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ANT 100 - Selected Topics College of Arts and Sciences 1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester. Repeatable
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ANT 111 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Every semester Economics, politics, religion, symbolism, rites of passage, developmental cycle, and expressive culture. Required for Anthropology majors.
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ANT 112 - Introduction to African American Studies College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Every semester Crosslisted with: AAS 112 Historical and sociopolitical materials. Approaches to studying the African American experience, antecedents from African past, and special problems.
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ANT 121 - Peoples and Cultures of the World College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Every semester Case studies of global cultural diversity. Exploration of daily life, rites of passage, marriage, family, work, politics, social life, religion, ritual, and art among foraging, agricultural, and industrial societies.
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ANT 131 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Biological anthropology subfields; anthropology’s relationship to history of science. Evolutionary theory; mechanisms of evolution; survey of the non-human primates; humans ancestral to modern Homo sapiens; and modern human variation. Required for Anthropology majors.
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ANT 141 - Introduction to Archaeology and Prehistory College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Survey of the prehistoric past spanning the origins of humankind through the rise of complex societies. Class activities and field trips provide a hands on introduction to archaeological interpretation.
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ANT 145 - Introduction to Historical Archaeology College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Crosslisted with: HST 145 Role of history and archaeology in our understanding of 17th- to 19th-century Europe, Africa, and America. Historical archaeology as a mechanism to critique perceptions of the past. Firsthand record of ethnic groups and cultural settings not recorded in writing.
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ANT 185 - Global Encounters:Comparing World Views & Values Cross-Culturally College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Predominant views of reality and values in the cultures of Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Humanistic study of cultures and nature of cross-cultural understanding.
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ANT 200 - Selected Topics College of Arts and Sciences 1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester. Repeatable
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ANT 202 - Languages of the World College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Crosslisted with: LIN 202 Introduction to Universal Grammar. Similarities and differences in structures of human languages. Syntax and morphology. Theory development. PREREQ: LIN 201
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ANT 221 - Morality and Community College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8 Crosslisted with: REL 221 Examines how globally diverse religious groups create distinct moral systems in order to provide their members with the feeling of belonging to unique and meaningful communities.
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ANT 249 - Archaeology at the Movies:The Scientific Study of the Past in Popular Culture College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Introduction to modern archaeology and the scientific study of the past. Utilizing fictional portrayals of archaeological interpretation in popular culture the course examines some of the major research questions of modern anthropology.
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ANT 270 - Experience Credit College of Arts and Sciences 1-6 credit(s) Every semester Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Students must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing. Repeatable
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ANT 273 - Indigenous Religions College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5 Crosslisted with: NAT 244 , REL 244 The connections between material life and religious life in cultures throughout the world. The diverse ways that various cultures inhabit their landscapes.
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ANT 290 - Independent Study College of Arts and Sciences 1-6 credit(s) Every semester In-depth exploration of a problem or problems. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor or instructors and the department. Repeatable
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ANT 300 - Selected Topics College of Arts and Sciences 1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester. Repeatable
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ANT 311 - Anthropological Theory College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Every semester Anthropological theory focusing on debates about human nature, cultural and racial diversity, and the goals of anthropology as a discipline. Required for majors.
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ANT 318 - African Cultures College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Irregularly Selected contemporary African cultures. West Africa and the impact of the slave trade. Aspects of colonialism and neocolonialism and their relationship to current social and political development.
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ANT 322 - South American Cultures College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Crosslisted with: LAS 318 Archaeology and cultural history. Racial, linguistic, and cultural areas from 1492 to today. Studies of contemporary Indian and Mestizo populations.
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ANT 323 - Peoples and Cultures of North America College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Irregularly Crosslisted with: NAT 323 Racial, linguistic, and cultural areas of North America from the Rio Grande to the Arctic. Selected areas and tribes. Data from archaeology, historical records, and contemporary anthropological fieldwork.
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ANT 324 - Modern South Asian Cultures College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest Crosslisted with: SAS 324 , WGS 324 Societies of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Social organization, economic and political structures, religions and world view, survey of languages, the arts. Transition and modernization, rural and urban problems.
