Department of
Anthropology
2016
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 GSS (Global Citizenship &
Multicultural Understanding) Carolina Core Requirement
*** ANTH 161 can fulfill the Anthropology Major Prerequisite and 4 hrs
of the Scientific Literacy Requirement in the Core at the same time!
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
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in significant research activities in collaboration with, or under the
supervision of, a faculty mentor.
Minimum GPA of 3.3 overall and in 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)
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.
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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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☺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 2016
Calendar
FALL 2016
August 16, Tues.
Faculty Reporting Date
August 17, Wed.
New Student Convocation
August 18, Thurs.
Classes begin
August 24, Wed.
Last day to change/drop a course without a
grade of "W" being recorded in Part of Term
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September 5, Mon.
Labor Day holiday - no classes
September 8, Thurs.
Last day to apply for December graduation
October 10, Mon.
Last day to drop a course or withdraw
without a grade of "WF" being recorded
in Part of Term 30
Midpoint in semester
October 13-14, Thurs.-Fri.
Fall break-no classes
November 8, Tues.
General Election Day-no classes
November 23-27, Wed.Sun.
Thanksgiving recess - no classes
December 2, Fri.
Last day of classes
December 3, Sat.
Reading day
December 5-12, Mon.-Mon. Final examinations (includes exams on
Sat.)
December 12, Mon.
Commencement Exercises in Columbia
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Courses Being Offered Fall 2016
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Anthropology 101.001 / Primates, People and Prehistory
Professor: Adam King
(3 credits)
Prerequisite for Anthropology Majors & Minors
AND
Fulfills 3 hrs. of the 6 hr. Social Sciences GSS (Global Citizenship & Multicultural
Understanding) Carolina Core Requirement
Only one prerequisite per Major can be used for the GSS Requirement
Course Readings:
Human Antiquity: An Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Archaeology by Kenneth L.
Feder and Michael Alan Park. Mayfield Publishing Company.
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.
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
Professor: Marco Moskowitz
(3 credits)
Section 1: Thursday / 4:25 - 5:15 / Gambrell 440
Section 2: Wednesday / 1:10 - 2:00 / Gambrell 406
Section 3: Thursday / 10:05 - 10:55 / Gambrell 406
Section 4: Wednesday / 3:30 - 4:20 / Gambrell 406
Section 5: Thursday / 1:15 - 2:05 / Gambrell 406
Section 6 Thursday / 11:40 - 12:30 / Gambrell 406
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Section 7: Thursday / 2:50 - 3:40 / Gambrell 406
Section 8: Friday / 2:20 - 3:10 / Gambrell 406
Section 9: Friday / 9:40 - 10:30 / Gambrell 406
Section 10: Friday / 10:50 - 11:40 / Gambrell 406
Section 11: Friday / 12:00 - 12:50 / Gambrell 406
Section 12: Friday / 1:10 - 2:00 / 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
Only one prerequisite per Major can be used for the GSS Requirement
Course Readings:
Moskowitz, Marc L. 2013. Go Nation: Chinese Masculinities and the Game of Weiqi in China.
Berkeley: University of California Press.
Nakamura, Karen. 2013. A Disability of the Soul: An Ethnography of Schizophrenia and Mental
Illness in Contemporary Japan. Cornell: Cornell University Press.
Redfield, Peter. 2013. Life in Crisis: The Ethical Journey of Doctors Without Borders. Berkeley:
University of California Press.
Osburg, John. 2013. Anxious Wealth: Money and Morality Among China’s New Rich. Stanford:
Stanford University Press.
TAs and section times to be determined
Course Description:
This course is designed as an introduction to the field of Anthropology. The course will
address a range of anthropological issues including economics, gender, healing, legitimacy,
religion & sorcery, social stratification, status, popular culture, and the tensions between
individualism and community orientation. We will trace the history of anthropology ranging from
attempts to understand small-scale societies to current scholarship on modernity and
globalism.
Course Grade Points:
One 2-page paper
Test 1
Test 2
Test 3
Final Exam
Sections (including
participation and attendance)
Total Possible Points
100
200
200
200
200
100
1000
Course Films:
I will show several films in this class. The films may appear on the exams. If you miss class
on a day I am showing a film it is your responsibility to get notes from a classmate and/or try to
see it. I do not lend my films out. Also, I do not guarantee that you will be able to find all of
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these films at our library or at the local rental store. I also reserve the right to show a film on a
day other than the one it is scheduled for so attendance is important in this way also.
Anthropology 161.001 - .010 / Human Origins: An Intro to Biological Anthropology
Professor: Kenneth Kelly
(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: Tuesday / 10:05 - 11:35 / 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: Thursday / 10:05 - 11:35 / Gambrell 430
Section 9: Monday / 9:40 – 11:10 / Gambrell 430
Section 10: Tuesday / 2:50 – 4:20 / 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 Readings:
No textbook required.
