4. Peoples and Cultures of Native North America (Identical to Native
American Studies 10)
06W, 07W: 11
The course provides an introduction to the peoples and cultures of Native
North America. In each major region ("culture area"), one or two
indigenous ethnic groups (nations) are highlighted to emphasize the particular
forms of economy, social organization, and spirituality, as well as modes of
their integration. While the focus of the course is on the more traditional
American Indian cultures prior to intensive European contact and/or the
establishment of Western domination, some crucial aspects of the more recent
American Indian culture history and modern-day situation are also discussed.
While many of the readings are by anthropologists (Native and non-Native),
works by American Indian academic and tribal historians and other spokespersons
are also included to provide a more balanced and sensitive portrayal of the
indigenous cultures of North America. The course also emphasizes the experience
of individual Native American women and men, especially by using
autobiographies by traditionalist persons. Native American guest speakers will
also offer their own unique perspective on the subject matter of the
course.
Open to all classes. (ETHN) Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Kan.
12.2 The Anthropology of Contemporary Japan
06S: 10A
As the first non-Western country to achieve economic parity with the West,
Japan has long occupied the margins of the anthropological world.
Although it is often branded as "exotic" and "inscrutable,"
it is also widely admired for its main exports: pop culture and
technology. In this course we will study Japan through its educational
institutions, occupational categories, gender roles, class hierarchies, and the
racial ideologies that render most minorities invisible in that country.
Recognizing that all ethonographic accounts are always "situated,"
thereby reflecting the values and biases of their authors, we will strive to
relate our readings to the context of their production. At the same time
we will strive to understand what it is like to live, work, and play in Japan,
a society that is presently experiencing rapid and profound social
change.. (ETHN) Dist: SOC; WCult: NW.
Cullinane.
12.5. The Politics of Latin@ Ethnography (Identical to LATS
46)
06W: 2A
Ethnography, both as a set of methodological and textual practices, is
central to anthropology. In this course we will explore the development of
latin@ ethnographic traditions by examining tensions emerging out of and in
response to ethnographic writing. Latin@ critiques to ethnographic
projects that construct Latin@s as homogenous, pathological, and pre-modern
have taken various forms.
25. The Land of the Totem Poles: Native Peoples of the Northwest Coast
(Identical to Native American Studies 49)
05F, 07S: 2A
With their complex social organization, elaborate ceremonies, fascinating
mythology, and flamboyant "art," the indigenous peoples of the
Pacific Northwest Coast represent a truly unique "culture area" of
Native North America. The course surveys several cultures of this region (from
the coast of Oregon to southeastern Alaska), drawing upon early travelers'
accounts, anthropological works, native testimony, artifacts from the Hood
Museum of Art, and films. Lectures, class discussions, and student
presentations will deal with the "classic" Northwest Coast cultures
of the eighteenth and the nineteenth centuries as well as their modern
versions. Open to all classes. (ETHN) Dist: SOC; WCult: NA. Kan.
26. Tribes, Kingdoms, and Nation-States: An Introduction to Southeast Asia
(Identical to Asian and Middle Eastern Studies 16)
06W: 2
The cultures of Southeast Asia are remarkably varied, ranging from elaborate
Hinduized civilizations (Bali) and modern city-states (Singapore) to "hill
tribes" (e.g., the Meo of Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam) and nomadic
foraging bands (e.g., the Semang of Malaysia). This course is a survey of
Southeast Asian societies focusing on the question of why their cultures take
the form they do. This entails an examination of the modes of environmental
adaptation of the various peoples, their integration into regional and
world-wide systems, and the historical influences of the great civilizations of
India, China, the Middle East, and Europe. The course looks at how Southeast
Asians live and at the religions that give meaning to their lives. (ETHN)
Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Endicott.
27. Thought and Change in the Middle East and Central Asia (Identical
to Asian and Middle Eastern Studies 5)
Not offered in the period 05F through 07S
This year's focus is on the Middle East and North Africa. Topics
include how changing notions of personal, tribal, ethnic, and religious
identities influence politics locally and internationally; religion and mass
higher education; the multiple meanings and prospects of democracy; conflict
over land and natural resosurces; political and economic migration; new
communications media; the global and local bases for extremist movements; and
the changing faces of Islam and other religions in the region's public spaces.
(ETHN) Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Eickelman.
31. The Politics of Latin@ Ethnography (Identical to LATS
46)
06F: 11
Ethnography, both as a set methodological and textual practices, is central
to anthropology. In this course we will explore the development of latin@
ethnographic traditions by examining tensions emerging out of in response to
ethnographic writing. Latin@ critiques to ethnographic projects that
construct Latin@s as homogenous, pathological, and pre-modern have taken
various forms. In this course we will consider Latin@ ethnographic,
autobiographical, and literary texts that grapple with issues of representation
(gender, class, sexuality, race), power, and history to understand the socially
constructed nature of Latin@ culture in its varied regional and ethnic
contexts. (ETHN) Dist: SOC; WCult: NA (W or CI for the
class of 2008 or later).
