Fall 2017

An exploration of the nature and contributions of pre-Columbian high civilizations (Maya, Aztecs, etc.) and their descendants as they resist and assimilate to the modern world.

Foundations of the human species. Examination of scientific evidence from Darwinian theory, primate behavior, fossils, and the behavior of modern people. Laboratory. Duplicates credit in former ANTH 200Lg.

Major culture types, nomadic hunters and herders, peasant andtribal societies, sophisticated kingdoms; social, political,economic, and religious institutions.

Archaeology as the means of investigating our shared human past, from the origins of humanity to the foundations of current civilization.

Cultural differences and social processes examined in global and regional networks. Issues are studied ethnographically, using materials from several disciplines.

Concepts of social anthropology using filmic representations ofsocieties throughout the world in contrast to written ethnography.

The roles of biology, culture, and the environment in shaping human society, integrating evolutionary biology and cultural theory. Duplicates credit in former ANTH 300.

Cross-cultural analysis and comparison of the experience and cultural conception of birth, maternity, parenthood, and childhood in western and non-western societies.

Examination of the evidence for and against evolutionary bases of a range of human behaviors. Topics include sex differences, human reproductive strategies, race, IQ, human ecology. Duplicates credit in former ANTH 308.

A seminar forum on Maya culture from the earliest form to thepresent; problems of origins, classic florescence, systemscollapse, conquests, persistance, and transformation today.

Role of American Indians in American public life from colonialtimes to the present; native American forms of government;relations between tribes and the U.S.

Exploration of empiracal and analytical approaches employed by anthropologists in studying urban phenomena cross-culturally; urban origins, structure, and social processes.

The comparative analysis of genocide in different cultures and historical moments in order to understand the processes through which genocide has been perpetuated, as well as different cultural responses to it. Recommended preparation: ANTH 200Lg.

Comparative examination of family and kinship in tribal, peasant, and complex societies, emphasizing non-Western cultures, societal and normative consequences of forms and functions in family.

Oral narratives from non-Western cultures; communications about deeply-held moral beliefs, psychological tensions, social problems, and the structure of the mind.

Evolutionary, cultural, and environmental factors in the emergence and existence of diseases; a Darwinian examination of illness in the human species.

Survey of anthropological methods for acquiring and analyzing data. Ethnographic research methods of modes of analysis: development of a field research project.

Preliminary analysis for research data for overseas research to compare results, discuss writing strategies and gain comparative perspective to prepare a senior thesis. Recommended preparation: ANTH-205, ANTH-325.

Ideas about man, culture, and society which have formed the field of anthropology as a research discipline; present trends and problems.

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

Individually guided research and readings culminating in the production of an honors thesis. prerequisite: 3.0 gpa; 201g plus 8 units of upper division ANTH courses.

Major approaches to ethnographic fieldwork are explored in classic cases.

Survey of ethnographic film using both the dimensions of natural history descriptions and process, contrasted with naturalism and structuralism as tools of controlled comparison and analysis.

A hands-on laboratory based survey of pre-production techniques in video and audio production, including exercises to prepare students to shoot their own documentaries.

Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded C/NC.

Practical principles for the long-term development of effective teaching within college disciplines. Intended for teaching assistants in Dornsife College.