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ANT 325 - Anthropology of American Life in Film College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Analysis of American culture using film and literature. Concept of “national character.” Major cultural configurations and themes.
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ANT 326 - Africa Through the Novel College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Irregularly Crosslisted with: WGS 327 Cultural, political, and social life of Africa and Africans through African literature. Each semester deals with a motif (e.g., novels of Achebe).
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ANT 327 - Anthropology of Race in Latin America and the Caribbean College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Irregularly History of racial ideologies in Latin America and the Caribbean; interactions of racial ideologies with self concepts and life chances; racial ideologies’ shaping of expressive culture and religion; antiracism movements and legislation; race and transnational migration.
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ANT 332 - Intro to Forensic Anthropology College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Crosslisted with: FSC 332 Introduction to the analysis of human skeletal remains to determine a biological profile of the deceased. Methods used by forensic anthropologists, including osteological, archaeological, and cross-cultural techniques are studied as applied to medicolegal investigations.
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ANT 343 - The Maya: Ancient and Modern College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5 This course provides an introduction to the history and culture of the Maya; from the deep past to the modern world. Anthropologically informed archaeological, documentary and ethnographic research will guide our critical exploration.
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ANT 346 - Gender Through the Ages College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Irregularly The study of gender in archaeology from the late Stone Age to Modern era.
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ANT 348 - Mummies, Tombs, and Treasure College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Irregularly Drawing on exciting discoveries from the history of archaeology the course traces the fields history from the first antiquarians to the emergence of the field as a scientific discipline.
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ANT 352 - Food, Culture and Identity College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Every semester Offered only in London. Introduction to a variety of critical approaches; questions about power and representation; role of food in construction of identity. PREREQ: RENEE CROWN HONORS PROGRAM OR 3.4 MINIMUM GPA
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ANT 355 - Spanish Society and Pop Culture College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Every semester Crosslisted with: SOC 345 Offered only in Madrid. Explores what is considered important, good, and fashionable in Spain today and how these values relate to historical developments as well as foreign influences. PREREQ: SPA 201
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ANT 356 - Applied Anthropology College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Irregularly Describes past and present uses of anthropology in social policy. Examines the discipline’s role in addressing global issues such as economic development, environmental degradation, indigenous rights, refugees, and health care. Careers in nonacademic settings.
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ANT 357 - Health, Healing, and Culture College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8 Cross-cultural perspective on illness, health, medicine, and the body; medical pluralism; biomedicalization; illness and moral reasoning; local and global political economies of health and healing; globalization and medicine. Applied medical anthropology.
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ANT 358 - Peace, War and Security College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5 Anthropology of peace, war and security examining the biological basis for war, archaeology of early warfare, effects of colonial expansion among indigenous peoples and postcolonial society, contemporary peacekeeping, and humanitarian intervention.
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ANT 363 - Anthropology of Family Life College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Crosslisted with: WGS 363 Historical and cross-cultural study of forms of family and domestic organization, marriage, status and sex roles, ideals, and customs of family life.
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ANT 365 - Sexual Attraction in Cross-cultural Perspective College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5 Sexual attractiveness across cultures. Cultural differences as well as cultural universals.
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ANT 367 - Gender in a Globalizing World College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Irregularly Crosslisted with: GEO 367 , WGS 367 Economic and cultural processes of globalization as they affect different groups of men, women, and households; including gender and work, development and environmental change, and redefinitions of masculinity and femininity across the globe.
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ANT 373 - Magic and Religion College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Every semester Crosscultural study of magical and religious behavior, ritual, and belief systems in simple and complex societies. Specialists and their craft: shamans, priests. Curing, possession, witchcraft. Millennial and counterculture movements. Religious ideologies and innovations.
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ANT 376 - Folklore College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest Folklore as a cultural system expressing the value orientations of nonliterate, illiterate, and minority populations. Various genres of folklore (myth, song, art) and the folklore of several specific societies.
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ANT 377 - Quilts and Community College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5 Explores role of quilts and quilting communities. Discussion, films, exploration of quilts and their makers-and communities that result. Class learns quilt making process. No sewing experience required.
