Dr. Hebblethwaite Central aspects of history, politics, environment and development are addressed, including attention to gender relations, medicine, education, work, race and class. No knowledge of Haitian Creole is required
Dr. Hebblethwaite Studies Jamaican Creole, reggae music, and Rastafari religion and culture; introduces the language, music, and religion of the Caribbean island. Methodology includes linguistics, ethnomusicology, and religious studies to read Jamaican Creole, interpret reggae songs, and analyze the Rastafari culture to which they link. ·Prereq: Sophomore standing or LAS 2001 Introduction to Latin American […]
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Dr. Kernaghan What kinds of communities emerge through the material and figural construction of roads as public works? Which genres of events do such works make possible? And how do roads, and related transit infrastructures, bring to the fore tensions between physical terrains, state governance and political subjectivities? In this class we will weigh the […]
Dr. Gillespie Wed Per 3-5 This seminar surveys high-level theories shared among the sociohistorical disciplines as they have come into use in Anglo-American anthropological archaeology since the mid-20th century. There are two required textbooks– Bruce Trigger: A History of Archaeological Thought and Chris Gosden: Anthropology and Archaeology: A Changing Relationship–as well as many additional readings […]
Dr. Clarence C. Gravlee The culture concept is foundational to anthropological theory, but it is also contested. Much of the debate over culture revolves around its methodological implications — how are we to know when culture is there, and what exactly does that mean? In this seminar, we approach this question using theory and methods […]
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Dr. Daegling This seminar examines the central role of evolutionary theory in the methods and practice of biological anthropology. Major issues in evolutionary biology are explored through examples from the anthropological literature, and we will also consider the contribution of cognate fields to current understanding of human and primate evolution. The challenges in applying theoretical […]
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 force be deemed legitimate? In this introduction to legal anthropology we frame law as an eminently plural phenomena that operates unevenly across multiple social […]
Dr. Tucker Do you start your day with coffee? This course explores the diverse expressions and ramifications of “coffee culture,” from farmers who see it as their livelihood, to traders and baristas who know it as a living, to consumers who can’t imagine life without it. We will explore the histories of coffee, including its […]
Dr. Ostebo Course description This is a hands-on, interactive writing seminar that takes you through the various stages of writing a dissertation, a chapter or a journal article. Part of class time will be spent on active writing – so-called “shut-up-and-write” sessions. We will also share extracts from our writing and talk about different forms […]
Dr. Davidson Course Description and Objectives: Archaeology is the study of the past – people and everything they were, their public acts and private hopes – or at least it is an earnest attempt to “construct” this past through a meticulous examination of material objects, the greater landscape, and the social milieu under which these […]