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AMS 110 - Mediterranean Myths Then & Now
Credits: 4
In this course we examine myths from the Ancient Mediterranean alongside their modern retellings in order to get a sense of how and why these stories continue to resonate today. We will read and learn about myths from regions/empires such as ancient Greece and Italy, Mesopotamia, Egypt, and others. The three big questions we’ll grapple with are: what can these stories tell us about the people who told them and the world they lived in? What, if anything, can they tell us about ourselves’ Why do humans tell stories and why do these myths keep being retold and adapted? Offered regularly.
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AMS 111 - Word Origins
Credits: 4
The English language has become the world’s lingua franca: it is used by native speakers (using their own distinctive and extremely diverse dialects) or by individuals who use it as a second language. Because of this, English is employed as an agreed-upon common language in fields such as business, pharmacology, psychology, geography, medicine, law, biology, and philosophy. English can accommodate such wide-ranging uses because it comprises many words that come from Greek and Latin. The purpose of this course is to provide students with tools to analyze and understand these words in English through the recognition of Latin and Greek elements (prefixes, bases, suffixes). The course will not confine itself to technical-professional vocabulary, but will also explore words that come from Greek and Latin in everyday English. Offered regularly.
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AMS 115 - Ancient Cities
Credits: 4
This course provides an introductory survey of the urban centers of the ancient Near Eastern, Egyptian, and Mediterranean worlds. In this course students will explore the development of urbanism in these areas by studying the archaeological remains from the cities of ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome, from the Neolithic period until the foundation of Constantinople in the fourth century A.D. The course will focus on comparing the characteristics of urbanism and the archaeological evidence for urbanization in different cultures. Offered regularly.
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AMS 121 - Medical Terminology
Credits: 4
This course provides a systematic study of the structure and formation of medical and scientific terms that are derived from Greek and Latin roots. The primary purpose of this course is to provide students with tools to determine the meaning behind scientific words by breaking down their structure into key prefixes, stems, and/or suffixes as adopted into English. You will acquire a working knowledge of the Greek and Latin linguistic components that are fundamental to medical and scientific terminology. Students will learn the principles of word analysis and construction. While this course will benefit those who are interested in medical or scientific fields, all students will gain valuable knowledge of the English language as a whole. No background knowledge of Greek or Latin required. Offered regularly.
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AMS 180A - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 180B - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 180C - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 180D - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 180M - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 180S - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 180Z - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 181A - Topics in MediterraneanStudies
Credits: 4
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AMS 181B - Topics in MediterraneanStudies
Credits: 4
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AMS 181C - Topics in MediterraneanStudies
Credits: 4
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AMS 181D - Topics in MediterraneanStudies
Credits: 4
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AMS 212 - Greek and Roman Biography
Credits: 4
In addition to their general fascination with history, Greeks and Romans, like most modern societies, developed strong interest in the public and private lives of the most famous personalities from their political and cultural traditions. Through reading and discussion of the famous biographies of Plutarch and Suetonius, as well as some lesser known biographical sketches, the Gospel of Luke and some ancient lives of saints, and a modern compilation of lives of famous Roman women, we will examine values and events that helped shape ancient and modern western civilization.
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AMS 215 - Ancient Tragedy, Greece & Rome
Credits: 4
Whereas today the word “tragedy” conjures up images of disaster and suffering, in classical Athens, tragedy above all meant entertainment for a mass audience. But what beyond entertainment did tragedy offer? Is the suffering it depicted wholly foreign to modern sensibilities’ Or do we moderns find there something to identify with? In this course, students will pursue that and similar questions. By studying the tragic drama of ancient Greece and Rome in English translation, and by comparing it to select instances of ancient comedy and to more recently produced tragedy, they shall deepen their understanding of an art form that boldly explored human existence at the extremes. Offered Regularly.
