Introduces students to the field of cognitive anthropology and its relation to cognitive science. Language and the application of linguistic methods to problems in the social and cognitive sciences are emphasized and also the relevance of the ethnographic method to cognitive science in general. Visual and kinesthetic dimensions of knowledge are also explored. Same as
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Overview of theoretical perspectives and methodologies in linguistic anthropology, including sociolinguistics, ethnography of communication, performance and poetics, discursive practices, and structural analyses. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite:
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Explores and examines the production of U. S. Latina/Latino identities as instances of international, cultural, historical, and social border crossings. In both regional and global contexts, we will analyze the ways in which Mexican American, Cuban American and Puerto Rican identities have been shaped by colonial relations vis-a-vis Spain and by postcolonial conditions vis-a-vis the United States. Same as
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Examination of museums and members of ethnographic source communities, and the development of new curatorial practices that incorporate source community needs and views. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours.
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Comparative analysis of the iconographic (symbolic) content of elite art and architecture of precolumbian Mesoamerican societies. Emphasis is placed on describing and interpreting basic shared features of cosmology and the ideological aspects of social and political systems discerned from surviving artworks. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite:
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Discusses the ancient cultures and civilizations of Mexico as reconstructed from archaeological data; begins with the earliest evidence of human occupation and traces the development of agricultural societies and ultimately large urban civilizations to c. 1300 A.D. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite:
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Discusses and analyzes the archaeological data related to two important indigenous Mesoamerican civilizations, the Maya and Aztecs. Major topics considered include interpretations of political and social organization, subsistence systems, religion, and writing systems. Problems in correlating archaeology and ethnohistory are also examined. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite:
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Introduction to the theories and techniques of pottery analysis for archaeologists. In addition to presentation and discussion of the major literature, there is hands-on practice making, drawing, breaking and analyzing pottery. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: Either
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Focus on recent developments in symbolic and interpretive anthropology; topics covered include writing the ethnographic text, subject-object relations, critical reflection on fieldwork, construction of the self, dialogism, practice, performance, narrative, power, and representation. Prerequisite:
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Survey of Andean cultures at the time of the Spanish conquest, of their subsequent history, and of modern Indian culture in the Andean countries. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite:
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Comparative study of Asian diasporic communities in various world regions through ethnography. Introduces concepts of transnationalism, globalization, and modernity in relation to Asian migration in contemporary times. Same as
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Culture, cultural history, and social systems of mainland Southeast Asia: Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Assam Hills, upland southwestern China, and Malaya; emphasis on the interaction of complementary ethnic types in the context of local ecology and the Hindu-Buddhist systems of religion and politics of the lowland states. Same as
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Explores ethnic diversity and ethnic relations in China. Topics include the multi-ethnic history of Chinese society, communist and Western theories on nationality and ethnicity, the state and ethnicity, ethnic conflict and political economy, gender and ethnic hierarchy. Same as
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Historical studies which deploy anthropological methods in the study of early modern and modern Europe; looks at processes of twentieth century modernization through ethnographic studies. Western, Central and Eastern Europe will all receive attention, but the study of Western Europe will predominate. Prerequisite:
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Comprehensive study of the evidence of human disease in antiquity, emphasizing diagnosis of skeletal pathologies, and the anthropological interpretation of historic and prehistoric disease patterns. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite:
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Preparation and completion of a senior honors thesis, research paper, or equivalent project for those students who are candidates for high or highest departmental distinction in anthropology. 2 to 4 undergraduate hours. No graduate credit. May not be taken concurrently with
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Supervised participation in field research in ethnography, ethnology, linguistics, or social anthropology; techniques, methods, and procedures discussed and practiced under actual working conditions. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated if topics vary. Usually offered in the summer session only. Prerequisite:
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Analysis, interpretation, evaluation, and organization of field data in cultural anthropology; preparation of written reports on research in ethnography, ethnology, linguistics, or social anthropology. May be taken concurrently with
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Each seminar considers a topic or issue of current interest in anthropology. 3 undergraduate hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours if topics vary. Prerequisite:
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Research seminar on specialized topics in anthropology. May be repeated. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
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Examines ethnic and national identities, their interactions, and the implications for them and of them within increasingly translocal, transnational, and global historical contexts. 2 or 4 graduate hours.
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Course examines the history of colonialism and post-colonialism in anthropological perspective. The relations of history and anthropology are explored through ethnographic studies which problematize historical memory. Theoretical works of colonized people will be debated and discussed. Same as
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Examines the notion of "alternative" modernities: is "modernity" always imitative of the West, or under globalization does it emerge independently in local cultures? Does it obliterate local "tradition", or can it function as site of creativity and resistence? What are its implications for anthropological fieldwork methods and writing styles? Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
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