Department of
Anthropology
2015
Fall
Course Descriptions
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ANTHROPOLOGY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
The Department offers work leading to the
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Anthropology.
Carolina Core Requirements: Same as the College of Arts and
Sciences, except for the following more specific requirements:
Major Prerequisites:
ANTH 101 or ANTH 161
&
ANTH 102
(ONLY 101 or 102 fulfill 3 hrs of the 6-hr Social Science Distribution
Requirement)
General Major:
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A topical course in biological anthropology (3 hours)
A topical course in archaeology (3 hours)
A topical course in linguistic anthropology (3 hours)
A topical course in cultural anthropology (3 hours)
A 500-level anthropology course (3 hours)
At least four other anthropology courses (12 hours)
(Prerequisites do not satisfy any of the above General Major
requirements!)
Major requirements (27 hours)
Total of 33 credit hours with the Prerequisites
B.A. with Distinction:
Departmental Undergraduate Research Track/Intensive Major is
available to students majoring in Anthropology who wish to participate
in significant research activities in collaboration with, or under the
supervision of, a faculty mentor.
Minimum GPA of 3.3 overall and in major
 A topical course in biological anthropology (3 hours)
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A topical course in archaeology (3 hours)
A topical course in linguistic anthropology (3 hours)
A topical course in cultural anthropology (3 hours)
Two 500-level anthropology courses (6 hours)
Field School, Laboratory, Practicum, Qualitative Methodology or
Quantitative Methodology course (3 hours)
 At least two other anthropology courses (6 hours)
 ANTH 201 Inquiry or additional 500-level course chosen in
consultation with advisor (3 hours)
 ANTH 498 Thesis (3 hours)
Major requirements 33 hours
Total of 39 credit hours with the Prerequisites
The senior thesis will produce a piece of original research and a public
presentation of the research in a venue approved by the faculty
mentor. Examples of such venues would include:
 Annual meeting of the Southern Anthropological Society (or
another annual meeting of the appropriate professional
organization)
 A regular or special session of the Department of Anthropology
Colloquium Series
 USC Discovery Day
 Submission to a professional journal
A written sponsorship agreement from the faculty mentor will be placed
on file in the Department of Anthropology office.
Students who successfully complete the intensive major requirements
with a GPA of 3.3 or higher in the major and overall will be awarded
their degree with Distinction in Anthropology upon graduation.
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University of South Carolina
MINOR IN ANTHROPOLOGY
REQUIREMENTS
This minor consists of eighteen (18) semester hours.
ANTH 101—Primates, People and Prehistory
ANTH 102—Understanding Other Cultures
And four (4) courses of your choice at the 200-level or above.
**(If ANTH 161 is taken for Scientific Literacy, then ANTH 101 does not have to
be taken; but another course must be selected to have the correct number of
total credits for the MINOR)
In certain cases
ANTH 101 or ANTH 102 can be exempted by permission of the Undergraduate Director in the
Department, and replaced with other anthropology courses.
*For more information on advisement and majors and minors in Anthropology go to:
http://www.cas.sc.edu/anth/undergrad2.html
COGNATE IN ANTHROPOLOGY
REQUIREMENTS
A Cognate requires a minimum of 12 hours in advanced courses (usually 300 or above) in
other departments related to and supporting the major. Courses should be junior/senior level
and must be approved in advance by the advisor. Cognate courses may be taken in one or
more departments. A grade of D will be accepted for cognate credit only if approved by the
Anthropology Department advisor, who should note and date such approval in writing on your
advisement worksheet (kept in your file in the Anthropology main office, Hamilton 317).
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Things to Remember for Undergraduate Advisement
The Anthropology Department is committed to quality academic advising. Each student
enrolled in the Department is assigned a faculty advisor whose specialty most closely matches
the student's interests. The faculty advisor must sign advisement forms and monitor the
progression toward the degree. The advisor cautions the student to make certain that
academic programs are completed in a timely manner. This is especially important since not all
required courses may be offered each semester. It is the responsibility of students to keep
track of their courses and make sure that their programs satisfy department and
College graduation requirements.
Reminders:
1.
Check name on list outside of Anthropology Main Office (Gambrell Hall, Suite 440)
2.
Sign up for advisement on your advisor's door. (He/she will have clearly marked their
available times.) Make sure you put your phone number on the advisement sign-up
sheet.
3.
Take your file to the advisement appointment with ideas about the courses you would
like to take. (Files are picked up from the main office in Gambrell Hall, Suite 440.)
4.
It is ultimately the responsibility of the student to make sure he/she fulfills the
requirements for the degree.
5.
Following advisement, the student must take a copy of the signed advisement form to
the College of Liberal Arts Dean's office in Flinn Hall or to the departmental
Undergraduate Administrative Assistant. Only then will the student be cleared on the
computer for registration.
6.
During the student’s the first semester of their Senior Year, he/she must call the office of
the Dean (777-2993) and make an appointment for a Senior Check. The Major Program
Card (available in the Department of Anthropology Office, Gambrell Hall, Suite 440)
must be completed in advance of the Senior Check. The student should schedule an
appointment with his/her advisor to fill out the Major Program card in time to take it to
the appointment at the Dean's office.
7.
The student must apply for graduation at the Dean's office in the first month of their
last semester.
NOTE:
The normal course load is 15-18 hours per semester. In order to take 19 or more hours, a
student must have attained in the previous full semester an average of 3.0 or better on a
minimum of 12 hours taken on a non-pass/fail basis. In order to enroll in independent study, a
student must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher. No student may apply more than 15
hours of independent study credits toward the degree. Courses taken on a pass/fail basis can
only be used as free electives. This option is available only to students with a GPA of 2.000
and above and for no more than 8 courses. No grade of D will be permitted to count toward a
student's major, minor, or cognate. If necessary, the course must be repeated, raising the
number of hours required for graduation. In order to graduate, the student must have a
minimum of 120 applicable hours, meet all course requirements, be in good standing, meet
departmental or program requirements, and have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.000 on all
work completed at USC.
