Anthropology Course Descriptions
2011-12 General Catalog
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Lower-Division Courses
1. Introduction to Human Evolution. F
Study of evolution illustrated by Pleistocene hominid fossils and variation in living human groups. Behavior and evolution of primates examined as they contribute to the understanding of human evolution. Required for all anthropology majors. (General Education Code(s): SI, IN.) C. Juarez
2. Introduction to Cultural Anthropology. S
A number of different peoples are studied and a variety of approaches to the nature of the culture and to the study of specific cultures presented. Required for all anthropology majors. (General Education Code(s): IS.) S. Harding
3. Introduction to Archaeology. W
Overview of ways of learning about the human past beyond the scope of written history. Reviews development of archaeology, fundamental methods and theories, and archaeology's contribution to understanding human origins, the emergence of farming, and the origins of complex societies. (General Education Code(s): SI, IS.) J. Monroe
4. Public Life and Contemporary Issues. W
How can cultural anthropology help us to understand current events unfolding locally, nationally, and globally? Students learn how to "read" newspapers differently—that is, through the lens of cultural analysis. The world of everyday politics and society, as it unfolds in debates happening right now, forms the topical substance of the course. (General Education Code(s): IS.) S. Errington
42. Student-Directed Seminar.
Seminars taught by upper-division students under faculty supervision. (See course 192.) The Staff
80C. Introduction to Forensic Anthropology. *
Introductory level course in basic analysis of human remains for the medico-legal profession. Course covers development of the field of forensic anthropology, introduction to human osteology, how age, sex, ancestry, and stature are determined from skeletel material, and how skeletel trauma is evaluated. (General Education Code(s): T3-Social Sciences.) The Staff
80G. Barrio Popular Culture. *
Introduces students to a broad sampling of verbal and nonverbal forms of Mexican folklore. Concentrates on experiencing these forms through texts, film, and if possible, performances. Attention to how these forms have been used by scholars to comment on Mexican culture is an underlying theme. Knowledge of Spanish is useful but not required. (General Education Code(s): T3-Social Sciences, E.) O. Najera Ramirez
80H. Acoustic Culture. *
Explores relationships between culture and the acoustic worlds, including environmental, verbal, and musical, which humans inhabit. How can paying attention to cultures of listening and sound-making help us think about cultural life and experience in new ways? (General Education Code(s): T3-Social Sciences.) D. Brenneis
80I. Culture and Power in Latin America. F
Introduces key issues in the anthropology of Latin America, with emphasis on identity formation, cultural practices, and power. Major themes include race, class, and gender as intersecting forms of oppression, violence, and terror and indigenous social movements. (General Education Code(s): T3-Social Sciences, E.) G. Delgado-P
80J. Introduction to Visual Culture. S
Introduces current issues in cultural anthropology using film as a medium with which to explore culture. Raises questions about visual representations and the portrayal of cultural difference in the context of global inequalities. (General Education Code(s): T3-Social Sciences.) N. Chen
80K. Culture through Food. *
Examines anthropology of food and politics of eating. Cultural and social uses of food in rituals of solidarity or fasting, identities and meanings of food for individuals, and consumption in the global context are key components of study. (General Education Code(s): T3-Social Sciences.) N. Chen
80L. Biology of Everyday Life. *
Addresses cross-cultural attitudes to the human body and its everyday biological concerns—sleeping, eating, breathing, sex, and defecation. (General Education Code(s): T3-Social Sciences.) M. Wolf-Meyer
80N. Anthropology of Globalization. *
Introduces anthropological concepts and approaches to historical and contemporary globalizations. Using ethnographies, films, and other cultural productions, raises questions about the impacts of transnational capitalism, colonialism, migration/movement, and media on "local" and "global" identities, cultures, and communities. (General Education Code(s): T3-Social Sciences.) The Staff
80P. India and Indian Diaspora through Films. W
Explores several themes of relevance in contemporary India and Indian diaspora, concentrating on anthropological research and various documentary and popular Bollywood films. Through films and ethnographies, students analyze the nature of anthropological contributions to the study of Indian societies. (General Education Code(s): T3-Social Sciences, E.) A. Pandey
80R. Religion in American Politics and Culture. W
Introduces dominant discourses about Christianity and Islam in the American public sphere, with particular attention paid to race, gender, sexuality, and class in thinking about religion. Visual and textual media, political commentary, and popular ethnographies are analyzed. (Also offered as Feminist Studies 80T. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) M. Fernando
80Y. Power, Politics, and Protest. *
Examines the many ways in which organized groups engage in political protest against those whom they understand to dominate them. The course first establishes the framework for the discussion of power, politics, and protest, and then examines a variety of forms taken by political protests worldwide. (General Education Code(s): T3-Social Sciences.) The Staff
80Z. The Good Life. *
Examines cultural constructions of meaningful living, with emphasis on ethnographic analysis, through comparative studies of how societies assign value to different formations of everyday life. Topics include: cultivation of taste; pleasure; hierarchies of values; social justice; and distinctions between work and leisure. (General Education Code(s): T3-Social Sciences.) M. Caldwell
81A. Mexican Folklórico Dance (2 credits). F
Provides instruction in the aesthetic, cultural, and historical dimensions of Mexican folklórico dance. Students taught choreographed dances from various regions of Mexico and also learn dance techniques (técnica) and stage make-up application. Additional workshops and lectures offered to supplement class. Open to all students; no previous experience required. (Also offered as Latin American and Latino Studies 81A. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code(s): PR-C, A.) O. Najera Ramirez
81B. Mexican Folklórico Dance (2 credits). W
Second course in series. Provides instruction in the aesthetic, cultural, and historical dimensions of Mexican folklórico dance. (Also offered as Latin American and Latino Studies 81B. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code(s): PR-C, A.) O. Najera Ramirez
81C. Mexican Folklórico Dance (2 credits). S
Third course in series. Provides instruction in the aesthetic, cultural, and historical dimensions of Mexican folklórico dance. (Also offered as Latin American and Latino Studies 81C. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Prerequisite(s): course 81A or 81B. May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code(s): PR-C, A.) O. Najera Ramirez
81J. Introduction to Visual Culture Lab (2 credits). S
Optional digital photography lab. Students learn to compose shots, download photos, resize them, and put them into a meaningful sequence. Concurrent enrollment in Anthropology 80J required. Enrollment limited to 36. N. Chen
93. Field Study. F,W,S
