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Anthropology
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1. Introduction to Human Evolution.
F
Study of evolution illustrated by Pleistocene hominid fossils and
variation in living human groups. Behavior and evolution of primates
examined as they contribute to the understanding of human evolution.
Required for all anthropology majors. (General Education Code(s):
IN.) A. Zihlman
2. Introduction to Cultural Anthropology.
W
A number of different peoples are studied and a variety of approaches
to the nature of the culture and to the study of specific cultures
presented. Required for all anthropology majors. (General Education
Code(s): IS.) N. Chen
3. Introduction to Archaeology. S
Overview of ways of learning about the human past beyond the scope
of written history. Reviews development of archaeology, fundamental
methods and theories, and archaeology’s contribution to understanding
human origins, the emergence of farming, and the origins of complex
societies. (General Education Code(s): IS.) J. Habicht Mauche
4. Public Life and Contemporary Issues.
W
How can cultural anthropology help us to understand current events
unfolding locally, nationally, and globally? Students learn how
to “read” newspapers differently—that is, through the lens of cultural
analysis. The world of everyday politics and society, as it unfolds
in debates happening right now, forms the topical substance of the
course. (General Education Code(s): IS.) A. Tsing
42. Student-Directed Seminar.
Seminars taught by upper-division students under faculty supervision.
(See course 192.). The Staff
80B. African Women. *
Survey of the position and roles of women in African societies with
different social, political, and economic organizations. Offered
in alternate academic years. (General Education Code(s): T3-Social
Sciences, E.) C. Shaw
80C. Buried Lives. *
Burials provide us with a glimpse of individuals and the context
in which they lived their lives. This course combines an examination
of the depiction of bodies in popular media, scholarly discussions,
and the possibility of alternative interpretations. (General Education
Code(s): T3-Social Sciences.) A. Galloway
80D. Africa Today. F
Present-day values and social life of selected sub-Saharan African
people examined using anthropological studies and African literature.
(General Education Code(s): T3-Social Sciences, E.) The Staff
80F. Exotic Tours. W
Explores exotic (including extreme, adventure, ethnic, and eco)
tourism and journalism using writings, photography, and web sites.
It is, in effect, a series of virtual exotic tours, each one centered
around an itinerary drawn from actual tours. (General Education
Code(s): T3-Social Sciences.) The Staff
80I. Culture and Power in Latin America.
*
Introduces key issues in the anthropology of Latin America, with
emphasis on identity formation, cultural practices, and power. Major
themes include race, class, and gender as intersecting forms of
oppression, violence, and terror and indigenous social movements.
(General Education Code(s): T3-Social Sciences, E.) M. Anderson
80J. Introduction to Visual Culture.
S
Introduces current issues in cultural anthropology using film as
a medium with which to explore culture. Raises questions about visual
representations and the portrayal of cultural difference in the
context of global inequalities. (General Education Code(s): T3-Social
Sciences.) The Staff
80K. Culture through Food. *
Examines anthropology of food and politics of eating. Cultural and
social uses of food in rituals of solidarity or fasting, identities
and meanings of food for individuals, and consumption in the global
context are key components of study. Will be offered in the 2005–06
academic year. (General Education Code(s): T3-Social Sciences.)
N. Chen
80L. Anthropology of Performance.
F
Introduction to performance studies and theater anthropology investigates
performance traditions across cultures. Learn to connect theory
and practice by relating class discussions of readings and documentary
films to experiences of practical performance exercises led by instructor.
(General Education Code(s): T3-Social Sciences.) V. Magnat
80O. Environmental Politics. S
A survey course on anthropological approaches to environmental questions
that covers the history of anthropology’s engagement with environmental
politics. Considers the various “ecologies,” cultural, symbolic,
historical, political, and the types of analyses these have enabled.
(General Education Code(s): T3-Social Sciences.) The Staff
80P. India and Indian Diaspora through
Films. W
Explores several themes of relevance in contemporary India and Indian
diaspora, concentrating on anthropological research and various
documentary and popular Bollywood films. Through films and ethnographies,
students analyze the nature of anthropological contributions to
the study of Indian societies. (General Education Code(s): T3-Social
Sciences, E.) A. Pandey
80Y. Power, Politics, and Protest.
*
Examines the many ways in which organized groups engage in political
protest against those whom they understand to dominate them. The
course first establishes the framework for the discussion of power,
politics, and protest, and then examines a variety of forms taken
by political protests worldwide. Will be offered in the 2005–06
academic year. (General Education Code(s): T3-Social Sciences.)
T. Pandey
93. Field Study. F,W,S
Supervised research or organized projects on anthropological topics
for lower-division students. Conducted either on or off campus.
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for
credit. The Staff
99. Tutorial. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff
100P. Cultural Performance: Filipino
American Experience (2 credits). W
This course offers two credits to students participating in the
production of the Pilipino Cultural Celebration (PCC), a cultural
performance held annually which includes four aspects: theater,
folk dance, choir, and contemporary dance. Audition required. May
be repeated for credit. O. Najera Ramirez
101. Human Evolution. W
Study of human evolution covering the last five million years. Examines
the fossil evidence and emphasizes the reconstruction of behavior
from the paleontological and anatomical evidence. Prerequisite(s):