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Help your advisor help you!
☺Be on time for your appointment
☺If you are in trouble with a specific course, or all of your courses, be prepared to discuss this
matter. Be open to your advisor’s suggestions for using the Academic Skills Center, Writing
Center, Math Lab, etc.
☺If you are undecided about your major or you are having second thoughts about your major,
ask your advisor’s opinion. Your advisor cannot make your decision for you, but he or she can
suggest possibilities and refer you to other sources for help and information.
☺Have an idea about which courses you would like to take in the upcoming semester, and
listen carefully to your advisor’s recommendations. Familiarize yourself with the pre-requisites
for the courses that you wish to take. Be sure you have met the pre-requisites.
☺Ask questions about your progress toward meeting your general education requirements,
major requirements, major course sequences and other course requirements for your degree.
Review your progress toward graduation.
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Contact Information
Office
Phone
Email
Dr. Drucilla Barker
Gambrell 408
7-3200
[email protected]
Dr. Joanna Casey
Gambrell 413
7-6700
[email protected]
Dr. Carlina de la Cova
Gambrell 409
7-2957
[email protected]
Dr. Sharon DeWitte
Gambrell 410
7-6940
[email protected]
Dr. Sherina FelicianoSantos
Gambrell 423
7-7259
[email protected]
Dr. Ken Kelly
Gambrell 401
7-2616
[email protected]
Dr. Courtney Lewis
Gambrell 411
7-9922
[email protected]
Dr. Marc Moskowitz
Gambrell 418
7-1536
[email protected]
Dr. Jennifer Reynolds
Gambrell 420
7-2392
[email protected]
Dr. David Simmons
Gambrell 424
7-2321
[email protected]
Dr. Kimberly Simmons
Harper College
7-0822
[email protected]
Dr. Gail Wagner
Gambrell 432
7-6548
[email protected]
Dr. Terry Weik
Gambrell 414
7-6789
[email protected]
Cat Keegan
Gambrell 435
7-9604
[email protected]
Claudia Carriere
Gambrell 439
7-0993
[email protected]
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Anthropology 399 (Independent
Study), 498 (Senior Thesis), 699
(Reading and Research), 799
(Master’s Thesis) and 899
(Dissertation Prep) are being
offered. Please speak to your
Advisor if you are interested in
signing up for one of these
classes.
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Fall 2015
Calendar
FALL 2015
August 16, Sun.
New Student Convocation
August 17, Mon.
Faculty Reporting Date
August 20, Thurs.
Classes begin
August 26, Wed.
Last day to change/drop a course without a
grade of "W" being recorded
September 7, Mon.
Labor Day Holiday - no classes
September 10, Thurs.
Last day to apply for December graduation
October 8, Thurs.
Last day to drop a course or withdraw
without a grade of "WF" being recorded
Midpoint in semester
October 22-23, Thurs.-Fri.
Fall break - no classes
November 25-29, Wed.Sun.
Thanksgiving recess - no classes
December 4, Fri.
Last day of classes
December 5, Sat.
Reading day
December 7-14, Mon.-Mon. Final examinations (includes exams on
Sat.)
December 14, Mon.
Commencement Exercises in Columbia
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Courses Being Offered Fall 2015
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Anthropology 101.001 / Primates, People, and Prehistory
MWF / 9:40 – 10:30 / Petigru 108
Professor: Terrance Weik
(3 credits)
Prerequisite for Anthropology Majors & Minors
AND
Fulfills 3 hrs. of the 6 hr. Social Sciences (GSS) Requirement
Course Readings:
ANNUAL EDITIONS: Physical Anthropology 11/12, 20e (New York, McGraw Hill, 2010), by
Elvio Angeloni.
Blackboard Articles.
Course Description:
This course is a survey of some of the fundamental evidence, methods, and theories that
comprise archaeology and biological anthropology. Students will develop an introductory
understanding of how archaeology and biological anthropology are related to other subfields
of anthropology, as well as the social and natural sciences. This class is designed to explore
the relationship between human biology, history, environment, artifacts, and culture with
special emphasis on evolution.
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Learning Outcomes:
Course Learning Objectives
By the end of the semester students will be able to
1) Understand the most important events, processes, and concepts regarding human
evolution;
2) Describe methods employed by archaeologists and biological anthropologists;
3) Recognize parameters for good interdisciplinary, comparative, social scientific research;
4) Explain theories that have shaped anthropological approaches;
5) Map our ancient global cultural heritage;
6) Articulate the challenges that we face in preserving our cultural & natural resources;
7) Apply fundamental principles of effective cultural analysis and critical thinking
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Anthropology 101.002 / Primates, People and Prehistory
TR / 2:50 – 4:05 / Gambrell 302
Professor: Andrew White
(3 credits)
Prerequisite for Anthropology Majors & Minors
AND
Fulfills 3 hrs. of the 6 hr. Social Sciences (GSS) Requirement
Course Readings:
TBA
Course Description:
This course covers the origin and evolution of humans and human societies, exploring our
cultural and biological evolution from the first appearance of upright-walking, small-brained
hominins (5 to 7 million years ago), though the appearance of fully modern humans during the
Ice Age, to the emergence of complex civilizations during the last 10,000 years. Among other
things, we will discuss:
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How paleoanthropologists and archaeologists use material evidence to understand what
happened in the past;
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How our evolutionary past is related to the human condition;
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How and why human populations transform themselves from mobile, hunting-and-gathering
societies into complex political/social formations such as chiefdoms, states, and empires;
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What the past has to do with the present.
