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ANTH 1001 - Human Evolution (BIOL)

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered:	Every Fall, Spring & Summer

What does it mean to be human? This question, central to the discipline of anthropology, has provided inspiration to scientists, philosophers, and artists for many centuries. In this course, we will begin to answer this question using the scientific study of the biological and cultural evolution of the human lineage. The first half of the term will introduce you to basic concepts in evolutionary theory: natural selection, genetics, behavioral ecology, and comparative anatomy. Using these tools, we will then spend the rest of the semester reconstructing the ecology, diet, anatomy, and behavior of our early ancestors, from the first apes to walk on two legs to the modern humans that conquered the globe. Weekly readings and lectures will provide the theoretical framework for understanding the evolutionary biology of Homo sapiens; laboratory sections will give you an opportunity to apply these theories and evaluate the fossil evidence for yourself. Through this combined approach, we will tackle such important questions as: What features define the human lineage? In what ecological setting did our ancestors become bipedal? What role did global climate change play in our evolution? How did tool use and cultural evolution feedback into our biological evolution? When and where did modern humans originate and what behaviors characterized this emergence? Why were there many species of humans in the past but only one today? Why is it important for the future of humanity for the average citizen to understand the principles of evolution as applied to the human animal? Upon completion of this course, you will have a broad knowledge of the role biological anthropology plays within the discipline of anthropology. More importantly, however, you will acquire a better understanding of the biological heritage of our species and our place among other forms of life on our planet.

ANTH 1003W - Understanding Cultures (SOCS, GP, WI)

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 1003W/Anth 1003V
Typically offered:	Every Fall & Spring

Introduction to social and cultural anthropology. Comparative study of societies and cultures around the world. Topics include adaptive strategies; economic processes; kinship, marriage, and gender; social stratification; politics and conflicts; religion and ritual; personality and culture.

ANTH 1003V - Understanding Cultures: Honors (SOCS, GP, WI)

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 1003W/Anth 1003V
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Fall & Spring

Introduction to social/cultural anthropology. Comparative study of societies/cultures around world. Adaptive strategies. Economic processes. Kinship, marriage, gender. Social stratification. Politics/conflicts. Religion/ritual. Personality/Culture. prereq: Honors

ANTH 3001 - Introduction to Archaeology (SOCS)

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered:	Every Fall

Archaeology is the study of humans in the past, primarily through the material remains they left behind. It seeks to answer fundamental questions, such as ?When did humans first become dependent on fire??, ?What factors led to the development of agriculture??, or ?How can we explain the rise and fall of early civilizations?? The study of each of these big questions relies on answering many small questions that are asked in the context of archaeological excavations and laboratory analyses. A common theme underlies them: archaeology aims to reconstruct and understand why past human cultures changed. The goal of this class is to provide an understanding of the methods and techniques used by archaeologists in their investigations. It includes not only hands-on learning of specific analytical techniques, such as faunal and lithic analysis as well as site survey and excavation strategies, but also focuses on the theoretical approaches that guide the questions we ask and the methods we apply to answer them. This class, therefore, prepares students for more upper-level classes in archaeology. It also leads to a new way of thinking. This way of thinking is primarily critical and analytical. It leads one to think about how data are interpreted, and how theoretical frameworks as well as innate biases color these interpretations. Seeking solutions to interpretive problems requires the creative application of multidisciplinary approaches. Therefore, the study of archaeology leads to a new way of thinking about and doing science.

ANTH 3401 - The Human Fossil Record

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3401/Anth 5401
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Fall Even Year

Fossil evidence paleoanthropologists use to reconstruct human evolutionary history. Taxonomy, phylogeny, behavior, ecology, tool use, land use, biogeography. Hands-on examination of fossil casts, readings from primary/secondary professional sources. prereq: 1001 or instr consent

ANTH 5401 - The Human Fossil Record

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3401/Anth 5401
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Fall Even Year

Fossil evidence paleoanthropologists use to reconstruct human evolutionary history. Taxonomy, phylogeny, behavior, ecology, tool use, land use, and biogeography. Examination of fossil casts, readings from primary/secondary professional sources. prereq: 1001 or instr consent

ANTH 3002 - Sex, Evolution, and Behavior: Examining Human Evolutionary Biology

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3002/EEB 3002
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Methods/theories used to understand humans in an evolutionary framework. What can be known only, or primarily, form an evolutionary perspective. How evolutionary biology of humans might lead to better evolutionary theory. How physiology, development, behavior, and ecology coordinate/co-evolve in humans.

EEB 3002 - Sex, Evolution, and Behavior: Examining Human Evolutionary Biology

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3002/EEB 3002
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Methods/theories to understand humans in evolutionary framework. What can be known only/primarily from evolutionary perspective. How evolutionary biology of humans might lead to better evolutionary theory. How physiology, development, behavior, and ecology coordinate/coevolve in humans.

ANTH 3003 - Cultural Anthropology

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3003/GloS 3003
Typically offered:	Every Fall, Spring & Summer

Topics vary. Field research. Politics of ethnographic knowledge. Marxist/feminist theories of culture. Culture, language, and discourse. Psychological anthropology. Culture/transnational processes.

ANTH 3005W - Language, Culture, and Power (SOCS, DSJ, WI)

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Studying language as a social practice, students transcribe and analyze conversation they record themselves, and consider issues of identity and social power in daily talk.

ANTH 3015W - Biology, Evolution, and Cultural Development of Language & Music (SOCS, WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3015W/Anth 5015W
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Language is the most human form of behavior, and the investigation of the ways language and culture interact is one of the most important aspects of the study of human beings. The most fascinating problem in this study is how language itself may have evolved as the result of the interaction between biological and cultural development of the human species. In this course we will consider the development of the brain, the relationship between early hominins, including Neanderthals and Modern Humans, and such questions as the role of gossip and music in the development of language.

ANTH 5015W - Biology, Evolution, and Cultural Development of Language & Music (SOCS, WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3015W/Anth 5015W
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Language is the most human form of behavior, and the investigation of the ways language and culture interact is one of the most important aspects of the study of human beings. The most fascinating problem in this study is how language itself may have evolved as the result of the interaction between biological and cultural development of the human species. In this course we will consider the development of the brain, the relationship between early hominins, including Neanderthals and Modern Humans, and such questions as the role of gossip and music in the development of language.

ANTH 4003W - Contemporary Perspectives in Cultural Anthropology (WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall & Spring

This course considers issues of race, class, gender, �culture," and globality across multiple genres of writing (ethnography, history, fiction, poetry, memoir). We do this by reading the work of writers who, with an ethnographic sensibility, focus on a particular person whose life is lived in obscurity, at the margins. We ask how such an approach that aims to evoke a world through a life might allow the reader to understand how people move across space and time and through their social worlds, in ways that other kinds of ethnographic or historical writing might not. prereq: [1003 or 1005], or instr consent

ANTH 4007 - Laboratory Techniques in Archaeology

Credits:	1.0 -4.0 [max 12.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 4007/Anth 4007H
Typically offered:	Every Fall, Spring & Summer

Plant remains, material culture, faunal remains, human osteology. Emphasizes lab experience. Instructor consent required. prereq: instr consent

ANTH 4009W - Warfare and Human Evolution (WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Spring Odd Year

Armed, violent conflict among groups ? warfare ? is a distinctive and devastating trait of many human societies. The practice of warfare brings together a number of unusual characteristics of our species, including the ability to cooperate, to discuss plans, and to make and use weapons, which together combine to create immense human suffering. War has long been a central topic of anthropologists, who have raised many questions. Is warfare a human universal? Are there truly peaceful societies? Why does war occur more often at some times and places than others? How, when and why did warfare evolve? What, if anything, does warfare have to do with intergroup aggression in other animals? What role has warfare, or its more primitive antecedents, played in the evolution of our species? Efforts to explain war have themselves been contentious, with some scholars arguing that war is a recent phenomenon resulting from factors such the development of agriculture, and other scholars arguing that war is an evolutionarily ancient phenomenon with roots in the common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees. In this seminar, we will read and discuss classic and recent texts on this broad and often divisive subject. To better assess the arguments presented in survey and theoretical papers, we will read original ethnographic materials, with each student choosing one subsistence society as the focus of their research efforts.

