printer friendly pageANTHRO 139: Ethnography of Africa (ANTHRO 239)
The politics of producing knowledge in and about Africa through the genre of ethnography, from the colonial era to the present. The politics of writing and the ethics of social imagination. Sources include novels juxtaposed to ethnographies.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
Instructors:
Malkki, L. (PI)
ANTHRO 148B: Islam and Human Rights in Theory and Practice (CSRE 148B, FEMGEN 148B)
This course aims to explore various aspects of the contemporary debate over the compatibility of Islam with human rights. As a class, we will examine the contours of various human rights debates as they surface in the writings of Islamic thinkers, as well as emerge in Muslim societies today. What is/are Islamic conceptions of human rights? How is this discourse activated, used and challenged by people living in Muslim Societies? How do Islamic conceptions and articulations of human rights relate to western/universal, conceptions? Where do they intersect and diverge from one another?
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-5
Instructors:
Ghani, A. (PI)
ANTHRO 176: Cultures, Minds, and Medicine (ANTHRO 276)
This workshop aims to bring together scholars from the social sciences, humanities, medicine and bio-science and technology to explore the ways that health and illness are made through complex social forces. We aim for informal, interactive sessions, full of debate and good will. Dates of meetings will be listed in the notes section in the time schedule.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
6 times
(up to 6 units total)
Instructors:
Luhrmann, T. (PI)
ANTHRO 193: Anthropology Capstone: Contemporary Debates in Anthropology
Do you know what an anthropological perspective is? Can you describe some of the key assumptions and questions within the discipline? nA major in Anthropology is composed of many specialized courses in different tracks, different emphases and seemingly a never-ending multiplication of perspectives and ethnographies. However, Anthropology is also an ongoing intellectual conversation with foundational questions, some of longstanding and some new. These foundational questions have stimulated different responses and answers and thus have also led to constant renewal of the discipline in the midst of profound disagreement. In this Anthropology Capstone course students across tracks and emphases will address some of the critical debates that have been central to the discipline as it has developed. We will feature three debate questions in the class. Preparation for each debate will be through class discussion of critical readings as well as extra-mural reading and preparation with one¿s debating partners.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Thiranagama, S. (PI)
ANTHRO 210: Environmental Archaeology (ANTHRO 110, ARCHLGY 110)
This course investigates the field of environmental archaeology. Its goals are twofold: 1) to critically consider the intellectual histories of environmental archaeology, and, 2) to survey the various techniques and methods by which archaeologists assess historical environmental conditions through material proxies. The course will include lab activities.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Bauer, A. (PI)
ANTHRO 214: Prehistoric Stone Tools: Technology and Analysis (ANTHRO 114, ARCHLGY 114)
Archaeologists rely on an understanding of stone tools to trace much of what we know about prehistoric societies. How to make, illustrate, and analyze stone tools, revealing the method and theory intrinsic to these artifacts.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Rick, J. (PI)
ANTHRO 230E: GIS, Archaeological Evaluation, Impact Assessment, and Site Management (ANTHRO 130E, ARCHLGY 130E)
The course explores archaeological GIS and the techniques adopted to acquire, evaluate and manage spatial data. The students will be provided both with theoretical and practical principles of GIS for archaeological use and site management.nnStudents will learn a complete GIS workflow, from data acquisition to decision making. They will use Venice, a multilayered site, as a test case. The course will examine practical evaluation processes in consideration of current and future development projects in the Venetian lagoon, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Calaon, D. (PI)
ANTHRO 239: Ethnography of Africa (ANTHRO 139)
The politics of producing knowledge in and about Africa through the genre of ethnography, from the colonial era to the present. The politics of writing and the ethics of social imagination. Sources include novels juxtaposed to ethnographies.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Malkki, L. (PI)
ANTHRO 276: Cultures, Minds, and Medicine (ANTHRO 176)
This workshop aims to bring together scholars from the social sciences, humanities, medicine and bio-science and technology to explore the ways that health and illness are made through complex social forces. We aim for informal, interactive sessions, full of debate and good will. Dates of meetings will be listed in the notes section in the time schedule.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
6 times
(up to 6 units total)
Instructors:
Luhrmann, T. (PI)
ANTHRO 282: Medical Anthropology (ANTHRO 82, HUMBIO 176A)
Emphasis is on how health, illness, and healing are understood, experienced, and constructed in social, cultural, and historical contexts. Topics: biopower and body politics, gender and reproductive technologies, illness experiences, medical diversity and social suffering, and the interface between medicine and science.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
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