ANT 3451 Race and Racism
Dr. Gravlee You’ve probably heard someone say “race is a social construct, not biology.” What exactly does that mean? How are we to understand the relation between race and human […]
Dr. Gravlee You’ve probably heard someone say “race is a social construct, not biology.” What exactly does that mean? How are we to understand the relation between race and human […]
Dr. Kernaghan How do taboos and norms infuse ordinary life and how do people make sense of their transgression? What binds rules to coercion and under what circumstances may lethal […]
Left to right: artist’s rendition of Cahokia (Illinois) at height of its history, ca. A.D. 1200; aerial view of Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Canyon (New Mexico), a ritual center of […]
Dr. Schwartz What is culture, and why is it important? If you’re curious about culture, this course is for you! We cover how anthropologists have defined culture and how […]
Dr. A. Johnson This course prepares graduate students for a research career in Anthropology. Specifically, students will learn how to develop, fund, present and publish their independent research. Students will […]
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Dr. A. Johnson This course centers questions of gender, sex, and sexuality in an exploration of ethnographic practice and knowledge production. Through close-reading and seminar-style discussion of classic and contemporary […]
Dr. A. Johnson This course centers questions of gender, sex, and sexuality in an exploration of ethnographic practice and knowledge production. Through close-reading and seminar-style discussion of classic and contemporary […]
Dr. Hebblethwaite Central aspects of history, politics, environment and development are addressed, including attention to gender relations, medicine, education, work, race and class. No knowledge of Haitian Creole is required
Dr. Hebblethwaite Studies Jamaican Creole, reggae music, and Rastafari religion and culture; introduces the language, music, and religion of the Caribbean island. Methodology includes linguistics, ethnomusicology, and religious studies to […]
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Dr. Gillespie Wed Per 3-5 This seminar surveys high-level theories shared among the sociohistorical disciplines as they have come into use in Anglo-American anthropological archaeology since the mid-20th century. There […]