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 […]
Dr. Kane This course providesa comprehensive introduction to the anthropological perspective on human experiences of religious beliefs and practices. It explores the various concepts and theories used by anthropologists in the study of religion then and now, and here and there. The course is by nature critical and comparative on human systems of beliefs across […]
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 howthe anthropologicalculture concept has been influential in themilitary, corporations, and politics. We exploreanthropological discoveries about kinship, gender, and sexuality; compare political and economic systems based onsubsistence, reciprocity,and […]
GenEd S and D WR 6000 words Dr. Bogart Focus on human sexuality in an anthropological context-examining culture, biology, and archaeology through time and space-enriches our understanding because it encourages us to examine a wide range of human sexual experiences within and across cultures. The course emphasizes personal and cross-cultural views on sexuality and takes […]
Dr. Pete Collings T 5th and 6th periods R 6th period General Anthropology is an introduction to the discipline of Anthropology, which studies humanity by taking a holistic, unified perspective on the human condition. How do humans adapt to their environments through their symbols, their material objects, and their bodies? How have these adaptations changed […]
Administration Dr. Chris McCarty, Chair Dr. Peter Collings, Associate Chair Dr. James Davidson, Graduate Coordinator Dr. John Krigbaum, Undergraduate Coordinator Dr. Abdoulaye Kane, Graduate Professionalism Coordinator Advisory Committee Dr. Peter Collings (ex officio) Dr. Dave Daegling Dr. Valerie DeLeon Dr. Marit Ostebo Dr. Peter Schmidt Personnel Committee Dr. George Aaron Broadwell Dr. Susan Gillespie Dr. […]