Supervised research or organized projects on anthropological topics for lower-division students. Conducted either on or off campus. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
99. Tutorial. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
Upper-Division Courses
100. History and Theory of Physical Anthropology. S
Provides an historical overview from the 18th century to the present of race, ape-human relationships, and human nature. Emergence of an evolutionary framework and of fossil, genetic, and primate information becomes the basis for reformulating ideas about human biology within anthropology. Prerequisite(s): courses 1, 2, and 3 and satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements. A. Zihlman
101. Human Evolution. F
Study of human evolution covering the last five million years. Examines the fossil evidence and emphasizes the reconstruction of behavior from the paleontological and anatomical evidence. Prerequisite(s): course 1. Offered in alternate academic years. A. Zihlman
102A. Human Skeletal Biology. F
Presents basic human osteology allowing students to identify skeletal material by element. Emphasizes the dynamic nature of bone by integrating anatomy with a discussion of bone physiology within the context of the human life cycle. Prerequisite(s): course 1. Enrollment limited to 16. C. Juarez
103. Forensic Anthropology. S
Covers the basic analysis of human skeletal remains for the medicolegal profession. Assessment of age, sex, ancestry, and general physical characteristics, trauma, and disease are discussed. Legal responsibilities of the anthropologist are addressed. Prerequisite(s): course 1. Enrollment restricted to juniors and seniors. C. Juarez
104. Human Adaptability. S
Explores the major environmental factors (temperature, altitude, diet, and disease); how they are perceived by the human body; the physiological, micro- and macroanatomical responses; and how behavior and culture can modify the impact of these stresses. Course 1 is highly recommended as preparation. C. Juarez
105. Human Paleopathology. W
Examines paleopathology beginning with ancient hominid populations and proceeding to modern populations. Uses both the skeletal evidence and historical documentation when available. Considers evolutionary, cultural, and biological factors. Topics include: osteological diagnosis of infectious disease; trauma; nutritional deficiencies; dental disease; and developmental defects. Prerequisite(s): course 1; course 102A recommended. C. Juarez
106. Primate Behavior and Ecology. W
The nature of primate social systems and social bonds is examined in the light of evolutionary and ecological concepts. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 206. Prerequisite(s): course 1. A. Zihlman
111. Human Ecology.*
Reviews the environmental, physiological, behavioral, and cultural ways that humans interact with their physical surroundings. The effects of human culture on the environment and of the environment on the shape of human culture is emphasized. The Staff
112. Life Cycles.*
Examines the human life cycle using an evolutionary framework. Examines key aspects of the human life stages using findings and concepts from developmental biology, physiology, nutrition, evolutionary ecology, and life-history theory. Prerequisite(s): course 1. The Staff
113. Tutoring Writing in Anthropology (2 credits). S
Trains students to tutor writing in undergraduate anthropology courses; supports and guides them during the quarter they are tutoring. Enrollment by interview only. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Composition requirement. J. Todd
119. Indigenous Visual Culture. W
Examines the relationship between visual cultures and indigenous peoples. First, class discusses what is visual anthropology. Second, class examines the relationship between museums and indigenous peoples. Third, class examines ethnographic photography and indigenous uses of photography. Fourth, class examines the uses of ethnographic film, and then its relationship to indigenous peoples. Finally, class examines indigenous uses of film. R. Ramirez
120. Culture in Film. *
Introduces current and historical issues in visual anthropology, using film as a medium with which to represent culture. Raises questions about visual representation and advocacy in the context of global inequalities. Prerequisite(s): course 2 or 80J or Film 20A or 20B, or History of Art and Visual Culture 10D, 10E, 10F or 10G. (General Education Code(s): IM.) S. Errington
120L. Culture in Film Laboratory (2 credits). *
This lab in video production is to train students in Culture in Film. The video lab, through lectures, demonstrations, hands-on instruction, and review of students' work will enable students enrolled in Culture in Film to learn the fundamentals of film/video pre-production, production, and post-production skills. Portfolio review prior to enrollment and concurrent enrollment in course 120 required. Enrollment limited to 15. The Staff
121. Socialism. *
Ethnography-based course that examines the social worlds of socialism, with particular focus on state socialism. Topics include: social problems that inspired socialist movements; implementation and experience of socialism in daily life; and significance of class, race, nation, science, technology, rationality. M. Caldwell
122. Postsocialism. *
Examines the demise of socialist systems. Addresses the political, social, cultural, and economic experiences of everyday life that led to that demise, what new social inequalities have arisen since, and how citizens use the socialist past to critique the present. L. Rofel
123. Psychological Anthropology. S
An introduction to some of the central theoretical issues in psychological anthropology. Psychoanalytic, cognitive, and relativist perspectives on the link between person and society are discussed and compared. Prerequisite(s): course 2. D. Linger
124. Anthropology of Religion. F
Study of the phenomenon of religion as manifested in ethnographic literature, with special attention to traditional and recent modes of analysis of religious behavior. Special topics include myth, religious healing, witchcraft and sorcery, ritual, and millenarian movements. A. Pandey
126. Sexuality and Society in Cross-Cultural Perspective. *
The meaning and social processes associated with sexuality in selected societies. Examination of variations in sexual expressions and control of sexuality, and in economic and political organizations, highlights the interrelationship of sex and society. Prerequisite(s): course 2. C. Shaw
127. Ethnographies of Capitalism. W
Challenges approaches to capitalism that treat it as socioeconomic relations separable from "culture." Readings include ethnographies demonstrating the inextricability of cultural meanings from capitalist practices. Topics include capitalism's relationship to colonialism, nationalism, socialism, gender, and the commodification of aesthetics. L. Rofel
128. Contemporary American Evangelical Cultures. W
Study of contemporary, American, born-again Protestant discourse using ethnographic materials and interpretive theories. Topics include biblical literalism, Christian conversion and self-fabulation, charismatic gifts, preaching, sacrificial giving, prosperity theology, apocalypticism, creationism, pro-family and pro-life rhetoric, and televangelism. (Formerly Born-Again Religion and Culture.) S. Harding
129. Other Globalizations: Cultures and Histories of Interconnection. *
The history of social and cultural interconnections at a global scale. Anthropological approaches to the study of cultural encounter are used to investigate topics such as trade, religion, and citizenship and to evaluate shifting concepts of civilization and barbarism. Prerequisite(s): course 2. A. Tsing
