|
Chair: Deborah L. Nichols
Professors H. S. Alverson, D. F. Eickelman, K. M. Endicott, S. A. Kan,
D. L. Nichols; Associate Professors K. A. Korey, J. M. Watanabe; Assistant
Professors K. Abdi, S. R. Craig; Instructor L. Gutierrez Najera; Senior
Lecturer R. L. Welsch; McKennan Postdoctoral Fellow S. D. Dobson.
Consult the Departmental Administrator, Therese Perin-Deville, for further
information.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR
The major consists of ten courses, to be selected as follows:
1. Anthropology 1 or 3.
2. At least one course from each of the following four subject areas:
archaeology, cultural anthropology (if Anthropology 1 is taken in fulfillment
of requirement 1), ethnography, biological anthropology (these areas are
indicated as ARCH, CULT, ETHN, or BIOL in each course description).
3. Any six additional courses (five if Anthropology 1 is taken in
fulfillment of requirement 1) from among the department's offerings.
A culminating experience is required for the major and must be satisfied by
completion of a Culminating Seminar selected from one of the following areas:
ethnography/cultural anthropology (73), archaeology (75), or biological
anthropology (78), to be taken as one of the ten courses required for the
major.
Students who plan to attend graduate school are strongly encouraged to take
at least one statistics course-e.g., Government 10, Psychology 10, Social
Science 10, or Sociology 10.
Modified Major: The Modified Major consists of seven courses in
anthropology, one of which must be a culminating seminar and another of which
will normally be Anthropology 1 or 3, plus four courses above the prerequisite
level in one or more other department(s) or program(s). The 11 courses must
form a unified, coherent program of study. Students wishing to modify their
Anthropology major must submit a written rationale that makes clear the
coherence and purpose of their modified major. This rationale can be signed by
any faculty member in the Anthropology department, and must be submitted with
the major card to the Registrar.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR
The minor in Anthropology comprises six courses, which include
Anthropology 1 or 3 plus one course in ethnography, one course in biological
anthropology, one course in archaeology, and two additional courses within the
department to be selected by the student. If Anthropology 3 is not taken in
fulfillment of the first requirement, then one of the two courses selected by
the student must be a cultural anthropology course.
HONORS PROGRAM
Students applying to the honors program must meet the minimum college
requirements of a 3.0 grade point average and a 3.3 grade point average in the
major. By the end of the third term preceding their graduation, applicants will
ordinarily have completed, with a minimum grade of A-, a preparatory reading
course (Anthropology 85) and will have submitted an honors thesis proposal for
work to be supervised by a primary faculty advisor. Admission to the program is
by vote of the department faculty, which may appoint one or more secondary
advisors.
Students admitted to the honors program must enroll in Anthropology 88, in
addition to the courses ordinarily required in the major. The honors project,
which culminates in a substantial independent thesis, will be submitted to the
primary advisor at least four weeks prior to graduation. Those students
completing the program with a grade of A- or higher in their honors course will
receive honors recognition in the major. High honors may be awarded by faculty
vote for truly exceptional work.
SUMMARY OF ANTHROPOLOGY CURRICULUM
The subject areas within the curriculum are given in the table below.
Introductory: Anthropology 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12.7, 14, 22, 26.
Ethnography: Anthropology 4, 12.1, 12.2, 13, 25, 26, 27, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36,
37, 38, 39, 52.
Cultural: Anthropology 3, 9, 12.3, 12.4, 12.6, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 34,
44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50.2, 51, 60, 73.
Archaeology: Anthropology 5, 8, 11, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 30, 75.
Biological: Anthropology 6, 12.7, 12.8, 41, 42, 43, 78.
1. Introduction to Anthropology
06F, 07F: 10
A comprehensive study of humankind, the course will survey and organize the
evidence of our biological and cultural evolution. It will explore the unity
and diversity of human cultural behavior as exemplified in the widest
variations in which this behavior has been manifest. Lectures and readings will
describe the dialectical relationship between the material conditions of our
existence, on the one hand, and, on the other, the unique human capacity for
creativity both in thought and in action. The focus of this course will be not
only to outline the conditions and conditioning of our cultural past and
present, but also to indicate possibilities for future evolution of human
culture and experience. Dist: SOC or INT; Class of 2008 and later: WCult:
CI. Watanabe.
3. Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
07W, 07X, 08W: 10
Cultural anthropology is the study of human ways of life in the broadest
possible comparative perspective. Cultural anthropologists are interested in
all types of societies, from hunting and gathering bands to modern industrial
states. The aim of cultural anthropology is to document the full range of human
cultural adaptations and achievements and to discern in this great diversity
the underlying covariations among and changes in human ecology, institutions
and ideologies. (CULT) Dist: SOC or INT; WCult: NW. Craig, Gutierrez
Najera, Endicott.
