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ANTHROPOLOGYSpring2017
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Schedule
Anth 001
Anth 005
Anth 100
Anth 117
Anth 121
Anth 128
Anth 132
of Classes, Spring 2017
Intro to Social & Cultural Anthropology
Intro to Archaeology
Principles of Anthropology
Anthropology of Religion and Gender
World Cultures: Caribbean
Food and Culture
Anthropological Research Methods
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SCHEDULE OF CLASSES
SPRING 2017
Course Number
Anth 001-01
Anth 001-02
Anth 001-03
Anth 005
Anth 100
Anth 117
Anth 121
Anth 128
Anth 132
Title
Instructor
Intro to Social & Cultural Anthropology
Intro to Social & Cultural Anthropology
Intro to Social & Cultural Anthropology
Intro to Archaeology
Principles of Anthropology
Anthropology of Religion and Gender
World Cultures: Caribbean
Food and Culture
Anthropological Research Methods
Paola Sensi-Isolani
Dana Herrera
Anna Corwin
Staff
Jennifer Heung
Anna Corwin
Dana Herrera
Paola Sensi-Isolani
Jennifer Heung
Days
Time
T/TH
MWF
T/TH
M/F
MWF
T/TH
MWF
T/TH
MF
8:00-9:35
10:30-11:35
11:30-1:05
1:00-2:40
11:45-12:50
3:00-4:35
11:45-12:50
11:30-1:05
1:00-2:40
ANTHROPOLOGY POLICY
1. Students taking an upper division course (Anth 100-135) should have already taken at least one lower division course (Anth 001 or 005)
OR have permission of the instructor.
2. Majors are given priority enrollment in upper division courses. Should you be wait listed, you will be placed in the class
after the pre-registration period. Declare your major or minor now!
3. MINIMUM GRADE REQUIREMENT: A minimum acceptable grade of C- for coursework is required to count toward the major or minor. In
addition, the minimum acceptable grade for the capstone courses, Anth 130 Anthropological Theory and Anth 132 Research Methods, is a C.
ANTH 001
Intro to Social/Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 005
Intro to Archaeology
Paola Sensi Isolani 001-01 T/TH 8:00-9:35
Dana Herrera
001-02 MWF 10:30-11:35
Limited to incoming Frosh & Soph
Anna Corwin
001-03 T/TH 11:30-1:05
Limited to incoming Frosh & Soph
Staff
Limited to incoming Frosh & Soph
What is culture and how important is it in explaining the
marvelous variations we see in human behavior around the
world? Are gender roles fixed? Can you distinguish religion from
magic? What do anthropologists do, and how can anthropology
contribute to a better world? Besides giving you a grounding in
the basic concepts of anthropology, this course will help you
answer these questions through readings on the lives of people in
different cultures throughout the world: drug dealers in New
York, the world of a Maasai warrior in Africa, what it’s like to
grow up as a poor Mayan in Guatemala (and eventually win the
Nobel Peace Prize), life in an Iraqi village before Saddam Hussein,
how Native South Americans cope with globalization, and the
mysterious rites and rituals of American college students. The
readings, class discussions, and lectures will be supplemented by
slides, videos, CDs, and DVDs. This class is recommended for 1st
and 2nd year students (except for Anth majors & minors).
M/F 1:00-2:40
Do the ancient civilizations of Mesoamerica or the Middle East
fascinate you? Have you ever tried to imagine what life must have
been like living in a painted cave and hunting for a living? Have
you ever wondered how writing was invented? Archaeology is the
study of the life ways of past cultures based on their material
remains, like artifacts. In this class we will learn about how
archaeologists study kinship, gender, religion, art, economics, etc.,
in ancient societies. We will also discuss how archaeology
enhances our understanding of historical and contemporary
cultures. Students will have the opportunity to research an
archaeological site of their choice.
Fulfills Core Curriculum Requirements: Social, Historical, and
Cultural Understanding and Global Perspectives.
Fulfills Core Curriculum Requirements: Social, Historical, and
Cultural Understanding, Global Perspectives, and Common Good.
