An introduction to the field of social/cultural anthropology, dealing with such topics as kinship, marriage and the family, language, social and...
This skills-oriented course introduces anthropology and arts majors to a variety of cultural worlds through the practices of ethnographic fieldwork...
This course introduces concepts and theories used by anthropologists for understanding sociocultural practices in all their diverse forms. It will...
A survey of the pre- and post-contact cultural patterns of First Nations, Inuit and M
This course surveys various approaches to anthropological thought in order to enable students to identify continuities in a shared conceptual core....
(Cross-listed as AR220.) Notes 3 lecture hours
An introduction to cross-cultural perspectives on human development and aging, beginning with conception and proceeding through infancy, childhood,...
Ethno-historical and anthropological perspectives on the contemporary social, economic and political situations of First Nations, Inuit and M
A concentrated study of specific problem areas reflecting the research interests of members of the department. Prerequisites AN101 or...
(Cross-listed as AR235.)†
A study of such world questions as food, population, health care and the environment: the impact of technological change in rural and urban areas....
This course considers major anthropological perspectives on the city as well as ethnographic investigations of urbanism, or city life. It focuses...
This course focuses on the study of race, ethnicity and nationalism as social structures of inclusion and exclusion. Themes to be addressed include...
This course provides an introduction to the anthropology of law and its comparative and cultural dimensions. It examines the changing dynamics of law...
A concentrated study of specific problem areas reflecting the research interests of members of the department. Prerequisites Permission of the...
The course explores relationships between language, culture and society. Topics include: language and thought, language socialization across cultures,...
This course addresses questions of artistic creation and commodity production. It begins with early anthropological approaches to tribal art and...
The study of ritual performances which relate society to the divine, with a focus on the collective production of meaning. Topics may include: rites...
The anthropological study of the creation and embodiment of meaning in everyday life. Topics will include symbolic, semiotic, feminist, Marxist,...
Culture is a dynamic, expressive process that helps people define who they are as individuals and as collectivities. Symbolic events, festivals and...