4. Peoples and Cultures of Native North America (Identical to, and
described under, Native American Studies 10)
07W: 11 08W: 2
Open to all classes. (ETHN) Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Kan.
5. Reconstructing the Past: Introduction to Archaeology
07S, 07F: 11
Archaeology is the anthropology of past human societies. It has three
important goals: (1) studying culture history, (2) reconstructing past
life-ways, and (3) understanding culture change. This course will introduce
students to the basic principles used to interpret the material remains of past
human behavior. Students will do a series of small projects designed to
acquaint them with archaeological methods. Case studies will be discussed to
demonstrate how archaeologists reconstruct past cultures and investigate
changes in them. (ARCH) Dist: SOC. Abdi.
6. Introduction to Biological Anthropology
06F, 07F: 11
The major themes of biological anthropology will be introduced; these
include the evolution of the primates, the evolution of the human species, and
the diversification and adaptation of modern human populations. Emphasis will
be given to (1) the underlying evolutionary framework, and (2) the complex
interaction between human biological and cultural existences and the
environment. (BIOL) Dist: SCI. Korey, the staff.
7. First-Year Seminars in Anthropology
Consult special listings
8. The Rise and Fall of Prehistoric Civilizations
06F: 10A 08W: 11
The transformations involved in the evolution from small, non-hierarchical,
kinship-based societies to complex state organizations are examined in this
course. Basic issues covered will include the change from food-collecting to
food-producing societies ('the Neolithic Revolution'), the development of
ranking and stratification, and the emergence of central places and the first
cities. Theories of the evolution of civilizations are discussed, and students
will become acquainted with archaeological methods of reconstructing past
sociopolitical systems. The civilizations considered include Mesopotamia in the
Near East, Egypt, the Harappan civilization of the Indus Valley, Teotihuacan
and the lowland Maya of Mesoamerica, and the Aztec and Inca Empires. (ARCH)
Dist: SOC or INT; WCult: NW. Nichols.
9. Introduction to the Study of Language and Culture
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
11. Ancient Native Americans (Identical to Native American Studies
11)
07F: 10A
This course provides an introduction to the ancient societies of North
America. Discussion begins with a consideration of the wider social context of
archaeological views of Native Americans and how these have changed over time.
The course examines the populating of the Americas and related controversies.
We then concentrate on the subsequent development of diverse pre-Columbian
societies that included hunter-gatherer bands in the Great Basin, the Arctic,
and the sub-Arctic; Northwest Coast chiefdoms; farmers of the Southwest, such
as Chaco Canyon and the desert Hohokam; and the mound-builders of the Eastern
Woodlands. (ARCH) Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Nichols.
12. Experimental Courses
07W: 11 07S: 12 08W: 11 08S: 12
In 07W and 08W, Lemurs, Monkeys and Apes: Introduction to nonhuman
Primates. Humans are primates. The biology of our species cannot be fully
understood outside of this context. This course offers a broad survey of living
nonhuman primate diversity. The physical, behavioral, and ecological attributes
of each of the major groups of primates will be discussed. Emphasis will be
placed on traits relating to diet, locomotion, growth, mating, and social
systems. Students will gain a comparative perspective on humankind. Dist:
SCI. Dobson.
In 07S and 08S, Primate Societies. Most primates spend their lives
in long-term groups. Living in these "societies" presents unique
challenges. This course explores the diversity of primate social systems with
regard to group organization, mating systems, and social structure. Topics to
be discussed include mate competition, dominance hierarchies, infant killing,
territorial defense, and the formation of alliances. Students will gain an
understanding of the ecological pressures influencing primate social behavior.
Dist: SCI. Dobson.
14. Death and Dying
07S: 10
Death is a universal human experience, yet attitudes and responses toward it
develop out of interplay between an individual's personality and her/his
sociocultural background. The course uses anthropological, historical, and
biographical works, novels and films, to explore the meaning of death in
different cultures. Particular attention is paid to understanding ideas about
the person, emotions, and the afterlife, and the analysis of mortuary rituals
and the experience of the dying and the survivors. An anthropological
perspective on the development of the modern American mode of dealing with
death and dying is offered and mass death in the twentieth century is
discussed. (CULT) Dist: SOC or INT. Kan.
