WINTER 2000
This information effective for Winter 2000.
Check with instructor the first day of class for any changes.
WINTER 2000
This information effective for Winter 2000.
Check with instructor the first day of class for any changes.
[ANTH-101-01] [ANTH-146-01] [ANTH-194I-01]
Instructor: A. ZIHLMAN
email: zihlman@cats.ucsc.edu
Winter 2000, Tues. Thurs. 8-9:45 a.m.
This upper division course requires the prerequisite of Anthropology 1. It is an depth look at the pathway of human evolution during the past 5 million years to about 30,000 years ago.
The course has several parallel themes: 1) the actual fossils themselves, e.g. the bones and teeth that are preserved at fossil sites around the world); 2) how we make sense of these materials; e.g. the lines of evidence we bring to bear (e.g. from comparative anatomy, molecular data, geochronological dating, etc.). 3) the history behind different interpretations, the issues "solved" and discussion of current controversies surrounding fossil interpretation and the reasons for the disagreements.
Who are our closest living relatives and how do we know?
What is the evidence for African origin of hominids?
Who were the earliest hominids?
When did hominids leave Africa?
Where and when did our own species (Homo sapiens) appear?
Who were the Neanderthals and what is their place in human evolution?
What evidence is needed to interpret the course of human evolution?
How have our ideas about human evolution changed during the last 100 years, and what accounts for the shifts?
A series of articles and book chapters in the form of a reader will be accessible on the web; the emphasis is on primary sources. During the quarter short summaries of the articles will be required weekly.
There will be essay inclass midterm and final exams, and a final paper.
Prof. Hugh Raffles
e-mail: raffles@cats
This upper-division course takes a broad view of the cultural
politics of
the environment. It starts out with some basic questions, such as
"How do
we know we have environmental problems?" and moves on to consider the
ways
that ideas and knowledge of nature and the environment are produced.
These
discussions will form the foundation for the examination of a series
of
case-studies of environmental conflicts. This course involves
substantial
reading and active student participation in plenary class
discussions.
Students will also work in groups to present one large-scale
poster
presentation to the class during the quarter. A mid-term and final
exam
are also required. As an indication of the general nature of the
course,
the syllabus and weekly reading list for last year's course are
available
at http://catsic.ucsc.edu/~anth146/index.html
Course limit: 70
Prof. Hugh Raffles
e-mail: raffles@cats
This senior seminar considers the literature on "Third World
development,"
that is, the political, cultural, and economic impulse to move
certain
nation-states in the direction of "modernity." It asks where the
development idea has come from, what it implies, how it is manifested
on
the ground; and if there is potential or reason for its reinvention.
This
is a course with a significant reading load in which materials vary
geographically and
topically, but are in general theoretically-focused. Students will
present class sessions,
actively engage in seminar discussions, contribute weekly
reading-responses
to the class Web site, and complete a major term paper. As an
indication of
the general nature of the course, the syllabus and weekly reading
list for
last year's course are available at: http://catsic.ucsc.edu/~anth194l/index.html
Course limit: 20