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AMS 225 - Rome: Archaeology of Empire
Credits: 4
This course addresses the archaeology of the Roman empire and its political culture. The course will first examine the spread of Roman culture and urbanism within Italy and Sicily and then proceed to a survey of the provinces of the Roman empire. The course will focus on archaeological material, in addition to relevant textual and epigraphic evidence, in order to examine the nature of the Roman provinces within their cultural context. A fundamental question that will be explored is what does it mean to be “Roman”. Offered regularly.
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AMS 230 - Roman Art: An Introduction
Credits: 4
This course provides an introduction to the visual culture and art forms of the Italo-Roman world from the Early Iron Age to the beginning of Late Antiquity. The course examines the developmental arcs of art forms in various spheres (public, private, sacred, funereal) and considers key media (sculpture, painting, mosaic, decorative arts). Notable case studies include art in the Vesuvian cities (Pompeii, Herculaneum, Stabiae), the Roman port of Ostia Antica, provincial art in the Roman empire (western and eastern provinces, North Africa), the public art and iconographic programs of key emperors including Augustus, Nero, Trajan, Hadrian, and Constantine I. Offered regularly.
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AMS 232 - Classical Mythology
Credits: 4
Classical myth in ancient literature and art. Myth as theology, cosmology, explanation of psychological and social phenomena. Correlations between history and mythology. Modern schools of myth interpretation. For majors and non-majors. Weekly lecture and two discussion sections. One final examination, one 15-page paper. Class participation and attendance very important. Offered Regularly.
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AMS 280A - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 280B - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 280C - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 280D - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 280M - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 280S - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 281A - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 281X - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 281Y - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 281Z - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 283A - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by offering.
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AMS 283T - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by offering.
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AMS 315 - Satire from Rome to Colbert
Credits: 4
Searing wit and unrelenting mockery employed in perceptive socio-political critique can arouse deep understanding, cheap laughs, or both-maybe neither. Satirical humorists from Petronius and Juvenal, to Swift and Twain, to Stewart and Colbert touch the rawest of nerves to fortify, rectify or undermine societal norms. Through readings, discussions, viewings, composition and performance of satire from antiquity to, literally, present-day America students will investigate social thinking across multiple cultures. Offered Regularly.
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AMS 320 - Etrucscan Archaeology
Credits: 4
The Etruscans were an important culture in central Italy from the 9th century to the 1st century BCE, who in addition to their own achievements, exerted great influence over the Romans, especially in terms of political and religious institutions, and art. We will consider a broad range of evidence about the archaeology of the Etruscan civilization and will examine current debates concerning Etruscan society. We will examine aspects such as Etruscan urbanism, art and architecture, religion, language, as well as economy. Grading is based on discussion, written work, a quiz and two exams, a term paper, and oral presentations. Offered every other year.
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AMS 325 - Race&Ethnicity:Anct. N. Africa
Credits: 4
We will examine several cultures that inhabited ancient North Africa (such as Egyptians, Nubians/Kushites, the Jewish communities in Egypt) before and during the period of Greek and Roman influence around the Mediterranean. To understand these diverse societies we will use the tools of cultural anthropology such as literary texts, art and archaeology, inscriptions, and modern scholarly studies in ethnicity to see how these cultures lived and how they influenced, and were influenced by, the Greeks and Romans. We will try to find as much objective truth as we can about these ethnic groups and their societies and will also treat issues of imperialism, oppression, prejudice, racism, and alterity as applied to these peoples by their conquerors. Offered intermittently in fall or spring.
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AMS 330 - Roman Economy
Credits: 4
This course entails a study of the mechanics of the ancient economy, with special attention to the economy of ancient Italy and the Roman empire, examining economic systems across the Mediterranean basin and beyond. In particular, we will examine commerce and exchange in both pre-monetary and monetized environments. Issues including production, consumption, trade routes, markets, funerary economy, organization of industry, and manpower will be considered. Throughout the course the main goal will be to arrive at an understanding of how the ancient economy works, taking care to consider these economic systems within the social and political contexts in which they operated. Offered regularly.