course 1. Offered in alternate academic years. A. Zihlman
101E. Human Evolution Laboratory
(2 credits). *
Laboratory focuses on the locomotor, dental, facial-cranial anatomy
of hominids. Meets weekly, with exercises designed around primate
and human skeletal materials and casts of fossil hominids. Concurrent
enrollment in course 101. Enrollment limited to 15. A. Zihlman
102A. Human Skeletal Biology. S
Presents basic human osteology allowing students to identify skeletal
material by element. Emphasizes the dynamic nature of bone by integrating
anatomy with a discussion of bone physiology within the context
of the human life cycle. Prerequisite(s): course 1. Enrollment limited
to 16. The Staff
103. Forensic Anthropology. F
Covers the basic analysis of human skeletal remains for the medicolegal
profession. Assessment of age, sex, ancestry, and general physical
characteristics, trauma, and disease are discussed. Legal responsibilities
of the anthropologist are addressed. A. Galloway
104. Human Adaptability. *
Explores the major environmental factors (temperature, altitude,
diet, and disease); how they are perceived by the human body; the
physiological, micro- and macroanatomical responses; and how behavior
and culture can modify the impact of these stresses. Course 1 is
highly recommended as preparation. The Staff
106. Primate Behavior and Ecology.
*
The nature of primate social systems and social bonds is examined
in the light of evolutionary and ecological concepts. Students cannot
receive credit for this course and course 206. Prerequisite(s):
course 1. A. Zihlman
106E. Primate Behavior Laboratory
(2 credits). *
Focuses on locomotor and dental-cranial anatomy and skeletal/dental
development of primates. Weekly meetings, with exercises designed
around primate materials. Concurrent enrollment in course 106. Enrollment
limited to 15. A. Zihlman
107. Anatomy of the Human Body. S
Study of structure and function of the human body through lectures
with an evolutionary perspective including regional anatomy and
body systems. Students cannot receive credit for this course and
course 207. (Also offered as Biology 135. Students cannot receive
credit for both courses.) Prerequisite(s): course 1 or Biology 20B.
N. Dominy
107L. Anatomy of the Human Body Laboratory
(2 credits). S
Study of structure and function of the human body using dissection,
comparative vertebrate anatomy, anatomical models, and computer-assisted
instruction. Students are billed for a lab fee. Students cannot
receive credit for this course and course 207L. (Also offered as
Biology 135L. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.)
Prerequisite(s): course 1 or Biology 20B; concurrent enrollment
in course 107 is required. Enrollment limited to 20. N. Dominy
110. Anthropology of Movement. *
Comparative and evolutionary anatomy of human performance. Examines
locomotor systems and their underlying structure and evolution through
videos, skeletons, and dissections in a variety of mammals, primates,
and humans. Prerequisite(s): courses 106 or 101; 102 or 107 or 164
or 185; or by interview. Enrollment limited to 20.
A. Zihlman
120. Culture through Film. W
Introduces current issues in cultural anthropology using film as
a medium with which to explore culture. Raises questions about visual
representation and the portrayal of cultural difference in the context
of global inequalities. Prerequisite(s): course 2 or 80J or Film
20A or 20B, or History of Art and Visual Culture 10D, 10E, 10F or
10G. S. Errington
120L. Culture Through Film Laboratory
(2 credits). W
This lab in video production is to train students in Culture
Through Film, course 120. Through lectures, demonstrations,
hands-on instruction, and review of students’ work in progress,
the lab will enable students enrolled in Culture Through Film
to learn the fundamentals of film/video pre-production, production,
and post-production skills. Portfolio review prior to enrollment
and concurrent enrollment in course 120 required. Enrollment limited
to 15. The Staff
122. Culture and Education. *
Anthropological study of themes and issues in educational research,
reform, and practice. Investigates education as a process that disseminates
and regenerates culture. Explores cultural components of various
educational settings and dynamics of their relationships. Prerequisite(s):
course 2. The Staff
123. Psychological Anthropology.
F
An introduction to some of the central theoretical issues in psychological
anthropology. Psychoanalytic, cognitive, and relativist perspectives
on the link between person and society are discussed and compared.
The Staff
124. Anthropology of Religion. S
Study of the phenomenon of religion as manifested in ethnographic
literature, with special attention to traditional and recent modes
of analysis of religious behavior. Special topics include myth,
religious healing, witchcraft and sorcery, ritual, and millenarian
movements. A. Pandey
126. Sexuality and Society in Cross-Cultural
Perspective. F
The meaning and social processes associated with sexuality in selected
societies. Examination of variations in sexual expressions and control
of sexuality, and in economic and political organizations, highlights
the interrelationship of sex and society. Prerequisite(s): course
2. The Staff
128. Born-Again Religion and Culture.
*
Study of contemporary, American, born-again Protestant discourse
using ethnographic materials and interpretive theories. Topics include
biblical literalism, Christian conversion and self-fabulation, charismatic
gifts, preaching, sacrificial giving, prosperity theology, apocalypticism,
creationism, pro-family and pro-life rhetoric, and televangelism.
Will be offered in the 2005–06 academic year.
S. Harding
129. Other Globalizations: Cultures
and Histories of Interconnection. *
The history of social and cultural interconnections at a global
scale. Anthropological approaches to the study of cultural encounter
are used to investigate topics such as trade, religion, and citizenship
and to evaluate shifting concepts of civilization and barbarism.
Prerequisite(s): course 2. A. Tsing
130. Enthographic Area Studies.
- 130A. Peoples and Cultures of
Africa. S
Survey of sub-Saharan societies. Analysis
of principles of social organization and factors of cultural unity
of selected western, eastern, central, and southern African peoples.
(General Education Code(s): E.) C. Shaw
- 130B. Brazil. *
Examines Brazilian culture and its link to interpersonal relationships,
religion, politics, and psychological experience. (General Education
Code(s): E.) D. Linger
- 130C. Politics and Culture in
China. *
Joins substantive information “about” Chinese society and culture
with debates in social theory and rethinks conventional wisdom
about colonialism and modernity. Topics include representations
of “Chineseness,” class revolution, Chinese diaspora, popular
culture, family and kinship, nationalism, history/memory, race
and gender. (General Education Code(s): E.) N. Chen
- 130D. Peoples and Cultures of
the Middle East. F
Religion, culture, and change in the Middle East with emphasis
on the Arab world. (General Education Code(s): E.) The Staff
- 130E. Culture and Politics of
Island Southeast Asia. *
Southeast Asia includes a variety of societies exhibiting many
ecological adaptations, religions, marriage systems, and experiences
with colonial powers. Case studies of particular societies, chosen
to reveal variety, are examined comparatively. Emphasis on religion
and social organization. Prerequisite(s): course 2. (General Education
Code(s): E.) A. Tsing
- 130G. Asian Americans in Ethnography
and Film. *
Critically examines category of Asian Americans. Addresses historic
representations of Asians and Asian Americans in ethnographic
research and film. Explores contemporary issues of race, culture,
and politics through ethnographic practice and cultural production.
Will be offered in the 2006–07 academic year. (General Education
Code(s): E.) N. Chen
- 130H. Ethnography of Eurasia.