130. Enthographic Area Studies.
130A. Peoples and Cultures of Africa. *
Survey of sub-Saharan societies. Analysis of principles of social organization and factors of cultural unity of selected western, eastern, central, and southern African peoples. (General Education Code(s): CC, E.) C. Shaw
130B. Brazil. W
Examines Brazilian culture and its link to interpersonal relationships, religion, politics, and psychological experience. Prerequisite(s): course 2. (General Education Code(s): CC, E.) D. Linger
130C. Politics and Culture in China. *
Joins substantive information "about" Chinese society and culture with debates in social theory and rethinks conventional wisdom about colonialism and modernity. Topics include representations of "Chineseness," class revolution, Chinese diaspora, popular culture, family and kinship, nationalism, history/memory, race and gender. (General Education Code(s): CC, E.) N. Chen
130E. Culture and Politics of Island Southeast Asia. *
Southeast Asia includes a variety of societies exhibiting many ecological adaptations, religions, marriage systems, and experiences with colonial powers. Case studies of particular societies, chosen to reveal variety, are examined comparatively. Emphasis on religion and social organization. Prerequisite(s): course 2. (General Education Code(s): CC, E.) D. Rutherford
130F. African Diasporas in the Americas. *
Focuses on African diasporas of the Caribbean, United States, and Latin America. Themes include: theorizing diaspora, historical formations, slavery, analytical approaches to cultures of the African diaspora, religion, music, comparative identity formation and racism, gender dynamics, social movements, and transnationalism. (General Education Code(s): CC, E.) M. Anderson
130G. Asian Americans in Ethnography and Film. F
Critically examines category of Asian Americans. Addresses historic representations of Asians and Asian Americans in ethnographic research and film. Explores contemporary issues of race, culture, and politics through ethnographic practice and cultural production. (General Education Code(s): E.) N. Chen
130H. Ethnography of Russia and Eastern Europe. *
Introduces students to the ethnography of Eurasia, with special attention to the lived experience and legacy of state socialism in this region. Topics include new ideas of personhood, changing economic practices, public health, and international development. (General Education Code(s): CC, E.) M. Caldwell
130I. Cultures of India. W
An examination of anthropological studies of tribal, rural, and urban cultures of India and a look at changes taking place in India. Prerequisite(s): course 2. Offered in alternate academic years. (General Education Code(s): CC, E.) T. Pandey
130J. Politics and Statemaking in Latin America. F
Introduction to ethnohistory and political anthropology of one or more Latin American countries: Typically Mexico and one other country. Students explore how contested concepts such as indigeneity, nation or state come to gain credibility and are deployed in contemporary politics. (General Education Code(s): CC.) A. Mathews
130L. Ethnographies of Latin America. *
A broad introduction to issues and areas of cultural production and transformation in the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central and South America. Colonial, neocolonial, class, ethnic, gender, religious, ecological, and political relations intersect as represented in ethnographies and film. Prerequisite(s): course 2. (General Education Code(s): CC, E.) The Staff
130M. Inside Mexico. *
Examines various communities within the Republic of Mexico as represented in ethnographic texts and other forms of cultural production, particularly music and dance. Emphasis on the interplay between the concept of regionalism and national identity. Previous course work in Mexican culture and/or history strongly recommended. Some reading in Spanish is required. (General Education Code(s): CC, E.) O. Najera Ramirez
130N. Native Peoples of North America. F
A survey of Native American cultures and experience during the past century, with emphasis on Pueblo cultures of the American Southwest. (General Education Code(s): ER, E.) T. Pandey
130O. Postcolonial Britain and France. *
Examines politics and culture of postcolonial Britain and France. Topics include: immigration from South Asia and North Africa; racism and anti-racism; minority difference and citizenship practices, with special attention to Muslim minorities. Readings include social theory, ethnographies, novels, and films. (General Education Code(s): CC, E.) M. Fernando
130T. Religion and Politics in the Muslim World. F
Analyzes post-colonial forms of Islam, with particular attention to Muslim societies and cultures in the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe. Emphasizes the relationship between power, knowledge, and representation in anthropological approaches to Islam and Muslims. (Formerly Anthropological Approaches to Islam.) (General Education Code(s): CC, E.) M. Fernando
130U. Central America. *
Draws on political, economic, and anthropological perspectives to analyze the key role of transnationalism and neoliberalism in contemporary Central America. Key topics include: the aftermath of revolutions; labor and gender; indigenous movements and multiculturalism; and transnational migration and governance. M. Anderson
130X. Special Topics in Ethnography. F,W,S
This course on special topics in ethnography will be taught on a rotating basis by various faculty members. Precise focus of each year's courses will vary according to the instructor and will be announced by the department. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
131. Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective. F
Examines the diversity of women's as well as men's roles, experiences, and self-conceptions in a number of societies to explore how women and men shape, and are shaped by, particular forms of social life. Prerequisite(s): course 2. Offered in alternate academic years. R. Ramirez
131H. Russian-Language Readings Course: Readings in Anthropology of Russia (2 credits). *
Contemporary topics and readings in anthropology of Russia and the former Soviet Union. All readings, films, and other materials are in Russian. Discussions are in English. Accompanies course 130H, Ethnography of Russia and Eastern Europe. Prerequisite(s): course 130H and proof of Russian proficiency in reading and writing. Enrollment by permission of instructor. Enrollment limited to 10. M. Caldwell
133. Narratives of the Popular. *
Addresses the increasing importance of popular culture as the terrain upon which to address issues of culture and power. Emphasizes an ethnographic approach to popular culture as sociocultural phenomena. Students learn about a variety of activities including television and film viewing, music, fashion, photography, postcards, comic books, and urban spatial relations and architecture. Offered in alternate academic years. The Staff
134. Medical Anthropology: An Introduction. F
Cross-cultural study of health, disease, and illness behavior from ecological and ethnomedical perspectives. Implications for biomedical health care policy. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 254. Prerequisite(s): course 2. M. Wolf-Meyer
135A. Cities. *
Examines cities from an anthropological perspective. Reviews pertinent social scientific literature of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Surveys the concepts and methods used by contemporary anthropologists to investigate urban phenomena. The Staff
136. The Biology of Everyday Life. *
Addresses cross-cultural attitudes to the human body and its everyday biological concerns: sleeping, eating, breathing, sex, and defecation. Prerequisite(s): course 2. M. Wolf-Meyer
137. Consuming Culture. *
Explores consumption as a cultural form. Beginning with theories of capitalism and exchange, it then focuses on sites and modes of consumption and display such as department stores, museums and zoos, advertisements and photography, cultural tourism. M. Caldwell
138. Political Anthropology. *
The ideas, in selected non-Western societies, about the nature of power, order, social cohesion, and the political organization of these societies. (Also offered as Legal Studies 138. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Offered in alternate academic years. T. Pandey
139. Language and Culture. *
Examination of language system and language use in relationship to cultural contexts of communication in Western and non-Western societies. Topics include the Sapir-Whorf linguistic relativity hypothesis; linguistic constructions of gender; speech variation in relation to class, ethnicity, and national identity; and the emergence of self in communicative acts. Prerequisite(s): course 2. D. Brenneis
142. Anthropology of Law. F
An ethnographically informed consideration of law, dispute management, and social control in a range of societies including the contemporary U.S. Topics include conflict management processes, theories of justice, legal discourse, and relations among local, national, and transnational legal systems. (Also offered as Legal Studies 142. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to anthropology and legal studies majors. D. Brenneis