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AMS 335 - Archaeological Ethics
Credits: 4
The ethical issues confronted by archaeologists are anything but past. This course aims to provide a forum for informed discussion about cultural property and cultural heritage. Students will think about what stakeholders are involved in issues raised by archaeology; what ethical, financial, legal, and political considerations affect decisions these stakeholders make; what legal statutes, ethical codes, and disciplinary practices are involved. Offered regularly.
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AMS 340 - Archaeology of Athens
Credits: 4
The ancient city of Athens provides us with a wealth of archaeological and cultural information about the ancient world. Using Athens and its surroundings as our laboratory, this course will focus on the development and growth of the ancient city-state from the Bronze Age through to the third century A.D. The course will explore the archaeological and cultural record of ancient Athens and the region of Attica, examining key topics such as public art and architecture, monumentality, law, ritual, economy, funerary practices, and games. Offered regularly.
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AMS 360 - Trojan War: Epic Archaeology
Credits: 4
This course engages the archaeology and reception of Troy and the Trojan War from a number of perspectives, with the ultimate goal being a contextualization of the place and its associated narratives in such a way that students will emerge from the course with a contextualized view of Troy, the Trojan War, and its place in global culture. The course also addresses key elements of the reception of the Trojan War and its themes, in both antiquity and in our own time. Offered regularly.
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AMS 375 - America & Classical Antiquity
Credits: 4
This course entails a study of the reception of–that is, the treatment and responses to–the history, literatures, and other cultural products of Ancient Greece and Rome in the United States, with special attention to how these products were appropriated in politics and popular culture and continue to shape how we see ourselves and the past. We will consider how various forms of oppression impacted (and impact) the lives of the inhabitants of the USA by looking at ancient and modern notions of slavery, otherness, and misogyny. Offered regularly.
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AMS 380A - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 380B - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 380C - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 380D - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 380H - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 381A - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 381B - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 381C - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 381D - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 381Z - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 391 - Practicum In College Teaching
Credits: Variable
Independent study by means of assisting with the teaching a particular course in one of the programs in Ancient Mediterranean Studies in the Department of Middle Eastern and Ancient Mediterranean Studies. Various assignments closely directed by instructor in that course, including development of syllabi and other course materials; construction and reading of examinations; lecturing and/or discussion leadership; laboratory supervision; and academic counseling of students. May be repeated for total of no more than eight credits. Credit may not be earned in conjunction with course in which student is concurrently enrolled. Does not satisfy major or Harpur Distribution requirements. Prerequisites: consent of instructor and department. Pass/Fail only.
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AMS 397 - Independent Study
Credits: Variable
Independent study under supervision of faculty member. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
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AMS 480A - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 480B - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 480C - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 480D - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 480S - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 481A - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 481L - Topics in Ancient Med Studies
Credits: 4
Topics in Ancient Med Studies. Subject matter varies by semester.
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AMS 498 - Senior Honors
Credits: Variable
Senior Honors under the supervision of a faculty member. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
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AMS 597 - Independent Study
Credits: Variable
Independent Study. Permission of Instructor.
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ANTH 111 - Introduction To Anthropology
Credits: 4
A general introduction to anthropology as the study of humanity using the lenses of the four subfields of sociocultural anthropology, archaeology, biological anthropology, and linguistic anthropology. Examines the broad evolution of humans and humanity, from general processes of biological change to comparisons with primates and interpretation of the fossil record to historical and sociocultural processes of cultural change and consideration of the variety of ways humans have organized themselves into societies. Offered in Fall semesters.
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ANTH 114 - Lang,Cult&Communication in US
Credits: 4
Introduction to the plurality of communication patterns in the U.S., with particular attention to at least three of the following communities: African American, American Indian, Asian American, European American and Latino American; links between cultural groups and different communication and discourse patterns; language and identity; ways in which communication differences affect intercultural interaction. Linguistic anthro foundations course. Offered every Fall semester.
