printer friendly pageANTHRO 370: Advanced Theory and Method in Historical Archaeology
Current debates about theory and method. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
ANTHRO 375: Archaeology and Globalism
The emergence of archaeology as a discipline in the context of the rise of the nation state. Global economies and other issues have created a new context for archaeology. How are archaeology and heritage responding? The idea of world heritage. The impact of postcolonialism. The commodification of the past: the past as theme park, as travel tourism or nostalgia, as exotic and other. Conflict between uses of the past for identity and as theme park; between heritage and resource or play. The impact of the Goddess, New Age, and other movements. Archaeology and human rights issues including forensic archaeology. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
ANTHRO 446A: Method of Analysis Program in the Social Sciences (COMM 310)
Colloquium series. Creation and application of new methodological techniques for social science research. Presentations on methodologies of use for social scientists across departments at Stanford by guest speakers from Stanford and elsewhere. See
http://mapss.stanford.edu.
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