Summer Session I

 

Division	Course #	Title	Description	Instructor
ANAR	119S	Archaelogical Field and Lab Class	The archaeological field andlaboratory class will take place at Moquegua, Peru. It is an introduction to the research design of interdisciplinaryprojects, the technique of data collection, the methods of excavation andpost-excavation lab work. Course/program fee may apply. [Formerly known as ANGN 119S]. Credit not allowed for both ANGN 119S andANAR 119S. Prerequisites: Upper-division standing or permission of instructor	Goldstein, Paul
ANAR	157S	Early Empires of the Andes: The Middle Horizon	The civilizations of Wari andTiwanaku built the first empires of Andean South America long before theInca. Middle Horizon (AD 500 -1000)mythohistory, urbanism, state origins, art, technology, agriculture,colonization, trade and conquest areexplored using ethnohistory and archaeological sources. [Credit not allowedfor ANAR 157, ANAR 157S and ANRG 127.] Prerequisites: Upper division standing or permission of the instructor. Credit notallowed for ANAR 157, ANAR 157S and ANRG 127.	Goldstein, Paul
ANBI	143	The Human Skeleton	Learn the bones of your body;how bone pairs differ even within the body, between men, women, ethnicgroups; how nutrition and disease affect them. Courseexamines each bone, itsrelation with other bones and muscles which allow your movements. Prerequisites: Upperdivision standing.	Beasley, Melaine
ANSC	125	Gender, Sexuality, and Society	How are gender and sexualityshaped by cultural ideologies, socialinstitutions, and social change? We explore their connections to suchdimensions of society as kinship and family, the state,religion, and popular culture. We also examine alternative genders/sexualitiescross-culturally. [Formerly known asANGN 125]. Credit not allowed for both ANGN 125 and ANSC 125. Prerequisites:Upper-division standing.	Gideonse, Theodore
ANSC	128	Culture and Emotion	This course examines thediversity of emotional experience in human societies and thecontribution of the study of emotionto understanding culture and human nature.Prerequisites: Upper division standing or consent of instructor.	Saravia, Paula
ANSC	142/242	Anthropology of Latin America	This course will examine theoverarching legacies of colonialism, the persistence of indigenous peoplesand cultures, the importance of class and land reform, the effects ofneoliberalism, and citizens' efforts to promote social change in contemporarydemocracies. Undergraduates will be evaluatedon the basis of a midterm and final; Graduates will do additionalreading and will write a 20 page research paper. [Formerly known as ANRG 142]. Credit notallowed for both ANRG 142 and ANSC 142. Prerequisites: Undergraduates: upperdivision standing; Graduates: graduate standing.	Pimentel-Walker, Ana
ANSC	167	Rituals and Celebrations	Explores the nature andsignificance of ritual. The course will examine religious rituals, civicfestivals, and popular celebrations. Topics include ritual symbolism, social and psychological aspects of ritual,life cycle rites, urban festivals,ritual theory. [Formerly known as ANGN 167]. Credit not allowed for both ANGN167 and ANSC 167. Prerequisites:Upper-division standing.	Parish, Steven
ANTH	1	Introduction to Culture	An introduction to theanthropological approach to understanding human behavior, with an examinationof data from a selection of societies and cultures. [formerly known as ANLD1] . Credit not allowed for both ANLD 1and ANTH 1.	Eliot, Krista
ANTH	3	World Prehistory	This course examines theoriesand methods used by archaeologists to investigate the origins of humanculture. A variety of case studies from around the world are examined.(Recommended for many upper division archaeology courses.) [formerly known asANLD 3]. Credit not allowed for both ANLD 3 and ANTH 3.	Algaze, Guillermo
ANTH	42	The Study of Primates in Nature	Major primate field studies will be studied to illustrate common features of primate behavior and behavioral diversity. Topics willinclude communication, femalehierarchies, protocultural behavior, social learning and tool use, play,cognition and self-awareness. (Prere-quisite for several upper-divisionbiological anthropology courses.) [formerly known as ANLD 42]. Credit notallowed for both ANLD 42 and ANTH 42.	Wild, Kyleb