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ANTH 118 - Intro To Linguistic Structures
Credits: 4
Basic methods and concepts of linguistic analysis, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics. Linguistic anthro foundations course. Offered every Spring semester.
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ANTH 124A - Multiculuralism 21st Century
Credits: 4
Readings and class discussions online about diversity in America, discarding race and dealing with racism, and the different ethnic groups of our society. Covers the history, status and social interrelations amongst major ethnic groups in American society including European Americans, Native Americans, African Americans, Latinos/as, and Asian Americans. Explores the issues involved with “multiculturalism.” Sociocultural anthro course. Offered in Summer sessions.
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ANTH 125 - Buried Cities & Lost Tribes
Credits: 4
Human past as seen through examination of some great archaeological sites of world, such as Stonehenge, King Tut’s tomb, Mesa Verde, Moundville, Teotihuacan, Olduvai Gorge, Pompeii, pyramids of Gaza, Sutton Hoo ship burial, Ur, Nazca. Archaeology course. Offered in the Spring Semester.
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ANTH 150 - What is Human Nature
Credits: 4
Students in this course will learn to use the tools and perspectives of multiple
disciplines, such as anthropology, psychology, philosophy, biology, and religion, and apply them to various facets of human life. We will consider what is fundamentally human about gender, sexuality, health, violence, and cooperation. We will evaluate the evidence used to make claims about humanity and look for what is missing from these explanations and where biases exist. For the fall semester of the cycle, the focus will be on three overlapping themes: sex and gender, race, and health. Prerequisite: Must be accepted to the Source Project. only.
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ANTH 166 - Intro to Sociocultural Anth
Credits: 4
Surveys anthropological approaches to culture and society. Explores the different theories anthropologists use to understand how peoples’ lives are shaped through social relations that vary historically, geographically, and cross-culturally. Key topics covered include political economy, history, colonialism, kinship, gender, expressive culture, material culture, politics, economics, and globalization. Emphasis on ethnographic case studies that clarify anthropology’s distinctive methodology of participant observation and long-term fieldwork. Sociocultural anthro foundations course. Offered every semester.
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ANTH 167 - Introduction to Archaeology
Credits: 4
Comprehensively surveys the methods and theories employed to recover archaeological data and interpret the prehistoric past through material culture; case studies from different cultures around the world are studied as illustrations. Throughout the course emphasis is given to how archaeology is anthropological and to the relevance of archaeology to contemporary societies. Course provides the foundation for evaluating and understanding the goals, data, and results of archaeological research. Archaeology foundations course. Offered every Fall semester.
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ANTH 168 - Intro To Biological Anthro
Credits: 4
Basic concepts and principles of organic evolution of humans. Living primate biology, behavior and history. Human origins and evolution as reconstructed from the fossil record and from genetic comparisons. Human population variation and continuing adaptation. Lab sections teach skills for making inferences about evolution, health, demography, and adaptation utilizing measurements and analyses of genetic, skeletal, and anthropometric data. Biological anthro foundations course. Offered every Spring semester
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ANTH 169 - Historical Archaeology
Credits: 4
Introduces the growing field of historical archaeology, including the relationship of historical archaeology to prehistoric archaeology and to history. Surveys the methods and theories of historical archaeology; case studies emphasize the use of documents and the material record. Involves participation in ongoing historical archaeology research in local area. Throughout the course emphasis is given to how archaeology is anthropological and to the relevance of archaeology to contemporary societies. Archaeology foundations course. Offered in Summer sessions.
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ANTH 170 - Intro to Linguistic Anthro
Credits: 4
This introduction to linguistic anthropology will consider language as social action, the
relationship between language and culture and language use itself in specific sociocultural contexts. The course as a whole will help the student to understand how language both reflects and shapes social action and thought. Other topics of study will include language and power, language and gender and various perspectives on multilingualism. Offered every spring.