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ANT 380 - International Course College of Arts and Sciences 1-6 credit(s) Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution’s practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student’s transcript. Repeatable
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ANT 381 - Ancient Rituals and Beliefs in Modern Spain College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Offered only in Madrid. From Paleolithic and Neolithic settlements of the Iberian Peninsula to modern immigration into Spain, this course examines the complex layering of ancient belief systems in a modern country, using Spain as a laboratory.
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ANT 382 - Health in the Middle East College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Irregularly Crosslisted with: HTW 382 , MES 382 Surveys major cultural, biological and environmental features of the Middle East and relates them to aspects of health including infectious disease, chronic disease, reproductive health, population, war, poverty and globalization.
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ANT 390 - Independent Study College of Arts and Sciences 1-6 credit(s) Every semester Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department. Repeatable
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ANT 400 - Selected Topics College of Arts and Sciences 1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester Repeatable
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ANT 402 - Ethnic History of Britain College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Every semester Crosslisted with: HST 422 Offered only in London. Examines the ways in which migration has shaped and reworked British national identity over the past two thousand years through the study of original historical sources, literature, film and music, and explores the contributions that migrants have made to modern British society.
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ANT 403 - Culture, Confucianism and Chinese Modernity College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Crosslisted with: HST 443 Offered only in Beijing. Contemporary China from historical and cultural perspectives. Exploration of political and ideological conflicts between China and the West. Patterns of Chinese culture. Impact of Confucianism on Chinese society and its influence outside of China
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ANT 404 - Family and Gender in Renaissance Italy College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Crosslisted with: HST 404 , WGS 404 Historical and interdisciplinary exploration of life stages, rites of passage, marriage, family, social life, sodomy, prostitution, career options, and alternate life strategies as illustrated by case studies. Offered only in Florence.
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ANT 405 - Conservation and Management Protected Areas: South Africa-OTS College of Arts and Sciences 4 credit(s) Irregularly Crosslisted with: GEO 405 Taught in South Africa through the Organization for Tropical Studies program. Analyze management of wildlife and natural resources within ecological, political, social, historical, and economic context of South Africa.
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ANT 406 - History and Culture of South Africa OTS College of Arts and Sciences 4 credit(s) Taught in South Africa through OTS program. Human history of South Africa. Range of cultural, social aspects of current South African society. Origin and maintenance of cultural diversity of region, archaeological records, early migration patterns.
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ANT 407 - Environment and Policy in the Tropics OTS College of Arts and Sciences 4 credit(s) Taught in Costa Rica through OTS program. Issues conservation biology and policy: habitat degradation and fragmentation, design of nature reserves, land-use planning, agro ecosystems, environmental economics, and conservation ethics.
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ANT 408 - The Practice of Eros:A History of Sexuality in Europe (1400-1800) College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Crosslisted with: HST 408 , WGS 408 Authorized and “alternative” sexuality in Europe 15th to 18th centuries (especially Italy, France, and England.) “Licit love” (courtship, marriage, conjugal relations) as opposed to “illicit unions” (adultery, rape, prostitution, bestiality, homosexuality, lesbianism). Offered only in Florence.
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ANT 409 - A History of Witchcraft College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Crosslisted with: HST 409 , REL 409 , WGS 409 History of witchcraft from various perspectives: its intellectual roots, the causes and dynamics of the witch-hunt, and the beliefs and self-perceptions of those who were called “witches”. Offered only in Florence.
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ANT 414 - Cities, Spaces and Power College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8 Double Numbered with: ANT 614 Processes of urbanization, migration, adjustments of peasants in cities, ethnic and cultural variation in urban areas. Cultural differences in industrial development. Uses of applied anthropology in urban situations. Sometimes offered abroad.
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ANT 415 - Culture &Personality College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Irregularly The person-in-culture and the function of culture in personality formation. Cross-cultural problems of child rearing, learning and education, life-cycle patterns, cultural conditioning, normality, and deviance. The individual and cultural milieu.