These questions are both profoundly interesting and profoundly difficult. We will address them
in a broad overview of what we know and what we don’t know about the human past, focusing
on the major transitions that led from the first bipedal apes to the Industrial Revolution.
Anthropology 101.E01 / Primates, People and Prehistory
TR /6:00 – 7:15 / Gambrell 412
Professor: Adam King
(3 credits)
Prerequisite for Anthropology Majors & Minors
AND
Fulfills 3 hrs. of the 6 hr. Social Sciences (GSS) Requirement
Course Description:
Physical anthropology, as a subfield of general anthropology, is focused on understanding
humans as biological organisms and users of culture. This class will provide an introduction to
the concepts, methods, and data of physical, biological, and archaeological anthropology.
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Students will explore human origins, human evolution, human prehistory, and cultural
existence from its less complex forms to early civilizations.
ANTH 102.001-012 / Understanding Other Cultures
MW / 10:50 – 11:40 / Darla Moore School of Bus. 123
Professor: Jennifer Reynolds
(3 credits)
Section 1: Wednesday / 1:10-2:00 / Gambrell 406
Section 2: Wednesday / 2:20-3:10 / Gambrell 406
Section 3: Wednesday / 3:30-4:20 / Gambrell 406
Section 4: Thursday / 10:05-10:55 / Gambrell 406
Section 5: Thursday / 11:40-12:30 / Gambrell 406
Section 6 Thursday / 1:15-2:05 / Gambrell 406
Section 7: Thursday / 2:50-3:40 / Gambrell 406
Section 8: Thursday / 4:25-5:15 / Gambrell 406
Section 9: Friday / / 9:40-10:30/ Gambrell 406
Section 10: Friday / 10:50-11:40 / Gambrell 406
Section 11: Friday / 1:10-2:00 / Gambrell 406
Section 12: Friday / 2:20-3:10 / Gambrell 406
Prerequisite for Anthropology Majors & Minors
AND
Fulfills 3 hrs of the 6-hr Social Science GSS (Global Citizenship & Multicultural
Understanding) Carolina Core Requirement
Course Description:
What is the concept of culture? How have anthropologists studied it? This course is designed
to celebrate creative similarities & differences expressed through cultural diversity in all of its
social and symbolic manifestations. It will also deal with the effects of class, ethnic, racial, and
gender hierarchies across a range of cultural and societal contexts. The course will introduce
the beginning student to the primary domains of cultural anthropology: the concept of culture,
fieldwork, and professional ethics. The overarching objectives of this class seek to help
students develop an appreciation of how human cultural diversity is always understood against
the backdrop of what is shared, to develop an awareness of our own cultural ethnocentrisms,
to deepen students’ understanding of different forms of social stratification and inequality in
cross-cultural perspective, and to illustrate how anthropology contributes to interdisciplinary
approaches which seek to ameliorate contemporary world problems.
Course Presentation:
Lectures, films, and small & large group discussion.
Audience:
Undergraduate students interested in learning about contemporary human cultural and
linguistic diversity.
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Anthropology 102.E01/ Understanding Other Cultures
MW / 5:30 – 6:45 / Gambrell 412
Instructor: Nick Younginer
(3 credits)
Prerequisite for Anthropology Majors & Minors
AND
Fulfills 3 hrs of the 6-hr Social Science GSS (Global Citizenship & Multicultural
Understanding) Carolina Core Requirement
Course Description:
Anthropology, in general, is the holistic study of human cultural variation through time and
space. The course will address a range of anthropological issues including economics,
political systems and globalization, religion and ideology, language and communication,
gender, race, and kinship systems.
Anthropology 161.001 - 008 / Human Origins: An Intro to Biological Anthropology
TR / 10:05 – 11:20 / BT Washington
Professor: Carlina De La Cova
(4 credits)
Can be used as a Prerequisite in place of ANTH 101 within the Major
AND
Fulfills 4 hrs of the Carolina Core Requirements for the Scientific Literacy’s 8 hrs
Section 1: Thursday / 11:40 – 1:10 / Gambrell 430
Section 2: Monday / 12:00-1:30 / Gambrell 430
Section 3: Monday / 2:20-3:50 / Gambrell 430
Section 4: Tuesday / 11:40-1:10 / Gambrell 430
Section 5: Thursday / 2:50-4:30 / Gambrell 430
Section 6: Wednesday / 9:40-11:10/ Gambrell 430
Section 7: Wednesday / 12:00 – 1:30 / Gambrell 430
Section 8: Wednesday / 2:20 – 3:50 / Gambrell 430
(Note: This course can be used as a Prerequisite for the Anthropology Major and it can
also be used for 4 hrs of the Carolina Core Requirements for the Science Literacy’s 8
credits at the same time. This course cannot be used to satisfy any credits for the
Social Science GSS Carolina Core Requirement)
Course Description:
This four-credit course satisfies the College of Arts and Sciences requirement for a Lab
Science Course. It can also meet the Anthropology Major prerequisite requirement and the
Anthropology Minor requirement in place of ANTH 101. It meets for two one hour and fifteen
minute lectures and a required two-hour lab. Students should take either ANTH 101 and
ANTH 161, and not take both courses due to some course overlap. The course is an
introduction to the science of biological anthropology. Biological anthropology is a subfield of
anthropology that emphasizes a focus on humanity and its origin from a biological perspective.