ANTH 4019 - Symbolic Anthropology

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 4019/8211
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall

Pragmatic/structural aspects of social symbolism cross-culturally. Focuses on power, exchange, social boundaries, gender, and rituals of transition/reversal. prereq: 1003 or 1005 or grad student or instr consent

ANTH 4025 - Studies in Ethnographic Classics

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall

Five types of explanations employed in ethnographic research: diffusionism and theory of survivals; functionalist response; British structuralists; French structuralism; interpretive turn. Problems in ethnographic practice, analysis, and writing. Focuses on several classic monographic examples and associated theoretical writing. prereq: 1003 or 1005

ANTH 4029W - Anthropology of Social Class (WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3049W / Anth 4029W
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall & Spring

This course is divided into three parts, each of which has different, but related, purposes. The initial part has general and theoretical goals. First, differences between cultural anthropology and sociology with respect to the study of class difference will be introduced. Secondly, the major theories about hierarchy in pre-state society will be examined. Third, central theories and concepts in the study of stratification in complex societies will be surveyed. In particular, attention will be paid to the relationship between class and individual taste in the work of Pierre Bourdieu. The second part will focus on attitudes about class difference in N. American society. Topics will center on class in everyday life, with special reference to the domains of education, consumption and romantic love. The third part of the course will concern class in nonWestern and/or developing countries, specifically in the Pacific and India. Throughout the course, in addition to readings and lectures, use will be made of representations of class in popular culture, such as magazines and the movies.

ANTH 4031W - Anthropology and Social Justice (CIV, WI)

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered:	Spring Odd Year

Practical application of theories/methods from social/cultural anthropology. Issues of policy, planning, implementation, and ethics as they relate to applied anthropology. prereq: 1003 or 1005 or 4003 or grad student or instr consent

ANTH 4035 - Ethnographic Research Methods

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered:	Every Spring

History of and current issues in ethnographic research. Research projects, including participant observation, interviewing, research design, note taking, life history, and other ethnographic methods. prereq: 1003 or 1005 or grad student

ANTH 4047 - Anthropology of American Culture (SOCS)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Anthropological approaches to contemporary American society/culture. Tensions between market and family. Unity, diversity. Individualism, community.

ANTH 4049 - Religion and Culture

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 4049/RelS 4049
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall

Religious beliefs and world views cross-culturally. Religious dimensions of human life through theories of origins, functions, and forms (e.g. myth, ritual, symbolism) of religion in society. prereq: 1003 or 1005 or instr consent

ANTH 4053 - Economy, Culture, and Critique (SOCS, GP)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 4053/8205
Typically offered:	Every Fall

Systems of production/distribution, especially in nonindustrial societies. Comparison, history, critique of major theories. Cross-cultural anthropological approach to material life that subsumes market/nonmarket processes.

ANTH 4069 - Historical Ecology & Anthropology of the Environment

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall

This seminar course discusses current approaches to historical ecology, the study of human-environmental relationships over time. The course draws on and combines perspectives from the four subdisciplines of anthropology (archaeological anthropology, bioarchaeological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and sociocultural anthropology), and similar disciplines, to understand the varying ways that scholars have analyzed and defined ecologies and environmental problems. It places particular emphasis on theories that define human relationships to the environment as recursive and interdependent. These theories stand in contrast to common Western theological suppositions that see the environment as a framework to which human societies adapt or a set of resources for human communities to exploit. Rather, historical ecologists argue that the environment is a true ecology with humans in it. They contend that human communities are fundamentally and inextricably intertwined with the life cycles and needs of other species, and consequently they study how human-environmental interactions emerge through distinct historical processes and cultural circumstances.

ANTH 4075 - Cultural Histories of Healing (SOCS, GP)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Spring Even Year

Introduction to historically informed anthropology of healing practice. Shift to biologically based medicine in Europe, colonialist dissemination of biomedicine, political/cultural collisions between biomedicine and "ethnomedicines," traffic of healing practices in a transnationalist world.

ANTH 4077 - Neanderthals: Biology and Culture of Humanity's Nearest Relative

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall

Paleontological/archaeological record. Students reconstruct behavioral similarities/differences between Neanderthals and modern humans. Why humans alone survived end of Pleistocene. prereq: 1001 or 3001 or 3002 or instr consent

ANTH 4101 - Decolonizing Archives

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall & Spring

Archives are not neutral. In order to decolonize them, scholars in anthropology and other disciplines must first understand the ways in which Western settler values have structured them. Who decides acquisition policy? How are items indexed, described, and related to one another? Who has access, and under what conditions? And who is structurally excluded? In this course we decolonize by recontextualizing both the archives as institutions and their contents. In other words, we use methods appropriate for contemporary anthropological archival research. We will consider preservation, curation, organizational bias in archives, analytic scale, voice, and how historical texts are material culture. Students engage in original archival research.

ANTH 4121 - Business Anthropology

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 4121/Anth 5121
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Anthropological/ethnographic understandings/research techniques.

ANTH 5008 - Advanced Flintknapping

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall

Hands-on training in techniques of advanced stone tool production, artifact reproduction, and lithic experimental design for academic/artistic purposes. prereq: [3008 or 5269] or instr consent

ANTH 5009 - Human Behavioral Biology

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Spring

In-depth introduction to, and critical review of, human behavioral biology, examining the approaches in anthropology and related fields. Classic texts/recent empirical studies of humans and other species. Theoretical underpinnings of this new discipline/how well theoretical predictions have been supported by subsequent research.

ANTH 5015W - Biology, Evolution, and Cultural Development of Language & Music (SOCS, WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3015W/Anth 5015W
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Language is the most human form of behavior, and the investigation of the ways language and culture interact is one of the most important aspects of the study of human beings. The most fascinating problem in this study is how language itself may have evolved as the result of the interaction between biological and cultural development of the human species. In this course we will consider the development of the brain, the relationship between early hominins, including Neanderthals and Modern Humans, and such questions as the role of gossip and music in the development of language.

ANTH 5027W - Archaeology of Prehistoric Europe (HIS, WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3027W/Anth 5027W/Hist 306
Typically offered:	Every Fall

How archaeologists/historians analyze/interpret artifacts to develop knowledge about formation of European society, from earliest evidence of human occupation to Roman Period. Interpreting archaeological evidence from specific sites to understand broad trends in human past.

ANTH 5028 - Historical Archaeology

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3028/Anth 5028
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall & Spring

In this course, we will explore the theories and methods of historical archaeology ? such as material culture studies, landscape perspectives, archival, and oral historical interpretation - as a means of intervening in contemporary discussions of diversity in the United States. Historical archaeology can be a very effective means to challenge some of the standard American narratives about our diverse past. Our aim is to move beyond either a simplistic ethnic pluralism or the superficial ?melting pot? progressive history and instead grapple with the materiality of settler colonialism, white supremacy, and capitalism. In learning about this field, we will consider what has distinguished historical archaeology from American archaeology more broadly, and how those differences are parlayed into specific research strengths. This includes several themes: colonialism; the modern world and globalizing economies; intersectional identities (race and ethnicity, class, sex and gender, religion, age, ability/disability) and social movements; public memory and commemoration; landscapes and social space; citizenship and subjectivity. Although historical archaeology until recently has been restrictively defined as addressing the European-colonized New World, the discipline in the past twenty years has significantly broadened its scope and impact on the practice of archaeology as a whole. Throughout the course we will discuss these developments, and what directions archaeology may take in the future as a result. Course work includes both reading/discussion and learning methods through practical exercises, and handling of archaeological material.

ANTH 5045W - Urban Anthropology (WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3145W/Anth 5045W
Typically offered:	Periodic Spring

This class explores anthropological approaches to urban life. On one hand, the course examines the ontological nature of the city by looking into the relation between cities and their environment, and asking whether and how people differentiate "urban" and 'non-urban" spaces. It uncovers the social practices and behaviors that define urban life; urban-rural distinctions; the material and ecological processes that constitute cities; and popular representations of city and/or countryside. On the other hand, the course investigates the spatial and social divisions of the city, seeking to understand the historical struggles and ongoing processes that both draw together and differentiate the people of an urban environment. It studies how cities influence political decision-making, contributing to the uneven distribution of power and resources. It considers: industrialization; urban class conflict; gendered and racialized spaces; and suburbanization. Both of these approaches will also critically consider the city as a social object that we encounter and learn about through our engagement with kinds of media, such as novels and film. Hence, reading for the class will include literature from the social sciences and humanities, as well as critical works of fiction. Students will engage with these broader anthropological issues through an investigation of several global cities, especially Minneapolis-St. Paul, Chicago, Paris, Mexico City, Brasilia, and New Delhi. The class mixes lecture, discussion, and guided research. Lectures will introduce the history of urbanism and urban anthropology. Discussions will critically evaluate the readings, and offer insights and examples to better understand them. By participating in a guided research project, students will uncover hidden aspects of their own city, using ethnography or archaeology to shed light on the urban environment, social struggles over space, or other themes.