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 or 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 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,
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human variation, primate anatomy and behavior, human anatomy, fossil hominids, and
archaeological dating techniques.
Anthropology 161.H10 – .H11 / Human Origins: An Intro to Biological Anthropology
Professor: Kenneth Kelly
(4 credits)
FOR HONORS COLLEGE STUDENTS ONLY
MEETS WITH 161.001- .010 FOR LECTURE
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 10: Friday / 12:00 - 1:30 / Gambrell 430
Honors 11: 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 Readings:
No textbook required.
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 or 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 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
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ANTH 161.H01 / Human Origins: An Intro to Biological Anthropology
Professor: Bill Stevens
(4 credits)
LAB: Tuesday / 6:00 - 7:30 / Gambrell 430
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
(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 Readings:
No textbook required.
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 or 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 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 210.001 / The Human Life Cycle in Different Cultures
Professor: Jennifer Reynolds
(3 credits)
Cross Listed with WGST 210
Fulfills 3 hrs of the Anthropology Cultural Requirement for the Major
AND
Fulfills 3 hrs of the 6-hr Social Science GSS (Global Citizenship & Multicultural
Understanding) Carolina Core Requirement
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Course Readings:
Rogoff, Barbara, with Chona Pérez González, Chonita Chavajay Quiacaín, and Josué
Chavajay Quiacaín. 2011. Developing Destinies: A Mayan Midwife and Town
Kuan, Teresa. 2015. Love’s Uncertainty: The Politics and Ethics of Child Rearing in
Contemporary China.
Myerhoff, Barbara. 1978. Number Our Days.
Hirsh, Susan F. 2006. In the Moment of Greatest Calamity: Terrorism, Grief, and a Victim’s
Quest for Justice.
Selected readings posted on Blackboard]
Course Description:
Like Oedipus, in this course we will puzzle over the riddle of what it means to be human from
the dawning of life to the dusk of old age. As with any riddle, the answer to this question shifts
not only across the life span, but also depending on how an individual’s particular sociocultural identities intersect within a particular culture. The answers will shift again when other
socio-cultural systems are taken into consideration. Thus, this course provides students with
an overview of how cultural, psychological and medical anthropologists approach human
diversity by attending simultaneously what appears to be socio-culturally shared across all
cultures [i.e. the search for universals through engaging in cross-cultural comparisons] through
detailed ethnographic studies of the particular [i.e. locally specific cultural beliefs and
practices]. The course will primarily draw upon ethnography [books, articles, and film] to
illustrate particular case studies that challenge our received knowledge on the limits of human
experience.
Course Presentation:
Lecture combined with class discussion, use of audio/video material, and use of Blackboard.
ANTH 212.001 / Food and Culture
Professor: Gail Wagner
(3 credits)
Fulfills the Cultural Requirement for the Anthropology Major
OR
Fulfills the Inquiry Requirement for DURT
Course Readings:
Coming Home to Eat: The Pleasures and Politics of Local Foods. Gary Paul Nabhan.
Course description:
We can’t talk about food without talking about the people who produce/gather, distribute,
consume, and attach meaning to food. In this course we explore foodways, or food within a
social and cultural context. Explore a multi-cultural overview of food as a cultural and gender
marker, social rules associated with foods, foods associated with various stages of life in
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different cultures, and how human nutritional needs are negotiated within cultures. We
examine these issues at multiple levels, from ethnographies of specific groups to how
globalization and commodification of food affect societies. Access to local, healthy, and
culturally meaningful food lies at the heart of food security and human rights. Food
commodification and globalization result in asymmetrical access to food, knowledge, power,
and ultimately health. We focus equally on cultural and ethical issues relevant to the topics
covered. Students participate in a class research project involving the collection of
standardized interviews about some aspect of food. We maintain a class vegetable garden
here on campus.
Evaluation:
Grades are based on reading quizzes (online, open book), assignments, and work on the class
ethnographic project.
Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of Anthropology 212, students will be able to:
1. List the subfields of anthropology and tell how each intersects with food studies;
2. Demonstrate linkages between food and ethics, and identity, gender, age, nutrition, and
health;
3. Outline how industrialized food fits in today’s globalized world;
4. Give examples of ethical responsibilities in human subject research;
5. List contributing factors to food justice problems;
6. Be professionally and nationally certified for Human Subject Research;
7. Apply the scientific method by stating a testable hypothesis, researching the topic, compiling
data, and evaluating the findings;
8. Conduct an oral interview and outline methodological and ethical considerations in
conducting ethnographic research
Audience:
This is a cultural anthropology course of interest to students from all majors, one that has daily
relevance and yet requires no specific background or prerequisites. It is listed as one of the
courses for a minor in Nutrition and Food Systems. It is unusual in that despite being a lowlevel, no-prerequisite course, students emerge with marketable skills to put on their resume
(CITI certification, human subject research).