As a subfield of Anthropology, biological anthropology recognizes the complex interaction of
biology and culture in the evolutionary development of the human species. In this class we
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study the basic concepts and mechanisms of evolution and the evolutionary history of
humankind from primate beginnings to anatomically and behaviorally modern Homo sapiens.
The course is divided into 3 sections: 1) the science of anthropology and the models and
mechanisms of human evolution; 2) modern human variation and adaptation, and our
relationships to non-human primates; and 3) the origin, development, and dispersal of humans
using evidence from the fossil record (paleoanthropology) and archaeological remains. Along
the way, it illustrates the ways in which anthropologists learn about the past and how we can
use our knowledge of the past to understand the present. The weekly labs will address
subjects including genetics, human variation, primate anatomy and behavior, human anatomy,
fossil hominids, and archaeological dating techniques
Anthropology 161.H01 - H04 / Human Origins: An Intro to Biological Anthropology
TR / 10:05 – 11:20 / BT Washington
Professor: Carlina De la Cova
(4 credits)
FOR HONORS COLLEGE STUDENTS ONLY
Can be used as a Prerequisite in place of ANTH 101 within the Major
AND
Fulfills 4 hrs of the Carolina Core Requirements for the Scientific Literacy’s 8 hrs
Honors 1: Monday / 9:40 – 11:10 / Gambrell 430
Honors 2: Tuesday / 2:50 – 4:30 / Gambrell 430
Honors 3: Friday / 12:00-1:30 / Gambrell 430
Honors 4: Friday / 9:40-11:10 / Gambrell 430
(Note: This course can be used as a Prerequisite for the Anthropology Major and it can
also be used for 4 hrs of the Carolina Core Requirements for the Science Literacy’s 8
credits at the same time. This course cannot be used to satisfy any credits for the
Social Science GSS Carolina Core Requirement)
Course Description:
This four-credit course satisfies the College of Arts and Sciences requirement for a Lab
Science Course. It can also meet the Anthropology Major prerequisite requirement and the
Anthropology Minor requirement in place of ANTH 101. It meets for two one hour and fifteen
minute lectures and a required two-hour lab. Students should take either ANTH 101 and
ANTH 161, and not take both courses due to some course overlap. The course is an
introduction to the science of biological anthropology. Biological anthropology is a subfield of
anthropology that emphasizes a focus on humanity and its origin from a biological perspective.
As a subfield of Anthropology, biological anthropology recognizes the complex interaction of
biology and culture in the evolutionary development of the human species. In this class we
study the basic concepts and mechanisms of evolution and the evolutionary history of
humankind from primate beginnings to anatomically and behaviorally modern Homo sapiens.
The course is divided into 3 sections: 1) the science of anthropology and the models and
mechanisms of human evolution; 2) modern human variation and adaptation, and our
relationships to non-human primates; and 3) the origin, development, and dispersal of humans
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using evidence from the fossil record (paleoanthropology) and archaeological remains. Along
the way, it illustrates the ways in which anthropologists learn about the past and how we can
use our knowledge of the past to understand the present. The weekly labs will address
subjects including genetics, human variation, primate anatomy and behavior, human anatomy,
fossil hominids, and archaeological dating techniques
ANTH 205.001 / Panoramas of Prehistory
MWF / 1:10 – 2:00 / Gambrell 247
Professor: Joanna Casey
(3 credits)
Fulfills the Archaeological Requirement for the Anthropology Major
Course Description:
This course is a romp through the world’s great archaeological sites with a view to making
students literate in world archaeology. For most people, the word archaeology conjures up
images of pyramids, gold and far-away places, of civilizations lost and found and the
swashbuckling adventurers who brought these finds to light. This course shamelessly panders
to popular perceptions of archaeology by introducing students to the well-known sites and
artifacts that have shaped our view of the past from the advent of modern humans to the
beginning of written records. We will look at the causes and consequences of the
developments in the human career, and also at the hoaxes, frauds and bad science that
plague popular views of the human past. By the end of this course, students will know what
archaeologists know about how and why the big events in human prehistory occurred and will
be able to identify the sites and artifacts that have captured the public imagination and shaped
our thinking about the past and will be able to critically evaluate the way things archaeological
are presented in the popular media.
Course Presentation:
This is primarily a lecture course, but students will also watch films, and read articles and
websites.
ANTH 212.H01/ Food and Culture
MWF / 12:00 – 12:50 / Petigru 217
Professor: Gail Wagner
(3 credits)
Fulfills the Cultural Requirement for the Anthropology Major
OR
Fulfills the Inquiry Requirement for DURT
FOR HONORS COLLEGE STUDENTS ONLY
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Course readings:
Michael Pollan (2006) The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. Also
assigned pdfs.
Course description:
In this course we explore foodways, or food within a social and cultural context. We look at
food as a cultural and gender marker, social rules associated with foods, foods associated with
various stages of life, and human nutritional needs. Furthermore, we examine globalized
(industrial) versus local food, nutritional evolution, pop culture of food, and regional cuisines.
Students participate in The Snack Project, an ethnographic project on American foodways.
Students gain professional-level certification in Human Subject Research.
Evaluation:
Approximately 20% exam, 40% class project; 40% assignments.
Course Presentation:
Lectures, discussion, films, and a hands-on ethnographic research project in which students
conduct interviews and write individual hypothesis-driven papers. The Snack Project, begun in
Fall 2013, has already collected over 200 interviews.
Learning Outcomes:
By the conclusion of the course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate linkages between food and identity, gender, age, nutrition, and health;
- Outline how industrialized food fits in today’s globalized world;
- Give examples of food in pop culture;
- Outline basic theoretical approaches to food studies;
- Give examples of ethical responsibilities in human subject research;
- Apply the scientific method by stating a testable hypothesis, compiling data, and
evaluating the findings
- Conduct an oral interview and be certified for Human Subject Research.