ANTH 5112 - Reconstructing Hominin Behavior

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 5112/Anth 8112
Prerequisites:	Previous coursework in Biological Anthropology or Archaeology
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Spring Even Year

Major hypotheses regarding evolution of human behavior. Combine evidence from realm of biological anthropology as we consider link between bone biology/behavior. Archaeological record. Hypotheses about biocultural evolution regarding tool-use, hunting, scavenging, food sharing, grandmothers, cooking, long distance running. prereq: Previous coursework in Biological Anthropology or Archaeology

ANTH 5113 - Primate Evolution

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 5113/Anth 8113
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Fall Odd Year

Evolutionary history of primates. Particular focus on origin/diversification of apes/Old World monkeys. prereq: Anthropology major, junior or senior

ANTH 5221 - Anthropology of Material Culture

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall

The course examines material culture as a social creation, studied from multiple theoretical and methodological perspectives (e.g., social anthropology, archaeology, primatology, history of science). The course examines the changing role of material culture from prehistory to the future.

ANTH 5244 - Interpreting Ancient Bone

Credits:	3.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 5244/8244
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall & Spring

To Interpret Ancient Bone we must sharpen observational skills, read about observations and analysis by previous workers, and learn to record and analyze complex information. The class combines seminar/discussion formats, in which we read literature about how to best accomplish this type of research, and laboratory time, to give students the opportunity to observe and record modifications to bones that form the basis of archaeological and forensic observations. Students analyze different kinds of tool marks on bone, weathering, carnivore modifications, eco-morphology, ages of death, bone tools, and bones from archaeological sites to infer the "life history" of a bone. We recommend you take the Human Skeleton or Zooarchaeology Laboratory before you take this class, but it is not absolutely required.

ANTH 5255 - Archaeology of Ritual and Religion

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3255/Anth 5255/RelS 3254/
Typically offered:	Fall Even Year

The course discusses evidence for the origins of religion and its diverse roles in human societies over millennia. It focuses on how artifacts and architecture are essential to religious experience. It asks: What constitutes religion for different cultures? Why is religion at the heart of politics, social life, and cultural imagination?

ANTH 5269 - Analysis of Stone Tool Technology

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Fall Even Year

The course offers practical lab experience in analyzing archaeological collections of stone tools to learn about human behavior in the past. Students gain experience needed to get a job in the cultural resource management industry.

ANTH 5327W - Inca, Aztec & Maya Civilizations (HIS, WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 6.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3327W/Anth 5327W
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall

This course is an intensive examination of the emergence, growth, and conquest of native civilizations in ancient America, focusing on the Maya, Aztec, and Inca states. Lectures and discussions examine the culture and history of these Native American civilizations, while also introducing students to anthropological theories of the state, religion, aesthetics, and history.

ANTH 5401 - The Human Fossil Record

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3401/Anth 5401
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Fall Even Year

Fossil evidence paleoanthropologists use to reconstruct human evolutionary history. Taxonomy, phylogeny, behavior, ecology, tool use, land use, and biogeography. Examination of fossil casts, readings from primary/secondary professional sources. prereq: 1001 or instr consent

ANTH 5402 - Zooarchaeology Laboratory

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Fall

How archaeologists reconstruct the past through the study of animal bones associated with artifacts at archaeological sites. Skeletal element (e.g., humerus, femur, tibia), and taxon (e.g., horse, antelope, sheep, bison, hyena) when confronted with bone. Comparative collection of bones from known taxa.

ANTH 5403 - Quantitative Methods in Biological Anthropology

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall

Quantitative methods used by biological anthropologists. Applying these methods to real anthropometric data. Lectures, complementary sessions in computer lab. prereq: Basic univariate statistics course or instr consent

ANTH 5405 - Human Skeletal Analysis

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3405/Anth 5405
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Structure, design, and variability of modern human skeleton. Anatomy, functional morphology, development, evolutionary history. Bone histology/biology, excavation, preservation, taphonomy, pathology, forensic analyses. Differentiating between males/females, adults/sub-adults, and humans/non-humans. Quizzes, exams, research paper, project.

ANTH 5442 - Archaeology of the British Isles

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Fall

Have you ever wondered how archaeologists interpret the vast amount of archaeological evidence from the British Isles, one of the most studied and best documented parts of the world? And how do archaeologists and governmental agencies protect the heritage of Britain, from major monuments such as Stonehenge, Roman forts, and Shakespeare?s theaters, to the minor products of craft industries such as personal ornaments and coins? This course teaches you about the archaeology of the British Isles, in all of its aspects. You learn how archaeologists study the changing societies of Britain and Ireland, from the first settlers about a million years ago to modern times. You learn about the strategies that public institutions employ to preserve and protect archaeological sites, and about the place of archaeology in tourism in the British Isles and in the formation of identities among the diverse peoples of modern Britain.

ANTH 5448 - Applied Heritage Management

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Contexts of cultural heritage applicable to federal/state protection. Approaches to planning/management. Issues of heritage/stakeholder conflict.

ANTH 5450 - Spatial Analysis in Anthropology: Research Design and Field Applications

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	OPT No Aud
Typically offered:	Spring Even Year

This advanced undergraduate and graduate course introduces students to spatial analyses essential to anthropological ethnography, archaeology, and historical ecology. It builds on introductory courses at UMN, providing students an opportunity to learn anthropological applications of spatial analysis methods, including: research design, field mapping, database management, digital survey platforms, GIS analyses, and integration of quantitative and qualitative (ethnographic and historical) data. The structure of the course will follow the trajectory of a typical doctoral-level anthropological project, from pre-field data acquisition and preparation, to in-field data collection, post-field analysis, and presentation. Students who take this course will master skills that are crucial for successful anthropological spatial analysis in the field and laboratory.

ANTH 5501 - Managing Museum Collections

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3501/Anth 5501
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Fall Even Year

This course provides a hands-on and research experience in collections management utilizing artifact, archival, and digital collections. Museum collections, the objects or specimens they contain, the information associated with them, and their care and maintenance are a crucial part of both the sciences and the humanities. While seemingly disparate, many of the issues faced by those responsible for collections are quite similar: how to preserve and care for those collections, legal issues surrounding the materials they contain, how to organize and classify the items, how to facilitate discovery and access, and how to make the information contained in them available to the broadest audience possible. The course includes lectures by museum professionals, hands-on activities, and selected readings. Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for ANTH 3501.

ANTH 5980 - Topics in Anthropology

Credits:	3.0 [max 6.0]
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ANTH 4043 - Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings: Archaeology of Northern Europe

Credits:	3.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 4043/MeSt 4043
Typically offered:	Periodic Spring

Archaeology of the British Isles, Scandinavia, and northern continental Europe, from the Romans through the Viking Period. Themes to be examined include social and political organization, cross-cultural interaction, art and symbolism, and religion and ritual.

MEST 4043 - Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings: Archaeology of Northern Europe

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 4043/MeSt 4043
Typically offered:	Periodic Spring

Archaeology of the British Isles, Scandinavia, and northern continental Europe, from the Romans through the Viking period. Themes to be examined include social and political organization, cross-cultural interactions, art and symbolism, and religion and rituals.

ANTH 4329 - Primate Ecology and Social Behavior

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 4329/EEB 4329
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall

Primates as model system to explore animal/human behavior. Factors influencing sociality/group composition. Mating systems. Prevalence of altruistic, cooperative, and aggressive behavior. Strength of social bonds in different species. Evolution of intelligence/culture. prereq: BIOL 1009 or BIOL 1951 or BIOL 3411 or ANTH 1001 or instr consent

EEB 4329 - Primate Ecology and Social Behavior

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 4329/EEB 4329
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall

Primates as model system to explore animal/human behavior. Factors influencing sociality/group composition. Mating systems. Prevalence of altruistic, cooperative, and aggressive behavior. Strength of social bonds in different species. Evolution of intelligence/culture. prereq: BIOL 1009 or BIOL 1951 or BIOL 3411 or ANTH 1001 or instr consent

ANTH 4344 - Europe and its Margins

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 4344/GloS 4344
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Fall

This course explores some of the forms of human imagining (literary, artistic, political, social scientific) engendered by the notoriously hard to define entity known as "Europe." It does so by focusing on regions and populations that have been thought of at various times as marking Europe's inner and outer cultural and/or geographical limits. Topics addressed include: the relationship between physical geography, cultural memory, and the formation (or subversion) of identity claims; the reconfigured political landscapes of post-socialism and European integration; immigration, refugee flows, and the rise of far-right ethno-nationalisms; and the effects of pandemics past and present. prereq: One course in [ANTH or GLOS]

GLOS 4344 - Europe and its Margins

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 4344/GloS 4344
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Fall

This course explores some of the forms of human imagining (literary, artistic, political, social scientific) engendered by the notoriously hard to define entity known as "Europe." It does so by focusing on regions and populations that have been thought of at various times as marking Europe's inner and outer cultural and/or geographical limits. Topics addressed include: the relationship between physical geography, cultural memory, and the formation (or subversion) of identity claims; the reconfigured political landscapes of post-socialism and European integration; immigration, refugee flows, and the rise of far-right ethno-nationalisms; and the effects of pandemics past and present. prereq: One course in [ANTH or GLOS]

ANTH 5021W - Anthropology of the Middle East (SOCS, GP, WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3021W/Anth 5021W/RelS 370
Typically offered:	Fall Even Year

Anthropological field methods of analyzing/interpreting Middle Eastern cultures/societies.