33. Crossing Over: Latino Roots and Transitions (Identical
to LATS 44)
06S: 2
This course focuses on the experiences of Mexican, Central American, Cuban,
Dominican, and Puerto Rican migrants living in the US. The literature
will draw from anthropology and its neighboring disciplines in an attempt to
understand the social, political, and economic processes that shape the varied
experiences of Latino migrants living in the United States. In so doing
the class will examine Latino migrant experiences in relation to issues such as
the changing character of capitalism as an international system, the organizing
role of networks and families, changing patterns of gender relations, the
emergence of a second generation, and the cultural politics of class
formation. (ETHN) Dist: SOC or INT; WCult: NA (W or CI
for class of 2008 or later). Gutierrez.
34. Comparative Perspectives on the US-Mexican Borderlands
(Identical to LATS 45)
06W: 10A 06F: 2
The borderlands will be examined in ways that take us from a concrete
analysis of the region, including conflict and organizing efforts at the border
to more abstract notions that include strategies of cultural representations
and the forging of new identities. We will consider several analytical
perspectives relevant to anthropology including: gender, identity,
resistance, economics, globalization, migration, and the politics of everyday
life. (CULT) Dist: SOC or INT; WCult: NA (CI for class of
2008 or later). Gutierrez.
35. Culture, Class, and Community in Contemporary Mesoamerica
(Identical to Latin American and Caribbean Studies 41)
07S: 9L
A comparative study of the Hispanic and indigenous societies of Mexico and
Guatemala, this course will focus upon the synthesis of three developments that
play a major role in the problems of nation-building and the formation of
national consciousness in this region of the world: (a) the mixing of Spanish
and pre-Columbian civilizations that has led to the creation of vital, if
contradictory, indigenous cultures; (b) the role of conflicting social
relations between the masses and elites and their effect upon demographic,
economic, and intellectual developments; and (c) the new geopolitical
importance of this region for the U.S. and the reciprocal growing influences of
Hispanic culture in contemporary North America.
Prerequisite: One course in Anthropology or Latin American, Latino and
Caribbean Studies. (ETHN) Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Watanabe.
36. Culture and Culture Change in Post-Colonial Africa (Identical to
African and African American Studies 44)
06W: 12
This course will survey principal changes in institutions and ideologies
which have taken place in rural and in urban communities of southern, central,
and west Africa over the past half century. Emphasis will be placed on study of
the responses and adaptations of indigenous arts (sculptural, architectural,
ritual, and healing) and associated cultural ideologies to the intrusions into,
and appropriations of, African communities by Western institutions and
interests. Case study material will draw on peoples of the modern African
nations: South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Congo, Cameroon, Nigeria, Ghana,
Ivory Coast and Mali.
Prerequisite: One introductory course in anthropology or in AAAS or by
permission. (ETHN) Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Alverson.
37. Legacies of Conquest in Latin America (Identical to Latin American
and Caribbean Studies 45)
06F: 12
Despite nearly five hundred years of conquest, colonialism, and change,
native peoples still survive in culturally distinct enclaves within the
dominant Iberian traditions of Latin America. This course examines the roots as
well as the endemic social inequalities and prejudices that resulted. Selected
cast studies will relate to such contemporary problems as international drug
trafficking, deforestation of the Amazon basin, and ongoing political
repression and revolution in Central America. The course draws on the insights
of local ethnographic studies to shed light on global problems, while
anthropologically situating native cultures of Latin America in their larger
historical and geopolitical context.
Prerequisite: One course in anthropology or Latin American and Caribbean
Studies. (ETHN). Dist.: SOC; WCult: CI Watanabe.
38. Peoples of Oceania
05F, 06F: 12
This course will deal with the ancient, historical, and contemporary
aboriginal peoples of Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and New Guinea. It will
investigate migrations of humans into the Pacific, their adaptation to the
island environments, the variety of sociocultural systems that arose, and the
relationships between the various peoples of the region. It will also consider
some effects on Oceanic cultures of trade, colonialism, missionaries, the
second world war, tourists, ethnic self-consciousness, and national
independence.
Prerequisite: Anthropology 1 or 3 or permission of the instructor. (ETHN)
Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Endicott.
39. Multiethnic Russian Empire under the Tsarist, Soviet, and
Post-Soviet Regimes
07W: 2
This course explores the emergence of ethnic identity and nationalism among
the peoples of the Russian empire, the Soviet Union and their successor
states. Drawing on anthropological and historical works, it examines the
process of formation of a centralized multiethnic Russian empire and the
liberation struggle of its nationalities prior to 1917. It then proceeds
to the crucial period of 1917 - 1991 and explores the theory and practice of
nationalistic politics of the Bolshevik, Stalinist, and late Soviet
socialism. The dissolution of the USSR, the rise of interethnic
conflicts, and the relations between ethnic groups in Russia and the successor
states are the focus of the second half of the course, where several case
studies are discussed in depth. (ETHN) Dist: SOC; Class of 2007
and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and later:
WCult: W. Kan
52. Introduction to Maori Society
06W, 07W: D.F.S.P.
This course is an introduction to the study of traditional and contemporary
Maori society and culture. topics for study include: pre-european Maori
history, origin and migration traditions, land ownership and use, religion,
leadership, meeting ground (marae) protocols, the colonial experience,
struggles of resistence and of cultural recovery. (ETHN) Dist: SOC; WCult:
NW. Watanabe, Endicott.
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