global. cross-cultural. relevant.

ANTH 2301 Introductory Cultural Anthropology Spring 2019 – MWF – 12:00-12:50pm How do people live around the world? What are different societies like? This course explores variations in different cultures around the world with regard to cultural values, social practices, religion, rules of law, kinship, etc. We focus on understanding the forces that shape cultures and societies and how groups adapt to a rapidly changing world. Satisfies Individuals, Institutions, and Cultures Breadth and Human Diversity Proficiency.

evolution. culture. complexity. ANTH 2302 People of the Earth Spring 2019 – TTh – 12:30-1:50pm When did humans first appear on Earth? How have we changed biologically and culturally over the last 5 million years? When did people settle down, raise crops, forge metal tools, and build cities? This class examines human biological and cultural evolution, from our separation from other apes to the appearance of modern humans in Africa, the spread of people across the globe, to plant and animal domestication, and the rise of the world’s great civilizations. Satisfies Historical Context Breadth, Human Diversity Proficiency, and Ways of Knowing.

parenting. across. time. ANTH 2381 PaleoParents: The Evolution of Human Families Spring 2019 – TTh – 2:00-3:20pm Families are fundamental to our identities as people but also something that is easily recognizable in other animals. What happened in our evolution that shaped how humans form families? Satisfies Natural & Applied Sciences Depth and Human Diversity Proficiency.

who. are. we? ANTH 2382 Human Nature Spring 2019 – TTh – 8:00-9:20am Is there such a thing as human nature? And if there is, how would we recognize it when we see it? Human nature takes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding why humans are the way we are. Satisfies Natural & Applied Sciences Depth.

our. material. lives. ANTH 2463 The Science of Our Past: Introduction to Archaeology Spring 2019 – TTh – 12:30-1:50pm How do scientists study human societies and ancient civilizations? What types of evidence do they use? What do their findings indicate about how people lived in the past? This class examines how and why archaeologists study evidence of past human behavior. We will learn through lecture, videos, as well as hands-on labs that emphasize analyses and interpretations of artifacts and other archaeological materials. Satisfies Science and Engineering Breadth, Historical Context Breadth, and Information Literacy Proficiency.

health. culture. ethics. ANTH 3301/SOCI 3301 Health, Healing, and Ethics Spring 2019 – MWF – 9:00-9:50am A cross-cultural exploration of cultures and organization of medical systems, economic development and the global exportation of biomedicine, and ethical dilemmas associated with medical technologies and global disparities in health. Satisfies Humanities & Fine Arts Depth, History, Social, & Behavioral Sciences Depth, Human Diversity Proficiency, Writing Proficiency, and Global Engagement Proficiency.

social. clever. endangered. ANTH 3302 Monkeys & Apes: The Non-Human Primates Spring 2019 – MW – 6:30-7:50pm This course introduces students to the study of nonhuman primates, from prosimians to the great apes. We will explore questions of intelligence, social behavioral complexity, use in research, as well as human-nonhuman primate relations throughout time.

sexuality. identity. diversity. ANTH 3310 Gender & Sex Roles: A Global Perspective Spring 2019 – TTh – 2:00-3:20pm Cross-cultural and historical comparison of the life experiences of women and men in the areas of family, marriage and kinship, economic and political participation, sexuality, reproduction, ritual, and religion. Satisfies Ways of Knowing, History, Social, & Behavioral Sciences Depth, Information Literacy Proficiency, Human Diversity Proficiency, and Global Engagement Proficiency.

not. in any. tour guide. ANTH 3321 Ancient Hawai`i Spring 2019 – TTh – 9:30-10:50am Covers the origins of traditional Hawaiian society as known through archaeology, historical documents, and oral history, as well as the history of Hawaii from European contact to statehood. Satisfies History, Social, & Behavioral Sciences Depth and Human Diversity Proficiency.

global. lifeways. under threat. ANTH 3329 Contesting Development Spring 2019 – MWF – 10:00-10:50am Critiques and discusses the impact of ‘economic development’ within a capitalist/globalization framework on people’s lives and communities across the developing world. Examines how capitalist development poses challenges to human rights, and debates various political and economic positions on the causes, human impacts, and possible solutions to those challenges. The impacts include hunger, poverty, environmental degradation, global warming, spread of new diseases, ethnic conflict and ethnocide, terrorism, and religious fundamentalism. Also examines and debates possible alternative forms of development and modernization. Satisfies History, Social, and Behavioral Sciences Depth, Human Diversity Proficiency, and Global Engagement Proficiency.

assembly lines. care work. sex trafficking. ANTH 3336 Gender & Globalization: Cultural & Ethical Issues Spring 2019 – TTh – 8:00-9:20am How do global forces impact the lives of men and women around the world? How does globalization lead not only to gendered patterns of displacement and migration, but also result in the exploitation and trafficking of human beings? Does it alter gender ideologies and do these result in changing gender identities? What ethical positions should we adopt in relation to these impacts? These are a few of the questions explored in this class. Satisfies History, Social, and Behavioral Sciences Depth, Human Diversity Proficiency, and Global Engagement Proficiency.