ANTH 100
Principles of Anthropology
Jennifer Heung
ANTH 117
Anthropology of Religion and Gender
MWF 11:45-12:50
This course provides students with an introduction to the methods
and theories of American anthropology. It is an important
transition course for all majors and minors who are starting to
take upper division courses in anthropology and archaeology.
Specifically, it is designed to strengthen students' writing and
research skills, as well as their fluency in anthropological analysis.
These skills are intended to support success in all upper division
courses, especially the senior capstone courses. It should be taken
as soon as possible in either the sophomore or junior
year. PLEASE CONSULT WITH YOUR ADVISOR. Please note
that there is a $40 materials fee for this class. Enrollment is limited
to Anthropology majors and minors only.
All Anthropology majors and minors (and Archaeology) graduating
in 2018 are *required* to take Anth 100 in Spring 2017. All
Anthropology majors and
minors (and Archaeology)
graduating in 2019 are
*required* to take Anth 100
in Spring 2017 or Spring
2018.
Prerequisite: Anth 001:
Introduction to Social and
Cultural Anthropology AND
at least one upper division
Anthropology class
Anna Corwin
T/TH 3:00-4:35
Through the study of ethnographic texts, social science theory, and
first-person accounts of religious experiences, students will
examine a range of religious rituals, traditions, and experiences
with a focus on the intersection of religion and gender. In the
course, students will encounter a number of religious traditions
including Catholicism, Evangelical Christianity, Hinduism, and
Shamanism. Through the close examination of ethnographic texts,
students will gain an appreciation for diverse social, cultural,
ethical, and theological religious traditions and how gender and
religion intersect in diverse ways in different cultural
contexts. Students will gain the skills to analyze various religious
traditions including Catholicism, Evangelical Christianity,
Hinduism in Banares, Magic in the Trobriand Islands, and
Shamanism among the Cuna. In addition to the readings and
papers, students will also be asked to conduct an ethnography in
which they attend a religious event and analyze it from both a
believer’s perspective and drawing on the methods and
perspectives of social science theory.
PLEASE CONSULT WITH YOUR ADVISOR
REGARDING THIS COURSE
ANTH 121
World Cultures: Caribbean
ANTH 128
Food and Culture
Dana Herrera
Paola Sensi-Isolani
MWF 11:45-12:50
World Cultures: Caribbean concentrates on the cultural,
historical, political, religious, and geographic factors that shape
the lives of people living today in countries such as Cuba, Puerto
Rico and the Virgin Islands. The course will begin with a historical
overview of the region, followed by discussions of migration
patterns and the formation of nation-states. The course will focus
on specific topics such as colonialism, gender, and tourism.
T/TH 11:30-1:05
Food touches every aspect of our life, it can be a symbol of love, of
sex, of family, of community, and of national, ethnic, religious and
gender identity. The consumption as well as the production and
distribution of food is fraught with implications about what it
means to be a responsible human being in an increasingly global
society. This class is rooted in a relevant anthropology that asks
where our food comes from, how it gets from the fields to the
factories and from there to the tables. It asks about the
consequences of these systems of production and brings a holistic,
ethnographic and comparative method to bear on the subject of
food.
Besides giving you grounding in anthropological theory as it
relates to food, it is my hope that this course will
• open your eyes to the myriad roles that food plays in many
cultures,
• that it will make you a more enlightened and questioning
consumer,
• that it will allow you to look at your own attitudes and
relationship to food
• that you will learn about the increasingly important role
that food and lack of it plays in the global market place.
In this class we will be working in clusters of time.
We have 4 clusters each cluster has a theme, with
readings, films and the presentation of a short
project. The course has no mid-term and instead of
the final a short final essay.
ANTH 132
Anthropology Research Methods
Jennifer Heung
M/F 1:00-2:40
The course focuses on research methods and is designed to give you
hands-on experience in designing and conducting social science
research. You will learn a variety of ethnographic field methods
including mapping, interviewing informants, participant
observation, collecting life histories, analyzing folklore content,
focus groups, survey research and the use of archival data. This
course is required for majors and intended for Juniors and Seniors.
It is the second part of the Theory/Methods sequence