Dr. Daegling The lifeways of our ancestors are inferred from multiple ecological and behavioral perspectives, but ultimately the test of these inferences focuses on fossils and their geological context. This course critically examines the methods used in human paleontology to reconstruct the major events and behavioral innovations that define hominin emergence and diversification. Issues […]
Dr. DeLeon A practical survey of the human skeleton for aspiring bioarchaeologists, forensic anthropologists and paleoanthropologists. Emphasis is on developing techniques for the identification of fragmentary human remains, including methods for establishing a biological profile from skeletal remains. This challenging course provides hands-on experience with human remains, and includes a basic introduction to skeletal biology […]
Dr. Schwartz Go the game, write fieldnotes, repeat! In this very special edition of ANT 4495 Ethnographic Methods, up to 25 students will receive a hands-on apprenticeship in ethnography by participating in “Into the Jaws of Gator Nation,” a student-driven, instructor-coordinated research project. Students will do real fieldwork on what makes Gator fans tick using […]
ANT 3620 Language and Culture Dr. Schwartz Humans use language to accomplish many of their communicative goals, but the 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. […]
ANT 2301 Human Sexuality and Culture (GenEd S and D) (WR 6000 words) Stephanie Bogart, Ph.D. 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 […]
ANT 2301 Human Sexuality and Culture (GenEd S and D) (Non-writing eligible) Stephanie Bogart, Ph.D. 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 […]
Dr. C.K. Shih This course is a comprehensive introduction to the diversity and change of Chinese culture and society based on ethnographic studies, theoretical analysis, and historical survey. We will read stories of a working woman in traditional China told by herself; an engaging autobiography of an ethnic minority intellectual who survived the political maelstrom […]
Dr. DeLeon Do you know your own body inside and out? Have you ever wondered how you changed from a single-celled zygote into the complex organism that you see in the mirror every day? This class answers these and many other questions about human anatomy and embryology. You will learn about all areas of the […]
Oyuela-Caycedo This class is an introduction to the study of the social life of plants. Biologists can reconstruct the genetic relationships of plants and their diversity as well as the process leading toward genetic modifications. Anthropologists and archaeologists are able to provide the hard evidence on how, where, and when these processes of domestication and […]