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ANTH 180A - Topics in Anthropology
Credits: 4
Topics in Anthropology. Subject matter will vary by semester.
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ANTH 180B - Topics in Anthropology
Credits: 4
Topics in Anthropology. Subject matter will vary by semester.
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ANTH 180C - Topics in Anthropology
Credits: 4
Topics in Anthropology. Subject matter will vary by semester.
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ANTH 180D - Topics in Anthropology
Credits: 4
Topics in Anthropology. Subject matter will vary by semester.
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ANTH 180E - Topics in Anthropology
Credits: 4
Topics in Anthropology. Subject matter will vary by semester.
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ANTH 180K - Topics in Anthropology
Credits: 4
Topics in Anthropology. Subject matter will vary by semester.
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ANTH 180L - Topics in Anthropology
Credits: 4
Topics in Anthropology. Subject matter will vary by semester.
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ANTH 180R - Topics in Anthropology
Credits: 4
Topics in Anthropology. Subject matter will vary by semester.
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ANTH 200 - Statistics in Anthropology
Credits: 4
An introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics and their use in anthropological problems, with emphasis on their use in biological anthropology. Computer applications in quantitative anthropological research. Course fee applies. Refer to the Schedule of Classes.
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ANTH 205 - MolecularAnthropology Method I
Credits: 4
This is one of two lecture-lab courses of a 2-semester sequence for FRI students. Students will be introduced to the theory and methods behind molecular and biomedical anthropology research while gaining understanding of research problems in this field. Must be enrolled in the FRI Program. Offerred every spring. This course satisfies the requirement of BIOL 115 Introductory Biology Laboratory.
Course Fees Course fee applies. Refer to the Schedule of Classes.
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ANTH 206 - FRI Community Public Health I
Credits: 4
FRI Community & Global Public Health pt 1 is part of the FRI program which provides students
with an authentic research experience in biomedical social science research, specifically in epidemiology, biostatistics, bioinformatics, and public health, through a combination of lecture and laboratory sessions. These topics will be covered in preparation for and within the context of research projects conducted in the FRI Community & Global Public Health research stream courses. Pre-Requisite: HARP 170. Offered every spring. This course satisfies the requirement of BIOL 115 Introductory Biology Laboratory.
Prerequisites HARP 170
Course Fees Course fee applies. Refer to the Schedule of Classes.
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ANTH 211 - Language and Culture in Italy
Credits: 4
This course explores language as a part of culture within Italy. It introduces the study of language from a wide variety of anthropological perspectives, showing how language is embedded in different social, cultural, and historical contexts in Italy. One of the fundamental concepts of the course is the mutually influential relationship between Italian culture, on the one hand, and patterns of language use, on the other. How does language help us construct certain identities’ How does language foster social inclusion and exclusion in migration processes in Italy? Why is language critical for the exercise of power? Topics include language and the construction of social identity among Italians; the revitalization of Italian regional dialects; language use in the anti-immigration politics of the Lega Nord (`Northern League’) political party; regional storytelling; racialized language in Italian everyday life; and language ideologies around Italian stereotypes, including those around hospitality and corruption. Offered every two years.
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ANTH 212 - Face-To-Face Interaction
Credits: 4
The objective of this course is to critically examine the role of face-to-face interaction in defining, maintaining and challenging power relations in society. We will first differentiate face-to-face interaction from other typologies of communication, considering especially the interactional dynamics that emerge in verbal and nonverbal behavior. Then, we will explore the various configurations that power can take in society and the role that social interactions play in this framework. How are power relationships created and maintained through the choices we make while we interact with one another? How do we use face-to-face interaction to establish harmony, maintain the bonds of social solidarity, and avoid or foster conflict? We will focus especially on face-to-face interactions between healers and patients, men and women, managers and employees, political figures and ordinary speakers, storytellers and their audience members, and interviewers and interviewees. Besides becoming familiar with cultural and social phenomena of prime importance, students will be able to improve their critical thinking skills by linking language, culture and society in meaningful ways. Offered every two years.
