative exploration through ethnographic and other social science sources of the sociocultural constitution of economic practices, including but not limited to exchange, production, and consumption of commodities in modern capitalist societies.
466 Alternative Economic Systems (3). An investigation of economic systems that are sustainable alternatives to the prevailing economic order. Topics include markets, the commons, cooperatives, local trading systems, and social movements working to achieve alternatives.
468 [168] State Formation (3). The course examines the state, from its initial appearance 5,000 years ago to newly established nation states, exploring the concepts of ethnicity, class, race, and history in state formation and maintenance.
469 [169] History and Anthropology (3). Studies links between history and anthropology; cultures in historical perspective and history in cultural perspective; and effects of relations of power and historical interconnections on the peoples of the world.
470 [170] Medicine and Anthropology (FOLK 470) (3). This course examines cultural understandings of health, illness, and medical systems from an anthropological perspective with a special focus on Western medicine.
472 [172] Refugees and Exile (3). This anthropological exploration of refugees and forced migration addresses displacement across national borders, local repercussions, and the influence of the lived experience of exile on displaced people’s identity.
473 [173] Anthropology of the Body and the Subject (FOLK 473) (3). Anthropological and historical studies of cultural constructions of bodily experience and subjectivity are reviewed, with emphasis on the genesis of the modern individual and cultural approaches to gender and sexuality.
484 [184] Discourse and Dialogue in Ethnographic Research (FOLK 484, LING 484) (3). Study of cultural variation in styles of speaking applied to collection of ethnographic data. Talk as responsive social action and its role in the constitution of ethnic and gender identities.
485 [146] Introduction to Folklore (ENGL 485, FOLK 485) (3). See ENGL 486 for description.
491 [191] Political Anthropology (3). Introduction to political anthropology. A thematically organized investigation of political processes in state societies, including state formation, with special attention to ethnographic and historical approaches.
499 Experimental Course in Anthropology IV (3). Examines selected topics from an anthropological perspective, generally to explore the potential for a course. Course description is available from the departmental office.
502 Globalization and Transnationalism (3). Anthropological examination of processes of globalization and transnationalism, with special attention to transnational migration, emergence of transnational ("global") institutions, commodity flows, and dissemination of ideologies, cultural frameworks, and media imagery.
520 [180] Linguistic Phonetics (LING 520) (3). See LING 520 for description.
523 Phonological Theory I (LING 523) (3). See LING 523 for description.
525 [121] Culture and Personality (FOLK 525) (3). Systems theory used to conceptualize relationship between cultural patterns and individual minds. Functional, dysfunctional, and therapeutic processes considered. Examples from Africa, Asia, Europe, and Native America. Lectures, films, recitations.
537 [137] Gender in Practice (FOLK 537, WMST 438) (3). A study of the ways in which individuals constitute themselves as gendered subjects in the contemporary context of economic and cultural globalization.
539 Environmental Justice (3) . Course examining issues of race, poverty, and equity in the environmental movement. Cases include the siting of toxic incinerators in predominantly people-of-color communities as well as resource exploitation on indigenous lands.
541 [171] Sociolinguistics (LING 541) (3). See LING 541 for description.
542 [192] Pidgins and Creoles (GERM 542, LING 542) (3). See GERM 542 for description.
545 [145] The Politics of Culture in East Asia (ASIA 545) (3). Examines struggles to define culture and the nation in 20th-century China in domains like popular culture, museums, traditional medicine, fiction, film, ethnic group politics, and biography and autobiography.
559 History in Person (3). Extends anthropological approaches to identity in social life. Examines social position, power, and cultural imagination; the personal and collective dynamics of sociocultural change; and the concept of agency.
567 [167] Urban Anthropology (3). Comparative study of the political economy and cultural politics of populations in spaces and landscapes in cities in America and the Third World undergoing globalization, economic restructuring, and transnational immigration.