RELS 5707W - Anthropology of the Middle East (SOCS, GP, WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3021W/Anth 5021W/RelS 370
Typically offered:	Fall Even Year

Anthropological field methods of analyzing/interpreting Middle Eastern cultures/societies.

ANTH 5128 - Anthropology of Education

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 5128/OLPD 5128
Typically offered:	Spring Odd Year

Cross-cultural perspectives in examining educational patterns. Implicit/explicit cultural assumptions. Methods/approaches to cross-cultural studies in education.

OLPD 5128 - Anthropology of Education

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 5128/OLPD 5128
Typically offered:	Periodic Spring

Insights from educational anthropology for educators to address issues of culture, ethnicity, and power in schools.

ANTH 5412 - Comparative Indigenous Feminisms (GP)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	AmIn 5412/Chic 3412/GWSS 3515/
Grading Basis:	OPT No Aud
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall & Spring

The course will examine the relationship between Western feminism and indigenous feminism as well as the inter connections between women of color feminism and indigenous feminism. In addition to exploring how indigenous feminists have theorized from 'the flesh' of their embodied experience of colonialism, the course will also consider how indigenous women are articulating decolonization and the embodiment of autonomy through scholarship, cultural revitalization, and activism.

AMIN 5412 - Comparative Indigenous Feminisms (GP)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	AmIn 5412/Chic 3412/GWSS 3515/
Grading Basis:	OPT No Aud
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall & Spring

The course will examine the relationship between Western feminism and indigenous feminism as well as the interconnections between women of color feminism and indigenous feminism. In addition to exploring how indigenous feminists have theorized from 'the flesh' of their embodied experience of colonialism, the course will also consider how indigenous women are articulating decolonization and the embodiment of autonomy through scholarship, cultural revitalization, and activism.

AMST 5412 - Comparative Indigenous Feminisms (GP)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	AmIn 5412/Chic 3412/GWSS 3515/
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall & Spring

The course will examine the relationship between Western feminism and indigenous feminism as well as the interconnections between women of color feminism and indigenous feminism. In addition to exploring how indigenous feminists have theorized from 'the flesh' of their embodied experience of colonialism, the course will also consider how indigenous women are articulating decolonization and the embodiment of autonomy through scholarship, cultural revitalization, and activism.

CHIC 5412 - Comparative Indigenous Feminisms (GP)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	AmIn 5412/Chic 3412/GWSS 3515/
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall & Spring

The course will examine the relationship between Western feminism and indigenous feminism as well as the interconnections between women of color feminism and indigenous feminism. In addition to exploring how indigenous feminists have theorized from 'the flesh' of their embodied experience of colonialism, the course will also consider how indigenous women are articulating decolonization and the embodiment of autonomy through scholarship, cultural revitalization, and activism.

ANTH 5601 - Archaeology and Native Americans (DSJ)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3601/Anth 5601/AmIn 3602/
Typically offered:	Fall Even Year

Historical, political, legal, and ethical dimensions of the relationship of American archaeology to American Indian people. Case studies of how representational narratives about Native people are created through archaeology; responses by Native communities; and the frameworks for collaborative and equitable archaeological practice. Professional ethics in archaeology/heritage studies in American contexts.

AMIN 5602 - Archaeology and Native Americans (DSJ)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3601/Anth 5601/AmIn 3602/
Typically offered:	Fall Even Year

Historical, political, legal, and ethical dimensions of the relationship of American archaeology to American Indian people. Case studies of how representational narratives about Native people are created through archaeology; responses by Native communities; and the frameworks for collaborative and equitable archaeological practice. Professional ethics in archaeology/heritage studies in American contexts.

ANTH 4991 - Independent Study

Credits:	1.0 -6.0 [max 6.0]
Typically offered:	Every Fall, Spring & Summer

Under special circumstances and with the approval of the instructor, qualified students may register for a listed course on a tutorial basis. prereq: instr consent

ANTH 4992 - Directed Readings

Credits:	1.0 -6.0 [max 6.0]
Typically offered:	Every Fall, Spring & Summer

Allows students to pursue special interests in anthropology through reading materials under the guidance of a faculty member. prereq: instr consent

ANTH 4993 - Directed Study

Credits:	1.0 -6.0 [max 6.0]
Typically offered:	Every Fall, Spring & Summer

Allows students to pursue special interests in anthropology under the guidance of a faculty member. prereq: instr consent

ANTH 4994W - Directed Research (WI)

Credits:	1.0 -6.0 [max 6.0]
Typically offered:	Every Fall, Spring & Summer

Qualified students may conduct a well-defined research project under the guidance of a faculty member. prereq: instr consent

ANTH 3001 - Introduction to Archaeology (SOCS)

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered:	Every Fall

Archaeology is the study of humans in the past, primarily through the material remains they left behind. It seeks to answer fundamental questions, such as ?When did humans first become dependent on fire??, ?What factors led to the development of agriculture??, or ?How can we explain the rise and fall of early civilizations?? The study of each of these big questions relies on answering many small questions that are asked in the context of archaeological excavations and laboratory analyses. A common theme underlies them: archaeology aims to reconstruct and understand why past human cultures changed. The goal of this class is to provide an understanding of the methods and techniques used by archaeologists in their investigations. It includes not only hands-on learning of specific analytical techniques, such as faunal and lithic analysis as well as site survey and excavation strategies, but also focuses on the theoretical approaches that guide the questions we ask and the methods we apply to answer them. This class, therefore, prepares students for more upper-level classes in archaeology. It also leads to a new way of thinking. This way of thinking is primarily critical and analytical. It leads one to think about how data are interpreted, and how theoretical frameworks as well as innate biases color these interpretations. Seeking solutions to interpretive problems requires the creative application of multidisciplinary approaches. Therefore, the study of archaeology leads to a new way of thinking about and doing science.

ANTH 3003 - Cultural Anthropology

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3003/GloS 3003
Typically offered:	Every Fall, Spring & Summer

Topics vary. Field research. Politics of ethnographic knowledge. Marxist/feminist theories of culture. Culture, language, and discourse. Psychological anthropology. Culture/transnational processes.

ANTH 3004 - Great Controversies in Anthropology (SOCS, GP)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Notable controversies in anthropology: Is human "reason" the same in all cultures? What makes up evidence/truth when we study people? Whose "voices" should be heard? Should anthropologists support contemporary attempts at economic "development"? Is it possible to agree on a set of universal individual or cultural rights? Can we make qualitative judgments about cultures? What civic/political responsibilities does the anthropologist have at home and with the people whom she or he studies? In-class debates.

ANTH 3005W - Language, Culture, and Power (SOCS, DSJ, WI)

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Studying language as a social practice, students transcribe and analyze conversation they record themselves, and consider issues of identity and social power in daily talk.

ANTH 3006 - Humans and Aliens: Learning Anthropology through Science Fiction (GP)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 2006/Anth 3006
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall & Spring

Science Fiction has been one of the most popular genres of literature over the last century and a half. Despite its great popularity, however, many fans of the genre do not realize how much it has in common with the discipline of Anthropology. Anthropology is the study of what it means to be human in all times and places. Science fiction, for its part, explores human existence in equally diverse contexts, except that those imagined contexts frequently have not yet happened. Despite this similarity, anthropology is extremely poorly known compared to science fiction. This course uses the stimulating and entertaining literature of science fiction to expose students to anthropology who, having never been exposed to it in high school, are likely to leave university without learning the power of the discipline?s perspective on humanity. Through individual pairings of anthropology texts and science fiction stories, the course explores the relevance of biological anthropology, social anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and archaeology to humanity?s future. The course?s juxtaposition of anthropological literature to science fiction stories is designed to provide students with the ability to see how our future is more dependent on how humanity works (as anthropology understands it), than merely what the next technological invention has to offer us. This course introduces students to the breadth of anthropological topics using the literature of such award-winning science fiction (SF) authors as Isaac Asimov, Elisabeth Bear, Jerome Bixby, Octavia Butler, Ted Chiang, Arthur C. Clarke, Philip K. Dick, Robert Heinlein, Frank Herbert, Ursula K. Le Guin, Catherine Moore, Mike Resnik, Kim Stanley Robinson, Neil Stephenson, James Tiptree, Jr., and Kurt Vonnegut. While the course is not designed to cover the literary criticism of SF literature nor the social analysis of the SF community of readers and authors, the choice of which SF authors to oppose to select anthropological topics was shaped by my understanding of the historical development of SF literature. Students will thus read stories written from the Golden Age of magazine SF to the most recent post-cyberpunk novelists. The selection of SF stories is of course idiosyncratic but it is designed to reflect the goal of learning something of anthropology while having a blast reading SF.

