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, […]
Dr. McCarty Business anthropology is a subfield of applied anthropology. In this subfield, anthropologists apply a variety of anthropological methods and theories to study organizations and solve business problems.Business anthropologists work in variousfields including marketing/consumer insights, technology, design, management, human resources/people operations, government, military, higher education, and consulting. This course will provide an overview of […]
Dr. Schwartz Humans use language to accomplish many of their communicative goals, butthe forms and functions of language use vary across cultures. After a crash course in linguistic approaches to phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics, students consider anthropological approaches to language in its diverse social and cultural contexts. Topics including silence; kinesics and proxemics; gender […]
Dr. DeLeon This is a whirlwind trip through the study of humans as a zoological species. We’ll start with a foundation in evolutionary theory and the scientific method. We’ll explore many of the interdisciplinary approaches to understanding humanity’s place in nature, including anatomy, osteology, genetics, primatology, paleontology, human biology, growth and development, and forensic anthropology. […]
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Dr. deFrance Why does sharing a good meal with others make us happy? And how did the food items that make up your meals become part of your culture? In Food and Culture we examine how our food habits came to be and what food and meals revealabout culture. People across the globe have developed […]
Dr. Strong This course compares the life experiences of women and men in societies throughout the world. We will discuss the evidence regarding the universal subordination of women, and examine explanations that propose to situate women’s and men’s personality attributes, roles, and responsibilities in the biological or cultural domains. In general, through readings, films and […]