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ANTH 213 - Cross-Cultural Communication
Credits: 4
In this course, we will explore the dynamics of intercultural communication and examine cases when different cultural norms lead to miscommunication in everyday life. Our goal during this semester is to critically examine miscommunication from a linguistic anthropological/sociolinguistic perspective. What notions of culture and communication are assumed, and are these assumptions problematic? How do we identify cases of miscommunication, especially if both parties do not feel that miscommunication has occurred? To what extent does intercultural miscommunication lead to larger social conflicts’ The topics that we will examine include greetings, service encounters, doctor-patient interactions, job interviews, communication between men and women, interactions in corporate settings, and research interviews. This course will help students develop better critical thinking skills and an analytic eye on miscommunication that will be useful both inside and outside the classroom. Offered every two years.
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ANTH 219 - Language and the Sit-Com
Credits: 4
Focus on the American television genre of the situation comedy. History of the genre is reviewed. Emphasis on aesthetic appreciation of the written art of its structure. Consideration of the socio-political implications for social change and general themes of the role of comedy in culture and society explored throughout. Lecture and discussion format. Linguistic anthro course.
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ANTH 220 - Human Futures
Credits: 4
This course takes a long view of the future as threat, opportunity, and crisis to consider the moments in which specific futures have become salient. In so doing, we focus on philosophy, social science, and science fiction as they operate in speculative idioms or attempt to capture other people’s speculative moments. This takes us through particular historical moments in the U.S. to think about forces like industrialization and deindustrialization, colonialism and decolonial movements, and modernization, development, and indigenous rights movements. Taken together, they help to show how concerns about the future enable and limit particular kinds of social formations, alliance building, and political organization. Offered regularly.
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ANTH 221 - Sexuality & Society
Credits: 4
Introduces students to the study of sexualities in Euro-American and non-Western societies, including the place of sexuality in colonial/imperial relationships. Particular attention given to links between sexuality and race/racisms, class, and gender hierarchies. Case studies and topics range from transgender sex workers in Brazil to concubinage in colonial Southeast Asia, HIV/AIDS, arranged marriages in India, globalization and queer identity, Trobriand Islanders’ love magic, sex toy parties in the U.S., and more. Sociocultural anthro course. Offered every Fall semester.
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ANTH 234 - Archaeology and Art
Credits: 4
Course investigates visual representation from archaeological contexts ranging from 30,000 to 1,000 years ago. Media such as Paleolithic cave paintings, Southwest pottery, Etruscan tomb paintings and statuary, Mayan stelae and figurines, and aboriginal rock art are studied by both art historians and archaeologists. Taking an anthropological perspective, this course investigates the kinds of questions and insights this ancient art can offer us into human relationships across the millennia. Archaeology course. Prerequisite: Previous knowledge of archaeology is useful but not required. Offered in the Spring semester.
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ANTH 236 - TamingNature:Farming thru Time
Credits: 4
Since the dawn of our species we lived as hunter-gathers. Only recently humans took control of their destiny by taming plants, animals, and even the climate. This course covers the long-term trajectory of farming since the Pleistocene through the modern era. Case studies will be examined from around the globe. Readings are garnered from archaeology, climatology, history, and anthropology. The primary goals of this course are to think about the long-term impacts humans have made on the earth and how farming in-turn shapes human cultures. Students will critically assess lessons from the past and apply them to modern issues. Offered every spring.
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ANTH 240 - Medical Anthro for Pre-Health
Credits: 2
Introduction to medical anthropology, designed for students in the Pre-Health program. Biological anthro course. No prerequisites. Offered in Winter and Summer sessions.