F
Introduces students to the ethnography of Eurasia, with special
attention to the lived experience and legacy of state socialism
in this region. Topics include new ideas of personhood, changing
economic practices, public health, and international development.
(General Education Code(s): E.) M. Caldwell
- 130I. Cultures of India. W
An examination of anthropological studies of tribal, rural, and
urban cultures of India and a look at changes taking place in
India. Prerequisite(s): course 2. Offered in alternate academic
years. (General Education Code(s): E.) T. Pandey
- 130K. Politics and Culture in
East Asia. *
Introduces scholarship that rethinks the conventional wisdom about
colonialism and modernity in China, Japan, and Korea. Emphasis
on the production of colonial knowledge about Asian “others” and
genealogies of nationalism, tradition/modernity, history/memory,
race and gender. Will be offered in the 2005–06 academic year.
(General Education Code(s): E.) The Staff
- 130L. Ethnographies of Latin America.
*
A broad introduction to issues and areas of cultural production
and transformation in the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central and South
America. Colonial, neocolonial, class, ethnic, gender, religious,
ecological, and political relations intersect as represented in
ethnographies and film. Will be offered in the 2006–07 academic
year. Prerequisite(s): course 2. (General Education Code(s): E.)
The Staff
- 130N. Native Peoples of North
America. S
A survey of Native American cultures and experience during the
past century, with emphasis on Pueblo cultures of the American
Southwest. (General Education Code(s): E.) T. Pandey
- 130Q. Mejicanos in Anthropological
Discourse. F
Provides students with an opportunity to critically analyze various
ethnographic accounts of Mexican communities on both sides of
the border. Uncovers how anthropologists in this century have
approached Mexican culture by examining the methodologies, theories,
evidence, and conclusions employed and/or produced in these works.
(General Education Code(s): E.) O. Najera Ramirez
- 130S. The Anthropology of Black
America. S
Surveys and critically examines ethnographic studies of black
American culture. Studying classic works by pioneers of black
anthropology as well as contemporary ethnographies, interrogates
key issues in black American life: race, gender, class, identity,
and community. (General Education Code(s): E.) The Staff
- 130U. Amazonia. W
An introduction to the anthropology of Amazonia. Students consider
the emergence of Amazonia as a region, examining the history and
politics of social transformation. The second half of the course
is devoted to close reading of key ethnographic monographs. Prerequisite(s):
course 2 or 146. (General Education Code(s): E.) H. Raffles
- 130X. Special Topics in Ethnography.
F,W,S
This course on special topics in ethnography will be taught on
a rotating basis by various faculty members. Precise focus of
each year’s courses will vary according to the instructor and
will be announced by the department. May be repeated for credit.
The Staff
131. Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective.
F
Examines the diversity of women’s as well as men’s roles, experiences,
and self-conceptions in a number of societies to explore how women
and men shape, and are shaped by, particular forms of social life.
Prerequisite(s): course 2. Offered in alternate academic years.
M. Moodie
132. Photography and Anthropology.
F
Moving historically from woodcuts and paintings to the World Wide
Web, but emphasizing the invention and development of documentary
photography, this course explores the world of images depicting
society and culture. Major theoretical approaches to “reading” pictures
will be emphasized, and students must produce a final project incorporating
visual images. Prerequisite(s): course 2 or History of Art and Visual
Culture 10D or 10E or 10F or 10G or Art 30. The Staff
132L. Photography and Anthropology
Laboratory (2 credits). F
This still photography lab trains students in the basic operations
and techniques of the camera and the creation of a set of still
photographs to use for social documentation. It includes lectures,
demonstrations, hands-on instruction, and a continuous review of
the students’ work in progress. It does not include darkroom work.
Prerequisite(s):Concurrent enrollment in course 112 and a portfolio
review. Enrollment restricted to anthropology majors. Enrollment
limited to 30. The Staff
133. Narratives of the Popular. *
Addresses the increasing importance of popular culture as the terrain
upon which to address issues of culture and power. Emphasizes an
ethnographic approach to popular culture as sociocultural phenomena.
Students learn about a variety of activities including television
and film viewing, music, fashion, photography, postcards, comic
books, and urban spatial relations and architecture. Offered in
alternate academic years. L. Rofel
134. Medical Anthropology: An Introduction.
F
Cross-cultural study of health, disease, and illness behavior from
ecological and ethnomedical perspectives. Implications for biomedical
health care policy. N. Chen
138. Political Anthropology. F
The ideas, in selected non-Western societies, about the nature of
power, order, social cohesion, and the political organization of
these societies. (Also offered as Legal Studies 118. Students cannot
receive credit for both courses.) Offered in alternate academic
years. T. Pandey
139. Language and Culture. S
Examination of language system and language use in relationship
to cultural contexts of communication in Western and non-Western
societies. Topics include the Sapir-Whorf linguistic relativity
hypothesis; linguistic constructions of gender; speech variation
in relation to class, ethnicity, and national identity; and the
emergence of self in communicative acts. Prerequisite(s): course
2.
D. Brenneis
140. Art, Artists, Artifacts. S
Studies the ways of interpreting non-Western art, both in the context
of the Western art world and in the context of the societies that
produced the art forms. The Staff
142. Anthropology of Law. S
An ethnographically informed consideration of law, dispute management,
and social control in a range of societies including the contemporary
U.S. Topics include conflict management processes, theories of justice,
legal discourse, and relations among local, national, and transnational
legal systems. (Also offered as Legal Studies 142. Students cannot
receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to anthropology
and legal studies majors. M. Moodie
146. Anthropology and the Environment.
*
Examines recent approaches to study of nature and the environment.
Considers historical relationship between nature, science, and colonial
expansion as well as key issues of contemporary environmental concern:
conservation, environmental justice, and social movements. Will
be offered in the 2005–06 academic year. Prerequisite(s): course
2. The Staff
150. Communicating Anthropology.
F
Encourages anthropology majors to explore different means of communicating
anthropology with much attention to individual writing and presentation
skills. Intensive work on library research; recognizing, comparing,
and making arguments; and analyzing ethnographies, articles, reviews,
and films. Prerequisite(s): two of the following courses: 1, 2,
or 3; satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition requirements.