143. Performance and Power. W
Explores relationships between power and performance forms and media, both "traditional" and emergent. Links aesthetics with politics, and recent transcultural exchanges with local circumstances and consequences. Prerequisite(s): course 2 or any other Anthropology course. D. Brenneis
144. Anthropology of Poverty and Welfare. *
Examines phenomena of poverty and welfare in cross-cultural perspective with an emphasis on critical ethnographies and social analyses of social pathologies, economic systems, and community. Topics include informal economies, labor, household systems, social-support networks, and public policies. M. Caldwell
145X. Special Topics in Socio-Cultural Anthropology. F,W,S
Taught annually on a rotating basis by faculty members. Each year's topic varies by instructor and is announced by the department. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
146. Anthropology and the Environment. W
Examines recent approaches to study of nature and the environment. Considers historical relationship between nature, science, and colonial expansion as well as key issues of contemporary environmental concern: conservation, environmental justice, and social movements. Prerequisite(s): course 2. (General Education Code(s): PE-E.) A. Tsing
148. Gender and Development. W
Uses the critical tools of feminist theory and cultural anthropology to look at how global development discourses and institutions mobilize, reinforce, and challenge systems of gender-based inequality. Topics include non-governmental organizations (NGOs), development practice, microcredit, and technocrat cultures. (Also offered as Feminist Studies 148. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) M. Moodie
150. Communicating Anthropology. F
Encourages anthropology majors to explore different means of communicating anthropology with much attention to individual writing and presentation skills. Intensive work on library research; recognizing, comparing, and making arguments; and analyzing ethnographies, articles, reviews, and films. Prerequisite(s): two of the following courses: 1, 2, or 3; satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements. Enrollment restricted to sophomore and junior anthropology majors. (General Education Code(s): W.) L. Rofel
151. Workshop in Ethnography. S
Through demonstration, practice, and participation, acquire skills in collecting and analyzing cultural data. Work with members of other cultures and with each other to learn to identify significant cultural patterns. Lectures and readings provide added perspective and a theoretical base. Prerequisite(s): course 2. Enrollment limited to 20. M. Wolf-Meyer
152. Survey of Cultural Anthropological Theory. W
Major figures, ideas, and writings in 19th- and 20th-century cultural anthropology surveyed. Prerequisite(s): course 2 and satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements; enrollment restricted to anthropology majors. (General Education Code(s): W.) M. Anderson
153. Medicine and Colonialism. *
Addresses the overlapping relationship between medicine and colonialism in the 19th century, with attention to post-colonial theory and contemporary studies of post-colonial medical pluralism in the 20th century. Prerequisite(s): courses 2 and 134. M. Wolf-Meyer
154. Multimedia Ethnography. F
Students learn the fundamentals of photography or video production and audio recording in order to create mini-ethnographies. Prerequisite(s): courses 1, 2, and 3. Concurrent enrollment in course 154L is required. Enrollment restricted to anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to 40. (General Education Code(s): PR-C.) S. Errington
154L. Multimedia Laboratory (2 credits). F
Designed to instruct in aesthetics and technical production of a short digital slideshow. Using iMovie3 editing program, produce a digital slideshow incorporating sound (narration, music, and sound effects) and still images. Concurrent enrollment in course 154 required. Enrollment limited to 12. S. Errington
157. Modernity and Its Others. *
Beginning with the conquest of the Americas, considers how Western thinkers have explained seemingly "irrational" ways of being and thinking (like witchcraft, human sacrifice, and bodily mutilation), and asks how we interpret beliefs and practices radically different from our own. M. Fernando
158. Feminist Ethnographies. S
Considers the relationship between anthropology and feminism. Provides historical perspective on gender inequalities in the discipline as well as the emergence of feminist anthropology. Students read and engage with examples of feminist ethnography form a variety of regions and subfields. M. Moodie
159. Race and Anthropology. *
Examines concept of race in anthropology. Begins with histories of race in anthropology; turns to contemporary analysis of racism, identity formation, and diaspora; and concludes with current debates on the validity of "race" as an object of analysis. (General Education Code(s): ER.) M. Anderson
160. Reproductive and Population Politics. *
Examines reproductive and population politics across the globe, with a focus on feminist and ethnographic analyses of the stakes of various actors, from states to religious bodies to non-governmental organizations, in questions of who reproduces and in what circumstances. M. Moodie
162. Anthropology of Displaced Persons. *
Examines the causes, consequences, forms, and experiences of human movement, displacement, and abandonment. Topics include: migration, refugees, forced displacement, environmental displacement, tourism, transnational communities, and other displaced populations. M. Caldwell
163. Kinship. S
Provides a critical survey of debates, old and new, in the study of kinship. Readings range from classical treatments to recent reformulations that use kinship as a lens for exploring intimacy, memory, futurity, embodiment, commodification, and power. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 263. D. Rutherford
166. States, Bureaucracies , and Other Cosmological Propositions. S
Investigates the cosmologies of states and bureaucracies and the practices through which officials or rulers seek to produce order, knowledge, or stability. Looks at paperwork, nationalist and court rituals, practices of mapping and classification, forms of citizenship. A. Mathews
170. History of Archaeological Theory. F
Historical review of prehistoric archaeology from antiquarianism to the present. Emphasis on development of archaeological theory and its relation to evolutionary and anthropological theory. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 270. Prerequisite(s): course 3; satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements. Enrollment restricted to anthropology and Earth sciences/anthropology combined majors. Recommended for juniors. (General Education Code(s): W.) J. Habicht Mauche
172. Archaeological Research Design. W
Introduces theories and methods for recovering and analyzing archaeological data. Critically explores the nature of archaeological evidence and how archaeologists know what they know. Strongly recommended for those contemplating further studies in archaeology. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements, course 3, and one upper-division archaeology course. Strongly recommended for those contemplating further studies in archaeology. Enrollment limited to 25. Offered in alternate academic years. (General Education Code(s): W.) C. Blackmore
173. Origins of Farming. *
Survey of the ecological and archaeological evidence for the origins of plant and animal domestication in Africa, Eurasia, and the Americas. Discussion will center on the preconditions of this drastic alteration in human ecology and its consequences in transforming human societies. Open to nonmajors. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 273. Offered in alternate academic years. D. Gifford-Gonzalez
174. Origins of Complex Societies. W
Deals with evidence and theories concerning the origins of complex society; the transition from egalitarian, foraging societies to the hierarchical, economically specialized societies often referred to as "civilizations." Focuses on both Old World and New World cultures. Prerequisite(s): course 3. C. Blackmore
175A. African Archaeology: 2.5 Million BP to Farming. W
Archaeological history of Africa from the first 2.5 million-year-old artifacts to the emergence of African pastorialism and farming. Disciplinary models and assumptions critically examined in their historic and political contexts. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 275A. (Formerly African Archaeology.) Prerequisite(s): course 3 or by permission of instructor. Enrollment restricted to junior and senior anthropology and Earth sciences/anthropology combined majors. Enrollment limited to 45. D. Gifford-Gonzalez
175B. African Complex Societies. S
