Spring 2024

The body, illness and healing from a cultural perspective, including comparative studies of folk healing systems, curing rituals and Western biomedical practices.

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.

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

The effects of globalization on social life in diverse communities, approaching related issues from an ethnographic perspective. Gateway course for the Global Studies Major.

Introduces students to anthropological inquiry into human relationships with the environment and provides foundational training in qualitative research methods to investigate environmental issues.

Explore personal narratives: Stories people tell about their own lives and experiences as objects of artistic expression and sites for formation of individual and social identity.

Concepts of social anthropology, using filmic representations of societies throughout the world. Gateway course for the Anthropology major.

Behavior and ecology of living nonhuman primates, with an emphasis on field studies of apes and monkeys. Topics include aggression, communication, reproduction and cognition.

Explores Latinx food in Los Angeles through an anthropological lens. Students experience, document and analyze local food knowledge and traditions through active field study.

Indigenous peoples of North America: major cultural themes, contemporary issues, language revitalization, native sovereignty, environmental issues, decolonization.

Archaeology and global heritage debates, laws, ethical conundrums, and stakeholder perspectives reveal goals and guiding values of societys exploration of the past.

Methods for field research in international settings include ethnography, archival work, surveying and documentation; preparation for overseas research and senior thesis. Recommended preparation: ANTH-205.

Course explores collections and archives through ethnographic methods, cultural history and media production.

Introduction to folklore as a discipline, including folklore research methods and theory. Core course for the minor in Folklore and Popular Culture.

An introduction to the field of heritage studies as it is practiced today, examining archaeological, ethnohistorical and ethnographic theory and methodologies, mixed-methods approaches and research.

Legal systems are embedded in political, social and historical contexts: comparative study of legal systems throughout history and around the world.

Anthropological study of city life and urban social experience. Ethnography and social theory of cities including social space, public policy, ethnic politics, globalization.

Youth gang dynamics and their effects on institutions. Comparative analysis of Asian, African, and Mexican American gangs.

Analysis of the practices of witches and witch doctors, priests, diviners and traditional healers in Western and non-Western societies, relating their practices to religion and medicine.

Cultural construction of gender in a number of non-western societies is compared to ideas of sex and sexual differences in American society.

Real-world work experience in an internship position, while also learning to apply anthropological theory and research methods to complete a related research project. Enrollment requires permission from department.

Historical and theoretical approaches to major issues in the field of human evolutionary biology. Capstone course in which students will undertake an original independent research project.

Social analysis of qualitative and ethnographic research data, advanced ethnographic writing and representation. Capstone course for Anthropology Major.

An examination of anthropological research on race and African American culture, from the 18th century to the present.

Provides senior Global Studies majors with the practical and theoretical skills needed to complete the required Senior Capstone project in Global Studies.

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.

Current literature: social change, comparative institutions, urbanization, ideology.

Women and immigration, employment, and household and family relations in the context of the global economy; women's social and political movements in diverse cultural contexts.

A hands-on approach to contemporary topics in ethnographic media arts and creative nonfiction cinema.

A hands-on laboratory-based survey of post-production technologies, including editing both new and older footage. Students should be finishing 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.

The relationship between anthropology and popular culture is explored through a critical examination of the category "popular culture."

Develops appreciation of the concept of "biopolitics" to place alongside "bioethics" -- along with corresponding philosophical notions of life and death.

Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum number of units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.