understand. question. research. ANTH 3345 Introduction to Ethnographic Methods Spring 2019 – TTh – 2:00-3:20pm Introduces the methods and tools of ethnographic research. Relevant for students from a variety of disciplines. Topics include how to ask a research question, the conceptual work behind research, writing a research proposal, observation methods, interview techniques, data coding, ethnographic writing, and visual methods. Satisfies Information Literacy Proficiency and Writing Proficiency.

the original. melting pot. or is it? ANTH 3346 Culture & Diversity in American Life Spring 2019 – MWF – 8:00-8:50am An overview of contemporary U.S. culture, with an emphasis on how diversity (e.g., ethnicity, class, religion, and gender) is expressed in communities, in regions, and in the nation. Satisfies History, Social, & Behavioral Sciences Depth and Human Diversity Proficiency.

cities. urban. space. ANTH 3368/SOCI 3368 Global Urbanism Spring 2019 – TTh – 3:30-4:50pm An introduction to urban life and culture around the world, including how to study cities, who inhabits cities, and the special features of city places and spaces. Satisfies Global Engagement Proficiency, Information Literacy Proficiency, and Writing Proficiency.

ancient. environmental. lessons.

ANTH 3384 Paradise Lost? Spring 2019 – MWF – 1:00-1:50pm Have we despoiled the garden? Unprecedented human populations use more of the earth than can be replenished. Have we lost our way? Did ancient societies live in harmonious balance with their environments? In this course we explore the appropriate role for ancient lessons of human-environment successes and failures to better understand contemporary environmental challenges. Satisfies Ways of Knowing Foundation and the Historical Contexts Breadth requirement.

power. medicine. global context of healing. ANTH 4343 Biomedicine, Culture & Power Spring 2019 – TTh – 11:00am-12:20pm Examines the epistemology and history of biomedicine, medical bureaucracy, professionalism, medical education, alternative and popular medicine, economics, and health care. Prerequisites: ANTH 3301, ANTH 3306 or approval of instructor.

global. engaged. diverse.

ANTH 4345/6345 Creating Global & Public Health Impact Spring 2019 – Th – 5:00-7:50pm Interdisciplinary approach to creating sustainable impact in global, public, and population health. Taught by engaging discussions, case studies, and helping local health organizations solve difficult institutional and community challenges. Prerequisites: approval of instructor.

1.8 million years. resilient technology. human innovation.

ANTH 4350/6332 Special Topics in Anthropology: Lithics Spring 2019 – M – 2:00-4:50pm Stone artifacts are among the first tools made by humans, and they represent one of the most-abundant classes of archaeological remains found on prehistoric archaeological sites throughout the world. This course introduces students to the method and theory of archaeological analysis of stone artifacts, particularly chipped-stone artifacts. We review the kinds of information that may be gleaned from stone tools and from the remains generated during their production. Such information includes reconstructing technologies, understanding how these tools were used, identification of raw materials, and the ways which archaeologists think about, interpret, and explain prehistoric lithic technology.

how to travel. in time. without getting lost.

ANTH 4388/6388 Geospatial Archaeology Spring 2019 – Th – 2:00-4:50pm Methods-focused course that covers how archaeologists apply spatial technology including geographic information systems, satellite remote sensing, and 3D laser scanning. Prerequisites: approval of instructor. Satisfies Technology and Mathematics Breadth.

applied and academic. anthropology. careers.

ANTH 4399 Integrated Themes in Anthropology Spring 2019 – TTh – 2:00-3:20pm Integrates the different domains in anthropology for an in-depth examination of central problems or theoretical perspectives in anthropology. This is the capstone course in anthropology and is recommended for juniors and seniors in the major. Prerequisites: approval of instructor.

social theory. the human condition. anthropology.

ANTH 5335 History of Anthropology, Part 2 Spring 2019 – M – 2:00-4:50pm Traces the theoretical developments in ethnology and archaeology from 1960 to the present, with intense readings and a focus on the potential utility of theoretical coherence in the discipline. Prerequisites: approval of instructor.

care. caregiving. illness recovery.

ANTH 6316 Advanced Seminar in Ethnology I: The Good LifeSpring 2019 – W – 2:00-4:50pm What does it mean to have a “good life”? How do notions of happiness, health, spiritual life, community, intimacy, and well-being shape the “good life” for people? How do people and institutions and relationships of “care” adapt to cultural factors like colonialism, poverty, war, migration, strained kinship structures, structural violence, gender-based violence, racism, and loss of traditional culture and land, that seek to limit their access to the “good life”? In this class, we will examine the ways the good life has been shaped by these forces by engaging with anthropological conversations around subjectivity, psychoanalysis, colonialism, capitalism, feminism, mental health, chronicity, care, caregiving and well-being.

real. archaeological. science.

ANTH 6342 Science and the Human Past Spring 2019 – W – 2:00-4:50pm Uses of biological and physical sciences in archaeology: site discovery, dating, prehistoric ecology, diet, and technology.

power. medicine. global context of healing.

ANTH 6343 Biomedicine, Culture & Power Spring 2019 – T – 2:00-4:50pm Examines the epistemology and history of biomedicine, medical bureaucracy, professionalism, medical education, alternative and popular medicine, economics, and health care. Prerequisites: ANTH 3301, ANTH 3306 or approval of instructor.