ANT The Archaeology of Sports
Dr. Prieto In this class, we are going to explore the origins and development of present-day sport disciplines as different civilizations around the world created them for entertainment but also as part of political and religious endeavors to control social behavior. From the well-known Olympic Games in ancient Greece, the Ball-Game in ancient Mexico, the […]
ANT 2000 General Anthropology
Dr. Katherine Grillo Anthropology is the study of human diversity through all time and across all space. Anthropology differs from other fields of social science in its emphasis on comparative or cross-cultural perspectives on human biology, society, and culture. In this regard, anthropology appears boundless, and this course will span topics including human evolution, […]
ANG 6930 Geoarchaeology
Dr. Contreras Geoarchaeology is the subfield of archaeology focused on reconstructing past landscapes, analyzing past human-environment interactions, and examining site formation processes, generally through the application of earth science methods to archaeological questions. Questions about the human past and interpretation of archaeological evidence often require examinations of both cultural and non-cultural sediments and landscapes, using […]
ANT 4930 Geoarchaeology
Dr. Contreras Geoarchaeology is the subfield of archaeology focused on reconstructing past landscapes, analyzing past human-environment interactions, and examining site formation processes, generally through the application of earth science methods to archaeological questions. Questions about the human past and interpretation of archaeological evidence often require examinations of both cultural and non-cultural sediments and landscapes, using […]
IDS 2935 Making Babies
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, […]
ANG 6930/Lin 6165 Field methods in Linguistics
Dr. George Aaron Broadwell How do you start to describe and understand the grammar of a language which is completely unfamiliar to you? In this course, we work on transcribing, recording, and analyzing data from a language which is new to all of us, using the best currently available software for language documentation. Over the […]
Ant/Ling 4930 Field methods in Linguistics
Dr. George Aaron Broadwell How do you start to describe and understand the grammar of a language which is completely unfamiliar to you? In this course, we work on transcribing, recording, and analyzing data from a language which is new to all of us, using the best currently available software for language documentation. Over the […]
ANT 4930 Ethnoarchaeology and Experimental Archaeology
Dr. Katherine Grillo Archaeology isn’t only about excavations: Since the 1960’s, archaeologists have also examined aspects of life in the present as a way to better interpret material culture found at ancient sites. Ethnoarchaeology uses ethnographic field methods among modern peoples to develop informed hypotheses about life in the past. Experimental archaeology uses controlled scientific experiments to develop […]
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