15. Political Anthropology
06F: 2A
The political anthropology of non-Western societies raises basic questions
concerning the nature of authority, coercion, persuasion, and communication in
both small-scale and complex societies. Classical approaches to problems of
freedom and order are challenged through examples drawn from various societies.
Topics including the ideologies and language of political domination,
revolution, wealth, and the transition to post-modern societies are assessed,
as are factions, knowledge and control, state secrecy, state and non-state
violence, and religious fundamentalism. (CULT) Dist: SOC or INT; WCult:
NW. Eickelman.
16. Secrecy and Lying in Politics, Law and Society (Identical to Public
Policy 81.7)
07X: 10A
Claims to secret knowledge-in families, organizations, and states-is a form
of authority over those who do not possess it. This seminar explores how claims
to secret knowledge and lying relate to the institutional and cultural
frameworks in which knowledge is produced, the use of "leaks" to
challenge hierarchical controls and sometimes sustain them, and the ways in
which secrecy, deception, and lying form a necessary and often desirable part
of social, political, and economic life. (CULT) Dist: SOC.
Eickelman.
17. The Anthropology of Health and Illness
07S: 12 08S: 10
This course will examine how people in various cultures define and make
sense of illness and what they do about it. We will consider the metaphors and
symbols attached to diseases and healing rituals, asking whether and how ritual
really works. We will explore the role of ritual healing in modern society, as
well as in pre-industrial societies. We will compare indigenous and Western
forms of medical practice to discover universal aspects of the tasks of medical
care. In recent years there has been an increasing demand for anthropologists
to work with physicians in many areas of medicine, among them mental illness,
drug abuse, and AIDS. This course will introduce students to anthropological
methods and knowledge that contribute to efforts to solve some of the puzzles
of disease and illness. (CULT) Dist: SOC or INT. Craig.
18. Introduction to Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology
06F, 07F: 3A
This course will introduce students to the premier method of empirical
research in cultural anthropology: participant observation, and associated
informal dialogue and interviewing. We will study techniques for planning and
carrying out such research, and for recording, checking validity and
reliability, storing, coding, analyzing and writing up of ethnographic data.
Students will undertake "mini-research projects," and become familiar
with basic ethical issues, informed consent, writing of research proposals,
formulating research contracts, and sharing results with cooperating
individuals and groups. NOTE: Students' research projects will be carried out
in various cooperating social service agencies in the Upper Valley. Each
student must be prepared during the term to travel regularly by public
transport or otherwise to, and spend significant time in, one of these
agencies, working closely there with members of staff and clients/consumers.
Prerequisite: Anthropology 1 or 3 or one ethnography/culture area course.
(CULT) Dist: SOC. Welsch, Alverson.
19. Islam: An Anthropological Approach (Identical to Asian and Middle
Eastern Studies 6)
06F: 10A
This course challenges conventional approaches to the study of Islam. The
anthropological approach values the study of sacred texts, critical historical
moments, and influential activists, it focuses on Islam in practice, as it is
lived by Muslims whose voices are seldom heard, who have little prominence in
intellectual or political circles, and gives equal weight to the Muslim
experience in the Middle East and to the majority of Muslims who live elsewhere
and who have contributed to the vitality of the Islamic tradition. Ethnographic
fieldwork and social history serve as our window onto the world of modern
Islamic diversity and contested meanings and practices. Viewing religion
"from the bottom up" thus contributes to re-thinking popular
assumptions concerning what "authentic" Islam entails and who speaks
for Islam. (CULT) Dist: SOC. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult:
NW. Class of 2008 and later: WCult: CI. Eickelman.
21. The Aztecs (Identical to Latin American and Caribbean Studies
42)
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
22. Prehispanic Civilizations of Mesoamerica (Identical to Latin
American and Caribbean Studies 43)
07W: 12
The area encompassing Mexico and part of northern Central America provided
the setting for two major transformations in human prehistory: the development
of maize agriculture and the emergence of cities and civilizations. The legacy
of those achievements is evident today among contemporary Latin American
societies. We examine how the New World was populated and discuss the
development of agriculture and early villages that laid the foundations for one
of Mesoamerica's earliest complex societies, the Olmec. We then look at the
civilizations of the Maya, Zapotec, and Teothuacan Mexican civilizations and
their successors, including the Toltecs. The course ends with an overview of
the Aztec empire at the time of the Spanish Conquest. (ARCH) Dist: SOC;
WCult: NW. Nichols.