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ANT 416 - Political Anthropology College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Irregularly Double Numbered with: ANT 616 Social power in the global political economy. Co-existence of various emergent and residual social formations such as tribe, peasant, and state. Conflicts over identities in terms of nationality, gender, ethnicity, race and/or class. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 417 - Economic Anthropology College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Irregularly Survey of primitive modes of production: major adaptive strategies (collecting, hunting, horticulture, and pastoralism), division of labor, and ecological influences impinging on these productive techniques. PREREQ: ANT 111
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ANT 421 - Gender & Sexuality in South Asia College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8 Crosslisted with: SAS 421 Double Numbered with: ANT 621 Seminar examines gender and sexuality in South Asia through ethnographies and films. Topics explored relating to gender and sexuality include: colonialism; nationalism; development; globalization; kinship; the life cycle; caste and class; religion; same-sex/”third sex” identities. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 422 - Etruscans and Romans: Ancient Art and Society in Italy College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Crosslisted with: HOA 303 Explores art and society of ancient Italy from ca. 1000 B.C. to A.D. 138, with special emphasis on the early Etruscans through Rome under Hadrian. Requires previous course in art history. Offered only in Florence. PREREQ: ANY HOA 100-499
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ANT 423 - Effects of Globalization in Latin America College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8 Crosslisted with: LAS 423 Double Numbered with: ANT 623 A grassroots view of major transformations in Latin America due to globalization/global change, including adaptations to global warming, effects of and reactions to neo-liberal policies, internal and international migration, ethnic movements and social revolutions.
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ANT 424 - Negotiation: Theory and Practice College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Double Numbered with: ANT 624 Negotiation skills for resolving differences effectively and achieving mutually satisfying outcomes. Position based versus interest based negotiation. Advanced techniques of communication such as chunking, reframing, anchoring, metaphor and rapport to obtain negotiation outcomes of excellence. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 426 - Cultures and Politics of Afghanistan and Pakistan College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5 Crosslisted with: IRP 426 , SAS 426 Double Numbered with: ANT 626 Introduction to Afghanistan and Pakistan, recent histories, cultures, current politics. Covers geography, religious systems, gender roles, economic systems, foreign policy issues, refugees, migration. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 427 - Brazil: Anthropological Perspectives College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Irregularly Double Numbered with: ANT 627 History and culture of Brazil; indigenous populations; Afro-Brazilians; race and ethnic relations; development; kinship; gender; religion; urbanization; politics; nationalism; globalization. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 428 - Transformation of Eastern Europe College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Irregularly Double Numbered with: ANT 629 Change and continuity after the demise of communism as experienced by ordinary citizens. Transformations in agriculture, industry, social, and political institutions; the rise of ethnic nationalism; and ethnic conflict. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 429 - Cultures of the Iberian Peninsula College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Taught in Spanish. A general cultural introduction to the peoples who populated Spain and Portugal. Emphasis on those living in the Iberian peninsula before Roman and Carthaginian settlement and their influence on future generations. Field study tours to archeological and historic sites. Offered only in Madrid.
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ANT 431 - Human Variation College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Irregularly Genetics as applied by anthropologists to humans. Description of the genetic systems most commonly studied. Descriptions of polygenic, polymorphic mvariations and the methods by which theya re gathered.
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ANT 433 - Human Osteology College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5 Double Numbered with: ANT 633 This course is an intensive study of the human skeletal system. The focus is identification of fragmentary skeletal elements and their osseous structure, skills relevant to archaeological and forensic contexts. Laboratory practicum forms the basis.
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ANT 434 - Anthropology of Death College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5 Double Numbered with: ANT 634 Death in anthropological perspective. Survey of the many ways death has entered into the work of archaeologists, biological anthropologists, ethnographers and social theorists.