574 [174] Chinese World Views (ASIA 574, RELI 574) (3). Explores the indigenous Chinese sciences and the cosmological ideas that informed them. Topics include astronomy, divination, medicine, fengshui, and political and literary theory. Chinese sources in translation are emphasized.
578 [178] Chinese Diaspora in the Asia Pacific (ASIA 578) (3). Examination of the histories, social organization, and cultures of the Chinese diasporas in the Asia Pacific region, focusing on contemporary issues in the cultural politics and identities of "overseas Chinese."
581 [181] Historical and Comparative Linguistics (3). Theories and methods of historical and comparative linguistics, with emphasis upon the Indo-European family.
585 [185] Anthropology of Science (3). Cultural perspectives on science and technology at a global scale, including research settings and social contexts, knowledge claims and material practice, and relations between scientific worldviews, social institutions, and popular imagination.
586 [196] The Gardens, Shrines, and Temples of Japan (ASIA 586) (3). The religious landscape and built environments of Japan. Attention to palace, courtyard, and teahouse architecture and gardens, with emphasis on Shinto shrines and the Zen Buddhist temple and garden.
599 Experimental Course in Anthropology V (3). Examines selected topics from an anthropological perspective, generally to explore the potential for a course. Course description is available from the departmental office.
626 African Cultural Dynamics (3). In-depth reading of several books and articles that consider the interaction between indi- genous African traditions and intrusive colonial and postcolonial forces. Emphasis on class discussion. Short papers and individual projects.
629 [189] Language Minority Students: Issues for Practitioners (EDUC 629) (3). See EDUC 629 for description.
639 Beyond the Tragedy of the Commons (3). Reexamination of the "tragedy of the commons" concept in light of recent work on environmental problems, property rights, and community-based conservation. Case studies include fishery, waterway, forest, and pasture management.
660 [166] Kinship, Reproduction, Reproductive Technology, and the New Genetics (WMST 660) (3). This course focuses on the relationship between family, kinship, new reproductive technologies, and the new genetics from a cross-cultural perspective.
675 [175] Ethnographic Method (FOLK 675) (3). Intensive study and practice of the core research methods of cultural and social anthropology.
682 [182] Contemporary Chinese Society (ASIA 682) (3). Presents recent anthropological research on the People’s Republic of China. In addition to social sciences sources, fictional genres are used to explore the particular modernity of Chinese society and culture.
686 [186] Schooling and Diversity: Anthropological Perspectives (3). Anthropological approaches to schooling and cultural diversity in the United States, including their relationship to gender, race, and class. Critical review of research on responses to diversity.
688 [188] Observation and Interpretation of Religious Action (FOLK 688, RELI 688) (3). Permission of the instructor. Exercises (including field work) in learning to read the primary modes of public action in religious traditions, e.g., sermons, testimonies, rituals, and prayers.
691H [095] Seniors Honors Project in Anthropology (3) . Permission of the instructor. Open only to honors candidates.
692H [096] Senior Honors Thesis in Anthropology (3). Permission of the instructor. Open only to honors candidates.
693H Senior Honors Thesis in Anthropology II (3). Permission of the instructor. Open only to honors candidates. Writing of an honors thesis based on independent research under the direction of a faculty member of the department.
694H Senior Honors Thesis in Anthropology III (3). Permission of the instructor. Open only to honors candidates. Writing of an honors thesis based on independent research under the direction of a faculty member of the department.
695H Senior Honors Thesis in Anthropology IV (3). Permission of the instructor. Open only to honors candidates. Writing of an honors thesis based on independent research under the direction of a faculty member of the department.
697 [197] Ethnography and Culture after Empire (3). Examination of cultural anthropology’s relations to global power, past and present. Critiques and revisions of key concepts (e.g., culture) and forms of knowledge (ethnography).
699 Experimental Course in Anthropology VI (3). Examines selected topics from an anthropological perspective, generally to explore the potential for a course. Course description is available from the departmental office.