Introduces the evolution of African kingdoms and states from the emergence of farming communities to initial contact with Europe. Particular attention paid to the origins of social inequality and the evolution of centralized polities. Students cannot receive credit for this course and Anthropology 275B. Prerequisite(s): course 3; course 175A strong recommended. J. Monroe
176A. North American Archaeology. W
Development of Native cultures in North America. Topics include peopling of the New World, early foragers, spread of agriculture and complex societies in the Southwest and Eastern Woodlands, and review of cultural developments in the West and Far North. Prerequisite(s): course 3 or consent of instructor. J. Habicht Mauche
176B. Meso-American Archaeology. F
Review of the archaeological and ethnohistorical evidence for the origins and development of pre-Columbian civilizations in Meso-America including the Olmec, Maya, Zapotec, Mixtec Teotihuacan, Toltec, Tarascan, and Aztec. Prerequisite(s): course 3. C. Blackmore
177. European Conquest of the Americas. *
Uses ethnographic, archaeological, and historical sources to examine the clash of cultures between Native Americans and Europeans during the 15th through 19th centuries. Focuses on the social, political, and demographic impacts of contact on Native American societies. Prerequisite(s): courses 2 and 3. Enrollment limited to 34. J. Habicht Mauche
178. Historical Archaeology: A Global Perspective. F
Introduces archaeology of European colonialism and the early-modern world. Topics include historical archaeological methods; the nature of European colonial expansion in New and Old Worlds; culture contact and change; and power and resistance in colonial societies. Students cannot receive credit for this course and Anthropology 278. Prerequisite(s): course 3 or consent of instructor. J. Monroe
180. Ceramic Analysis in Archaeology. S
Focuses on theories and techniques used by archaeologists to bridge the gap between the recovery of ceramic materials and their interpretation within cultural contexts. Topics include the origins of pottery, production methods, classification and typology, seriation, functional analysis, materials analysis and description, organization of production, trade, and the analysis of style. Students are billed a $25 materials fee. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 280. Prerequisite(s): course 3. Concurrent enrollment in course 180L required. Enrollment restricted to anthropology majors. J. Habicht Mauche
180L. Ceramic Analysis Laboratory (2 credits). S
Practicum in ceramic materials analysis and description. Students perform material experiments in materials selection and processing, hand-building techniques, and open-pit firing. Demonstrations of standard techniques of attribute analysis and the mineralogical and chemical characterization of ceramic materials are presented. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 280L. Prerequisite(s): course 3. Concurrent enrollment in course 180 required. Enrollment restricted to anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to 16. J. Habicht Mauche
182A. Lithic Technology. *
Introduction to lithic and ceramic analysis in archaeology. Includes lab analysis, discussions of classification and typology, and exploration of the concept of style as it relates to ceramics and lithics in archaeology. Prerequisite(s): course 3. Enrollment limited to 20. The Staff
184. Zooarchaeology. *
Lectures and seminar on archaeological faunal analysis. Topics include mammalian evolution and osteology, vertebrate taphonomy, reconstruction of human diet from faunal remains, foraging strategy theory, data collection and management, and methods of quantitative analysis. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 284. Prerequisite(s): course 3. Offered in alternate academic years. D. Gifford-Gonzalez
185. Osteology of Mammals, Birds, and Fish. *
Practicum in archaeological faunal analysis. Students learn to identify bones of all larger mammal species of central California plus selected bird and fish species. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 285. Prerequisite(s): courses 184 or 102 or Biology 138/L or Earth Sciences 100 or Environmental Studies 105/L, and permission of instructor. Enrollment limited to 16. Offered in alternate academic years. D. Gifford-Gonzalez
187. Cultural Heritage in Colonial Contexts. S
Critical examination of the definitions of "cultural heritage," its development as a concept, and the various laws, charters, and conventions that shape our management of the past in the present. The focus is on heritage in comparative colonial contexts. J. Daehnke
192. Directed Student Teaching. F,W,S
Teaching of a lower-division seminar under faculty supervision. (See course 42.) Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff
193. Field Study. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff
194. Senior Seminar.
The Staff
194A. Anthropology of Dead Persons. W
Explores the cultural meanings of dead bodies and dead persons, including memorialization; the body in the United States legal system; cadavers in education and research; dead persons in mass disasters and human-rights cases; and repatriation of the dead. Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements, and courses 1, 2, and 3. Enrollment restricted to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to 16. A. Galloway, D. Gifford-Gonzalez
194B. Chimpanzees: Biology, Behavior, and Evolution. W
Explores studies on wild and captive chimpanzees with reference to other apes and humans. Topics include sociality, tool using, locomotion, traditions, and life history; social and physical dimensions of growth and development; language studies, genetics, and applications to human evolution. Prerequisite(s): courses 1, 2, and 3; satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirement. Enrollment restricted to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): W.) A. Zihlman
194D. Tribes/Castes/Women. *
Examines historical constructions and contemporary deployments of the categories that have structured popular and anthropological understandings of social life in South Asia, particularly those of "tribe," caste," and "women." Students gain familiarity with the mobilization of these categories in contemporary political movements across India. Prerequisite(s): courses 1, 2, and 3. Satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements. Enrollment restricted to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): W.) M. Moodie
194E. Belief. *
Focuses on problems and opportunities raised by the concept of belief. Students work to develop an anthropological understanding of belief as practiced, then put it to use in analyzing episodes from the NPR series "This I Believe." Prerequisite(s): courses 1, 2, and 3 and satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements. Enrollment restricted to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to 16. (General Education Code(s): W.) D. Rutherford
194F. Memory. S
Intensive and fast-paced seminar focusing on theoretical and ethnographic studies of memory as a means for dealing with the past. Examines how ordinary people and societies have coped with the past through acts of selective remembering and forgetting. Prerequisite(s): courses 1, 2, and 3; satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirement. Enrollment restricted to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): W.) M. Caldwell
194G. Politics and Secularism. *
Examines secularism as political doctrine and practice of government. Topics include: transformation of religion by secularization; forms of inclusion/exclusion enacted by secularism; relationship between secularism and colonial rule. Case studies drawn from Europe, South Asia, United States, and the Middle East. Prerequisite(s): courses 1, 2, and 3, and satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements; enrollment restricted to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): W.) M. Fernando
194H. Paleoanthropology. *
Detailed overview of the evidence for the origin and evolution of humans with emphasis on reconstructing the paleobiology of extinct hominids. Discussion of individual groups of ancient hominids from the Miocene apes to anatomically modern humans. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements; courses 1, 2, and 3. Enrollment restricted to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): W.) The Staff
194I. Consumption and Consumerism. *
Investigates cultural analysis of consumer society, commodities, and consumer practices. Students develop their own research projects. Themes include: critiques of consumer society; symbolic analysis of goods, consumption as resistance, anthropologies of marketing, culture jamming; consumption and (post) colonialism. Prerequisite(s): courses 1, 2, and 3; satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirement. Enrollment restricted to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): W.) M. Anderson
194K. Reading Ethnographies. *