ANTH 213.001 / Ethnobotany: Plants & People
Professor: Gail Wagner
(3 credits)
Fulfills the Cultural Requirement for the Anthropology Major
Course Readings:
Students read articles posted on Blackboard.
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Course Description:
Every culture depends on plants for needs as diverse as food, shelter, clothing, and medicines.
Certain plants hold symbolic meanings for people. Plants affect people in many ways.
Ethnobotany—the interrelationships between cultures and plants—is a field of study by
disciplines as diverse as anthropology, botany, chemistry, pharmacognosy, and engineering.
This course provides a multi-cultural overview of human-plant interactions through the lenses
of the four anthropological subfields of cultural anthropology, biological anthropology,
linguistics, and archaeology. No background in either anthropology or botany is needed, just a
curiosity to learn more about human-plant relationships. The emphasis is on cultural
anthropology: students participate in a class research project on an ethnobotanical subject.
Course Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of Anthropology 213, students will be able to:
1. Answer the question: what is ethnobotany?
2. List the subfields of anthropology and summarize how each intersects with ethnobotany;
3. Outline differences in worldviews and how those affect human-nature relationships;
4. Summarize important ethnobotanical issues;
5. Give examples of ethical responsibilities in human subject research;
6. Be professionally and nationally CITI certified for human subject research;
7. Conduct an oral interview;
8. Apply the scientific method by stating a testable hypothesis, researching the topic, compiling
data, and evaluating the findings.
Course Evaluation:
Online worksheets, online questions about each reading, Assignments, and work on the class
project.
Course Audience:
This course is suitable for anyone from any background, with no prerequisites. If you are
interested in learning more about the relationships between people and plants, this is the
course for you! No prior knowledge of either anthropology or botany needed, and you come
out of the course with marketable skills to put on your resume (CITI certification, human
subject research).
ANTH 213.H01 / Ethnobotany: Plants & People
Professor: Gail Wagner
(3 credits)
MEETS WITH ANTH 213.001
FOR HONORS COLLOEGE STUDENTS ONLY
Fulfills the Cultural Requirement for the Anthropology Major and 3 hrs of the GSS
Requirement
Course Readings:
Students read articles posted on Blackboard.
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Course Description:
Every culture depends on plants for needs as diverse as food, shelter, clothing, and medicines.
Certain plants hold symbolic meanings for people. Plants affect people in many ways.
Ethnobotany—the interrelationships between cultures and plants—is a field of study by
disciplines as diverse as anthropology, botany, chemistry, pharmacognosy, and engineering.
This course provides a multi-cultural overview of human-plant interactions through the lenses
of the four anthropological subfields of cultural anthropology, biological anthropology,
linguistics, and archaeology. No background in either anthropology or botany is needed, just a
curiosity to learn more about human-plant relationships. The emphasis is on cultural
anthropology: students participate in a class research project on an ethnobotanical subject. .
Honors students test local herbs and weeds for medicinal properties, and present their
processes and findings to the class.
Course Evaluation:
Online worksheets, online questions about each reading, Assignments, and work on the class
project.
Course Audience:
This course is suitable for anyone from any background, with no prerequisites. If you are
interested in learning more about the relationships between people and plants, this is the
course for you! No prior knowledge of either anthropology or botany needed, and you come
out of the course with marketable skills to put on your resume (CITI certification, human
subject research).
ANTH 222.E01 / Indigenous Caribbean Archaeology
Professor: Antonio De la Cova
(3 credits)
Cross listed with LASP 398.E01
Fulfills the Archaeological Requirement for the Anthropology Major
Course Readings:
Indigenous Caribbean Arcaeology. Wilson, Samuel M. The Archaeology of the Caribbean
(Cambridge University Press, 2007)
Rouse, Irving. The Tainos: Rise and Decline of the People Who Greeted Columbus (Yale
University Press, 1992) Hayward, Michele H. ed., et al. Rock Art of the Caribbean (University
of Alabama Press, 2009).
Course Description:
Indigenous Caribbean Archaeology: Historical archaeology and ethnography of the
Saladoid, Taino, Carib and other 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.
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ANTH 225.001 / Archaeology in Film & Popular Culture
Professor: Joanna Casey
(3 credits)
Fulfills the Archaeological Requirement for the Anthropology Major
Course Readings:
No Required Texts
Course Description:
This course explores the uses of archaeological subject matter in modern, popular culture.