23. The Civilization of the Ancient Near East
08S: 11
Often hailed as the "Cradle of Civilization," the ancient Near
East witnessed many major developments in the human career, including the
origins of villages and cities, food production, states and empires, and
writing. This course will trace the roots of Near Eastern civilization from
early sedentary villages to complex political formations. It will also survey
socio-political and cultural developments-including religion, literature, and
arts and crafts-in Mesopotamia, Persia, Anatolia, and the Levant. (ARCH)
Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Abdi.
24. Civilization of Ancient Egypt
08S: 2
The most majestic of ancient civilizations, Egypt holds a special place in
human history. This course will begin with a consideration of how the
environment and geography of Egypt shaped the course of Egyptian civilization
from the archaic period to the Roman conquest. It will focus on the distinctive
features of Egyptian civilization, including the cosmology, institution of
kingship, and characteristic style of art and architecture. (ARCH) Dist:
SOC; WCult: NW. Abdi.
25. The Land of the Totem Poles: Native Peoples of the Northwest Coast
(Identical to, and described under, Native American Studies 49)
07S, 08S: 2
Open to all classes. (ETHN) Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Kan.
26. Tribes, Kingdoms, and Nation-States: An Introduction to Southeast Asia
(Identical to Asian and Middle Eastern Studies 16)
08W: 12
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)
07F: 10A
This course focuses on changing ideas of political and religious authority
in the Middle East. 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 resources; 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
28. Origins of Food Production
07F: 2
The emergence of food production marks a turning point in human history. No
longer dependent on hunting and gathering, but armed with a food producing
economy, humankind embarked on a path leading to the conquest of the globe. We
will review theories on the origins of food production, continue with an
archaeological history of common domesticates, and study how food production
spread to the rest of the world, transforming the economic and social
organization of human societies all around the globe. (ARCH) Dist: SOC or
INT; WCult: NW. Abdi.
30. Archaeology of Early Humans
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
31. The Politics of Latin@ Ethnography
(Identical to Latino Studies 46)
06F: 2A 07F: 2
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. 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; Class of 2007: WCult: NA; Class of 2008 and
later: WCult: CI. Gutierrez Najera.
32. Anthropology of Tibet and the Himalayas (Identical to Asian and
Middle Eastern Studies 26)
07S: 10 08S: 12
This course introduces students to the peoples and cultures of Tibet and the
greater Himalayan region (Nepal, northern India, Bhutan). We examine the
cultural, ecological, political, religious, and economic interfaces that define
life on the northern and southern slopes of Earth's greatest mountain range. In
addition to learning about Himalayan and Tibetan lifeways, we will also learn
about how these mountainous parts of Asia have figured into occidental
imaginings, from the earliest adventurers to contemporary travelers. Dist:
SOC, WCult: NW. Craig.
33. Crossing Over: Latino Roots and Transitions (Identical to, and
described under, Latino Studies 44)
07W: 10 07X: 12
(ETHN) Dist: SOC; Class of 2007: WCult: NA; Class of 2008 and later:
WCult: CI. Gutierrez Najera.
34. Comparative Perspectives on the U.S.-Mexican Borderlands (Identical
to, and described under, Latino Studies 45)
06F: 10A
(CULT) Dist: SOC. Class of 2008 and later: WCult: CI.
Gutierrez Najera.
35. Culture, Class, and Community in Contemporary Mesoamerica
(Identical to Latin American and Caribbean Studies 41)
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
36. Culture and Culture Change in Post-Colonial Africa (Identical to
African and African American Studies 44)
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
37. Legacies of Conquest: Latin America (Identical to Latin American
and Caribbean Studies 45)
07S: 9L
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
case 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. Class of
2007 and earlier: WCult: NW. Class of 2008 and later: WCult:
CI. Watanabe.
38. Peoples of Oceania
06F, 07F: 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
08W: 10
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.
41. Hominid Evolution
07W: 10A 08W: 10
This course examines human evolution primarily from the perspectives of
paleontology and archaeology. It emphasizes contemporary attempts to
reconstruct the hominid past by drawing variously upon morphological,
ecological, and cultural considerations. Attention is also given to the
patterns of biomolecular variation illuminating the origin of the human lineage
and on the subsequent appearance of the modern species. Prerequisite:
Anthropology 6 or permission of the instructor. (BIOL) Dist: SCI.