Explores issues in the representation of culture through reading and discussing ethnographies. Recent experimental ethnographies open topics including the relation between fieldwork and writing, textual strategies, and the politics of ethnographic writing and research. Prerequisite(s): courses 1, 2, and 3; satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements. Enrollment restricted to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): W.) S. Harding
194L. Archaeology of the African Diaspora. *
Senior seminar on African diaspora archaeology. Draws on archaeological, historical, and anthropological perspectives to examine the cultural, social, economic, and political lives of Africans and their descendants in the New World and West Africa from the 15th through 19th centuries. Prerequisite(s): courses 1, 2, 3 and an upper division course in archaeology; satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirement. Enrollment restricted to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): W.) J. Monroe
194M. Medical Anthropology. W
Focuses on critical issues in the social sciences of health and healing. Designed for students pursuing graduate work in medical anthropology and/or public health. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements; courses 1, 2, 3, and 134. Enrollment restricted to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): W.) N. Chen
194N. Comparison of Cultures. W
Seminar for upper-division students interested in theories and methodology of social and cultural anthropology. Devoted to critical discussion of different methods of comparison practiced in anthropology. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements; courses 1, 2, and 3. Enrollment restricted to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): W.) T. Pandey
194O. Masculinities. S
Considers the social construction of men and masculinities in a variety of ethnohistorical contexts as well as the unique contribution enabled by anthropological methods, particularly ethnographic fieldwork, to the study of gender and power. Prerequisite(s): courses 1, 2, and 3 and satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements. Enrollment restricted to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to 16. (General Education Code(s): W.) M. Moodie
194P. Space, Place, and Culture. *
Examines ways anthropologists have studied relationship between space, place, and culture. Covers early formulations acknowledging people in different cultural contexts ascribe particular meanings to places and to the concept of space and then traces the ways these questions have come to the fore in more recent scholarship. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements. Enrollment restricted to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): W.) M. Wolf-Meyer
194Q. Race, Ethnicity, Nation. *
Provides students with theoretical and methodological approaches to studying the relationships between race, ethnicity, and nation, with a comparative focus on the United States, Latin America, and Europe. Students use ethnographic methods and/or discourse analysis to develop individual research projects. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements, and courses 1 and 2 and 3. Enrollment restricted to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): W.) M. Anderson
194R. Religion, Gender, Sexuality. F
Examines religion in relation to gender and sexuality. Examines how gender, sexuality, and religion intersect in notions of civilization, progress, and modernity in the contemporary and colonial periods. Particular attention paid to Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements, and courses 1 and 2 and 3. Enrollment restricted to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): W.) M. Fernando
194S. Hearing Culture: The Anthropology of Sound. F
Explores relationships between culture and acoustic worlds—environmental, verbal, and musical—within which we live. How sound is shaped by human belief and practice and the role sound plays in cultural and social life, both past and present. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements; courses 1, 2, and 3. Enrollment restricted to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to 15. (General Education Code(s): W.) D. Brenneis
194T. Poverty and Inequality. *
Through ethnographies about homelessness, food deprivation, and unemployment, examines the institutions through which poverty is recognized, the systems of morality shaping debates about need and appropriate behavior, and the effects of community responses to poverty. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements; courses 1, 2, and 3. Enrollment restricted to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): W.) M. Caldwell
194U. Environmental Anthropology: Nature, Culture, Politics. S
Presents key readings in environmental anthropology focusing on environmental conflicts. Students guided in developing research paper on a society environment topic of their choice. Class is writing intensive with in-class discussion and final presentations. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements. Enrollment restricted to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): W.) A. Mathews
194V. Picturing Cultures. F
A historical, analytical, and practical exploration of the uses of still and moving pictures in ethnographic representations, research, and production. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements; courses 1, 2, and 3; and course 80J, 120, 132, or 154. Enrollment restricted to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): W.) S. Errington
194W. The Anthropology of Social Movements. *
Focuses on the anthropology of social movements, especially the impact that global capital provokes on peripheral Latin American societies and the ways these respond through the organizing of social movements validating alternative worldviews that coalesce around issues pertaining to indigeneity, the environment, gender, and concepts of human dignity. Prerequisite(s): courses 1, 2, and 3, and satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements. Enrollment restricted to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): W.) G. Delgado-P
194X. Women in Politics: A Third World Perspective. *
Focuses cross-culturally on the status of women in the Third World and their formal and informal participation in politics. Also discussed are organized efforts, through participation in both national and autonomous movements, for women's rights. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements; courses 1, 2, and 3. Enrollment restricted to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): W.) The Staff
194Y. Archaeologies of Space and Landscape. *
Examines contemporary archaeological perspectives on space and landscape. Focuses on how archaeology can contribute to an appreciation of the economic, cultural, and political factors that shape human perception, use, and construction of the physical world. Prerequisite(s): courses 1, 2, 3, and an upper-division archaeology course; satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements. Enrollment restricted to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): W.) J. Monroe
194Z. Emerging Worlds. *
Addresses encounters and contact zones between cultures that give rise to "emerging worlds." "Emerging worlds" refers to the cultural heterogeneity and diversity created within world-making networks, geographies, innovations, and meanings, moving us beyond ideas about vanishing, autonomous cultures. Prerequisite(s): courses 1, 2, and 3, and satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements. Enrollment restricted to senior anthropology majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): W.) L. Rofel
197. Laboratory Tutorial. F,W,S
Independent laboratory research on selected topics in archeology and physical anthropology. Interview with appropriate instructor required. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
197F. Laboratory Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Independent laboratory research on selected topics in archaeology and physical anthropology. Interview with appropriate instructor required. Enrollment restricted to anthropology majors. May be repeated for credit. D. Gifford-Gonzalez, A. Zihlman, C. Blackmore, A. Galloway, J. Monroe, J. Habicht Mauche
198. Independent Field Study. F,W,S
Off-campus field study. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
199. Tutorial. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
Graduate Courses
200. Theoretical Foundations of Physical Anthropological Research. S
Provides historical and theoretical foundation of physical anthropology. Grounds students in the changing frameworks and perspectives during the last 150 years regarding questions in human biology, evolution, nature, and culture, by examining texts and scientific journals. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. A. Zihlman
200A. Core Graduate Course (10 credits). F
Introduces history, ethnography, and theory of cultural anthropology with emphasis on awareness of construction of anthropological canon and areas of conflict within it, leading up to contemporary debates on a variety of issues. Two-term course: students must enroll in both quarters. Enrollment restricted to anthropology graduate students. Enrollment limited to 12. D. Rutherford