Everyone is familiar with the image of the swashbuckling archaeologist risking life and limb to
get the treasure, of the evil creatures inadvertently awakened through archaeological
excavations and unleashed on an unsuspecting modern world, and the cavemen who,
unconstrained by modern society, live lives devoted to sex and violence. Arguably, popular
culture’s relationship to archaeology is a metaphorical one where the facts of the past are less
important than the degree to which they contribute to our hopes, dreams and aspirations, our
deepest fears and most strongly held convictions. This course examines the intersection of
archaeological fact and fiction, and debates archaeology’s responsibility to the wider culture of
which it is a part. In the process we will watch archaeological movies, read archaeological
fiction and critically evaluate the archeological imagery and ideas that are part of our daily
lives.
ANTH 291.001 / Special Topics: Anthropology of Alcohol
Professor: Kevin Fogle
(3 credits)
Fulfills the Cultural Requirement for the Anthropology Major
Course Readings:
No text required
Course Description:
This course is a cross-cultural examination of alcohol in society. Exploring the cultures of
alcohol production and consumption from ancient times to the present, students will examine
the relationships between the social roles of alcohol, technological innovation, agriculture, and
economy in an anthropological perspective.
ANTH 291.002 / Special Topics: Forbidden Archaeology
Professor: Andrew White
(3 credits)
Fulfills the Archaeological Requirement for the Anthropology Major
Course Readings:
Species with Amnesia: Our Forgotten History, Robert Sepehr
The Hooked X: Key to the Secret History of North America, Scott Wolter
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Faking History: Essays on Aliens, Atlantis, Monsters, and More, Jason Colavito
Course Description:
Do our ancient texts, stone monuments, and DNA preserve evidence of visits from ancient
space travelers? Do hints of an advanced global civilization wiped out by an Ice Age
catastrophe linger in our myths, our symbols, and our ruins? Did a race of giant humans once
terrorize the earth? Did Old World civilizations explore and exploit the Americas thousands of
years before Columbus? Is there a worldwide conspiracy among academics to suppress
knowledge about what really happened in the past?
In this course, we will discuss the history, basis, and support for these and other popular
“fringe” claims about the human past. In each case, we will:
* outline the claims that are being made;
* examine the relevant evidence;
* evaluate the arguments used for support;
* try to understand where the idea originated;
* try to understand why the idea is popular today.
What exactly is being claimed? What assumptions are required? Where does the burden of
proof lie? What kind of evidence could prove the claim to be false? How are the claims
connected to social, political, and financial agendas?
The course will include guest appearances by several fringe researchers, writing and editing of
blog posts, and critical evaluation of several popular fringe books and television programs.
Do not be afraid: explore the world of “forbidden” archaeology!
ANTH 302.001 and 002 / Multicultural Perspectives of American Society
Professor: Kathryn Luchok
(3 credits)
Fulfills the Cultural Requirement for the Anthropology Major
Course Readings:
Margaret L. Andersen and Patricia Hill Collins, ed.
2012 Race, Class, and Gender: An Anthology (8th edition)
Course Description:
The United States is composed of different ethnic, religious, and cultural groups, making it a
diverse and multicultural society. This course explores the “differences” within our society and
how they are displayed in the social collage. We also critically examine policies in the US to
see how they shape and are shaped by culture. We examine how we see ourselves and how
we are viewed by the world. Through films, images, readings and active discussions, we will
explore ways to engage with American society, particularly in the consideration of issues of
social inequality, minority rights and the “Other”. Students are expected to participate actively
and respectfully in class discussions and to build critical thinking skills throughout the
semester.
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ANTH 310.001 / Cultures of Islam
Professor: Jonathan Leader
(3 credits)
Fulfills the Cultural Requirement for the Anthropology Major
Course Readings:
Enchanted Modern, Deeb
Rethinking Islam and Liberal Democracy, Arat
Course Description:
This course will explore the cultures of Muslim peoples through the analytical lens that
anthropological studies of Muslim communities provide. The anthropological approach to
Islam values the study both of texts and practices as they are locally understood in Muslim
societies throughout the world and in different historical contexts. However, this course will
focus more on practices than on texts. Indeed, anthropologists are noted for their “grass roots”
approach in studying non-Western peoples and cultures as contrasted with the primary
reliance upon texts that other disciplines might employ. This ethnographic method of research,
including participant observation and learning from the people studied, results in valuable
perspectives not accessible through the printed word or other studies of societies from a
distance.
ANTH 315.001 / Cultures of South Asia
Professor: Elizabeth Bridges (White)
(3 credits)
Fulfills the Cultural Requirement for the Anthropology Major
Course Readings:
Boo, Katherine. 2011. Behind the Beautiful Forevers: life, death, and hope in a Mumbai
undercity. Random House.
Wadley, Susan Snow. 2014. South Asia in the World: An Introduction. Routledge.
Supplemental readings will be posted on Blackboard. Any edition of the required texts may be
purchased for this course; used copies are available online at a significantly reduced cost.
