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ANTHROPOLOGY SPRING 2017 COURSE LISTING
ANTH 10000
INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY
MW 3:30-4:20
MATH 175
Blanton
ANTH 100H TTH 1:30-2:45 STON 217
Johnson
A general introduction to anthropology’s holistic approach to human
nature and behavior. A basic survey of bicultural development and
evolutionary process, and of human uniformity and diversity through
time and across space. CRN -11017, Honors CRN-16185
ANTH 335
PRIMATE BEHAVIOR
TTH 1:30-2:45
RHPH 164/70
Gebru
This course is an introduction to the primate order and primate studies.
The emphasis is on field studies. Ecological influences on social
organization and behavior, learning, play, and communication will be
considered as adaptations within an evolutionary framework. CRN
17490
ANTH 20300
BIOLOGICAL BASES OF HUMAN SOCIAL BEHAVIOR
TTH 9:00-10:15
UNIV 203
Veile
This course is an introduction to human social behavior from the
perspective of biological anthropology, with special emphasis on human
evolution and non-human primates. Topics include aggression,
communication, learning, maturation, sexuality, and the evolution of
social systems. CRN- 10663
ANTH 34000 GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON HEALTH
TTH 3:00-4:15
STON 217
Gruenbaum
This course examines health issues and risks faced by individuals around
the world, but especially in resource poor geographical areas. We will
explore in-depth the gendered, ethnic, cultural, and class dimensions
that underlie the patterning of disease and illness worldwide.
CRN- 16194
ANTH 20400
INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
AND HUMAN EVOLUTION
TTH 10:30-11:20
WTHR 104
Gebru
This course surveys biological anthropology through a review of
evolutionary theory and genetics, the fossil evidence for current theories
in human evolution with insight from modern non-human primates, and
the influence of environmental stressors on modern human biological
variation. CRN -11033
ANTH 37700 ANTHROPOLOGY OF HUNTER GATHERER SOCIETIES
TTH 9:00-10:15
STON 154
Otárola-Castillo
Selective global survey of societies whose mode of subsistence is/was
based on the collection of wild food resources. Topics to be covered
include: the development and current state of theory, ecology, social
organization, land use, demography, subsistence rights, and worldview.
CRN-16192
ANTH 20500
HUMAN CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Using concepts and models of cultural anthropology, this course will
survey the principal cultural types of the world and their distribution,
and will undertake a detailed analysis of society’s representative of each
type.
CRN 11041 MW 4:30-5:20
MTHW 210
Palmer
CRN 54814 Distance Learning
Christodoulakis
CRN 64560 Distance Learning
Palmer
ANTH 21000
TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE
TTH 9:00-10:15
GRIS 103
Cooper
Introduction to the ideas and practices of archaeology that are used in
the study of human prehistory, from the earliest stone tools to the
development of agriculture and states. Emphasis is placed on the
objectives and methods of contemporary archaeology. CRN10606
ANTH 21200
CULTURE, FOOD AND HEALTH
TTH 4:30-5:45
LILY 3118
Gebru
This course is designed to provide an introduction to the field of Medical
Anthropology in which we will examine issues related to health and
illness from various perspectives outside of the Western biomedical
perspective. CRN-69281
ANTH 37800 ARCHAEOLOGY AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY OF
MESOAMERICA
TTH 4:30-5:45
STON 217
Blanton
Overview of Mesoamerican peoples, cultures and languages from the
earliest periods to the rise of civilizations including Aztec, Maya, and
Zaptec, Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize. CRN-16204
ANTH 379
NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES
TTH 12:00-1:15
LILY G126
Cooper
General survey of North American Indian cultures. Topics to be covered
include prehistory; languages; economic, social, and political
organization; religion, aesthetics; culture contact and change; and
contemporary Native American issues. (CRN 11487)
ANTH 38000
USING ANTHROPOLOGY IN THE WORLD
MWF 11:30-12:20 STON 217
Nolan
The use of anthropology in practical contexts. What anthropological
practice is, how it originated, how it can be applied in non- academic and
interdisciplinary contexts and careers. The main contemporary issues
surrounding anthropological practice, including training, ethics,
relevance, and rigor. CRN -58798
ANTH 32700
ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURE
TTH 10:30-11:45
UNIV 203
Johnson
This course provides a general overview to the field of environmental
anthropology, and surveys key methods, and theories that
anthropologists use to interpret human-environment interactions.
Topics include culture ecology, agro ecology, ethno biology, political
ecology, and environmental justice. CRN-16190
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ANTHROPOLOGY SPRING 2017 COURSE LISTING
ANTH 39200
DESIGN AND INNOVATION:ANTHROPOLGY
Lecture: MW 1:30-2:20
YONG 354
Lab: M 2:30-4:20
YONG 354
Briller/Kelley
This course will involve anthropologists working with designers on
thinking about today's challenging problems. You will learn about
technology use, ethnographic methods, human centered design and
working on interdisciplinary teams.