ANTH 3008 - Introduction to Flintknapping

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall

Hands-on experience in replication of prehistoric stone tools, as basis for archaeological analysis and as art form in itself.

ANTH 3015W - Biology, Evolution, and Cultural Development of Language & Music (SOCS, WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3015W/Anth 5015W
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Language is the most human form of behavior, and the investigation of the ways language and culture interact is one of the most important aspects of the study of human beings. The most fascinating problem in this study is how language itself may have evolved as the result of the interaction between biological and cultural development of the human species. In this course we will consider the development of the brain, the relationship between early hominins, including Neanderthals and Modern Humans, and such questions as the role of gossip and music in the development of language.

ANTH 3028 - Historical Archaeology

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3028/Anth 5028
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall & Spring

In this course, we will explore the theories and methods of historical archaeology ? such as material culture studies, landscape perspectives, archival, and oral historical interpretation - as a means of intervening in contemporary discussions of diversity in the United States. Historical archaeology can be a very effective means to challenge some of the standard American narratives about our diverse past. Our aim is to move beyond either a simplistic ethnic pluralism or the superficial ?melting pot? progressive history and instead grapple with the materiality of settler colonialism, white supremacy, and capitalism. In learning about this field, we will consider what has distinguished historical archaeology from American archaeology more broadly, and how those differences are parlayed into specific research strengths. This includes several themes: colonialism; the modern world and globalizing economies; intersectional identities (race and ethnicity, class, sex and gender, religion, age, ability/disability) and social movements; public memory and commemoration; landscapes and social space; citizenship and subjectivity. Although historical archaeology until recently has been restrictively defined as addressing the European-colonized New World, the discipline in the past twenty years has significantly broadened its scope and impact on the practice of archaeology as a whole. Throughout the course we will discuss these developments, and what directions archaeology may take in the future as a result. Course work includes both reading/discussion and learning methods through practical exercises, and handling of archaeological material.

ANTH 3034W - Roots Music in American Culture and Society (DSJ, WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall

This course focuses on aspects of southern American vernacular music that came to public attention in the 1920s and 1930s as commercial recordings and field recordings of rural music became available. Although the music had deep roots in the American past, it also underwent dramatic transformations as a result of the coming of industrial capitalism to the south and as a result of the commercial recording process itself. This music continues to profoundly shape popular music today. We will try to consider as many questions as possible during the semester, but we will focus especially on three sets of issues. First, we will consider the music in terms of the historical contexts that shaped it. Second, we will consider the cultural politics surrounding the music as we focus on question of how historical narratives, popular media and popular perceptions, and scholarly works represent and interpret (in often problematic ways) certain genres of popular music and what the politics of those representations might be; and we will consider also how we listen to ?roots music,? how our listening is shaped by contemporary social and political circumstances. Third, we will attempt to understand musical genres in relation to the production of race and class and the experience of racial and class inequalities in the United States, and this may in turn prompt us to think critically about the idea of musical genre itself.

ANTH 3035 - Anthropologies of Death (SOCS, GP)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Anthropological perspectives on death. Diverse understandings of afterlife, cultural variations in death ritual, secularization of death in modern era, management of death in medicine, cultural shifts/conflicts in what constitutes good or natural death.

ANTH 3036 - The Body in Society

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered:	Spring Odd Year

Body-related practices throughout the world. Readings, documentaries, mass media.

ANTH 3043 - Art, Aesthetics and Anthropology

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered:	Summer Odd Year

The relationship of art to culture from multiple perspectives including art as a cultural system; the cultural context of art production; the role of the artist in different cultures; methodological considerations in the interpretation of art across cultural boundaries.

ANTH 3046W - Romance and Culture (GP, WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Romance, aspects of this kind of love relationships from different perspectives in social/biological sciences. Draws on cross-cultural materials.

ANTH 3047W - Anthropology of Sex, Gender and Sexuality (WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3047W/GWSS 3047W
Typically offered:	Periodic Spring

This course explores the concepts of "sex," "gender," and "sexuality" through the scholarship of feminist anthropology, queer anthropology, and their antecedents. Students will read ethnographies that grapple with the contingent and shifting formations of these social constructions - when they emerge, disentangle, re-entangle, submerge, etc. The course will highlight the roles of imperialism, (settler) colonialism, capitalism, racism, heteropatriarchy, ableism, and other forms of social power in shaping these formations as well at the social categories - "sex," "gender," and "sexuality" - themselves.

ANTH 3145W - Urban Anthropology (WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3145W/Anth 5045W
Typically offered:	Periodic Spring

This class explores anthropological approaches to urban life. On one hand, the course examines the ontological nature of the city by looking into the relation between cities and their environment, and asking whether and how people differentiated "urban" and "non-urban" spaces. It uncovers the social practices and behaviors that define urban life; urban-rural distinctions; the material and ecological processes that constitute cities; and popular representations of city and/or countryside. On the other hand, the course investigates the spatial and social divisions of the city, seeking to understand the historical struggles and ongoing processes that both draw together and differentiate the people of an urban environment. It studies how cities influence decision-making, contributing to the uneven distribution of power and resources. It considers: industrialization; urban class conflict; gendered and racialized spaces; and suburbanization. Both of these approaches will also critically consider the city as a social object that we encounter and learn about through our engagement with kinds of media, such as novels and film. Hence, reading for the class will include literature from the social sciences and humanities, as well as critical works of fiction. Students will engege with these broader anthropological issues through an investigation of several global cities, especially Minneapolis-St. Paul, Chicago, Paris, Mexico City, Brasilia, and New Delhi. The class mixes lecture, discussion, and guided research. Lectures will introduce the history of urbanism and urban anthropology. Discussions will critically examine the readings, and offer insights and examples to better understand them. By participating in a guided research project, students will uncover hidden aspects of their own city, using ethnography or archaeology to shed light on the urban environment, social struggles over space, or other themes.

ANTH 3221 - Field School

Credits:	6.0 [max 18.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3221/Anth 8220
Typically offered:	Every Summer

Field excavation, survey, and research. Intensive training in excavation techniques, recordation, analysis, and interpretation of archaeological materials or prehistoric remains. prereq: instr consent

ANTH 3242W - Hero, Savage, or Equal? Representations of NonWestern Peoples in the Movies (WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Fall

This course will explore images of nonWestern peoples and cultures as they have appeared in the movies and in other popular media. It has four aims: l) to introduce the problem of nonWestern peoples in the West from historical points of view, 2) to discuss the relationship between mass media and issue of representation to the marketplace, 3) to introduce the concept of morality in and through collective representations as developed by Durkheim, and 4) to analyze the problem of moral agency in a series of Hollywood and Independent movies which portray nonwestern peoples and cultures. We will watch movies portraying three different groups of cultures, Pacific Islanders, Native Americans, and the Japanese. In each unit, we will first read important commentary on Western representations of each of these peoples, such as Bernard Smith on Pacific Islanders and Vine Deloria on images of Native Americans and Gina Marchetti on Hollywood?s Japanese.

ANTH 3306W - Medical Anthropology (GP, WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Fall & Spring

Relations among human affliction, health, healing, social institutions, and cultural representations cross-culturally. Human health/affliction. Medical knowledge/power. Healing. Body, international health, colonialism, and emerging diseases. Reproduction. Aging in a range of geographical settings. prereq: 1003 or 1005 or entry level soc sci course recommended

ANTH 3327W - Inca, Aztec & Maya Civilizations (HIS, WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3327W/Anth 5327W
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall

This course is an intensive examination of the emergence, growth, and conquest of native civilizations in ancient America, focusing on the Maya, Aztec, and Inca states. Lectures and discussions examine the culture and history of these Native American civilizations, while also introducing students to anthropological theories of the state, religion, aesthetics, and history.

ANTH 3401 - The Human Fossil Record

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3401/Anth 5401
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Fall Even Year

Fossil evidence paleoanthropologists use to reconstruct human evolutionary history. Taxonomy, phylogeny, behavior, ecology, tool use, land use, biogeography. Hands-on examination of fossil casts, readings from primary/secondary professional sources. prereq: 1001 or instr consent

ANTH 3402 - Zooarchaeology Laboratory

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Fall

How archaeologists reconstruct past societies, diets, and environments. Bones and bone fragments to skeletal element (e.g., femur, humerus, tibia), side, age, and taxon (e.g., horse, bison, antelope, hyena). Adaptations and functional morphology of animals� anatomy. Tool marks, tooth marks, burning, and types of bone breakage. Past societies' hunting, sharing, cooking practices as well as environmental reconstruction using vertebrates.