Course Description:
This course will explore the dynamic region of South Asia from an anthropological perspective.
Comprised of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bhutan, South Asia
encompasses extraordinary cultural diversity in social relationships, religion, economic status,
colonial history, and globalism. We will cover basics of the area, including geography, history,
language, religion. We will then build on this foundation with case studies from different areas,
through which we will address themes such as changing gender roles, economic power and
inequality, religious identity and practice, tensions between local tradition and globalism, and
cultural phenomena—such as Bollywood and regional film industries, and modernity in the
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internet age. This class will be taught through lectures, readings, class activities, films, and
assignments. There are no prerequisities for this course, but attendance and active
participation are expected.
ANTH 317.001 / American Indian Nations
Professor: Courtney Lewis
(3 credits)
Fulfills the Cultural Requirement for the Anthropology Major
Course Readings:
North American Indians: A Very Short Introduction, Theda Perdue, Michael D.
Green. Publisher: Oxford University Press (August 16, 2010)
The State of the Native Nations: Conditions under U.S. Policies of Self-Determination.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (April 15, 2007)
Course Description:
Is everything you know about American Indians wrong? This is an introductory, no prerequisite
course in which we will discuss contemporary, pressing issues from an indigenous perspective
and context. Learn about these sovereign nations and their citizens located within the United
States as we study environmental activism, economic development, and history's impact on
today's politics through topics such as religious freedom, gaming, mascots, music, movies, and
art.
ANTH 319.001 / Principles of Archaeology
Professor: Terry Weik
(3 credits)
Fulfills the Archaeological Requirement for the Anthropology Major
Course Readings:
Archaeology (2013, 6th edition), by Robert L. Kelly & David Hurst Thomas. Belmont, CA:
Wadsworth.
Course Description:
This class introduces students to the history, research methods, and theoretical traditions of
Archaeology. The nature of archaeological data and evidence is explored in different contexts
and case studies. The course has a global scope that explores a variety of approaches and
perspectives.
Couse Method of Evaluation:
Students will be evaluated based on their performance on exams, class discussions, and
exercises.
Course Presentation:
This course involves classroom discussions, introductory lectures, films, computer
applications, and artifact exercises.
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Course Audience:
Students who take this course tend to come from a variety of majors and backgrounds.
Course Learning Objectives:
By the end of the semester students will be able to:
1) Differentiate archaeology from other approaches to the past.
2) Articulate some fundamental research methods used by archaeologists.
3) Understand how human life was different in the ancient past.
4) Explain core ideas and concepts that shape anthropological theory.
5) Identify important places that constitute our world historical heritage.
6) Understand how professionals curate artifacts.
7) Engage in hands on exercises involving digital and qualitative methods for
analyzing landscapes and artifact chronologies.
ANTH 327.E01 / Prehistoric Civilizations of the New World
Professor: Antonio De la Cova
(3 credits)
Cross listed with LASP 325.E01
Fulfills the Archaeological Requirement for the Anthropology Major
Course Readings:
Prehistoric Civilizations of the New World. Richard Townsend, The Aztecs (3rd ed., 2009)
Michael D. Coe and Stephen Houston, The Maya (9th ed., 2015)
Rebecca R. Stone, The Art of the Andes (3rd ed., 2012)
Course Description :
Prehistoric Civilizations of the New World: Study of South American and
Mesoamerican civilizations, including the Caral, Chavin, Nazca, Moche, Tiwanacu, Wari, Inca,
Maya and Aztec nations. Processes of state formation as reflected in archaeological data.
Emphasis on the social life, gender roles, cultural achievements, religion, human sacrifice,
mummification, and political systems to illustrate the diversity and richness of Amerindian life
before the Spanish conquest.
ANTH 352.001 / Anthropology of Magic & Religion
Professor: Sherina Feliciano-Santos
(3 credits)
Cross-listed with RELG 360
Fulfills the Cultural Requirement for the Anthropology Major
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Course Readings:
Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn (Comparative Studies in Religion and Society) by
Karen McCarthy Brown
The Anthropology of Religion, Magic, and Witchcraft by Rebecca L Stein and Philip Stein
Course Description:
What makes particular practices extraordinary? Supernatural? Sacred? Divine? Magical? How
do belief and faith become successfully expressed and enacted? This course employs crosscultural cases and anthropological analyses to examine how language and cultural practices
are involved in the expression and interpretation of belief. We focus on various aspects of
belief, faith and religion: religious talk, ritual performances, spiritual embodiments,
metaphysical knowledge, and transformations from the everyday into the extraordinary. We
will also address how beliefs become manifested and embodied, and analyze how the
linguistic and cultural dimensions of belief transform people, spaces, and things
ANTH 353.001 / Anthropology of Law & Conflict
Professor: Jonathan Leader
(3 credits)
Fulfills the Cultural Requirement for the Anthropology Major
Course Readings:
Law and Anthropology: A Reader (Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology Series), Ed.