Enrollment restricted to sophomores and juniors. (General Education
Code(s): W.) H. Raffles
151. Workshop in Ethnography. W
Through demonstration, practice, and participation, acquire skills
in collecting and analyzing cultural data. Work with members of
other cultures and with each other to learn to identify significant
cultural patterns. Lectures and readings provide added perspective
and a theoretical base. Prerequisite(s): course 2. Enrollment limited
to 20.
L. Rofel
152. Survey of Cultural Anthropological
Theory. W
Major figures, ideas, and writings in nineteenth- and twentieth-century
cultural anthropology surveyed. Prerequisite(s): course 2 and satisfaction
of the Subject A and Composition requirements. (General Education
Code(s): W.) C. Shaw
153. Experimental Ethnography. W
Engages students in critical thinking about positionality of the
ethnographer and introduces them to reflexive, dialogic, performative,
and indigenous methodologies. Readings and discussions lead to designing
individual experimental ethnographic projects, carrying out fieldwork,
and presenting research results. V. Magnat
154. Documenting Culture. S
Drawing on scholarship in the fields of folklore, cultural studies,
performance studies, dance, and anthropology, focuses on theories
and methods for documenting, analyzing, and representing culture.
Students learn the fundamentals of photography, video production,
and audio recording. Prerequisite(s): courses 1, 2, and 3. Enrollment
restricted to anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to 40.
S. Errington
154L. Multimedia Laboratory (2 credits).
S
Designed to instruct in aesthetics and technical production of a
short digital slideshow. Using iMovie3 editing program, produce
a digital slideshow incorporating sound (narration, music, and sound
effects) and still images. Concurrent enrollment in course 154 is
required. Enrollment limited to 12. The Staff
159. Race and Anthropology. W
Examines concept of race in anthropology. Begins with histories
of race in anthropology; turns to contemporary analysis of racism,
identity formation, and diaspora; and concludes with current debates
on the validity of “race” as an object of analysis. M. Anderson
161. Hello Dolly! Cultural Politics
of Animals. *
Levi-Strauss observed that animals are not just good to eat, but
“good to think.” This course examines the history and politics of
relations between humans and other animals. Topics covered include
classification, pets, zoos, meat, and cloning. Will be offered in
the 2006–07 academic year.
H. Raffles
164. The Anthropology of Dance. W
An intense reading seminar which critically reviews anthropological
works in dance ethnography and dance theory. Recommended for anthropology
majors. Prerequisite(s): course 2. Enrollment limited to 25. Offered
in alternate academic years. The Staff
165. Anthropological Folklore. F
Survey of the major forms of folklore with emphasis upon games,
humor, superstitions, and folk-narratives (myth, legend, and folktales).
Addresses methodological issues in folklore and theoretical approaches
to the study of folklore. Prerequisite(s): course 2. Offered in
alternate academic years. The Staff
167. Practicing Folklore. *
Designed to provide students with a demonstrated interest or background
in folkloristics an opportunity to develop a project that integrates
folkloristic theory and ethnographic practice. Will be offered in
the 2006–07 academic year. Prerequisite(s): course 2. Enrollment
restricted to anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to 40.
The Staff
170. History of Archaeological Theory.
F
Historical review of prehistoric archaeology from antiquarianism
to the present. Emphasis on development of archaeological theory
and its relation to evolutionary and anthropological theory. Students
cannot receive credit for this course and course 270. Prerequisite(s):
course 3; satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition requirements.
Recommended for juniors. Offered in alternate academic years. (General
Education Code(s): W.) D. Gifford-Gonzalez
172. Archaeological Research Design.
W
Introduces theories and methods for recovering and analyzing archaeological
data. Critically explores the nature of archaeological evidence
and how archaeologists know what they know. Strongly recommended
for those contemplating further studies in archaeology. Prerequisite(s):
satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition requirements, course
3, and one upper-division archaeology course. Strongly recommended
for those contemplating further studies in archaeology. Enrollment
limited to 25. Offered in alternate academic years. (General Education
Code(s): W.) S. Ginn
173. Origins of Farming. *
Survey of the ecological and archaeological evidence for the origins
of plant and animal domestication in Africa, Eurasia, and the Americas.
Discussion will center on the preconditions of this drastic alteration
in human ecology and its consequences in transforming human societies.
Open to nonmajors. Students cannot receive credit for this
course and course 273. Offered in alternate academic years. The
Staff
174. Origins of Complex Societies.
W
Deals with evidence and theories concerning the origins of complex
society; the transition from egalitarian, foraging societies to
the hierarchical, economically specialized societies often referred
to as “civilizations.” Focuses on both Old World and New World cultures.
Prerequisite(s): course 3. S. Hutson
175A. African Archaeology. S
Archaeological history of Africa from the first 2.5 million-year-old
artifacts to the emergence of African cities, states, and commercial
relations with Medieval Asia and Europe. Disciplinary models and
assumptions critically examined in their historic and political
contexts. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course
275A. Prerequisite(s): course 3 or equivalent. Enrollment restricted
to juniors and seniors. Enrollment limited to 45. D. Gifford-Gonzalez
176A. North American Archaeology.
*
Development of Native cultures in North America. Topics include
peopling of the New World, early foragers, spread of agriculture
and complex societies in the Southwest and Eastern Woodlands, and
review of cultural developments in the West and Far North. J.
Habicht Mauche
177. European Conquest of the Americas.
F
Uses ethnographic, archaeological, and historical sources to examine
the clash of cultures between Native Americans and Europeans during
the fifteenth through nineteenth centuries. Focuses on the social,
political, and demographic impacts of contact on Native American
societies. Prerequisite(s): courses 2 and 3. J. Habicht Mauche
180. Ceramic Analysis in Archaeology.
*
Focuses on theories and techniques used by archaeologists to bridge
the gap between the recovery of ceramic materials and their interpretation
within cultural contexts. Topics include the origins of pottery,
production methods, classification and typology, seriation, functional
analysis, materials analysis and description, organization of production,
trade, and the analysis of style. Concurrent enrollment in course
180L required. Prerequisite(s): course 3. Concurrent enrollment
in course 180L required. Enrollment restricted to anthropology majors.
