printer friendly pageANTHRO 155: Ideologies and Practices of Creativity
'Creativity' has long been a charged cultural, political, and philosophical concept. It has been an intersectional structuring/disciplining concept in many areas of social life (art, craft professions, education, the creation of cultural capital and class formation, the naturalization of inequality under capitalism, colonialism, imperialism, etc.). The consequences of its deployment have been far-reaching.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-5
Instructors:
Malkki, L. (PI)
ANTHRO 156: Japanese Anthropology (ANTHRO 256)
This is an advanced reading seminar in the field of Japanses Anthropology. nIt will explore the historical development of the field and the contemporary issues and topics taken up by scholars of Japanese anthropology. Prior knowledge of Japanese language, history, and, society is required.
Last offered: Spring 2019
ANTHRO 157: Japanese Popular Culture (ANTHRO 257)
This seminar focuses on the intersection between politics and popular culture in contemporary Japan. It will survey a range of social and political implications of practices of popular culture. Topics include J-pop, manga, anime, and other popular visual cultures, as well as social media. Students will be introduced to theories of popular culture in general, and a variety of contemporary anthropological studies on Japanese popular culture in particular. Prior knowledge of cultural anthropology is required.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Inoue, M. (PI)
ANTHRO 158: The Anthropology of Social Class (ANTHRO 258)
Course introduces social theory concepts and paradigms for the understanding of class. It then extends and revises those concepts and paradigms by considering anthropological approaches in different cultural and historical settings that consider the entanglements of class with other social hierarchies, especially race, caste, and ideas of "civilization" and "development".
Last offered: Spring 2020
ANTHRO 159C: Ecological Humanities (ANTHRO 259C, DLCL 259C, REES 259C)
What sort of topics, research questions, approaches, theories and concepts lead to an integration of various kinds of knowledges? Ecological Humanities provides a conceptual platform for a merger of humanities and social sciences with earth and life sciences, soil science and forensic sciences. The course will discuss such selected topics as the Anthropocene, geologic/mineral and exhumed subjects/personae, bio- and geosocial collectives, symbiotic life-forms, non-human agencies, and forensic landscapes as examples of this merger.
Last offered: Spring 2018
ANTHRO 160: Visual Politics and Social Movements
Images, the visual imagination, and visual/graphic skills have always been vitally important in the empowerment of social movements. Organized as an intensive research workshop, this course will examine the political uses of images in anti-racist movements for social justice in areas like prison abolition, anti-war activism, labor issues, and climate justice.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-5
Instructors:
Malkki, L. (PI)
ANTHRO 162: Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Problems (ANTHRO 262)
The social and cultural consequences of contemporary environmental problems. The impact of market economies, development efforts, and conservation projects on indigenous peoples, emphasizing Latin America. The role of indigenous grass roots organizations in combating environmental destruction and degradation of homeland areas. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Please fill out the request form here.
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Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom
Instructors:
Durham, W. (PI)
ANTHRO 166: Political Ecology of Tropical Land Use: Conservation, Natural Resource Extraction, and Agribusiness (ANTHRO 266)
Seminar. The state, private sector, development agencies, and NGOs in development and conservation of tropical land use. Focus is on the socioeconomic and political drivers of resource extraction and agricultural production. Case studies used to examine the local-to-global context from many disciplines. Are maps and analyses used for gain, visibility, accountability, or contested terrain? How are power dynamics, land use history, state-private sector collusion, and neoliberal policies valued? What are the local and extra-local responses?
Last offered: Winter 2020
ANTHRO 166A: Semiotics for Ethnography (ANTHRO 266A)
This workshop-style seminar introduces students to core theories and concepts in linguistic and semiotic anthropology. Examining current theoretical innovations in this field of study, the course explores the multivalent relationships between language and political authority, discourse and technology, and speech and material infrastructures. Emphasis is placed on how semiotic approaches provide tools for ethnographic analysis, and students will learn how to use semiotic concepts for their own research projects.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Inoue, M. (PI)
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Tambar, K. (PI)
ANTHRO 171: The Biology and Evolution of Language (ANTHRO 271)
Lecture course surveying the biology, linguistic functions, and evolution of the organs of speech and speech centers in the brain, language in animals and humans, the evolution of language itself, and the roles of innateness vs. culture in language. Suitable both for general education and as preparation for further studies in anthropology, biology, linguistics, medicine, psychology, and speech & language therapy. Anthropology concentration: CS, EE. No prerequisites.
Last offered: Winter 2017
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
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