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ANT 436 - Bioarchaeology College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5 Double Numbered with: ANT 636 Surveys the analysis of human skeletal remains in archaeological and medico-legal settings. Methods and techniques of analysis and interpretation will be emphasized. Case studies will be used to illustrate application to variable social and historical contexts. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 438 - Beyond the Biological Need to Eat: The Archaeology of Food College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5 Double Numbered with: ANT 638 What does it mean for something to be ¿good to eat?¿ Survey of anthropological and archaeological perspectives on how culture, politics, and power inform what and how we eat. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 439 - Climate Change and Human Origins College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8 Crosslisted with: EAR 407 Double Numbered with: ANT 639 This course considers the influence of long term climate changes on hominid evolution and human adaptation, as well as how abrupt climate events and transitions may have impacted the distribution of human populations, the development of agriculture, human conflict and societal change. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 442 - Methods in Archaeology College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8 Double Numbered with: ANT 642 Formulation and conduct of archaeological research with a focus on field and laboratory methods used to obtain and analyze data. Survey techniques, excavation strategies, archaeological classification, and data base management. Additional work required of graduate students. PREREQ: ANT 141 OR ANT 145
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ANT 443 - Field Methods in Archaeology College of Arts and Sciences 6 credit(s) Only during the summer Supervised training in the excavation of archaeological sites, including analysis, cataloging and accessioning of artifacts. Repeatable
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ANT 444 - Laboratory Analysis in Archaeology College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5 Double Numbered with: ANT 644 Introduction to archaeo-logical materials analysis, artifact-classification systems, processing of data, materials analyses (ceramic, lithic, etc.). Conservation and curation of collections. Extra work required of graduate students. PREREQ: ANT 141 OR ANT 145
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ANT 445 - Public Policy and Archaeology College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Irregularly Crosslisted with: NAT 445 Double Numbered with: ANT 645 Proactive critique of public policy and implementation efforts to preserve and protect archaeological and historical sites and resources. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 446 - Caribbean Archaeology College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Irregularly Double Numbered with: ANT 646 Caribbean archaeology from the region’s early prehistory through the historic period. Cultural diversity, indigenous societies, Hispanic and colonial impacts, and the African Diaspora.
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ANT 447 - Archaeology of North America College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Irregularly Crosslisted with: NAT 447 Double Numbered with: ANT 647 Introduction to the regional prehistory of North America north of Mexico, from the late Pleistocene until European contact. Adaptation of prehistoric human populations to their ecosystems. Additional work required of graduate students. PREREQ: ANT 141 OR ANT 145
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ANT 448 - Imperial Remains: The Archaeology of Colonialism College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5 This course provides an introduction to the archaeology and anthropology of colonialism, with a particular focus on the variety of approaches to the study of colonization used by archaeologists. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 449 - World Heritage Sites College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5 Double Numbered with: ANT 649 A seminar exploring global perspectives on UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Review of laws and policies aimed at protecting cultural and natural sites that have been defined as universally significant. Includes evaluation and critique of policies and practices. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 450 - Undergrad Research Prog College of Arts and Sciences 1-6 credit(s) Every semester Repeatable
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ANT 452 - Anthropology and Public Policy College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Irregularly Double Numbered with: ANT 652 Cultural aspects of the development and implementation of public policy. Emphasizing decision making methodologies and ethnographic studies of the consequences of implemented policies. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 453 - Poverty, Policy, and Human Services College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Irregularly Double Numbered with: ANT 653 National programs and local interventions that address poverty related social conditions in Syracuse and Onondaga county. Field study of current policies and practices in government and in health, education, and human services agencies. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 455 - Culture and AIDS College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Irregularly Crosslisted with: WGS 455 Double Numbered with: ANT 655 Relationship between AIDS and cultures in which it spreads. Cultural practices and sexuality and social effects of widespread AIDS, including healthcare in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and USA. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 456 - Representations of Indigenous Peoples in Popular Culture College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Irregularly Crosslisted with: NAT 456 Double Numbered with: ANT 656 Contested images used by colonizers and other non-indigenous people to represent Native Americans and other indigenous peoples. How indigenous people represent themselves in a variety of media. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 458 - Anthropology of Social Change College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Introduces the basic concepts used by anthropologists to study change. Cultural heterogeneity of people of the Iberian peninsula, used as a means to understand social and cultural change in contemporary Spain and Portugal. Some themes examined include culture contact and acculturation, planned and nondirected change, and role of individual. Offered only in Madrid.