Korey, the staff.
42. Biological Diversity in Modern Populations
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
43. Human Osteology
06F, 08W: 2
This course is concerned with analysis of skeletal remains of earlier human
populations. Topics include bone morphology, principles of bone growth and
remodelling, biomechanical aspects of bone structure, analysis of variation
within and between populations, paleopathology, and paleodemography. Practical
techniques, emphasizing fragment identification, aging, and sexing, are
intensively developed in regular laboratory sessions and are central to the
course. Prerequisite: Anthropology 6 or permission of the instructor. (BIOL)
Dist: SLA. Korey, the staff.
44. Globalization from Above and Below
07W: 12
Globalization most commonly refers to increasing interconnections of people,
ideas, and, money across the world. Some scholars praise the connections
offered by globalization, but others are critical of the homogenizing impacts
of globalization on culture, and exploitation of both people and the
environment by transnational corporations. This course examines both the ways
that globalization is producing change through increased interconnectedness and
new forms of mobilization that challenge various forms of inequalities. (CULT)
Dist: INT or SOC. Gutierrez Najera.
45. Asian Medical Systems
08W: 2
This course investigates systems of healing practiced in, and derived from,
Asia. We will focus primarily on three Asian medical systems: Ayurveda, Chinese
medicine, and Tibetan medicine. We will strive to understand how these medical
systems are based on coherent logics that are not only biologically but also
culturally determined. We will also analyze the deployment of these medical
systems in non-Asian contexts, and examine the relationship between Asian
systems and "western" biomedicine. Dist: SOC; WCult: NW.
Craig.
46. Culture, Economy, and Development Policy in the World's Poorer
Regions
07F: 12
This course will review some key assumptions and concepts of economic and of
cultural analysis which have been applied to the study, of, and policy planning
for, "economic development." Important debates within anthropology,
which have been informed by different schools of economic thought will be
presented. Important outcomes of these debates, upon which much development
policy formulation, development planning, and project implementation have been
predicated, will be appraised by means of case studies from among small-scale
rural and urban communities of Africa, South America or South Asia. Open to
sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Prerequisite: Anthropology 1 or 3 or
permission of the instructor; Economics 1 or equivalent is useful preparation.
(CULT) Dist: SOC: WCult: NW. Alverson.
47. Hunters and Gatherers
06F, 07F: 10
This course explores the hunting and gathering way of life, the sole means
of human subsistence until the development of agriculture 10,000 years ago, now
represented by only a few dozen groups around the world. We will examine a
number of hunting and gathering peoples living in highly disparate
environments- deserts, tropical forests, arctic regions-in an attempt to
discover how they adapt to their natural and social environments, how they
organize and perpetuate their societies, and how they bring meaning to their
lives through religion. Understanding contemporary hunter-gatherers illuminates
the workings of earlier human societies as well as fundamental features of
human society in general, such as the sexual division of labor. Prerequisite:
One introductory Anthropology course. (CULT) Dist: SOC or INT; WCult:
NW. Endicott.
48. The Anthropology of Religion
07S, 08S: 11
In this course religions are seen as cultural systems which give shape and
meaning to the world in which people live and provide a means, in the form of
rituals, by which they can attempt to manipulate those worlds. The emphasis is
on understanding non-Western religions, especially those of tribal peoples,
through the interpretation of myth, ritual, and expressed beliefs. The role of
religion as a social institution is also examined. Alternative approaches to
the interpretation of myth, ritual symbolism, deity conceptions, witchcraft,
etc., are explored. Prerequisite: One course in Anthropology or Religion or
permission of the instructor. (CULT) Dist: SOC or INT; WCult: NW.
Watanabe, Kan.
50, Religion, Reason and Reform in Morocco
08S: D.F.S.P. (Asian and Middle Eastern Studies)
This course introduces religion in Morocco, and how Islam (and other faiths)
relate to Moroccan society, politics, and culture and to the Middle East and
Mediterranean worlds. Secular and religious movements in Morocco, as in Tunisia
and Algeria - France's other former colonies - show profound political
contrasts and have a vital impact on European societies today. The course also
explores how the study of North Africa, particularly Morocco, has contributed
significantly to ongoing debates over understanding the role of religion and
politics in contemporary social life. (CULT) Dist: SOC; WCult: NW.