ANTH 3405 - Human Skeletal Analysis

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3405/Anth 5405
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Structure, design, and variability of modern human skeleton. Anatomy, functional morphology, development, evolutionary history. Bone histology/biology, excavation/preservation, taphonomy, pathology, forensic analyses. Differentiating between males/females, adults/sub-adults, and humans/non-humans.

ANTH 3501 - Managing Museum Collections

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3501/Anth 5501
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Fall Even Year

This course provides a hands-on and research experience in collections management utilizing artifact, archival, and digital collections. Museum collections, the objects or specimens they contain, the information associated with them, and their care and maintenance are a crucial part of both the sciences and the humanities. While seemingly disparate, many of the issues faced by those responsible for collections are quite similar: how to preserve and care for those collections, legal issues surrounding the materials they contain, how to organize and classify the items, how to facilitate discovery and access, and how to make the information contained in them available to the broadest audience possible. The course includes lectures by museum professionals, hands-on activities and selected readings. Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for ANTH 5501.

ANTH 3896 - Internship for Academic Credit

Credits:	1.0 -4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered:	Every Fall, Spring & Summer

An applied learning experience in an agreed-upon, short-term, supervised workplace activity, with defined goals, which may be related to a student's major field or area of interest. The work can be full or part time, paid or unpaid, primarily in off-campus environments. Internships integrate classroom knowledge and theory with practical application and skill development in professional or community settings. The skills and knowledge learned should be transferable to other employment settings and not simply to advance the operations of the employer. Typically the student's work is supervised and evaluated by a site coordinator or instructor.

ANTH 3980 - Topics in Anthropology

Credits:	3.0 [max 6.0]
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ANTH 3002 - Sex, Evolution, and Behavior: Examining Human Evolutionary Biology

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3002/EEB 3002
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Methods/theories used to understand humans in an evolutionary framework. What can be known only, or primarily, form an evolutionary perspective. How evolutionary biology of humans might lead to better evolutionary theory. How physiology, development, behavior, and ecology coordinate/co-evolve in humans.

EEB 3002 - Sex, Evolution, and Behavior: Examining Human Evolutionary Biology

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3002/EEB 3002
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Methods/theories to understand humans in evolutionary framework. What can be known only/primarily from evolutionary perspective. How evolutionary biology of humans might lead to better evolutionary theory. How physiology, development, behavior, and ecology coordinate/coevolve in humans.

ANTH 3009 - Prehistoric Pathways to World Civilizations (HIS)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3009/Anth 8009/Hist 3066
Typically offered:	Every Spring

How did complex urban societies first develop? This course addresses this question in ten regions of the world including Maya Mesoamerica, Inca South America, Sumerian Near East, Shang Civilization in East Asia, and early Greece and Rome.

HIST 3066 - Prehistoric Pathways to World Civilization (HIS)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3009/Anth 8009/Hist 3066
Typically offered:	Every Spring

How did complex urban societies first develop? This course addresses this question in ten regions of the world, including Maya Mesoamerica, Inca South America, Sumerian Near East, Shang Civilization in East Asia and early Greece and Rome.

ANTH 3021W - Anthropology of the Middle East (SOCS, GP, WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3021W/Anth 5021W/RelS 370
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Fall Even Year

Anthropological methods of analyzing/interpreting Middle Eastern cultures/societies.

RELS 3707W - Anthropology of the Middle East (SOCS, GP, WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3021W/Anth 5021W/RelS 370
Typically offered:	Fall Even Year

Anthropological field methods of analyzing/interpreting Middle Eastern cultures/societies.

ANTH 3023 - Culture and Society of India (GP, SOCS)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	ALL 3676/Anth 3023/GloS 3961
Typically offered:	Spring Even Year

Contemporary society and culture in South Asia from an anthropological perspective with reference to nationalism; postcolonial identities; media and public culture; gender, kinship and politics; religion; ethnicity; and the Indian diaspora.

GLOS 3961 - Culture and Society of India (GP, SOCS)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	ALL 3676/Anth 3023/GloS 3961
Typically offered:	Spring Even Year

Contemporary society and culture in South Asia from an anthropological perspective with reference to nationalism; postcolonial identities; media and public culture; gender, kinship and politics; religion; ethnicity; and the Indian diaspora.

ANTH 3027W - Archaeology of Prehistoric Europe (HIS, WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3027W/Anth 5027W/Hist 306
Typically offered:	Every Fall

How archaeologists analyze/interpret artifacts to develop knowledge about formation of European society, from earliest evidence of human occupation to Roman period.

HIST 3067W - Archaeology of Prehistoric Europe (HIS, WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3027W/Anth 5027W/Hist 306
Typically offered:	Every Fall

How archaeologists analyze/interpret artifacts to develop knowledge about formation of European society, from earliest evidence of human occupation to Roman period.

ANTH 3206 - Sex, Murder, and Bodily Discharges: Purity and Pollution in the Ancient World

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	ANTH 3206 CNES/JwSt/MEST/RelS
Typically offered:	Every Spring

"Dirt is dangerous" wrote Mary Douglas more than 50 years ago in her groundbreaking study, Purity and Danger: an Analysis of the Concept of Pollution and Taboo. Her work has been influential in ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean studies when dealing with issues of sacred/profane, purity/pollution, and ritual sacrifice and purification. Douglas' work provides a framework within which to understand ancients' thinking about these concepts that range from the sacredness of space and bodies to perceived pollutions cause by bodily leakage or liminal stages of life and death. In this course, we will examine Douglas' theory in light of ancient evidence, with special attention to anceint Israelite literature (the Tanakh or Old Testament) and ancient Jewish literature (the Dead Sea Scrolls), but we will also analyze other ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean examples of purity and pollution (from epigraphical and documentary evidence).

CNRC 3206 - Sex, Murder, and Bodily Discharges: Purity and Pollution in the Ancient World

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	ANTH 3206 CNES/JwSt/MEST/RelS
Grading Basis:	OPT No Aud
Typically offered:	Every Spring

"Dirt is dangerous" wrote Mary Douglas more than 50 years ago in her groundbreaking study, Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concept of Pollution and Taboo. Her work has been influential in ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean studies when dealing with issues of sacred/profane, purity/pollution, and ritual sacrifice and purification. Douglas' work provides a framework within which to understand ancients' thinking about these concepts that range from the sacredness of space and of bodies to perceived pollutions caused by bodily leakage or liminal stages of life and death. In this course, we will examine Douglas' theory in light of ancient evidence, with special attention to ancient Israelite literature (the Tanakh or Old Testament) and ancient Jewish literature (the Dead Sea Scrolls), but we will also analyze other ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean examples of purity and pollution (from epigraphical and documentary evidence).

JWST 3206 - Sex, Murder, and Bodily Discharges: Purity and Pollution in the Ancient World

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	ANTH 3206 CNES/JwSt/MEST/RelS
Grading Basis:	OPT No Aud
Typically offered:	Every Spring

"Dirt is dangerous" wrote Mary Douglas more than 50 years ago in her groundbreaking study, Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concept of Pollution and Taboo. Her work has been influential in ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean studies when dealing with issues of sacred/profane, purity/pollution, and ritual sacrifice and purification. Douglas' work provides a framework within which to understand ancients' thinking about these concepts that range from the sacredness of space and of bodies to perceived pollutions caused by bodily leakage or liminal stages of life and death. In this course, we will examine Douglas' theory in light of ancient evidence, with special attention to ancient Israelite literature (the Tanakh or Old Testament) and ancient Jewish literature (the Dead Sea Scrolls), but we will also analyze other ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean examples of purity and pollution (from epigraphical and documentary evidence).

RELS 3206 - Sex, Murder, and Bodily Discharges: Purity and Pollution in the Ancient World

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	ANTH 3206 CNES/JwSt/MEST/RelS
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Dirt is dangerous" wrote Mary Douglas more than 50 years ago in her groundbreaking study, Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concept of Pollution and Taboo. Her work has been influential in ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean studies when dealing with issues of sacred/profane, purity/pollution, and ritual sacrifice and purification. Douglas' work provides a framework within which to understand ancients' thinking about these concepts that range from the sacredness of space and of bodies to perceived pollutions caused by bodily leakage or liminal stages of life and death. In this course, we will examine Douglas' theory in light of ancient evidence, with special attention to ancient Israelite literature (the Tanakh or Old Testament) and ancient Jewish literature (the Dead Sea Scrolls), but we will also analyze other ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean examples of purity and pollution (from epigraphical and documentary evidence).

ANTH 3255 - Archaeology of Ritual and Religion

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3255/Anth 5255/RelS 3254/
Typically offered:	Fall Even Year

The course discusses evidence for the origins of religion and its diverse roles in human socieities over millennia. It focuses on how artifacts and architecture are essential to religious experience. It asks: What constitutes religion for different cultures? Why is religion at the heart of politics, social life, and cultural imagination?