Audience:
Anyone who is interested in food in a social and cultural context, and is willing to participate in
original ethnographic research (with a lot of direction and help). No prior knowledge of
anthropology is needed, and how to conduct ethnographic research will be taught in class.
ANTH 215.001/Chinese Popular Culture
TR / 2:50 – 4:05 / Gambrell 412
Professor: Marc Moskowitz
(3 credits)
Fulfills the Cultural Requirement for the Anthropology Major
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Course Description:
This course will focus on Chinese popular culture. This will include mass media such as film,
pop music, television programming, and other related topics. The course will also include
theoretical examinations of cultural hybridity, colonial pasts, alternate modernity’s, local vs.
transnational space, and the adoption and adaptation of foreign influences.
ANTH 291.001 / Special Topics: Sex and Gender in the Past
MWF / 10:50 – 11:40 / Gambrell 412
Professor: Joanna Casey
(3 credits)
Cross-listed with WGST 298
Fulfills the Cultural Requirement for the Anthropology Major
Course Description:
What do we know about sexuality and gender in the prehistoric past, and why should we care?
This course discusses anthropological approaches to sex and gender, the archaeological
evidence for these practices, and the ways in which these concepts affect our interpretations of
the prehistoric past. Presentation is through lectures, readings, discussions, films and written
assignments.
ANTH 291.E01 / Special Topics: Indigenous Caribbean Archaeology
Online
Professor: Tony de la Cova
(3 credits)
Fulfills the Archaeological Requirement for the Anthropology Major
Course Description:
Historical archaeology and ethnography of the Casimiroid, Ortoiroid, Saladoid, Ostionoid,
Taino and Carib indigenous cultures of the Caribbean from 4,000 BC to 1524 AD. Emphasis
on social complexity, religion, art, and political organization to illustrate the diversity and
richness of Amerindian Caribbean life until their rapid decline after European contact.
ANTH 314.001 / Caribbean Cultures
TR / 10:05 – 11:20 / Gambrell 412
Professor: Sherina Feliciano-Santos
(3 credits)
Fulfills the Cultural Requirement for the Anthropology Major
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Course Description:
Ethnographic approach to Caribbean cultures and societies. Topics include colonial histories
and experience, gender and race relations; beliefs and religious life; verbal arts, literature and
creole language.
ANTH 319.001 / Principles of Archaeology
MWF / 9:40 – 10:30 / Gambrell 412
Professor: Gail Wagner
(3 credits)
Fulfills the Archaeological Requirement for the Anthropology Major
Course Readings:
No textbook, but readings will be posted on Blackboard.
Course Description:
This course introduces the vocabulary, basic methods, theories, history, and goals of
archaeology and provides the student with experience in solving archaeological problems. The
course is divided into three parts: (1) basic terms and methods; (2) what can be learned from
artifacts; and (3) asking big questions about human behavior.
Evaluation:
Course grades will be based on quizzes (15%), exercises (15%), two tests (35%), and a final
comprehensive exam (35%). Attendance is required.
Course Presentation:
This is a lecture course with occasional in-class workshops and movies. Blackboard is heavily
used.
Audience:
Students who are interested in archaeology, this is the basic introductory course that prepares
you for upper-level courses, field school, or a laboratory course. No prior knowledge of
anthropology or archaeology is needed.
ANTH 331.E01 / Mesoamerican Prehistory
Online
Professor: Tony de la Cova
(3 credits)
Cross-listed with LASP 322
Fulfills the Archaeological Requirement for the Anthropology Major
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Course Description:
Historical ethnography of the major pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations, especially the
Olmec, Teotihuacanos, the Maya, Aztec, the Zapotec and Mixtec. Emphasis on the social life,
gender roles, cultural achievements, religion, world view, and political systems to illustrate the
diversity and richness of Amerindian life before the Spanish
conquest.
ANTH 333.E01 /North American Prehistory
TR / 6:00 – 7:15 / Petigru 111
Instructor: Chris Judge
(3 credits)
CANCELED
Fulfills the Archaeological Requirement for the Anthropology Major
Course Description:
This course is an exploration of North American prehistory via archaeology. The student will
develop an understanding and appreciation for the Native cultures often disenfranchised by
history. Students will learn the temporal and geographic distribution of the major societies of
Canada and the US. Students will learn about the lifeways, technology and material culture by
way of a natural regions approach (Southwest, Arctic, Plains, etc.)
ANTH 335.E01 /Old World Archeology
TR / 6:00 – 7:15 / Petigru 217
Instructor: Alisa Stoughton
(3 credits)
Fulfills the Archaeological Requirement for the Anthropology Major
Course Description:
Old World Archaeology will trace the birth and growth of complex societies in the
Mediterranean, northern from Africa, and Europe from the Neolithic period to the
start of the Middle Ages (10,000 BC-1,000 CE) and will examine the ways in
which archeology can aid in our understanding of past civilizations.
ANTH 345.001 / Historical Archaeology
MWF / 12:00 – 12:50 / Gambrell 406
Professor: Terrance Weik
(3 credits)
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Fulfills the Archaeological Requirement for the Anthropology Major
Required Readings:
In Small Things Forgotten (1996) by James Dietz
Other readings are on Blackboard.
Course Description:
This course explores the researchers, methods, and geographies of historical archaeology.