Eickelman.
51. Colonialism and Its Legacies in Anthropological Perspective
07W, 08W: D.F.S.P.
Between the early 16th and mid 20th centuries, European nations and Japan
colonized much of the rest of the world. This course looks at the history of
colonialism in various parts of the world, focusing on the similarities and
differences between colonialism as practiced by different colonial rulers in
different regions at different times. It also traces the ways in which the
colonial process and experience has shaped the world we live in today, both in
developed and developing nations, in such areas as political systems, economic
systems, religions, and interethnic relations. Prerequisite: Any two courses in
anthropology; Anthropology 38 highly recommended. (CULT) Dist: SOC or
INT. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: NW. Class of 2008 and
later: WCult: CI. Endicott, Watanabe.
52. Introduction to Maori Society
07W, 08W: 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
resistance and of cultural recovery. (ETHN) Dist: SOC. WCult: NW.
Endicott, Watanabe.
54. Foreign Study in Anthropology
07W, 08W: D.F.S.P.
Credit for this course is awarded to students who have successfully
completed the designated course in the department of Anthropology at the
University of Auckland during the Dartmouth foreign study program in
Anthropology and Linguistics and Cognitive Science. Prerequisite: Two courses
in Anthropology. Dist: SOC.
60. Who Owns Native Culture? (Identical to, and described under, Native
American Studies 54)
07W: 2A
Dist: SOC. Class of 2007: WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later: WCult:
CI. Ranco.
Culminating Seminars
Enrollment in all culminating seminars will normally be limited to seniors,
with others by permission.
73. Main Currents in Anthropology
06F, 07F: 12
This course
examines the theoretical concerns that define anthropology as a discipline.
These include the nature and extent of human social and cultural variation; the
relationship of institutional arrangements in society to systems of meaning;
the material and moral determinants of human social life; the dynamics of
change within and between ways of life otherwise taken by their practitioners
as given; the place of power in maintaining, challenging, and representing
meaningfully constituted human orders. Readings by major theorists past and
present will be treated as neither canonical texts nor dead-letter formulations
but as part of an ongoing inquiry into the myriad dimensions-and
possibilities-of being human. (CULT) Dist: SOC. Watanabe.
75. Ecology, Culture, and Environment
06F, 07F: 2A
Anthropology's interest in the interactions of humans and their environments
has been long-standing, especially in archaeology. In this seminar we will
consider changing conceptual frameworks for understanding human-environmental
interactions and long-standing debates about nature vs. culture, materialist
vs. symbolic approaches, the development of cultural ecology, and the new
"ecologies." We will draw on the research of archaeologists,
biological and sociocultural anthropologists, geographers, and historians.
(ARCH) Dist: SOC. Nichols.
78. Genes, Culture and Behavior: A Sociology of Science
07W: 2A
This is an interdisciplinary culminating seminar for senior anthropology
majors; it also fulfills the department's requirement for a course in
biological anthropology. The central theme of the seminar concerns the framing
of the modern discourse on human genetics and evolution in light of
extra-scientific attitudes and commitments-primarily ideological. Topics will
include the eugenics movement and geneticists' attitudes about race before
World War II, reconstitution of physical anthropology in the postwar period,
civil rights and feminism as precipitants of scientific revisionism, and
contemporary debates on the significance of the genes as determinants of
behaviors notably associated with race, sex, and sexual orientation. (BIOL)
Dist: SOC. Class of 2008 and later: WCult: CI. Korey.
85. Reading Course
All terms: Arrange
Students who would like to pursue intensive, supervised study in some
particular aspect of anthropology may do so with the agreement of an
appropriate advisor. The student and advisor will work out together a suitable
topic, procedure, and product of the study. Prerequisite: written permission of
the department faculty member who will be advising the student.
87. Research Course
All terms: Arrange
Students with an interest in research in anthropology and a particular
problem they would like to investigate may do so with the agreement of an
appropriate advisor. The student and advisor will work out together a suitable
topic, procedure, and product of the study. Prerequisite: written permission of
the department faculty member who will be advising the student.
88. Anthropology Honors
All terms: Arrange
Open only to honors seniors by arrangement with the Chair. Admission to the
honors program shall be by formal written proposal only. Consult with Chair
concerning the details. Prerequisite: written permission of the department
faculty member who will be advising the student.
|