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ANTH 241 - Evolution For Everyone
Credits: 4
Basic concept of evolution, evolution as a unifying framework for the study of biology as well as the study of humans, study of human behavior, from mating to religion, from an evolutionary perspective. Introductory course for the Evolutionary Studies program (EvoS), also open to all students in all the schools and colleges at the University. Does not fulfill any requirements for the Biology major or minor.
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ANTH 242 - Biology, Culture and Lifestyle
Credits: 4
This course is about the biological stress (and health) responses to everyday life. It will focus on stress hormones, blood pressure variation and immunological responses, their history, their biology, how they get measured, how they change during everyday life and how they differ cross culturally. There is also a chronobiological aspect examining the way human biology continuously changes both intrinsically and during the day as a person meets different behavioral challenges.
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ANTH 243 - Medical Anthro:Humn Bio.& Hlth
Credits: 4
Biological and/or sociocultural approaches to health and illness in human populations. Examines health from epidemiological, genetic, environmental, and child growth perspectives; emphasizes study of sociocultural variation in understandings of health and illness.
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ANTH 244 - Plagues, Culture And History
Credits: 4
The interactions between disease, social and historical processes, are examined through the lens of the human experience with plagues and epidemics. Addresses the evolution of infectious disease and the differing goals of the host and pathogen. The interaction of humans and disease is discussed in the context of large-scale social transformations such as sedentism, animal and plant domestication and urbanism. Attention is also paid to the role plagues have played in promoting or discouraging migration, wars and colonialism. Examines how these plagues have been conceptualized historically by looking at the change in ideologies of disease over time and across different cultural groups. Plagues are also placed in modern context by examining newly emergent infectious diseases and the potential use of plagues in biological warfare.
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ANTH 245 - Bones, Bugs & Forensic Science
Credits: 4
An introduction to the basic scientific theory, disciplines, and techniques used in criminal investigation. Emphasis is on forensic anthropology; also covers proper handling and preservation of crime scene evidence; forensic DNA analysis; fingerprint and hair analysis; toxicology; entomology; pathology; odontology; and the uses of instrumental methods in evidence analysis. The course is designed for the non-science major to develop an understanding of the methods used by forensic scientists including observation, measurement, data collection, hypothesis development, and evaluation of evidence. Students will also gain an appreciation of the law, rules of evidence, and ethics in forensic science; as well as an understanding of reality versus fiction with regard to popular depictions of forensic science in the media. Offered in the Spring semester.
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ANTH 246 - Sex and Evolution
Credits: 4
Course lays a foundation in evolutionary theory through exploration of why sex evolved despite its evident costliness: organisms may reproduce asexually, transmitting 100% of their genes instead of 50%, generating identical genotypes instead of risky new ones, and circumventing the problem of finding mates. Examines the biological ramifications of sexual reproduction, and the hypotheses of evolutionary models. Biological anthro course.
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ANTH 247 - The Science of Skeletons
Credits: 4
This online course introduces students to the human skeleton and the different ways that the skeleton is studied in biological anthropology. This class will combine theoretical approaches with virtual learning relying on 3D models. Students will learn to identify major bones of the body, as well as how
the human skeleton is studied in bioarchaeology, forensic anthropology, and paleoanthropology. This course will provide an overview of how disease, diet, trauma, physical activity, and health have been studied from the human skeleton. Additional topics include estimating the biological profile (age, sex, stature) and the controversy surrounding ancestry estimation. Offered summer only.
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ANTH 248 - Evolutionary Medicine
Credits: 4
Approaches human health from an evolutionary perspective, focusing on interactions between individuals (via behaviors), organisms, and environments, and applying that to improving health practices and interventions. Teaches students to analyze novel diseases and generate expectations about why they exist, how they operate, what are keys to balancing them, and what we might expect in the future. Topics include infectious diseases, toxins, aging, diet, addictions, cancers, and more. Biological anthro course.
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