1, by Sally F. Moore
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.
ANTH 355.001 / Language, Culture and Society
Professor: Sherina Feliciano-Santos
(3 credits)
Cross listed with LING 340
Fulfills the Linguistic Requirement for the Anthropology Major
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Course Readings:
Playing with Languages: Children and Change in a Caribbean Village by Amy Paugh
Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology by Laura Ahearn
Course Description:
How are speaking and our talk about speech related to making social identities (such as ‘race,’
‘class,’ ‘gender,’ to name a few)? Using cases from the US and around the world, this course
will explore how language is used in different social and cultural contexts. We will ask: How
are social inclusion and social discrimination related to how people use language and how they
evaluate others’ use of language? The course will study language in the context of social
practice, power, history, nationalism, stereotypes, ethnicity, race, gender, and discrimination,
as well as in language policy, official language movements, and multilingualism.
ANTH 363.001 / Primate Studies
Professor: Sharon DeWitte
(3 credits)
Fulfills the Biological Requirement for the Anthropology Major
Course Readings:
Dean Falk (2000) Primate Diversity
Karen Strier (2010) Primate Behavioral Ecology (4th edition)
Course Description:
This course is a comprehensive survey of our closest living relatives: the non-human primates.
We will focus on what makes primates unique among animals and examine their appearance;
where they live; what they eat; how they fight, make friends, reproduce, and raise babies; and
how they think in ways similar (or not) to humans. We will watch numerous films featuring the
fascinating behavior of primates in the wild. In this course, you will gain a better appreciation of
the diversity of living primates and how studying primates is crucial for understanding our own
evolution and place in nature.
ANTH 365.001 / Medical Experimentation & the Black Body
Professor: Carlina de la Cova
(3 credits)
Cross-listed with AFAM 397.001
Fulfills the Biological Requirement for Anthropology Major
Course Readings:
Washington, Harriett. Medical Apartheid. Anchor Books, paperback edition. ISBN-13: 9780767915472
Skloot, Rebecca. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Broadway Books. (paperback)
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Course Description:
This is a cross-disciplinary study of how the bodies of Africans and African Americans were
used in medical experimentation, starting in the late 18th century and continuing to the
present. We will examine how peoples of African descent were researched, studied, and
experimented upon under the guise of advancing medicine knowledge. We will also evaluate
how this process has shifted from physical bodies to genetic material. Integral to the course
will be understanding scientific cultural beliefs of the 18th through the early 20th century as
well as the cultural beliefs of the Black community in regard to health, medicine, white
physicians, and present day mistrust of the medical community. Through readings,
discussions, primary sources, and lectures, emphasis will be placed on: medical
experimentation on African Americans in the Antebellum era, the use of Black bodies as
materia medica (teaching/learning subjects in medicine) through time, the Eugenics
movement, Black mistrust of the medical community, and the overarching theme that African
Americans were separate and not equal, yet the medical knowledge gained from them was still
applicable to Euro-American elites.
ANTH 381.001 / Gender and Globalization
Professor: Drucilla Barker
(3 credits)
Cross-listed with WGST 381
Fulfills the Cultural Requirement for the Anthropology Major
Course Readings:
Frances E. Mascia-Lees, Gender and Difference in a Globalizing World (Waveland Press,
2010)
Mary K. Zimmerman, Jacquelyn S. Litt, and Christine E. Bose, eds. Global Dimensions of
Gender and Carework (Standford University Press, 2006)
Course Description:
Globalization, a process of integrating countries, peoples, economies, and cultures into a
larger whole, is as old at the travels of Marco Polo and at the same time as brand new as the
Internet. Digital technologies and improvements in transportation have greatly reduced the
barriers of time and distance. This has led to profound changes in the gender roles assigned to
women and men, the ways that economies, governments, and cultures function, and the
opportunities for meaningful work and “a good life.” It is the best of times and the worst of
times. Today extreme wealth and desperate poverty exist side by side. Some women are
heads of state and while others are subjugated to outmoded ideologies about women’s natural
inferiority. Consumer goods are plentiful and inexpensive but only as a result of sweatshops in
the global south. Global corporations such as Nike, MacDonald’s, and Coca Cola dominate
markets all over the world while small farmers and producers struggle to survive. This course
will explore these themes by looking at the legacies of colonialism, the global assembly line,
the global market for domestic labor and sex work, changing patterns of immigration, and
social justice movements.
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ANTH 388.H01 / Cultures of Pregnancy and Childbirth
Professor: Kathryn Luchok
(3 credits)
Honors College Students Only
Cross-listed with WGST 388.001
Fulfills the Cultural Requirement for the Anthropology Major
Course Readings:
Holloway, Kris 2007 Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years with a Midwife in Mali.