J. Habicht Mauche
180L. Ceramic Analysis Laboratory
(2 credits). *
Practicum in ceramic materials analysis and description. Students
perform material experiments in materials selection and processing,
hand-building techniques, and open-pit firing. Demonstrations of
standard techniques of attribute analysis and the mineralogical
and chemical characterization of ceramic materials are presented.
Prerequisite(s): course 3 and concurrent enrollment in course 180.
Enrollment restricted to anthropology majors. Enrollment limited
to 16. J. Habicht Mauche
182A. Lithic Technology. *
Introduction to lithic and ceramic analysis in archaeology. Includes
lab analysis, discussions of classification and typology, and exploration
of the concept of style as it relates to ceramics and lithics in
archaeology. Prerequisite(s): course 3. Enrollment limited to 20.
The Staff
184. Zooarchaeology. F
Lectures and seminar on archaeological faunal analysis. Topics include
mammalian evolution and osteology, vertebrate taphonomy, reconstruction
of human diet from faunal remains, foraging strategy theory, data
collection and management, and methods of quantitative analysis.
Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 284. Prerequisite(s):
course 3. Offered in alternate academic years. D. Gifford-Gonzalez
185. Osteology of Mammals, Birds,
and Fish. W
Practicum in archaeological faunal analysis. Students learn to identify
bones of all larger mammal species of central California plus selected
bird and fish species. Students cannot receive credit for this course
and course 285. Prerequisite(s): courses 179 or 102 or Biology 138/L
or Earth Sciences 100 or Environmental Studies 106C/L, plus consent
of instructor. Enrollment limited to 16. Offered in alternate academic
years. D. Gifford-Gonzalez
192. Directed Student Teaching. F,W,S
Teaching of a lower-division seminar under faculty supervision.
(See course 42.) Students submit petition to sponsoring agency.
The Staff
193. Field Study. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff
194. Senior Seminar.
- 194A. History of Evolutionary
Theory. *
The history of ideas. At the most general level, concern is with
the impact of scientific thinking in biology and human evolution.
An overview of Darwin’s work presents the broader framework of
scientific method. Students cannot take this course after completing
another senior seminar. Students cannot receive credit for this
course and course 294A. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Subject
A and Composition requirements; courses 1, 2, and 3. Enrollment
restricted to seniors majoring in anthropology. Enrollment limited
to 15. (General Education Code(s): W.) A. Zihlman
- 194B. Community. *
Critically considers four concepts of community: community as
place, community of interests, community as social relations,
and community as intentional goal. Examines internal dynamics
of communities, social relations between communities in complex
societies, and the successes and failures of particular intentional
communities. Will be offered in the 2005–06 academic year. Prerequisite(s):
satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition requirements; courses
1, 2, and 3. Enrollment restricted to junior and senior anthropology
majors. Enrollment limited to 25. (General Education Code(s):
W.) C. Shaw
- 194C. Food and Medicine. F
Critically examines intersections of food, medicine, and culture.
Special attention to “studying up” of industrial food system and
pharmaceutical industry. Additional focus on anthropology of food,
medicine, nutrition, and consumption. Prerequisite(s): courses
1, 2, and 3; satisfaction of Subject A and Composition requirements.
Enrollment restricted to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment
limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): W.) N. Chen
- 194E. Advanced Topics in Folkloristics.
*
An examination of selected topics and issues in the field of folklore;
topics vary each quarter. Designed for advanced students with
a demonstrated interest in folkloristics. Will be offered in the
2005–06 academic year. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Subject
A and Composition requirements, courses 1, 2, and 3. Enrollment
restricted to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to
20. (General Education Code(s): W.) The Staff
- 194F. Locality and Globalization.
*
Why are some people considered global and others local? Explores
current anthropological debates on globalization to ask what aspects
of contemporary life the term describes and the implications of
using it. Will be offered in the 2006–07 academic year. Prerequisite(s):
satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition requirements. Enrollment
restricted to seniors majoring in anthropology. Enrollment limited
to 20. (General Education Code(s): W.) H. Raffles
- 194G. Ritual Performance: The
Riddle of “Spirit Possession.” S
Examines competing ethnographic interpretations of ritual “spirit
possession” practices. Addresses the pathologizing and theatricalizing
of “spirit possession,” the emic/etic debate, and questions of
embodiment and agency that are pivotal to the postmodern and postcolonial
reassessment of anthropology. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of
the Subject A and Composition requirements. Enrollment restricted
to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General
Education Code(s): W.) V. Magnat
- 194H. Thinking with Bateson. *
Examines major themes in the work of anthropologist Gregory Bateson.
Topics covered include communication, cybernetics, learning, mind,
and scientific practice. Prerequisite(s): courses 1, 2, and 3,
and satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition requirements.
Enrollment restricted to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment
limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): W.) D. Linger
- 194I. Anthropology of Development.
*
Explores current debates in development anthropology examining
the history of the development idea and its relationship to modernity
and globalization. Readings focus on practices of individuals
and organizations aiming to understand the meaning of development
for particular places and people. Prerequisite(s): courses 1,
2, and 3, and satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition requirements.
Enrollment restricted to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment
limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): W.) The Staff
- 194J. Histories of Forests and
Other Wild Places. *
“Wild Nature” has a history. This class offers tools for understanding
the social and natural construction of wild nature. We will learn
to “read” rural landscapes?ethnographically, biologically, historically,
creatively, and politically. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of
Subject A and Composition requirements. Enrollment restricted
to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General
Education Code(s): W.) A. Tsing
- 194K. Reading Ethnographies. F
Explores issues in the representation of culture through reading
and discussing ethnographies. Recent experimental ethnographies
open topics including the relation between fieldwork and writing,
textual strategies, and the politics of ethnographic writing and
research. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition
requirements; courses 1, 2, and 3. Enrollment restricted to senior
anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education
Code(s): W.) S. Harding
- 194M. Special Topics in Medical
Anthropology. *
Focuses on critical issues in the social sciences of health and
healing. Designed for students pursuing graduate work in medical
anthropology and/or public health. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction
of the Subject A and Composition requirements; courses 1, 2, 3,
and 114. Enrollment restricted to senior anthropology majors.
Enrollment limited to 15. (General Education Code(s): W.) N.
Chen
- 194N. Comparison of Cultures.
