UF Meet-up at the AAAs The UF Department of Anthropology is hosting a social mixer during the AAA / CASCA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, on Friday, November 22 beginning at 8:00pm and continuing until close. Location: St. Regis Bar and Grill, 608 Dunsmuir Street. It is roughly a 10 minute walk from the convention center. We will provide […]
Dr. C.K. Shih This course is a comprehensive introduction to the diversity and change of Chinese culture and society based on ethnographic studies, theoretical analysis, and historical survey. We will read stories of a working woman in traditional China told by herself; an engaging autobiography of an ethnic minority intellectual who survived the political maelstrom […]
Dr. DeLeon Do you know your own body inside and out? Have you ever wondered how you changed from a single-celled zygote into the complex organism that you see in the mirror every day? This class answers these and many other questions about human anatomy and embryology. You will learn about all areas of the […]
Oyuela-Caycedo This class is an introduction to the study of the social life of plants. Biologists can reconstruct the genetic relationships of plants and their diversity as well as the process leading toward genetic modifications. Anthropologists and archaeologists are able to provide the hard evidence on how, where, and when these processes of domestication and […]
Dr. Ostebo This course offers anthropological perspectives on global public health. Students will be introduced to various global health challenges and problems, and to the initiatives and approaches that have been undertaken to address them. This includes a focus on the main actors and institutions that constitute the field of global health and on the […]
Dr. Paulson This political ecology course explores how masculinities and femininities are shaped by—and influence—environmental management and the (re)production of rural and urban landscapes. Course participants develop skills and strategies to strengthen their work in conservation and development with gender-aware language, image analysis, survey design, mapping, photovoice, interviews and focus groups, use of contested terms, […]
Dr. Paulson This course brings together natural and social scientists and practitioners to ask: How does power work in and through ecosystems, economies, environmental governance systems, institutions, bodies, and science itself? Participants explore environmental challenges and conflicts on scales ranging from local farms and forests to earth systems of atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. Attention […]
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 that explain the essence of human nature. This course explore human sacrificial practices around the world and its social, political and economic implications, as well […]
Dr. J. Johnson Applied anthropology is the application of anthropological knowledge, theory, and methods to the solution of practical problems or “putting anthropology to use”. The overall objective of this course is to give students an introductory understanding of the elements of applied anthropological work and the work of actual applied anthropologists in universities, government, […]
Dr. Oyeula-Caycedo The objective of this course is to create a solid foundation in the study of the theories and methods in historical ecology today. This will be accomplished by evaluating the new trends that have driven historical ecology in the last ten years. This new approach demands an interdisciplinary view. The first part of […]