RELS 3254 - Archaeology of Ritual and Religion

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3255/Anth 5255/RelS 3254/
Typically offered:	Fall Even Year

The course discusses evidence for the origins of religion and its diverse roles in human societies over millennia. It focuses on how artifacts and architecture are essential to religious experience. It asks: What constitutes religion for different cultures? Why is religion at the heart of politics, social life, and cultural imagination?

ANTH 3601 - Archaeology and Native Americans (DSJ)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3601/Anth 5601/AmIn 3602/
Typically offered:	Fall Even Year

Historical, political, legal, and ethical dimensions of the relationship of American archaeology to American Indian people. Case studies of how representational narratives about Native people are created through archaeology; responses by Native communities; and the frameworks for collaborative and equitable archaeological practice. Professional ethics in archaeology/heritage studies in American contexts.

AMIN 3602 - Archaeology and Native Americans (DSJ)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3601/Anth 5601/AmIn 3602/
Typically offered:	Fall Even Year

Historical, political, legal, and ethical dimensions of the relationship of American archaeology to American Indian people. Case studies of how representational narratives about Native people are created through archaeology; responses by Native communities; and the frameworks for collaborative and equitable archaeological practice. Professional ethics in archaeology/heritage studies in American contexts.

ANTH 3631 - Islam in America: A History of the Present

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3631/RelS 3631
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall & Spring

From the "Age of Discovery" and the African slave trade, to Malcolm X and the War on Terror, Islam has long been an integral part of the American landscape. In this course, students will examine the history of Islam and social formation of Muslim communities in the United States. We will approach this history in the plural: as histories of Islam in America, paying particular attention to the different local and global dynamics that led to the migration of this racially, ethnically, and class variegated community. This course will explore how racial, national, cultural, and sectarian differences within and between Muslim communities shape and challenge the notion of a singular Islam or Muslim community. We will ask how and why Islam and Muslims have been characterized - both historically and today - as a "problem" in/for America. What does the emergence of terminology like "American Muslim" and "American Islam" tell us about these historical tensions, conceptions of good/bad citizenship, and identity politics more broadly, in the United States today?

RELS 3631 - Islam in America: A History of the Present

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3631/RelS 3631
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall & Summer

From the ?Age of Discovery? and the African slave trade, to Malcolm X and the War on Terror, Islam has long been an integral part of the American landscape. In this course students will examine the history of Islam and social formation of Muslim communities in the United States. We will approach this history in the plural: as histories of Islam in America, paying particular attention to the different local and global dynamics that led to the migration of this racially, ethnically, and class variegated community. This course will explore how racial, national, cultural, and sectarian differences within and between Muslim communities shape and challenge the notion of a singular Islam or Muslim community. We will ask how and why Islam and Muslims have been characterized - both historically and today - as a "problem" in/for America. What does the emergence of terminology like ?American Muslim? and ?American Islam? tell us about these historical tensions, conceptions of good/bad citizenship, and identity politics more broadly, in the United States today?

ANTH 3993 - Directed Study for Capstone Project Preparation

Credits:	1.0 [max 1.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Fall & Spring

The Anthropology Independent Capstone Project Planning course is the first semester in a two-semester project sequence. In this first semester course, ANTH 3993, students plan their project and carry out preliminary research in consultation with their faculty mentor. Students and faculty mentors meet throughout the semester. The resulting project typically consists of an annotated bibliography, project proposal, Interdisciplinary Review Board application if appropriate , and/or pilot study. A directed study contract between the student and faculty mentor is required for registration. prereq: [Jr or sr] anth major, instr consent

ANTH 4013W - Capstone Project Writing Seminar (WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Fall & Spring

This seminar is designed for students participating in the Anthropology Senior Capstone Project. The purpose of this seminar is to provide students with instructional support and a structured environment in which to develop their research and writing skills within the practical context of writing a senior thesis for the Capstone. The thesis is based on original research for the Senior Capstone Project conducted by students in consultation with their advisors, and it is advised that students finish conducting research before enrolling in this course. In some cases, it is possible research may continue from the planning course into this seminar. The seminar meets once a week, during which time students engage in active learning exercises, in-class discussions, and peer review as they write their thesis. The goal of this course is to align the writing abilities of students with the writing criteria developed by departmental faculty as part of the Center for Writing?s Writing Enriched Curriculum. This course compliments student?s advisor-advisee relationship for the Senior Capstone Project, and it is required that students set up regular meetings with their advisors to discuss their progress in the course in addition to consulting about the content of their projects. prereq: sr major, instr consent

ANTH 4013H - Capstone Project Writing Seminar

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Fall & Spring

The purpose of this seminar is to provide Honors students with instructional support and a structured environment in which to develop their research and writing skills within the practical context of writing the Honors Thesis for the Capstone. The thesis is based on original research for the Senior Capstone Project conducted by students in consultation with their advisors, and it is advised that students finish conducting research before enrolling in this course. In some cases it is possible research may continue from the planning course into this seminar. The seminar meets once a week, during which time students engage in active learning exercises, in-class discussions, and peer review as they write their thesis. The goal of this course is to align the writing abilities of students with the writing criteria developed by departmental faculty as part of the Center for Writing?s Writing Enriched Curriculum. This course compliments student?s advisor-advisee relationship for the Senior Capstone Project, and it is required that students set up regular meetings with their advisors to discuss their progress in the course in addition to consulting about the content of their projects. prereq: Sr major, honors student, instr consent

ANTH 4093 - In-Class Capstone Project

Credits:	1.0 [max 1.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Fall & Spring

Course that fulfills the senior capstone requirement as an add-on directed study in association with an upper-level 4xxx-5xxx-level ANTH course. Instructor or department consent required.

ANTH 3005W - Language, Culture, and Power (SOCS, DSJ, WI)

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Studying language as a social practice, students transcribe and analyze conversation they record themselves, and consider issues of identity and social power in daily talk.

ANTH 3034W - Roots Music in American Culture and Society (DSJ, WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall

This course focuses on aspects of southern American vernacular music that came to public attention in the 1920s and 1930s as commercial recordings and field recordings of rural music became available. Although the music had deep roots in the American past, it also underwent dramatic transformations as a result of the coming of industrial capitalism to the south and as a result of the commercial recording process itself. This music continues to profoundly shape popular music today. We will try to consider as many questions as possible during the semester, but we will focus especially on three sets of issues. First, we will consider the music in terms of the historical contexts that shaped it. Second, we will consider the cultural politics surrounding the music as we focus on question of how historical narratives, popular media and popular perceptions, and scholarly works represent and interpret (in often problematic ways) certain genres of popular music and what the politics of those representations might be; and we will consider also how we listen to ?roots music,? how our listening is shaped by contemporary social and political circumstances. Third, we will attempt to understand musical genres in relation to the production of race and class and the experience of racial and class inequalities in the United States, and this may in turn prompt us to think critically about the idea of musical genre itself.

ANTH 3046W - Romance and Culture (GP, WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Romance, aspects of this kind of love relationships from different perspectives in social/biological sciences. Draws on cross-cultural materials.

ANTH 3047W - Anthropology of Sex, Gender and Sexuality (WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3047W/GWSS 3047W
Typically offered:	Periodic Spring

This course explores the concepts of "sex," "gender," and "sexuality" through the scholarship of feminist anthropology, queer anthropology, and their antecedents. Students will read ethnographies that grapple with the contingent and shifting formations of these social constructions - when they emerge, disentangle, re-entangle, submerge, etc. The course will highlight the roles of imperialism, (settler) colonialism, capitalism, racism, heteropatriarchy, ableism, and other forms of social power in shaping these formations as well at the social categories - "sex," "gender," and "sexuality" - themselves.

ANTH 3145W - Urban Anthropology (WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3145W/Anth 5045W
Typically offered:	Periodic Spring

This class explores anthropological approaches to urban life. On one hand, the course examines the ontological nature of the city by looking into the relation between cities and their environment, and asking whether and how people differentiated "urban" and "non-urban" spaces. It uncovers the social practices and behaviors that define urban life; urban-rural distinctions; the material and ecological processes that constitute cities; and popular representations of city and/or countryside. On the other hand, the course investigates the spatial and social divisions of the city, seeking to understand the historical struggles and ongoing processes that both draw together and differentiate the people of an urban environment. It studies how cities influence decision-making, contributing to the uneven distribution of power and resources. It considers: industrialization; urban class conflict; gendered and racialized spaces; and suburbanization. Both of these approaches will also critically consider the city as a social object that we encounter and learn about through our engagement with kinds of media, such as novels and film. Hence, reading for the class will include literature from the social sciences and humanities, as well as critical works of fiction. Students will engege with these broader anthropological issues through an investigation of several global cities, especially Minneapolis-St. Paul, Chicago, Paris, Mexico City, Brasilia, and New Delhi. The class mixes lecture, discussion, and guided research. Lectures will introduce the history of urbanism and urban anthropology. Discussions will critically examine the readings, and offer insights and examples to better understand them. By participating in a guided research project, students will uncover hidden aspects of their own city, using ethnography or archaeology to shed light on the urban environment, social struggles over space, or other themes.