S
Seminar for upper-division students interested in theories and
methodology of social and cultural anthropology. Devoted to critical
discussion of different methods of comparison practiced in anthropology.
Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of Subject A and Composition requirements;
courses 1, 2, and 3. Enrollment restricted to senior anthropology
majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s):
W.) T. Pandey
- 194O. The Anthropology of Sexuality.
W
Provides an anthropological approach that focuses on the way representations
of sexuality are connected with a broad array of cultural and
historical contexts including colonialism, kinship, the formation
of policies, nationalism, rituals of exchange, and cultural borderlands.
Students cannot take this course after completing another senior
seminar. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition
requirements; courses 1, 2, and 3. Enrollment restricted to senior
anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to 15. (General Education
Code(s): W.) C. Shaw
- 194P. Space, Place, and Culture.
*
Examines ways anthropologists have studied relationship between
space, place, and culture. Covers early formulations acknowledging
people in different cultural contexts ascribe particular meanings
to places and to the concept of space and then traces the ways
these questions have come to the fore in more recent scholarship.
Will be offered in the 2005–06 academic year. Prerequisite(s):
satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition requirements. Enrollment
restricted to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to
20. (General Education Code(s): W.) The Staff
- 194Q. Race, Hegemony, Diaspora.
S
Explores theoretical and empirical insights into “race” in relation
to key concepts of hegemony and diaspora. Draws on case studies
from the U.S., Europe, and Latin America to analyze nuances of
racial domination and resistance and theorizes relations between
race and diaspora. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of Subject A
and Composition requirements; courses 1, 2, and 3. Enrollment
restricted to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to
20. (General Education Code(s): W.) M. Anderson
- 194R. Behavioral Ecology in Archaeology.
*
Critical overview of behavioral ecology as applied in archaeology
starting with key documents in animal ecology, modern-day human
forager studies, and use in human evolutionary and archaeological
model building. Evaluates applicability to problems in human evolution,
emergence of agriculture, and social complexity. Students cannot
receive credit for this course and course 294R. Prerequisite(s):
satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition requirements; courses
1, 2, and 3. Enrollment restricted to senior anthropology majors.
Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): W.) D.
Gifford-Gonzalez
- 194S. Hearing Culture: The Anthropology
of Sound. *
Explores relationships between culture and acoustic worlds—environmental,
verbal, and musical—within which we live. How sound is shaped
by human belief and practice and the role sound plays in cultural
and social life, both past and present. Will be offered in the
2005–06 academic year. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Subject
A and Composition requirements; courses 1, 2, and 3. Enrollment
restricted to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to
15. (General Education Code(s): W.) D. Brenneis
- 194T. Poverty and Inequality.
W
Through ethnographies about homelessness, food deprivation, and
unemployment, examines the institutions through which poverty
is recognized, the systems of morality shaping debates about need
and appropriate behavior, and the effects of community responses
to poverty. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Subject A and
Composition requirements; courses 1, 2, and 3. Enrollment restricted
to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General
Education Code(s): W.) M. Caldwell
- 194V. Picturing Cultures. *
A historical, analytical, and practical exploration of the uses
of still and moving pictures in ethnographic representations,
research, and production. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the
Subject A and Composition requirements; courses 1, 2, and 3. Enrollment
restricted to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to
20. (General Education Code(s): W.) S. Errington
- 194W. Evolution of Human Sensory
Systems. W
Introduces mechanisms, ecology, and evolution of the human sensory
system. Emphasis is comparative and examines how nonhuman primates
acquire and respond to information. Topics include audition, olfaction,
vision, taste, and touch. Students cannot receive credit for this
course and course 294W. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Subject
A and Composition requirements; courses 1, 2, and 3. Enrollment
restricted to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to
20. (General Education Code(s): W.) N. Dominy
- 194X. Women in Politics: A Third
World Perspective. *
Focuses cross-culturally on the status of women in the Third World
and their formal and informal participation in politics. Also
discussed are organized efforts, through participation in both
national and autonomous movements, for women’s rights. Prerequisite(s):
satisfaction of the Subject A and Composition requirements; courses
1, 2, and 3. Enrollment restricted to senior anthropology majors.
Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): W.) The
Staff
197. Laboratory Tutorial. F,W,S
Independent laboratory research on selected topics in archeology
and physical anthropology. Interview with appropriate instructor
required. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
197F. Laboratory Tutorial (2 credits).
F,W,S
Independent laboratory research on selected topics in archaeology
and physical anthropology. Interview with appropriate instructor
required. Enrollment restricted to anthropology majors. May be repeated
for credit.
D. Gifford-Gonzalez, A. Zihlman, J. Habicht Mauche, A. Galloway
198. Independent Field Study. F,W,S
Off-campus field study. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency.
The Staff
199. Tutorial. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff
200A. Core Graduate Course (10 credits).
F
Introduces history, ethnography, and theory of cultural anthropology
with emphasis on awareness of construction of anthropological canon
and areas of conflict within it, leading up to contemporary debates
on a variety of issues. Two-term course: students must enroll in
both quarters. Enrollment restricted to anthropology graduate students.
Enrollment limited to 12. S. Harding, L. Rofel
200B. Core Graduate Course. W
Introduces history, ethnography, and theory of cultural anthropology
with emphasis on awareness of construction of anthropological canon
and areas of conflict within it, leading up to contemporary debates
on a variety of issues. Multiple-term course; students must enroll
in both quarters to receive academic credit. Enrollment restricted
to anthropology graduate students. Enrollment limited to 12.
O. Najera Ramirez
201. Human Evolution. W
Provides an overview of the first five million years of human evolution
and a framework for studying evolution and reconstructing the human
past. Emphasizes that all lines of evidence must be included: hominid
fossils, archaeology, paleoecology, and molecular data. Enrollment
restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. A.
Zihlman
202A. Skeletal Biology. S
Focuses on human skeletal biology, the identification of elements,
physiology of hard tissue formation, growth, and maintenance. Students
are required to show competence in skeletal identification to pass
this class. Prerequisite(s): course 102A or permission of instructor.
Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to
5. The Staff
203. Forensic Anthropology. F
Provides training in techniques used in identifying biological profile
from the skeleton, assessing the trauma, and estimating time since
death. Impact of legal context in which these assessments are made
paramount to this course. Enrollment restricted to graduate students.