200B. Core Graduate Course. W
Introduces history, ethnography, and theory of cultural anthropology with emphasis on awareness of construction of anthropological canon and areas of conflict within it, leading up to contemporary debates on a variety of issues. Multiple-term course; students must enroll in both quarters to receive academic credit. Enrollment restricted to anthropology graduate students. Enrollment limited to 12. A. Mathews
201. Human Evolution. F
Provides an overview of the first five million years of human evolution and a framework for studying evolution and reconstructing the human past. Emphasizes that all lines of evidence must be included: hominid fossils, archaeology, paleoecology, and molecular data. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. A. Zihlman
202A. Skeletal Biology. F
Focuses on human skeletal biology, the identification of elements, physiology of hard tissue formation, growth, and maintenance. Students are required to show competence in skeletal identification to pass this class. Prerequisite(s): course 102A or permission of instructor. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 5. The Staff
206. Primate Behavior. W
An overview of primate evolution and review of the major groups of primates in terms of their ecological, locomotor, dietary, and social adaptations. Theoretical frameworks, such as behavioral ecology, sexual selection, and life history, are evaluated from long-term studies of primate behavior. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 106. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. A. Zihlman
208A. Ethnographic Practice. S
Introduces graduate students to the practice of fieldwork. Students design and carry out a quarter-long research project exploring a range of methods and producing an analytical case study. Readings and discussion emphasize both methodological critique and successful implementation. Concurrent enrollment in course 208L is required; enrollment restricted to anthropology graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. N. Chen
208L. Video Laboratory (2 credits). S
Provides students with hands-on training with a variety of audiovisual equipment. Through lectures, demonstrations, hands-on field exercises, and review of students' media exercises, students learn the fundamentals of photography, video production, and audio recording in the field. Concurrent enrollment in course 208A required; enrollment restricted to anthropology graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. N. Chen
211. Human Ecology. *
Reviews environmental, physiological, behavioral, and cultural ways that humans interact with their physical surroundings. Effects of human culture on the environment, and of the environment on the shape of human culture will be emphasized. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. The Staff
212. The Human Life Cycle. *
Examines the human life cycle using an evolutionary framework. Examines key aspects of the human life stages using findings and concepts from developmental biology, physiology, nutrition, evolutionary ecology, and life history theory. These stages include: gestation, infancy, childhood, juvenile and adolescent periods, and senescence. Each stage of the life cycle is compared and contrasted with the developmental life of nonhuman primates and mammals. Other related topics include developmental plasticity and epigenetics. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. The Staff
225. The Anthropology of Things: Sign, Gift, Commodity, Tool. *
Examines some approaches used by anthropologists and other thinkers to bring things into focus: as gifts, signs, commodities, and tools. Explores whether, by taking things seriously, anthropologists might learn to be empirical in new ways. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. D. Rutherford
228. Grant Writing. F
Devoted entirely to writing grant proposals. Students either work on their graduate education fellowships or their doctoral dissertation grants or both. Reading materials consist of granting agency documents plus examples of successful applications. Enrollment restricted to anthropology graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. May be repeated for credit. M. Caldwell
229. Constructing Regions. *
Discusses centrality of the idea of "regions" in studies of culture, the history of "locating" social theory, and debates about area studies. Students develop area of transregional bibliographies. Primarily for second- or third-year anthropology graduate students reading "area" literatures. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. The Staff
231. Intimacy and Affective Labor. *
Examines recent work on the role of intimacy and affective labor in value production, political mobilization, and transnational capital linkages. Special attention given to how these terms are invoked to answer methodological and narrative concerns in ethnographic writing. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. M. Moodie
235. Language and Culture. W
An examination of language system and language use in relationship to cultural contexts of communication in Western and non-Western societies. Also examines the complex role which linguistic inquiry and models have played in broader theories of culture. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. D. Brenneis
238. Advanced Topics in Cultural Anthropology. *
Advanced topics in cultural anthropology. Current topics in anthropological theory and ethnography taught on a rotating basis by various faculty members. Precise focus of each seminar varies and will be announced by the department. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. D. Linger
241. Social Justice. *
Explores theoretical and methodological issues in the field of social justice with an emphasis on ethnographic analysis. Topics include: rights, obligations, justice, equality, compensation, and ethics. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. M. Caldwell
243. Cultures of Capitalism. W
Introduction to selected themes in political economy, stressing the work of Marx. Topics include the development of capitalism, colonialism, dependency, world systems, state formation, class consciousness, commodity fetishism, the nature of late capitalism, post-modernism, and the aesthetics of mass culture. Through political economy's interlocutors, raises questions about gender, race and ethnicity, and post-structuralist critiques. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. L. Rofel
246. Race in Theory and Ethnography. S
Explores theoretical and methodological approaches to the cross-cultural study of "race," with an emphasis on historical and ethnographic analysis. Main approaches considered include Foucauldian, Gramscian, diaspora theory and the everyday poetics and politics of race. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. M. Anderson
248. Shadowy Dealings: Anthropology of Finance, Money, and Law. *
Moves from a brief introduction to classic economic anthropology to recent work on histories of money and capitalism and cultures of financial markets, of accounting, and of legal and illegal trading practices. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. A. Mathews
249. Ecological Discourses. *
Explores narratives of nature and their practical consequences in contests over "wild places" and their resources. Readings focus on the histories of forests and on analytic frameworks—ecology, social history, interpretation, cultural studies—with which to investigate competing constructions of the environment. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. A. Tsing
252. Survey of Cultural Anthropological Theory. W
Major figures, ideas, and writing in 19th- and 20th-century cultural anthropology surveyed. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. M. Anderson
253. Advanced Cultural Theory. S
Examines cultural anthropology's interdisciplinary practices of knowledge formation at an advanced level. Drawing on various types of theoretical texts, the course elaborates on the relationship between culture and power, taking up different themes each time it is taught. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. A. Tsing
254. Medicine and Culture. F
Surveys medicine cross-culturally, with particular focus on power, tradition, and theories of embodiment. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 134. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. M. Wolf-Meyer
258. Experimental Cultures. *
Addresses the use of experiments in anthropological research, theory, and writing. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. M. Wolf-Meyer
260. Anthropology of Freedom. *
Examines conceptualizations and practices of freedom across geographical space and historical time. Readings drawn from Greek philosophy, Islamic, Christian, and Buddhist religious traditions. Enlightenment philosophy, liberal and neo-thought, and contemporary ethnographies. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. M. Fernando