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ANT 459 - Contemporary Native North American Issues College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Irregularly Crosslisted with: NAT 459 Double Numbered with: ANT 659 Contemporary issues including federal Indian policy, population controls, fishing rights, religious freedom, land disputes, gaming, repatriation, environmental colonialism, and Native American artistic response. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 461 - Museums and Native Americans College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Irregularly Crosslisted with: NAT 461 Double Numbered with: ANT 661 The contested relationships among Native North Americans and museums from earliest contact until the present. Topics include: “salvage” ethnography, collecting practices, exhibition, and recent shifts in power. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 462 - Culture and Reproductive Health and Medicine College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Irregularly Crosslisted with: HTW 462 , WGS 462 Double Numbered with: ANT 662 Cultural anthropological approaches to cross-cultural variations in reproductive practices (pregnancy, childbirth, infertility, etc.) Impact of globalization, biomedicalization, international development on reproduction and reproductive health. Medical anthropology and gender studies.
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ANT 463 - Global Health College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Irregularly Crosslisted with: HTW 463 Double Numbered with: ANT 663 Global health in anthropological perspective. Examines how culture affects people’s experience and response to morbidity and mortality. Considers topics like gender and health, reproductive health, infectious disease, health and inequality and health and war.
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ANT 465 - Critical Issues in Medical Anthropology College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8 Double Numbered with: ANT 665 Illness and healing in ecological and cross-cultural perspectives; strengths and weaknesses of Western and non-Western methods of healing; problems of introducing Western medicine to other cultures. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 466 - Culture and Sexual Behavior College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Irregularly Double Numbered with: ANT 666 Cross-cultural patterns of dating and court-ship, sexuality, marriage, fertility, and divorce from biosocial and medical perspectives. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 467 - Culture and Mental Disorders College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5 Double Numbered with: ANT 667 Mental disorders viewed as illnesses or social constructions. Cross-cultural variation and universals. Western and non-Western methods of treatment. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 468 - Middle East in Anthropological Perspective College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Irregularly Crosslisted with: IRP 468 , MES 468 Double Numbered with: ANT 668 Anthropology of the social, cultural, geographical, and political realities of the Middle East. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 469 - Medical Anthropology in Ecological Perspective College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8 Double Numbered with: ANT 669 Interaction of biological and cultural factors in disease causation, diagnosis, and treatment in Western and non-Western societies. Introducing Western medicine to non-Western cultures. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 470 - Experience Credit College of Arts and Sciences 1-6 credit(s) Every semester Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Students must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing. Repeatable
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ANT 471 - Religion and Society in Brazil College of Arts and Sciences 3-4 credit(s) Irregularly Crosslisted with: REL 471 Role of religion in society; religions of Brazil, including Catholicism, liberation theology, afro-religions. Spring break field stay in Rio de Janeiro; methods of study; preparation of research proposal.
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ANT 472 - Language, Culture, and Society College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Crosslisted with: LIN 472 , WGS 472 Double Numbered with: ANT 672 Cross-cultural survey of the role of language in culture and society, including cognition and language usage along the dimensions of class, gender, race, ethnicity, and social status.
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ANT 473 - Peace and Conflict in the Balkans: Anthropological Perspectives College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Irregularly Double Numbered with: ANT 673 Introduction to Balkan histories, cultures, and societies. Topics include ethnic nationalism, the wars of Yugoslav dissolution, effects of international humanitarian interventions on everyday life, and politics of reconciliation and reconstruction. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 475 - Culture and Disputing College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Irregularly Double Numbered with: ANT 675 Explores modalities of disputing, dispute resolution, and conflict management in cross-cultural perspective. Decision making in meetings and organizations, negotiation, mediation, intercultural negotiation, and third party interventions. Ethnographic materials are drawn from many cultures. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 476 - Women, War and Peace College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5 Double Numbered with: ANT 676 Examines global politics, war and violence through a gender-sensitive lens. The topics include human trafficking, prostitution, militarization, poverty, nationalism, ethnic conflict, war-rapes, torture, genocide, reconciliation and recovery. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 477 - Culture and Conflict College of Arts and Sciences 3 credit(s) Irregularly Double Numbered with: ANT 677 An overview of conflict in cross-cultural perspective. Covers a variety of approaches to using cultural analysis in the study of conflict and reviews case studies of specific conflicts. Additional work required of graduate students.
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