Waveland Press.
Davis-Floyd, Robbie E. (2003). Birth as an American Rite of Passage, 2nd ed. U of CA Press.
Jordan, Brigitte 1993 Birth in Four Cultures: A Cross cultural Investigation of Childbirth in
Yucatan, Holland, Sweden and the United States, 4th ed. Waveland Press.
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 honors students, 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 535.001 / Conflict Archaeology
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 Readings:
No required textbooks.
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.
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ANTH 536.E01 / Public Archaeology
Professor: Karen 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 Readings:
Thomas F. King, Cultural Resource Laws and Practice, 4th Edition, 2013
Course Description:
Our goal in this course is to engage with the many and varied faces of public archaeology as
practiced in the United States. To this end, students will spend the first half the course
digesting those federal, state, and local laws and regulations that guide the management of
cultural resources on and from public lands. During the second half of the course, students will
engage with a variety of guest speakers – individuals from the Columbia area who are leaders
in the field of heritage management or who are in positions of regulatory oversight – giving
students an opportunity to see how those laws and regulations covered earlier in the course
are put into practice in the real world. When it seems informative to contrast public
archaeology and cultural resource management in the U.S. with the heritage management in
other countries, we will do so.
ANTH 561.001 / Human Osteology
Professor: Carlina de la Cova
(4 credits)
LAB
R / 2:50 - 4:20 / Hamilton 144
Fulfills Biological Requirement for the Major
OR
Fulfills the 500-level(s) requirement(s) for the Major or for DURT
Course Readings:
Human Osteology, 3rd Edition. Time White, et al. Hardcover, ISBN 13: 978-0123741349
Additional readings will be placed on Blackboard. It is the student’s responsibility to check
Blackboard daily as announcements, readings, and other materials will be posted on
Blackboard.
Course Description:
This course provides an intensive, hands-on and active learning introduction to the
identification of human skeletal remains. Throughout the course of the semester students will
learn: 1) how to identify skeletal elements, both whole and fragmentary; 2) how to estimate
age, sex, ancestry, and stature of an individual; 3) how to distinguish between human and nonhuman remains; 4) how to reconstruct populations, particularly in terms of diet and disease;
and 5) real world applications of human osteology.
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ANTH 580.001 / Culture & Identity of the African Diaspora
Professor: Terry Weik
(3 credits)
Fulfills the Cultural Requirement for the Anthropology Major
OR
Fulfills the 500-level(s) requirement(s) for the Major or for DURT
Cross-listed with AFAM 580.001
Course Readings:
Ruth Simms Hamilton (editor) 2007 Routes of passage: rethinking the African diaspora.
Volume 1, Part 1. ADRP series. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press.
Other readings can be found on Blackboard.
Course Description:
Africans have been on the move from antiquity to the present day, as merchants, pastoralists,
healers, pilgrims, soldiers, enslaved laborers, and missionaries (among other roles). This
course examines the experiences, material culture, and social processes involving people of
African descent in order to understand the complexity and substance of their diaspora in Asia,
the Americas, Europe, and Africa. Various forms of evidence, disciplinary approaches, and
intellectual concepts will be surveyed in order to gain a better understanding of the African
Diaspora. This course is an introduction to theories which have had the greatest impact on
scholarly explanations of human relations and identities, such as culture, creolization, race,
Africanism, heritage, and ethnicity. Discussions, lectures, films, and texts constitute the
primary learning media.
Method of Evaluation:
Grades are based on student performance on literature reviews, presentations, discussions,
and a final paper. The final paper will result from regular writing and planning exercises that
take place over the semester and culminate in the presentation of the paper at the end of the
semester. Graduate students’ assignments will differ from those of undergraduates in some
cases.
Learning Outcomes:
This course will teach students how to
1) understand the scope of global Black & African diaspora geography
2) build critical thinking skills concerning world events
3) become competent public speakers on African Diaspora cultures
4) apply qualitative methods of analysis
5) understand comparative methods of the social sciences and humanities
6) critique culture, identity, diaspora, memory and related theories.
ANTH 591.H01 / Iconography
Professor: Adam King
(3 credits)
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HONORS COLLEGE STUDENTS ONLY
Fulfills the Archaeological Requirement for the Anthropology Major
OR
Fulfills the 500-levels(s) requirement(s) for the Major or for DURT
Course Readings:
Iconographic Method in New World Prehistory. Vernon James Knight, 2012. Cambridge
University Press.
Course Description:
Are you interested in exploring ancient symbols and their meaning? Come try to unlock the
secrets of images from the past in Iconography in North American Archaeology. We will
explore ways of studying ancient symbols, discuss interpretations of Native American and
Euro-American imagery from the North American past, and construct our own interpretations
through class projects.