This area of intellectual specialization has a unique history that has led to the emergence of
groups such as the Society for Historical Archaeology, as well as numerous conferences,
publications, and research projects. A major course goal is to juxtapose the various
approaches that characterize archaeological practice. Another objective is to demonstrate the
application of general concepts and theories that resonate with archaeologists, regardless of
their intellectual orientation, temporal focus, or data sets. Films, readings, & lectures contain
vital information that you will apply in assignments & exams. Students are expected to come
prepared to contribute to all class discussions. In accordance with university policies, a penalty
of one letter grade will be applied to any student with more than 3 unexcused absences.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the semester students will be able to do the following :
1) Differentiate historical archaeology & other disciplinary approaches to the past.
2) Employ research methods of some historical archaeologists.
3) Understand anthropological, interdisciplinary, and comparative studies.
4) Explain core ideas and concepts that shape archaeological theory.
5) Identify historical places that constitute our national and global heritage.
6) Analyze and curate artifacts.
ANTH 353.001/ Anthropology of Law & Conflict
MW / 2:20 – 3:35 / Gambrell 412
Professor: Jonathan Leader
(3 credits)
Fulfills the Cultural Requirement for the Anthropology Major
Course Description:
The Anthropology of Law and Conflict provides a forum for considering the cultural and crosscultural aspects of the social contracts implicit and explicit in formal and informal legal
systems. We will discuss the relationship between individual and community rights in a variety
of states, the situation of stateless peoples, and the construction of concepts such as
citizenship, normalcy, and human rights. Violence will be discussed in relation to communal
identities, legacies of colonialism and nationalism, economic inequality, and resurgent
reactionary religious and enforced triumphalist secular systems. Students will learn to engage
topics including universal rights, individual accountability, international law and conflict
resolution through an ethnographic and applied lens.
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ANTH 355.001 / Language, Culture and Society
MWF / 1:10 – 2:00 / Gambrell 412
Professor: Jennifer Reynolds
(3 credits)
Cross listed with LING 340
Fulfills the Linguistic Requirement for the Anthropology Major
Course Description:
In this introductory course we will be exploring the relationship between language, culture, and
communication as it has been theorized and analyzed within one of the four primary fields of
American Anthropology: linguistic anthropology. You will learn about what scholars have had
to say on the subject, past and present, as well as gain hands-on-experience in what linguistic
anthropologists actually do. I encourage you to bring your questions and queries to class and
share them with your peers and me as we problematize the naturalized, and seemingly
transparent systems of communication that shape our lives. This perspective allows for an
examination of a range of issues: (1) The ways that languages differ; (2) language and
cognition; (3) how theories of language are implicated in theories of culture; (5) language
acquisition and socialization; (4) the relationship between speech, social class, race, and
gender; (5) the politics of language use and identity.
Methods of Evaluation:
Assignment #1 – Field Linguistics Exercise (individual)
10%
Midterm Exam I (in-class)
15%
Midterm Exam II (in-class)
15%
Assignment # 2 – Speech Community Project (groups 3-4 people) 30%
Final Exam (take-home)
30%
Total
100%
Course Presentation:
Class discussion, short lectures, panel debates, student presentations, use of audio/video
material, use of Blackboard.
Audience:
Undergraduate students, no prerequisite, not limited to anthropology / linguistics.
ANTH 358.E01 / Gender and Culture
MW / 5:30 – 6:45 / LeConte 113
Instructor: Seo Yeon Park
(3 credits)
CROSS LISTED WITH WGST 358
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Fulfills the Cultural Requirement for the Anthropology Major
Course Description:
This course will examine the ways in which gender is culturally constructed and elaborated by
various societies. Through analyzing a variety of case studies in gender, we will explore how
gender shapes labor relations, marriage patterns, kinship and social stratification. It will also
engage discussions on how gender in our everyday lives is articulated as well as concepts of
gendered society and culture. These discussions will include connections between gender and
changing economies, globalization, migration and health.
ANTH 367.001 / Basic Forensic Anthropology
TR / 2:50 – 4:05 / Gambrell 402
Instructor: Brittany Walter
(3 credits)
Fulfills the Biological Requirement for the Anthropology Major
Course Description:
Forensic anthropology is an applied area of biological anthropology that focuses on the
identification of human skeletal remains in a medicolegal context. Forensic anthropologists
collaborate with police officers, lawyers, doctors, and other specialists to identify dead bodies
and skeletonized remains often involved with homicides. This course will introduce students to
the basic principles of forensic anthropology and focus on current and past methods used in
this discipline. Forensic case studies will also be examined.
ANTH 373.001 / Intro. To Language Science
MW / 8:05 – 9:20 / Gambrell 149
Instructor: TBA
(3 credits)
Cross-listed with LING 300 / PSYC 470
Course Description:
Introduction to the linguistic component of human cognition. Properties of speech, the
organization of language in the mind/brain, cross-linguistic universals, child language
acquisition, and aspects of adult language processing.
*** NOTE:
This course should only be used if the student has no other choice for the Linguistic
Requirement!
ANTH 373.H01 / Intro. To Language Science
MW / 2:20 – 3:35 / Sloan 103
Professor: Mila P Tasseva-Kurktchiev
(3 credits)
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Honors College Students Only
Cross-listed with LING 300 and PSYC 470
Course Description:
This course is a general introduction to the field of language studies. We will examine how
language works and simultaneously define its characteristics and component parts: the sound
system, the structure of words, sentences, and meaning. The key goal is to become familiar
with the terminology needed to describe and analyze language and build appreciation for the
diversity of human languages.
*** NOTE:
This course should only be used if the student has no other choice for the Linguistic
Requirement!