Enrollment limited to 10. A. Galloway
206. Primate Behavior. *
An overview of primate evolution and review of the major groups
of primates in terms of their ecological, locomotor, dietary, and
social adaptations. Theoretical frameworks, such as behavioral ecology,
sexual selection, and life history, are evaluated from long-term
studies of primate behavior. Students cannot receive credit for
this course and course 106. Enrollment restricted to graduate students.
Enrollment limited to 15. A. Zihlman
207. Anatomy of the Human Body. S
Study of the human body from molecules to organ systems, emphasizing
evolution and medical applications. Students cannot receive credit
for this course, course 107, and Biology 135. Enrollment restricted
to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. N. Dominy
207L. Anatomy of the Human Body Laboratory
(2 credits). S
Study of the human body using dissection and comparative anatomy
exercises for advanced anatomy students. Students are billed for
a laboratory fee. Concurrent enrollment in course 207 is required.
Students cannot receive credit for this course, course 107L, and
Biology 135L. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment
limited to 15. N. Dominy
208A. Ethnographic Practice. S
Introduces graduate students to the practice of fieldwork. Students
design and carry out a quarter-long research project exploring a
range of methods and producing an analytical case study. Readings
and discussion emphasize both methodological critique and successful
implementation. Enrollment restricted to anthropology graduate students.
Enrollment limited to 15. M Caldwell
208L. Video Laboratory (2 credits).
S
Provides students with hands-on training with a variety of audiovisual
equipment. Through lectures, demonstrations, hands-on field exercises,
and review of students’ media exercises, students learn the fundamentals
of photography, video production, and audio recording in the field.
Concurrent enrollment in course 208A required. Enrollment restricted
to graduate students in anthropology. Enrollment limited to 15.
The Staff
209. Life Histories. F
Examines biological and social markers of infant to mature and aged
adult stages through life history. Compares and discusses timing
and pattern of life history in humans across species, with examples
from contemporary and historical societies. Enrollment restricted
to graduate students. A. Zihlman
210. Anthropology of Movement. *
Comparative and evolutionary anatomy of human performance examines
locomotor systems and their underlying structure and evolution through
videos, skeletons, and dissection in a variety of mammals, primates,
and humans with applications to the fossil record. Enrollment restricted
to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15.
A. Zihlman
226. Taxonomy, Government, and Difference.
W
Taxonomies are ways of making and organizing human beings, nature,
objects, space, and time. They have histories, geographies, complex
ways of traveling, and decidedly material effects. In this course,
we examine what some of these might be. Enrollment restricted to
graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. H. Raffles
228. Grant Writing. F
Devoted entirely to writing grant proposals. Students either work
on their graduate education fellowships or their doctoral dissertation
grants or both. Reading materials consist of granting agency documents
plus examples of successful applications. Enrollment restricted
to anthropology graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. May
be repeated for credit. H. Raffles
229. Constructing Regions. F
Discusses centrality of the idea of “regions” in studies of culture,
the history of “locating” social theory, and debates about area
studies. Students develop area of transregional bibliographies.
Primarily for second- or third-year anthropology graduate students
reading “area” literatures. Enrollment restricted to graduate students.
Enrollment limited to 15. M. Anderson
230. Image Culture. *
Visuality as epistemology, image-consumption, and the political
and representational possibilities stemming from digitization and
the World Wide Web are increasingly important issues in the humane
sciences. Offers historical and critical background and the possibility
of hands-on practice using visual material in current research.
Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to
15. S. Errington
232. Bodies, Knowledge, Practice.
*
Contemporary social theory and science both focus on bodies as critical
sites of inquiry and the production of knowledge. Explores these
theoretical intersections and constructions of the body with new
ethnographic works. Questions how race, gender, and culture are
inscribed through bodily practice, imagery, and phenomenology. Enrollment
restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. N.
Chen
234. Feminist Anthropology. *
Examines how feminist anthropology has created its object of knowledge:
gender differentiation in cross-cultural perspective. Reading across
feminist theory and ethnography, focuses on nature/culture, post-colonial
debates, the intersection of gender with race and nationalism, and
gender and transnationalism. Will be offered in the 2005–06 academic
year. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited
to 15. A. Tsing
235. Language and Culture. S
An examination of language system and language use in relationship
to cultural contexts of communication in Western and non-Western
societies. Also examines the complex role which linguistic inquiry
and models have played in broader theories of culture. Will be offered
in the 2005–06 academic year. Enrollment restricted to graduate
students. Enrollment limited to 15. D. Brenneis
236. On Insults. F
What is the role of insult in social and legal life (from play to
jokes to ritual to war and from blasphemy to defamation to hate
speech)? Emphasizes philosophical, anthropological, psychoanalytic,
and legal approaches to the issues. (Also offered as Philosophy
236. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment
restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 20. J.
Neu
238. Advanced Topics in Cultural
Anthropology. *
Advanced topics in cultural anthropology. Current topics in anthropological
theory and ethnography taught on a rotating basis by various faculty
members. Precise focus of each seminar varies and will be announced
by the department. Will be offered in the 2005–06 academic year.
Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to
15. The Staff
240. Anthropology and Poststructuralism.
*
This course traces an ongoing dialogue between poststructuralist
theories and texts and the disciplines of anthropology. The course
will pay particular attention to the philosophy of Michel Foucault;
in addition, the influences of Derrida, Levinas, Barthes, and Bourdieu
will be discussed. Will be offered in the 2005–06 academic year.
Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to
15. L. Rofel
242. Writing Ethnography. *
Seminar examines ethnography as a genre of writing and as a “workshop
of cultural production.” Looks at changes in the anthropological
genre of ethnography over the last 100 years and compares the anthropological
genre with related genres. Enrollment restricted to graduate students.
Enrollment limited to 15. S. Harding
243. Cultures of Capitalism. W
Introduction to selected themes in political economy, stressing
the work of Marx. Topics include the development of capitalism,
colonialism, dependency, world systems, state formation, class consciousness,
commodity fetishism, the nature of late capitalism, post-modernism,
and the aesthetics of mass culture. Through political economy’s
interlocutors, raises questions about gender, race and ethnicity,
and post-structuralist critiques. (Formerly Political Economy
and Its Interlocutors.) Enrollment restricted to graduate students.
