Anthropology Spring 2020 Course Descriptions
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ANT 2149 Lost Tribes and Sunken Continents: Pseudoarchaeology and Why It Matters
Dr. Grillo This course examines claims, popularized in the media,that mysterious archaeological sites, statues, etc. were influenced by outer space visitors.Case studies to bediscussed include Stonehenge, various pyramids, Easter Island, […]
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ANT 4930 The archaeology of human sacrifice
Dr. Prieto The sacrifice of men, women and children is one of the most controversial acts in ancient societies. Practiced around the world, this act is imbued in intricate rituals […]
ANT 4930 Illicit Worlds
Dr. Kernaghan This course asks how prohibition-infused social types and things (but also events, terrains and times) can be approached ethnographically. It asks how an ethnographer’s need for extended durations […]
ANG 6930 Digital Anthropology
Professor A. Johnson As more and more social practices and processes move online, anthropologists are moving their research online, too. This course introduces the theory, methods, and applications of Digital […]
ANT 3930 Digital Cultures and Communities
 Professor A. Johnson How are digital technologies reshaping social worlds? Does constant communication change our experience of community? How does social media affect our sense of self? This course […]
Friday Scrapbook October 25, 2019
Some news and notes from around the department: Publications Dr Maxine Margolis, Professor Emerita in our very own Department of Anthropology, has a new book, hot off the Rodman and […]
ANG 6186 Southeastern Archaeology
Dr. Sassaman Southeastern Archaeology is a graduate seminar on the interpretation of 13,000 years of human history in the southeastern United States. The region boasts a rich and fascinating array […]
IDS 2935 Sexual Controversies
Dr. Stephanie Bogart and Dr. Saul Schwartz Sexuality is at the center of many social debates and political controversies related to gender and orientation discrimination, sexual violence, sex work, and […]
ANT 4114 Principles of Archaeology
Dr. Gillespie Principles of Archaeology is a 3-credit course providing comprehensive coverage of 21st century archaeological principles and concepts. Course content includes fundamentals of archaeological research, field and laboratory methods,and […]