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, […]
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 […]
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ANT 4930 Humans and Animals
Dr. DeFrance Humans and Animals examines the complex and multiple relationship that people have with animals using the lens of anthropology. Throughout human history we have developed social, economic, and […]
ANG 6286 The Urban Reality
Dr. Heckenberger What is the city, or urbanism? What variation in urban form, content, or history can be delineated across time and space? What differences can be inferred between cities […]
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 […]
ANT 4273 Anthropology of Law
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 […]
ANT 3153 North American Archaeology
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 […]
ANT 2410 Cultural Anthropology
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 […]
ANG 6930 Foundations for a Career in Anthropology
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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ANG 6930 Gender, Sex, and Ethnographic Research
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 […]