Enrollment limited to 15. L. Rofel
244. Science, Medicine, and Technology.
*
Engages in critical studies of medicine, science, and technology
from an anthropological perspective. Recent ethnographic research
will examine configurations of knowledge and practice with special
attention to social justice, community interventions, and the “study
up” of institutions. Will be offered in the 2006–07 academic year.
Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to
15. N. Chen
245. Culture and Mind. *
Examines theoretical intersections of anthropology and psychology.
Topics include psychoanalytic and cognitive approaches to culture
theory, the “psychic unity” debate, language and cognition, cultural
models, and current controversies in psychological anthropology.
Will be offered in the 2005–06 academic year. Enrollment restricted
to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. D. Linger
249. Ecological Discourses. S
Explores narratives of nature and their practical consequences in
contests over “wild places” and their resources. Readings focus
on the histories of forests and on analytic frameworks—ecology,
social history, interpretation, cultural studies—with which to investigate
competing constructions of the environment. Enrollment restricted
to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. A. Tsing
251. Globalization and Identity in
Latin America. *
Explores theoretical and ethnographic analysis of globalization
and transnationalism as processes that shape conditions of struggle
around livelihood, culture, and identity in the Americas. Focuses
on key themes of production, consumption, transnationalism, and
social movements. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment
limited to 15. M. Anderson
270. History of Archaeology. F
Historical review of prehistoric archaeology from antiquarianism
to the present. Emphasis on the development of archaeological theory,
its relation to evolutionary and anthropological theory, and themes
ongoing over time. Students cannot receive credit for this course
and course 170. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment
limited to 15. D. Gifford-Gonzalez
271. Anthropology of Dead Persons.
*
Cross-disciplinary examination of death and the dead person in various
cultures, past and present. Topics include cultural constructions
of death, dead bodies and dead
persons in contemporary and archaeological perspectives, rights
pertaining to dead bodies in the U.S. legal
system, use of cadavers in education, forensics of dead persons
in mass disasters and human rights cases, indigenous rights and
repatriation. Will be offered in the 2006–07
academic year. Prerequisite(s): graduate standing in anthropology
or permission of instructor. Enrollment restricted to graduate students.
Enrollment limited to 15.
D. Gifford-Gonzalez, A. Galloway
273. Origins of Farming. *
Survey of the ecological and archaeological evidence for the origins
of plant and animal domestication in Africa, Eurasia, and the Americas.
Discussion will center on the preconditions of this drastic alteration
in human ecology and its consequences in transforming human societies.
Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 173. Enrollment
restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. The
Staff
275A. Tutorial on African Archaeology.
S
Tutorial on the archaeology of Africa from the first 2.5 million
years B.P. to the emergence of African commercial relations with
Medieval Asia and Europe. Emphasizes critical examination of disciplinary
models and assumptions in their historic and political context.
Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 175A.
Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to
15. D. Gifford-Gonzalez
276A. Advanced Topics in North American
Archaeology. *
In-depth examination of development of Native cultures in North
America from end of last ice age to time of European contact. Focuses
on specific regional trajectories and problems of social change.
Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to
15. J. Habicht Mauche
277. Tutorial on European Conquest
of the Americas. F
Uses ethnographic, archaeological, and historical sources to examine
clash of cultures between Native Americans and Europeans during
fifteenth through nineteenth centuries. Emphasizes critical analyses
of social, political, and demographic impacts of contact on Native
American societies. Enrollment restricted to graduate students.
Enrollment limited to 15. J. Habicht Mauche
284. Zooarchaeology. F
Lectures and seminar on archaeological faunal analysis. Topics include
mammalian evolution and osteology, vertebrate taphonomy, reconstruction
of human diet from faunal remains, foraging strategy theory, data
collection and management, and methods of quantitative analysis.
Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 184. Enrollment
restricted to graduate students. D. Gifford-Gonzalez
285. Osteology of Mammals, Birds,
and Fish. W
Practicum in vertebrate osteology, covering all larger mammal species
of central California, plus selected bird and fish species, and
topics in evolution and ecology of selected taxa. Students cannot
receive credit for this course and course 185. Permission of instructor
required. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment
limited to 15. D. Gifford-Gonzalez
292. Graduate Colloquium (2 credits).
F,W,S
Designed to offer an institutionalized mechanism for the presentation
of research papers and teaching efforts by faculty and advanced
graduate students. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May
be repeated for credit. The Staff
294A. History of Evolutionary Theory.
*
History of ideas about evolution as a process, with a focus on human
evolution from Darwin’s methods and contributions through genetics,
paleontology, and the modern evolutionary synthesis, concluding
with the impact of molecular data on understanding of evolution
today. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course
194A. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited
to 15. A. Zihlman
294N. Comparison of Cultures. S
Seminar for students interested in theories and methodology of social
and cultural anthropology devoted to critical discussion of different
methods of comparison practiced in anthropology. Enrollment restricted
to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. T. Pandey
294R. Graduate Readings in Behavioral
Ecology. *
Intensive graduate tutorial on behavioral ecology in archaeology
and human evolutionary studies. Reviews foundational literature
in animal ecology, contemporary human forager studies, evolutionary
and archaeological model-building. Assesses utility in studies of
human evolution, emergence of agriculture, and social complexity.
Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 194R.
Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to
15. D. Gifford-Gonzalez
294W. Evolution of Human Sensory
Systems. W
Focuses on origins, diversity, and accuity of primate senses with
emphasis on field techniques, primate evolution and morphology,
and cultural innovations in modern human society. Students cannot
receive credit for this course and course 194W. Enrollment restricted
to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. N. Dominy
297. Independent Study. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff
298. Advanced Laboratory Apprenticeship.
W
Supervised tutorial in specialized analytic methods in archaeology
or physical anthropology. Students collaborate on laboratory research
with a departmental mentor or, with advisor’s consent, with researchers
on or off campus, preparing a manuscript for publication or an extensive
literature review. Permission of instructor required. Enrollment
restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit.
The Staff
299. Thesis Research. F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. The
Staff
*Not
offered in 2004-05
†Quarter
to be determined
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