Dr. Contreras Our current moment in planetary history is one in which human activity is the dominant influence on Earth’s ecosystems. Scientific consensus in the 21st century is that this period can and should be distinguished from what went before, terming it the Anthropocene. This course introduces the concept, and explores the ways in which […]
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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 classanswers these and many other questions about human anatomy and embryology. You will learn aboutall areas of the human body […]
Dr. Stephanie Bogart and Dr. Kim Valenta We will explore the central and cross-disciplinary concepts of primate behavior, which include, but are not limited to genetics, ecology, behavioral diversity, evolution, and sociality; and how these factors shape primatology as a field. This coursefurther investigatesthe interconnection of ecology and behavior, with implications for the origins of […]
Dr. Daegling A practical survey of the human skeleton for aspiring bioarchaeologists, forensic anthropologists and paleoanthropologists. Emphasis is on developing techniques for the identification of human remains, including methods for establishing a biological profile from skeletal remains. This course provides hands-on experience with complete and fragmentary human remains, and includes a basic introduction to skeletal […]
Dr. Connie Mulligan In this online course, we examine health and disease in a cross-cultural context. We are living in a time of unprecedented global change and access to big data that allow us to examine and critique the factors that both improve and worsen health. Anthropology enhances a purely medical approach to health and […]
Dr. Chalfin Political Anthropology is a vast field covering the spectrum of human political organization past and present. In addition to documenting the organization of political life in small-scale societies, political anthropologists are concerned with the incorporation of such societies into wider political orders via colonialism, capitalism and processes of predatory expansion. The field equally […]
Dr. Ostebo Since the end of World War II human rights have emerged as the dominant frame for thinking about social justice. The relationship between universal human rights and respect for cultural diversity has spurred much debate, not the least within anthropology. This course provides an introduction to the study of human rights and culture. […]
Dr. C.K. Shih In history, the Silk Road was the greatest overland trading route with China on one end, and Rome on the other. Before cross-ocean maritime trading became practical, the Silk Road was the most significant conduit in the world for far reaching cultural and material exchange. Even though the original Silk Road as […]
Dr. Gravelee This course places health and healing in a cross-cultural and evolutionary perspective. It explores three major themes. First, how is our experience of sickness and health shaped by cultural context? Second, how do biology and culture interact to shape global and local inequalities in health and well-being. And third, how are healing practices […]
Dr. Strong In the course, we will explore the different ways in which objective medical technologies and devices become anything but objective as they move throughout the world. Using readings from countries across the globe, we will trace the ways in which reproductive technology, medical advances, and societies act on each other to create kinship, […]