261. Replication, Mimesis, and Fakery. *
Replicas, copies, and fakes anchored conceptually by the authentic/original enable the marketing of cultural commodities like arts and crafts, especially since the advent of photography. Course explores these commercial and signifying processes in the global art and culture market. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. S. Errington
263. Kinship. S
Provides a critical survey of debates, old and new, in the study of kinship. Readings range from classical treatments to recent reformulations that use kinship as a lens for exploring intimacy, memory, futurity, embodiment, commodification, and power. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 163. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. D. Rutherford
268A. Rethinking Capitalism. S
Readings include works by speakers at UCSC's "Rethinking Capitalism Initiative." Topics are: (1) financialization versus commodification (how options-theory has changed capitalism); (2) material markets (how this theory performs); and (3) valuation and contingency (how economies make worlds). (Also offered as History of Consciousness 268A. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. R. Meister
268B. Rethinking Capitalism. F
Course 268A addressed changes in the theory and practice of capitalism as derivatives markets have become increasingly central to it. This course, which can be regarded as either background or sequel, concerns questions that surround recent debates about derivatives from the standpoint of broader developments in law, culture, politics, ethics, ontology, and theology. What would it mean to see questions of contingency and value as a challenge to late-modern understandings of these modes of thought? (Also offered as History of Consciousness 268B. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. R. Meister
270. History of Archaeology. F
Historical review of prehistoric archaeology from antiquarianism to the present. Emphasis on the development of archaeological theory, its relation to evolutionary and anthropological theory, and themes ongoing over time. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 170. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. J. Habicht Mauche
272. Advanced Archaeological Research. S
Introduces graduate students to archaeological research design. Topics include: middle range theory; multistage research strategies; sampling strategies and appropriate field methodology; and issues specific to particular scales of archaeological analysis (artifact, household, site, region). Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. J. Habicht Mauche
273. Origins of Farming. *
Survey of the ecological and archaeological evidence for the origins of plant and animal domestication in Africa, Eurasia, and the Americas. Discussion will center on the preconditions of this drastic alteration in human ecology and its consequences in transforming human societies. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 173. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. D. Gifford-Gonzalez
274. Origins of Complex Societies. W
The origins of complex society: the transition from egalitarian foraging societies to the hierarchical, economically specialized societies often referred to as "states" or "civilizations." Focuses on both Old World and New World cultures. Students may not receive credit for this course and course 174. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. C. Blackmore
275A. Seminar on Early African Archaeology. W
Tutorial on archaeology of Africa, from 2.5 million years ago to emergence of African pastoralism and farming. Weekly examination of disciplinary models and assumptions in historic context, emphasizing overarching themes in prehistoric archaeology. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 175A. (Formerly Tutorial on African Archaeology.) Enrollment restricted to graduate students or by consent of instructor. Enrollment limited to 15. D. Gifford-Gonzalez
275B. Tutorial in Archaeology of African Complex Societies. S
Graduate tutorial on the archaeology of precolonial African kingdoms and states. Particular attention paid toward the origins of social inequality and the evolution of centralized polities. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 175B. Prerequisite(s): Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. J. Monroe
276A. Advanced Topics in North American Archaeology. W
In-depth examination of development of Native cultures in North America from end of last ice age to time of European contact. Focuses on specific regional trajectories and problems of social change. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. J. Habicht Mauche
276B. Mesoamerican Archaeology. F
Examines the pre-Columbian cultures of Mesoamerica and reviews the archaeological and ethnohistorical evidence related to the origins and development of cultures including the Olmec, Maya, Zapotec, Mixtec, and Aztec. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 176B. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. C. Blackmore
278. Tutorial on Historical Archaeology. F
Tutorial on archaeology of European colonialism and the early-modern world. Focuses on the nature of European colonial expanison in New and Old Worlds; culture contact and change; and power and resistance in colonial societies. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 178. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. J. Monroe
279. Feminism and Gender in Archaeology. S
Considers feminist perspectives on the human past; archaeologists' perspectives on feminist theory; and the impact of gender, feminist, and critical social theory on the archaeological profession. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. C. Blackmore
280. Advanced Ceramic Analysis. S
Advanced graduate seminar that focuses on techniques and theories used to bridge the gap between the recovery of ceramic remains from archaeological contexts and their interpretation with respect to various anthropological issues and problems. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 180. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Concurrent enrollment in Anthropology 280L required. Enrollment limited to 5. J. Habicht Mauche
280L. Advanced Ceramic Analysis Laboratory (2 credits). S
Emphasizes advanced techniques of ceramic analysis, including materials selection and processing, hand-building, and open-pit firings. Standard techniques for describing and measuring formal and technological attributes of pottery also presented. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 180L. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Concurrent enrollment in Anthropology 280 required. Enrollment limited to 5. J. Habicht Mauche
284. Tutorial in Zooarchaeology. *
Lectures and seminar on archaeological faunal analysis. Topics include: mammalian evolution and osteology; vertebrate taphonomy; reconstruction of human diet from faunal remains; foraging strategy theory; data collection and management; and methods of quantitative analysis. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 184. (Formerly Zooarchaeological Research Design.) Enrollment restricted to graduate students. D. Gifford-Gonzalez
285. Osteology of Mammals, Birds, and Fish. *
Practicum in vertebrate osteology, covering all larger mammal species of central California, plus selected bird and fish species, and topics in evolution and ecology of selected taxa. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 185. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. D. Gifford-Gonzalez
287. Advanced Topics in Archaeology. *
A graduate seminar on advanced theoretical or methodological topics pertinent to advanced graduate student and faculty interests. Enrollment restricted to graduate students or by consent of instructor. Enrollment limited to 12. J. Monroe
292. Graduate Colloquium (2 credits). F,W,S
Designed to offer an institutionalized mechanism for the presentation of research papers and teaching efforts by faculty and advanced graduate students. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
294N. Comparison of Cultures. W
Seminar for students interested in theories and methodology of social and cultural anthropology devoted to critical discussion of different methods of comparison practiced in anthropology. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. T. Pandey
297. Independent Study. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff
298. Advanced Laboratory Apprenticeship. F,W,S
Supervised tutorial in specialized analytic methods in archaeology or physical anthropology. Students collaborate on laboratory research with a departmental mentor or, with advisor's consent, with researchers on or off campus, preparing a manuscript for publication or an extensive literature review. Permission of instructor required. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
299. Thesis Research. F,W,S
Prerequisite(s): petition on file with sponsoring agency. The Staff
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