| source City University of New York (X) |
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department Anthropology (X) |
Historical development of cultural anthropology; major concepts and perspectives as illustrated in the work of leading figures in the field. Various problems will be examined in the context of materials from selected cultures around the world. Recent trends will be examined, including the relations between culture and language.
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This course introduces fundamentals of world human geography, including maps and map reading, landforms, and climate, elementary spaital analysis, population and migration, and patterns of resource distribution and use. Particular emphasis is given to the dynamics of human environmental interaction, cultural diversity, and concepts of regionalism.
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This course is a cross-cultural and historical survey of contemporary global capitalism from an anthropological perspective. Specific topics to be addressed include the structure and operation of transnational corporations; the connections between corporations, elites, and states; proletarianization and the capitalist labor process in a variety of work settings (agrarian, industrial, postindustrial); historical and cultural dimensions of commodification; cultural analysis of advertising; and the roles of anthropologists in the business world, including market research and diversity training.
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An introduction to the theories and methods of contemporary archaeology. Discussion of techniques of excavation; analysis and interpretation of findings. Discussion of human ecological adaptation and a survey of Old & New World cultural evolution, including the rise of early civilizations and cities.
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Survey of the principles and evidence for human evolution, including data from the fossil record, living primates, and modern Homo sapiens. Effects of cultural patterns upon biological evolution.
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The course will examine the primary and secondary sources, as well as modern academic works on the life and teaching of the Prophet Mohammad. It is a course on historiography as well as on biography and the early beginnings of Islam. The course will concentrate on a close reading of the very first biography: ibn Ishaq's classic The Life of Muhammad.
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This course focuses on theoretical or contemporary issues. Future offerings will include courses on globalization, multiculturalism, contemporary institutions, immigration, and American society.
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This course examines the evolution of human sexual differences, the symbolic nature of gender differences, women's roles, women in economic development and social change, and anthropological theories of women's subordination.
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A survey of the major social and cultural groups in the United States and Canada prior to the conquest of the continent by the Europeans. Emphasis is upon social organization and the comparison of different ethnographic areas, based upon archaeological and ethnographic research. A number of contemporary issues will also be considered, including land, religious practices, and poverty.
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A survey of culture and society in Mediterranean Europe (Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, etc.). The focus is on recent community studies, with particular attention to ecology, social organization, industrialization, immigration, and politics on both local and national levels.
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An intensive review of historical and contemporary research on different aspects of Indian life and social structure, with particular attention to the influence of religion, migration, colonization, and modernization upon the peoples of the subcontinent.
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A survey of the island societies of the Pacific Ocean (Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia). The ancient sailing voyages of the first migrants, ecological and cultural adaptations, and modern social changes are studied in the context of developing anthropological theory.
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This course is a survey of the sociopolitical, cultural, racial, and economic processes that have shaped the formation of modern Haiti. Particular focus will be on the role of St. Domingue in the emerging world capitalist economy during the seventeenth century, the Haitian Revolution, the U.S. occupation (1915-34), the Duvalier Regime (1956-86), and the social and cultural institutions in contemporary Haiti.
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The study and analysis of relations among ethnic groups in society from social-structural and social psychological standpoints. Analysis of prejudice and discrimination and their consequences for both minority and majority group members. Theoretical, historical, and cross-cultural approaches. Examination of social action programs in the United States and other nations.
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This course considers the approaches, units of study, and techniques of data collection appropriate to the investigation of large and heterogeneous populations from the anthropological perspective. The problems of urbanization in emerging nations, ethnic and cultural differences within the city, and poverty in the urban setting receive particular attention.
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This course examines power and conflict from an anthropological perspective. Focus will be on the state and nonstate societies, warfare, social control, and other political processes in a cross-cultural and historical framework.
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This course examines magic, witchcraft, and religion in a cross-cultural and historical framework. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of religion as symbolic thought and action in both Western and non-Western societies and to the connections between religion and power.
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This course provides an introduction to the ?lives? of Hinduism ? it traces major developments and changes in the greater Hindu tradition from its inception to the present, and the rituals and value systems that have shaped and continue to shape the lives of Hindus. Guiding questions include: Is Hinduism a religion? Do all societies share a similar definition of ?religion?? How have modern Hindu lives been shaped by recent phenomena like globalization and colonialism? What is the relationship between religion and politics in South Asian culture? Why is religious violence on the rise in South Asia, and what can be done to stop it?
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Drawing upon Hindu, Islamic, Sikh, and Buddhist scriptural and ritual sources, this course will explore the interrelated development of these four traditions, the central concepts particular to each tradition, the changing nature of political and religious authority in each tradition, and each tradition?s vision of individual moral responsibility.
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The course focuses on language in an anthropological and sociological framework, starting with an examination of models from the sociology of knowledge as they define the relations among language, culture, and society. Structural levels of language will be covered as they are necessary to facilitate understanding the relation of language to cultural, social structure, historical process, and the various interactions between language and these phenomena.
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This course is an overview of major theoretical perspectives in sociology, beginning with the roots of modern theory in the 18th and 19th centuries and continuing through contemporary theoretical debates. Major theorists whose work will be covered include Marx, Weber, Durkheim, and G.H. Mead in the classical traditions and selected contemporary theorists, including those in feminist theory, cultural studies, and other new contributions to the field.
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This course is an introduction to qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection and analysis used by sociologists and anthropologists as well as other social scientists. The course introduces the research process, examines the interplay between methods and theory, and reviews research methods, including field work and ethnography, interviews and questionnaires, and secondary analysis.
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This course focuses on the comparative study of human societies and cultures, with particular attention to the close study of individual societies and communities ? that is, the classic anthropological method of ethnography. Emphasis is also given to integrating multiple aspects of human activity and thought, including cultural, social, political, economic, religious, and philosophical phenomena. Anthropological perspectives are applied to the understanding of such contemporary issues as international affairs, immigration, ethnic conflict, human rights, religious movements, health and illness, and economic development.
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