17 courses with the subject ANTH, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
ANTH 001(BH) Human Evolution in Anthropological Perspective3-4
Fall, Spring Human origins are reviewed in light of evolutionary theory, recent research on living primates and the fossil record. Concepts of both human nature and culture are defined in evolutionary terms and critiqued with an eye to unraveling the distinctly human capacities for conjugal and extended family life, for symbolic communication and for social contracts that establish the minimal conditions for political order.
Fall, Spring Cultural anthropologists study the different ways in which social groups organize their daily lives. This class introduces students to methods, concepts, and fundamental topics of research in cultural anthropology. It treats such topics as gender and sexuality, race and ethnicity, class and status, and the impact of globalization on sustainability. Case studies illustrate how people interact with their environment, organize their economic activities, and regulate social power, authority, and influence.
Fall, Spring Understanding global diversity and appreciating cultural difference are two principles of anthropology that every student will find useful, regardless of their major or career path. Using a holistic, comparative, and cultural-relativistic perspective, this course examines how communities of people, including our own community, live in an increasingly globalized world. This class will “make the strange familiar and the familiar strange” by encouraging students to critically reflect on the ways they think about, act in, and interpret the world around them.
ANTH 005(BH) Archaeology: Recovering our Material Past3
Fall, Spring Archaeology is the study of the recent and distant past using material remains. The class includes a comprehensive survey of methods and theories used by archaeologists to recover data and interpret past lives through material culture. Case studies and central topics of archaeological research illustrate the materiality of social, economic, and political organization and practice. Because archaeology is conducted in living communities, the final section of this course considers ethics in archaeology and its relevance in the modern world.
Periodically Advanced study emphasizing detailed analysis of social and community structures and political, economic and religious institutions. Materials are selected from a wide range of primitive and other nonwestern societies.
Fall This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.
Spring This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.
Fall This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.
Spring This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.
Periodically Examination of the historical transformation of the roles of Asian and African women in relation to the different modes of socioeconomic organization of their respective societies. Critical assessment of the impact of social, religious, economic and political systems in defining the status of women in these societies.
January, Summer An intensive hands-on introduction to the ideas, techniques, and methods used in archaeological field research. Students will participate in an archaeological excavation and be trained in the foundations of archaeological field testing and analysis. Students will learn the history of excavation techniques and theories, and receive a practical introduction to the development of archaeological research questions and the field and laboratory strategies used to answer these in fieldwork and analysis.
ANTH 099ASignificant Contributors to Anthropological Theory and Practice1
Periodically A study of the contribution of one important anthropologist such as Franz Boaz, Margaret Mead, Ruth Benedict, Alfred Kroeber, Julian Steward, etc., for a total of 15 hours.
ANTH 099BSignificant Contributors to Anthropological Theory and Practice1
Periodically A study of the contribution of one important anthropologist such as Franz Boaz, Margaret Mead, Ruth Benedict, Alfred Kroeber, Julian Steward, etc., for a total of 15 hours.
ANTH 099CSignificant Contributors to Anthropological Theory and Practice1
Periodically A study of the contribution of one important anthropologist such as Franz Boaz, Margaret Mead, Ruth Benedict, Alfred Kroeber, Julian Steward, etc., for a total of 15 hours.
Fall, Spring The research and the writing of a substantial essay in the field of anthropology. Open only to senior anthropology majors who are eligible for and desire to graduate with departmental honors. Interested students must secure, before registration, written permission of the instructor who will supervise the essay.
Periodically Native America once comprised one of the most diverse cultural areas in the world. This course explores the relation between Native Americans and the U.S. from the beginning of colonization, through the battle of Little Big Horn, to the image of Native Americans in the media and the contemporary problems faced by indigenous minorities today.
Every Other Year The continent of Africa is the birthplace of humanity and an area of enormous cultural diversity. This course will examine representative contemporary African societies against a backdrop of social, political and economic change.