ANTH 591.001 / Language, Race, & Ethnicity in the US
Professor: Elaine Chun
(3 credtis)
Cross-listed with ENGL 439.003 and LING 505.001
Fulfills the Linguistic Requirement for the Anthropology Major
OR
Fulfills the 500-levels(s) requirement(s) for the Major or for DURT
Course Description:
Topics of special interest. May be taken more than once as topics change.
ANTH 703.001 / Anthropological Inquiry
Professor: Marc Moskowitz
(3 credits)
Course Readings:
Lemert, Charles, ed. Social Theory: The Multicultural Global and Classic Readings. 5th
Edition.
Course Description:
This course reviews competing approaches in anthropological theory from the late 19th
century to the present. The purpose is to provide students with an understanding of how
key anthropological ways of thinking have been formed through specific debates,
controversies, and concerns. The emphasis is on understanding the intellectual lineages
and points of connection that make older ideas and controversies relevant to the
anthropological present. The course will therefore trace the genealogical roots of
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contemporary problems, paradigms, and controversies. It will conclude by looking at
modern ethnographies that build on, and then depart from, these older texts as an
exploration of the present moment in anthropological research and theory.
ANTH 720.001 / Development of Anthropological Archaeology
Professor: Joanna Casey
(3 credits)
Course Readings:
Trigger, B. ,1996 A History of Archaeological Thought – Required
Johnson, Mathew, 2010 Archaeological Theory: An Introduction – Optional
Course Description:
The first part of this course explores the history of archaeological thought from its earliest
beginnings when people first started to ponder the question of human antiquity to the most
recent trends in modern archaeology. In the second half of the course we will look at specific
topics to examine theory building in contemporary archaeology.
ANTH 772.001 / Gender and Culture
Professor: Drue Barker
(3 credits)
Cross-listed with WGST 772.001
Course Readings:
Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God. Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2013
(copyright 1937)
Tsitsi Dangarembga, Nervous Conditions. Seal Press, 1989
Arnaldo Cruz-Malave and Martin F. Manalansan IV, eds. Queer Globalizations: Citizenship and
the Afterlife of Colonialism, New York University Press, 2002.
Course Description:
This course examines various conceptions of gender—the social construction of sex and
sexualities—in the context of globalization and radically changing transnational flows of people
and cultures. It will consider they ways in which cultural norms about the meanings of
femininity and masculinity are embedded in, and constitutive of, other social hierarchies of
class, race, ethnicity, religion, and nation. Among the topics that will be covered are the sexgender system , cultural constructions of motherhood, feminist debates surrounding the
subordination of women and sex work, global hegemonic masculinities, and the gendered
meanings attached to capitalism, money and power. Judith Butler, R.W. Connell, Michel
Foucault, Micaela di Leonardo, Lila Abu-Lughod, Nancy Scheper-Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston,
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and Gayle Rubin are among the scholars whose work will inform our conversations.
ANTH 780.001 / Ethnography of Communication
Professor: Jennifer Reynolds
(3 credits)
Meets with LING 805.002
Course Readings:
Charles Lemert. Social Theory: The Multicultural, Global, and Classic Readings, 5th edition.
Westview Press.
Course Description:
This graduate course exposes students to a range of qualitative methods and corresponding
modes of analysis used within linguistic anthropology and related fields dedicated to the study
of human interaction. As this course builds of the anthropological tradition of Ethnography of
Communication, the focus of the course will be the integration of ethnography with other
techniques for the documentation of forms communication and its role in the establishment and
management of social encounters and forms of social organization.
Students must have developed or be willing to develop a working relationship with members of
a nearby “community” (as in a community of practice, group, organization, institution, or place,
etc.), ostensibly before the semester begins. If you are an incoming student, new to the area,
or have not yet ever done fieldwork, you have no later than the third week to gain approval
from the relevant parties at your site for carrying out research. Students will also need to focus
on one particular recurring ACTIVITY that takes place AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK since
assignments are designed with the assumption that such an activity exists and is accessible
for observation and especially for audio-video recording.
PLEASE NOTE: IT IS THE STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK THE OFFICIAL
U.S.C. MASTER SCHEDULE
(https://ssb.onecarolina.sc.edu/BANP/twbkwbis.P_GenMenu?name=homepage ) FOR
ANY CHANGES IN DAY, TIME AND/OR LOCATION OF ANY PARTICULAR COURSE.
SUCH INFORMATION CAN BE CHANGED AT ANY TIME.
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Department of Anthropology
Gambrell Hall, Suite 440
817 Henderson Street
Columbia, SC 29208
(803) 777-6500
Fax (803) 777-0259
Web: http://www.cas.sc.edu/anth/
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