Cross-listed TLI 367-Lecture CRN 16645, Lab CRN 16647
ANTH 519
INTRODUCTION TO SEMIOTICS
TTH 9:00-10:15
SC 102
Broden
Semiotics foregrounds the general inquiry into making signs, meaning,
communication, & signifying schemas; it investigates how those
phenomena happen in cultures, images, texts, minds/bodies, and
interactions among individuals and groups. Couse activities: lecture,
discussion, & student presentations; short papers, quiz, & term paper.
Cross listed COM507/LING 593/ENGL 570/LC 570. CRN 58109
ANTH 39200
ANTHROPOLOGY OF VIOLENCE
TTH 12:00-1:15
STON 217
Anderson
Inspects the culture-specific and more universal aspects of violence (and
non-violence) as these are enabled, managed, curtailed, and rationalized
within socioculture, and considering the tensions that configure
personal and historical experience. CRN10689
ANTH 59200 ANTHROPOLOGY OF EDUCATION
W 11:30-2:20
REC 307
Palmer
Through a cross-cultural lens this course delves into the evolution of
education, from oral transmission of culture, through inter-generational,
kin-based discourse and practice, to codified institutions of
contemporary society. Using excerpts from ethnographies, research
articles, and visual media we examine issues concerning gender, class,
and race to problematize the agents of education and the reproduction
of the status quo. We will address high-needs schools, children-at-risk,
and successful models to deal with the challenges of educating a global
citizen.CRN-16042
ANTH 39200 INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES
TTH 1:30-2:45
NLSN 1195
Zanotti/Nies
This course is the lynchpin of the new undergraduate Certificate in
Environmental and Sustainability Studies (CESS). It is designed from the
ground up to be an interdisciplinary course, and to match
the transdisciplinary spirit of the CESS program. This course explores
three main fields of interdisciplinary approaches to analyzing and
tackling environmental programs: 1) the humanities and social
sciences, 2) engineering, and 3) environmental sciences. The course is
team-taught by four faculty members, one from each of the three
aforementioned fields. Cross listed with EEE, ENGL, FNR CRN-12403
ANTH 41400 INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
TTH 3:00-4:15
STON 215
Anderson
An exploration into the nature of human communication, particularly
the structures, functions, and substance of human language. Focus is on
the interpenetration of language, culture and cognition, on the evolution
of language and speech, and on their uses in everyday life. CRN 44476
cross listed LING 49800
ANTH 43600 HUMAN EVOLUTION
TTH 12:00-1:15
STON 154
Veile
This class examines the fossil evidence for human evolution and theories
proposed to explain the development that led from the origin of
primates to modern humans. This course will include lectures, exercises
with fossil casts, presentation, and discussions. CRN-16208
ANTH 50400 – PROBLEMS IN WORLD PREHISTORY
TTH 10:30-11:45
STON 154
Lindsay
Key problems in the evolution of human culture examined using the
most recent theories and data. Major topics include understanding early
human behavior, the processes of domestication of plants and animals,
and the emergence of complex societies. CRN-16211
ANTH 60600
THE CONDUCT OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL INQUIRY
TTH 1:30-2:45
STON 154
Otárola-Castillo
The course provides a broad overview of research strategies and
techniques commonly employed in the various subfields of
anthropology. Topics would include field techniques, the use of data
banks (e.g., the HRAF files), sampling, hypothesis testing, and computer
application. CRN 10666
ANTH 61100
ANTHROPOLOGY OF MATERIALITY
THUR. 4:30-7:20
STON 154
LINDSAY
The so-called “material, or post-humanist, turn,” in academia has
brought new attention to things by revisiting old theories of materialism
and asking fresh questions about object-oriented ontologies. In this
seminar we will rely on ethnographic, historical, and archaeological
cases to explore recent developments in thing theory, materiality, and
the social life and cultural biography of objects. A close attendance to
materiality, agency, and technologies of production will provide the
necessary space to explore how things configure social realities, human
subjectivities, and cultural identities. CRN 16226
ANTH 64100 DISCOVERY AND DESIGN
MWF 10:30-11:20
STON 217
Nolan
This course is about using anthropology to make projects work. Students
will learn anthropological approaches and methods to discover salient
aspects of a design problem and use this understanding to devise
responses. Anthropological discovery, design and delivery processes are
demonstrated. CRN-16215
ANTH 50500
CULTURE AND SOCIETY
Tues. 3:00-5:50
STON 154
Khabeer
An introduction to cultural anthropology for the advanced student. A
review will be made of the history of anthropology and its place in the
social sciences. Emphasis will be placed on problem formulation and
methodology in the study of culture change. (CRN 62893)
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