ANTH 373.E01 / Intro. To Language Science
TR / 6:00 – 7:15 / Flinn Hall 207
Instructor: TBA
(3 credits)
Cross-listed with LING 300 / PSYC 470
Course Description:
Introduction to the linguistic component of human cognition. Properties of speech, the
organization of language in the mind/brain, cross-linguistic universals, child language
acquisition, and aspects of adult language processing.
*** NOTE:
This course should only be used if the student has no other choice for the Linguistic
Requirement!
ANTH 381.001 / Gender and Globalization
TR / 1:15 – 2:30 / Gambrell 412
Professor: Drucilla Barker
(3 credits)
Cross-listed with WGST 381
Fulfills the Cultural Requirement for the Anthropology Major
Course Description:
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Examines the dialectic between globalization and the social construction of gender. Topics
include the global assembly line, transnational markets for domestic labor and sex workers,
and global feminist alliances.
ANTH 388.E01 / Culture Pregnancy and Birth
MW / 5:30 – 6:45 / Petigru 217
Instructor: Kathryn Luchok
(3 credits)
Cross listed with WGST 388
Fulfills the Cultural Requirement for the Anthropology Major
Course Description:
Pregnancy and childbirth are human universals, but the way women experience this lifealtering time is shaped in large part by their culture. This class will explore the similarities and
differences in the way pregnancy and birth are experienced in the United States and crossculturally using a critical anthropological perspective. We will look at the medicalization of
childbirth and alternatives to the medical model, as well as the ways culture is reified through
the birth process. This class is suited to students of anthropology, women’s and gender
studies, sociology, psychology, social work, nursing, pre-med, public health, and anyone
interested in learning more about one of the great liminal periods in women’s lives.
ANTH 391.001 / Special Topics: Health and Spirituality
TR / 8:30 – 9:45 / Gambrell 412
Professor: David Simmons
(3 credits)
Fulfills the Cultural Requirement for the Anthropology Major
Course Description:
This course considers the interplay between health and spirituality across a number of cultural
contexts to investigate issues of embodiment, suffering, and transcendence as fundamental
characteristics of human experience. Simultaneously antagonistic and complementary,
medicine and religion provide key lenses through which we understand and make sense of the
world around us. While taking a meaning-centered approach to the study of religion and
healing, this course also attends to the more clinical aspects of assessing the efficacy of
religion and healing on general wellbeing.
ANTH 391.002 / Special Topics: Ethnographic Sketch of Native North America
TR / 4:25 – 5:40 / Gambrell 402
Professor: Adam King
(3 credits)
CANCELED
Fulfills the Cultural Requirement for the Anthropology Major
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Course Description:
We tend to think of Native Americans as if they are one people. While there is a unity in
modern Native America, it is still made up of hundreds of distinct ethnic groups each with their
own histories, beliefs and practices. They represent a cultural diversity and richness that rivals
that of any continent in the world. In this class we will explore the unique cultures of Native
American groups like the Kwakiutl of British Columbia, the Hopi of Arizona, the Cheyenne of
the Great Plains, the Iroquois of New York, and the Cherokee of the Southeast. We also will
explore the American history that helped create modern Native America from European
colonization to Removal and reservation to the Red Power movement.
ANTH 391.003 / Special Topics: Language and Racism
TR / 1:15 – 2:30 / Close/Hipp Building 364
Professor: Elaine Chun
(3 credits)
Cross-listed with LING 305 / ENGL 439
Fulfills the Linguistic Requirement for the Anthropology Major
Course Description:
This course explores the intersection of language, race, and power; it examines this
intersection by using conceptual and methodological tools of linguistics and anthropology.
Drawing from cases primarily involve the English language or communities in the United
States, this course will cover the following topics: (1) LINGUISTIC PROFILING: how we sometimes
use language to identify a speaker’s race and whether such profiling is racist; (2) CROSSRACIAL APPROPRIATION: why we sometimes “borrow” the language of racial groups to which we
do not belong; (3) RACIAL MOCKERY: how we perform linguistic caricatures of racial speakers;
(4) ETHNIC SLURS: how words referring to racial groups can convey derogatory meanings; (5)
EUPHEMISMS: whether we become “colorblind” by replacing explicit racial terms with terms such
as “immigrant” or “urban”; (6) REAPPROPRIATION: how and whether ethnic slurs can become
positive in-group terms; (7) MAINSTREAM U.S. STANDARD: whether the different statuses of black
and white varieties in contexts of U.S. media and education reproduce racial hierarchies; (8)
IDEOLOGIES OF RACISM: what cultural assumptions underlie our accusations of certain speech
acts as racist or our denials of other acts as non-racist; and (9) ANTI-RACIST STRATEGIES: how
we can use language to counter racist acts and beliefs.
ANTH 391.E01 / Special Topics: Biblical Archeology
MW / 5:30 – 6:45 / Humanities Classroom Building 404
Professor: Jonathan Leader
(3 credits)
Meets with RELG 291.E01
Fulfills the Archaeological Requirement for the Anthropology Major
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Course Description:
An exploration of the Bible in the natural landscape and historic context.
ANTH 442.001 / African American English
TR / 2:50 – 4:05 / Humanities Classroom Building 317
Professor: Tracey Weldon-Stewart
(3 credits)
Cross-listed with LING 442
Fulfills the Linguistic Requirement for the Anthropology Major
Course Description:
This course is designed to introduce students to the structure, history, and use of the
distinctive varieties of English used by and among many African Americans in the U.S. In this
course, we will examine some of the linguistic features that distinguish African-American
English (AAE) from other varieties of American English. We will consider theories regarding
the history and emergence of AAE. We will look at the representation of AAE in literature. We
will examine the structure and function of various expressive speech events in the AfricanAmerican speech community. And we will consider attitudinal issues regarding the use of AAE,
especially as they relate to education and the acquisition of Standard English.