 

Summer Session II

 

Division	Course #	Title	Description	Instructor
ANAR	100	Special Topics in the Anthropological Ascheology	Course will varyin title and content. When offered, the current description and title is found in the current Scheduleof Classes and the anthropology department Web site. (Can be taken a total ofthree times as topics vary.) Prerequisites: Upper division standing or consent ofinstructor.	Braswell, Geoffrey
ANAR	145S	Study Abroad: Egypt of the Pharaohs	Introduction to the archaeology,history, art, architecture, andhieroglyphs of ancient Egypt. Taught in the field through visits to importanttemples, pyramids, palaces, and museums in Egypt. Complementary to ANAR 144. Course/programfee may apply. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor ONLY
ANSC	122	Language in Society	After a brief introduction tolinguistic concepts, the course coversthe relations between culture andlanguage, how languages reflect culture, how languages change, language andsocial life, language and political policy. [Formerly known as ANGN 149].Credit not allowed for both ANGN 149 and ANSC 122. Prerequisites Upper-division standing.	Synder-Frey, Alicia
ANSC	129	Meaning and Healing	This course examines the natureof healing across cultures, withspecial emphasis on religious and ritual healing. Prerequisites: Upper division standing or consent ofinstructor.	Csordas, Thomas
ANSC	160	Nature, Culture, and Environmentalism	Course examines theoriesconcerning the relation of nature and culture. Particular attention is paidto explanations of differing ways cultures conceptualize nature. Along withexamples from non-western societies, the course examines the western environmentalideas embedded in contemporary environmentalism. [Formerly known as ANGN 160]. Credit not allowed for bothANGN 160 and ANSC 160. Prerequisites: Upper-division standing.	Elinoff, Eli
ANSC	166	Film and Culture in Asia	Explores filmsfrom China, India, Japan and other Asian countries. Popular, documentary, and ethnographic films are examined forwhat they reveal about family life, gender, politics, religion,social change and everyday experience in South Asia. Prerequisites: Upper division standing.	Parish, Steven
ANTH	2	Human Origins	An introduction to humanevolution from the perspecitive of physical anthropolgy, includingevolutionary theory and the evolution of the primates, hominis, and modernhumans. Emphasis is placed on evidencefrom fossil remains and behavioral studies of living primates. Prerequisitefor upper-division biological anthropology courses. [formerly known as ANLD 2]. Creditnot allowed for both ANLD 2 and ANTH 2.	Peterson, Mary
ANTH	23	Debating Multiculturalism: Race, Ethnicity, and ClassinAmerican Societies	This course focuses on thedebate about multiculturalism inAmerican society. It examines the interaction of race, ethnicity, and class, historically and comparatively, and considers the problem of citizenship in relation tothe growing polarization of multiplesocial identities. (NOT OFFEREDEVERY YEAR.) [formerly known as ANLD 23]. Credit not allowed for both ANLD 23and ANTH 23.	Karis, Timothy
ANTH	101	Foundations of Social Complexity	Course examinesarchaeological evidence forthree key “tipping points” in the human career: (1) the modern human social behaviors; (2) thebeginnings of agriculture and village life; and (3) the emergence of citiesand origins of states. (Core coursefor anthropology majors). [Formerlyknown as ANPR 101]. Credit not allowedfor both ANPR 101 and ANTH 101. Prerequisites: Upper division standing.	Plunger, Elizabeth
ANTH	103	Sociocultural Antropology	A systematic analysis of socialanthropology and of the concepts andconstructs required for cross-cultural and comparative study of humansocieties. (Required for all majors in anthropology.) [formerly known as ANPR105]. Credit not allowed for both ANPR 105 and ANTH 103.Prerequisites: Upper-division	Peeters, Marissa