ANTH 3242W - Hero, Savage, or Equal? Representations of NonWestern Peoples in the Movies (WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Every Fall

This course will explore images of nonWestern peoples and cultures as they have appeared in the movies and in other popular media. It has four aims: l) to introduce the problem of nonWestern peoples in the West from historical points of view, 2) to discuss the relationship between mass media and issue of representation to the marketplace, 3) to introduce the concept of morality in and through collective representations as developed by Durkheim, and 4) to analyze the problem of moral agency in a series of Hollywood and Independent movies which portray nonwestern peoples and cultures. We will watch movies portraying three different groups of cultures, Pacific Islanders, Native Americans, and the Japanese. In each unit, we will first read important commentary on Western representations of each of these peoples, such as Bernard Smith on Pacific Islanders and Vine Deloria on images of Native Americans and Gina Marchetti on Hollywood?s Japanese.

ANTH 3306W - Medical Anthropology (GP, WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Every Fall & Spring

Relations among human affliction, health, healing, social institutions, and cultural representations cross-culturally. Human health/affliction. Medical knowledge/power. Healing. Body, international health, colonialism, and emerging diseases. Reproduction. Aging in a range of geographical settings. prereq: 1003 or 1005 or entry level soc sci course recommended

ANTH 3327W - Inca, Aztec & Maya Civilizations (HIS, WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3327W/Anth 5327W
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall

This course is an intensive examination of the emergence, growth, and conquest of native civilizations in ancient America, focusing on the Maya, Aztec, and Inca states. Lectures and discussions examine the culture and history of these Native American civilizations, while also introducing students to anthropological theories of the state, religion, aesthetics, and history.

ANTH 4003W - Contemporary Perspectives in Cultural Anthropology (WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall & Spring

This course considers issues of race, class, gender, �culture," and globality across multiple genres of writing (ethnography, history, fiction, poetry, memoir). We do this by reading the work of writers who, with an ethnographic sensibility, focus on a particular person whose life is lived in obscurity, at the margins. We ask how such an approach that aims to evoke a world through a life might allow the reader to understand how people move across space and time and through their social worlds, in ways that other kinds of ethnographic or historical writing might not. prereq: [1003 or 1005], or instr consent

ANTH 4029W - Anthropology of Social Class (WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3049W / Anth 4029W
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall & Spring

This course is divided into three parts, each of which has different, but related, purposes. The initial part has general and theoretical goals. First, differences between cultural anthropology and sociology with respect to the study of class difference will be introduced. Secondly, the major theories about hierarchy in pre-state society will be examined. Third, central theories and concepts in the study of stratification in complex societies will be surveyed. In particular, attention will be paid to the relationship between class and individual taste in the work of Pierre Bourdieu. The second part will focus on attitudes about class difference in N. American society. Topics will center on class in everyday life, with special reference to the domains of education, consumption and romantic love. The third part of the course will concern class in nonWestern and/or developing countries, specifically in the Pacific and India. Throughout the course, in addition to readings and lectures, use will be made of representations of class in popular culture, such as magazines and the movies.

ANTH 4031W - Anthropology and Social Justice (CIV, WI)

Credits:	4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered:	Spring Odd Year

Practical application of theories/methods from social/cultural anthropology. Issues of policy, planning, implementation, and ethics as they relate to applied anthropology. prereq: 1003 or 1005 or 4003 or grad student or instr consent

ANTH 4994W - Directed Research (WI)

Credits:	1.0 -6.0 [max 6.0]
Typically offered:	Every Fall, Spring & Summer

Qualified students may conduct a well-defined research project under the guidance of a faculty member. prereq: instr consent

ANTH 5045W - Urban Anthropology (WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3145W/Anth 5045W
Typically offered:	Periodic Spring

This class explores anthropological approaches to urban life. On one hand, the course examines the ontological nature of the city by looking into the relation between cities and their environment, and asking whether and how people differentiate "urban" and 'non-urban" spaces. It uncovers the social practices and behaviors that define urban life; urban-rural distinctions; the material and ecological processes that constitute cities; and popular representations of city and/or countryside. On the other hand, the course investigates the spatial and social divisions of the city, seeking to understand the historical struggles and ongoing processes that both draw together and differentiate the people of an urban environment. It studies how cities influence political decision-making, contributing to the uneven distribution of power and resources. It considers: industrialization; urban class conflict; gendered and racialized spaces; and suburbanization. Both of these approaches will also critically consider the city as a social object that we encounter and learn about through our engagement with kinds of media, such as novels and film. Hence, reading for the class will include literature from the social sciences and humanities, as well as critical works of fiction. Students will engage with these broader anthropological issues through an investigation of several global cities, especially Minneapolis-St. Paul, Chicago, Paris, Mexico City, Brasilia, and New Delhi. The class mixes lecture, discussion, and guided research. Lectures will introduce the history of urbanism and urban anthropology. Discussions will critically evaluate the readings, and offer insights and examples to better understand them. By participating in a guided research project, students will uncover hidden aspects of their own city, using ethnography or archaeology to shed light on the urban environment, social struggles over space, or other themes.

ANTH 5327W - Inca, Aztec & Maya Civilizations (HIS, WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 6.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3327W/Anth 5327W
Grading Basis:	A-F only
Typically offered:	Periodic Fall

This course is an intensive examination of the emergence, growth, and conquest of native civilizations in ancient America, focusing on the Maya, Aztec, and Inca states. Lectures and discussions examine the culture and history of these Native American civilizations, while also introducing students to anthropological theories of the state, religion, aesthetics, and history.

ANTH 3015W - Biology, Evolution, and Cultural Development of Language & Music (SOCS, WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3015W/Anth 5015W
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Language is the most human form of behavior, and the investigation of the ways language and culture interact is one of the most important aspects of the study of human beings. The most fascinating problem in this study is how language itself may have evolved as the result of the interaction between biological and cultural development of the human species. In this course we will consider the development of the brain, the relationship between early hominins, including Neanderthals and Modern Humans, and such questions as the role of gossip and music in the development of language.

ANTH 5015W - Biology, Evolution, and Cultural Development of Language & Music (SOCS, WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3015W/Anth 5015W
Typically offered:	Every Spring

Language is the most human form of behavior, and the investigation of the ways language and culture interact is one of the most important aspects of the study of human beings. The most fascinating problem in this study is how language itself may have evolved as the result of the interaction between biological and cultural development of the human species. In this course we will consider the development of the brain, the relationship between early hominins, including Neanderthals and Modern Humans, and such questions as the role of gossip and music in the development of language.

ANTH 3021W - Anthropology of the Middle East (SOCS, GP, WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3021W/Anth 5021W/RelS 370
Grading Basis:	A-F or Aud
Typically offered:	Fall Even Year

Anthropological methods of analyzing/interpreting Middle Eastern cultures/societies.

ANTH 5021W - Anthropology of the Middle East (SOCS, GP, WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3021W/Anth 5021W/RelS 370
Typically offered:	Fall Even Year

Anthropological field methods of analyzing/interpreting Middle Eastern cultures/societies.

RELS 3707W - Anthropology of the Middle East (SOCS, GP, WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3021W/Anth 5021W/RelS 370
Typically offered:	Fall Even Year

Anthropological field methods of analyzing/interpreting Middle Eastern cultures/societies.

RELS 5707W - Anthropology of the Middle East (SOCS, GP, WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3021W/Anth 5021W/RelS 370
Typically offered:	Fall Even Year

Anthropological field methods of analyzing/interpreting Middle Eastern cultures/societies.

ANTH 3027W - Archaeology of Prehistoric Europe (HIS, WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3027W/Anth 5027W/Hist 306
Typically offered:	Every Fall

How archaeologists analyze/interpret artifacts to develop knowledge about formation of European society, from earliest evidence of human occupation to Roman period.

ANTH 5027W - Archaeology of Prehistoric Europe (HIS, WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3027W/Anth 5027W/Hist 306
Typically offered:	Every Fall

How archaeologists/historians analyze/interpret artifacts to develop knowledge about formation of European society, from earliest evidence of human occupation to Roman Period. Interpreting archaeological evidence from specific sites to understand broad trends in human past.

HIST 3067W - Archaeology of Prehistoric Europe (HIS, WI)

Credits:	3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies:	Anth 3027W/Anth 5027W/Hist 306
Typically offered:	Every Fall

How archaeologists analyze/interpret artifacts to develop knowledge about formation of European society, from earliest evidence of human occupation to Roman period.

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