ANTH 515.001 / Tradition & Transformations in Islamic Cultures
TR / 8:30 – 9:45 / Close/Hipp Building 351
Professor: Hamid M. Khan
(3 credits)
Meets with RELG 551.001
CANCELED
Fulfills the Cultural Requirement for the Anthropology Major
OR
Fulfills the 500-level(s) requirement(s) for the Major or for DURT
Course Description:
Islam as a dynamic cultural tradition: emphasis on the tension between Islamization and the
larger Islamic tradition.
ANTH 517.H01 / An Anthropological View of Blacks in Film
MW / 2:20 – 3:35 / Close/Hipp Building 463
Professor: Kimberly Simmons
(3 credits)
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Honors College Students Only
Meets with AFAM 517.H01
Fulfills the Cultural Requirement for the Anthropology Major
OR
Fulfills the 500-level(s) requirement(s) for the Major or for DURT
Course Description:
This course examines the historical and contemporary images and representations of Black
people in film, in the United States, from an anthropological perspective. We will focus on
early images as well as some of the more recent depictions of Blacks in both films and
sitcoms. What do these images suggest and convey about African American culture and
about Black people in the United States? How have the images changed? How have they
remained the same? What are some of the gendered, color, and class dimensions of these
representations? This course will consist of lectures, readings, and films. Group discussions,
reaction papers, and individual projects will be assigned to explore the images and
representation of African American people, culture, and life over time.
ANTH 535.001 / Conflict Archaeology
MW / 9:40 – 10:55 / Gambrell 406
Professor: Steve Smith
(3 credits)
Fulfills the Archaeological Requirement for the Anthropology Major
OR
Fulfills the 500-level(s) requirement(s) for the Major or for DURT
Course Description:
Anthropological and archaeological theories and methods in the study conflict, war, and
warfare. Causes, effects, outcomes, of sustained social acts of violence of groups, tribes,
states, and nations. Evolutionary, biological, social, origins of warfare. History, strategy and
tactics, battlefield archaeology.
ANTH 569 / Environment & Development
Professor: TBA
(3 credits)
Cross listed with GEOG 569
Fulfills 3 hrs of the Anthropology Elective Requirement for the Major
OR
Fulfills the 500-level(s) requirement(s) for the Major or for DURT
CANCELED
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Course Description:
Examination of development theory and environmental implications of social and economic
change. Study of general theoretical perspectives will be balanced with case study materials
ANTH 703.001 / Anthropological Inquiry
R / 11:40 – 2:10 / Gambrell 440A
Professor: Marc Moskowitz
(3 credits)
Course Description:
This is the Department of Anthropology’s graduate level core class for cultural anthropology.
As such it is meant to provide an overview of some of the most influential works for cultural
anthropology, including early sociological thought. It is also designed to provide examples of
different kinds of anthropological research to give students a feel for the range of work that can
be done in cultural anthropology.
Grading Scale:
A 93 - 100%; B+ 89 - 92%; B 80 - 88%; C+ 76 - 79%; C 68 - 75%; D+ 64 - 67%; D 55 - 63 %;
F 54% or below
Audience:
While this is a required core course for our M.A. and Ph.D. programs in the Department of
Anthropology, students from other disciplines are welcomed, and interdisciplinary
conversations add a great deal to the course.
ANTH 745.001 / Seminar in Historical Archaeology
M / 2:20 – 4:50 / Gambrell 440A
Professor: Ken Kelly
(3 Credits)
Required Readings:
Deetz, James
1996 In Small Things Forgotten. Anchor Books.
Ferguson, Leland
1992
Uncommon Ground: Archaeology and Early African America, 1650-1800.
Smithsonian Institution Press.
Orser, Charles
1996
Images of the Recent Past: Readings in Historical Archaeology. Altamira Press.
Course Description:
This course will introduce students to the historical development of historical archaeology as
practiced in the United States. Next, the core literature of historical archaeology will be
explored to give students an understanding of goals of historical archaeology. The class will
also investigate alternative approaches to historical archaeology, particularly those developed
and applied to circumstances outside of Anglo-America.
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Method of Evaluation:
A mid – term exam and a final exam are required, as is a research paper on a topic of the
student’s interest, developed in consultation with the instructor. Additionally, class
presentations, participation, and research exercises will be required.
Critical book review
Mid – term exam
Research exercises, class presentations, and participation
Research paper
20%
20%
20%
40%
Audience:
This is a graduate level course designed for students interested in historical archaeology, and
already possessing some familiarity with archaeological and anthropological method and
theory. Students without some anthropological or archaeological background should consult
the instructor.
ANTH 747.001 / Language as Social Action
T / 1:15 – 3:45 / Gambrell 440A
Professor: Sherina Feliciano-Santos
(3 Credits)
Cross listed with Ling 747
Course Description:
Linguistic acts are implicated in the constitution of social relationships, hierarchies, ideologies,
and identities. This seminar will draw from theoretical and empirical writing in linguistic
anthropology and general social theory to consider the ways in which language can be
analyzed considering economic, social, cultural, political, historical, and institutional contexts.
While the course’s analytical focus is language, it will be of interest to graduate students with
an interest in the study of the relationship between structure and agency, continuity and
change, culture and meaning, as well as the study of power and mechanisms of social
stratification.
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ANTH 772.001 / Gender and Culture
M / 5:30 – 8:30 / TBA
Professor: Drue Barker
(3 credits)
Cross listed with WGST 772
Course Description:
Different cultures' ideas about gender and use of gender to organize social groups in a wide
range of societies, including American subcultures.
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