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Courses in Anthropology
- ANTH 010 - Careers with Anthropology
- Explores careers for students with an Anthropology background. Students research careers, job listings, and internships, and prepare materials that highlight skills learned in Anthropology courses.
- Credits: 1.
- ANTH 021 - D2: Human Cultures
- Introduction to cultural anthropology focusing on the life ways of non-Western societies and how anthropologists study them.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 023 - Anthro Third World Dev
- A survey of the role of applied anthropology in the understanding and analysis of development efforts to alleviate (mostly) third world problems.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 024 - D2: Prehistoric Archaeology
- civilization; the nature of archaeological data and Examination of the origins and development of culture from the earliest human fossils through the appearance of interpretations.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 026 - Biological Anthropology
- Introduction to the study of the evolution and physical variation of humanity from a biocultural perspective.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 028 - D2: Linguistic Anthropology
- Introduction to linguistic anthropology, focusing on language and communication as they pertain to human culture and human social interaction.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 040 - Parenting and Childhood
- Introduction to the anthropology of parenting and childhood from birth to adolescence. Both biological anthropological through a cross-cultural perspective.
- Credits: 2.
- ANTH 055 - Business Anthropology
- Combines practical and academic perspectives in the cross-cultural study of business values and practices. Comparative studies include business cultures, cross-cultural marketing, management issues, and globalization. Online, Summer session only.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 059 - D2: Culture and Environment
- Integrated Social Science Program seminar exploring the importance of anthropological and cultural perspectives for critical understanding of global environmental issues.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 064 - D1:Native Americans of Vermont
- Vermont's native peoples from their earliest appearance in the region until today. Archaeological and ethnographic data reviewed in the broader perspective of aboriginal Northeastern cultural history. Cross-listed with: VS 064. Alternate years.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 095 - Introductory Special Topics
- See Schedule of Courses for specific titles.
- Credits: 1-18.
- ANTH 096 - Introductory Special Topics
- See Schedule of Courses for specific titles.
- Credits: 1-18.
- ANTH 102 - Anthropology of Sports
- This course examines the cultural significance of sports from around the world. Prerequisite: ANTH 021.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 103 - Political Anthropology
- This course explores the cultural aspects of political institutions, structures, and processes in societies from around the world. Prerequisite: ANTH 021.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 104 - D2:Archaeology of the Americas
- Archaeological overview of North and South America from the peopling of the New World to European contact in the sixteenth century. Prerequisite: ANTH 024.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 123 - Social Crisis
- This course investigates human sociocultural responses to crisis and radical social change.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 125 - History of Anthropology
- Examination of the major theories, theorists, and socio-political contexts central to historical development of the discipline of Anthropology. Prerequisites: ANTH 021, ANTH 024, ANTH 026 or ANTH 028.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 127 - Modernity & Material Culture
- Covers anthropological theories and case studies of modernity and consumption including circulation and reproduction of objects, consumer culture, globalization, and material aspects of cultural change. Prerequisite: ANTH 021.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 130 - D2:Ancient Mesoamerica
- fluorescence, and decline. Prerequisite: ANTH 024. Archaeological, epigraphic, historic, architectural, and ideological information from ancient Mesoamerican civilizations will be analyzed to understand their origins,
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 133 - Stone Tool Technology
- A combination of lecture, lab analysis, stone tool experimentation and replication will be used to understand archaeological artifact assemblages of stone. Prerequisite: ANTH 024.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 134 - Prehistory of North America
- Archaeological overview of North America from the peopling of the New World to European contact in the sixteenth century. Prerequisite: ANTH 024.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 135 - Prehistory of the US Southwest
- Archaeological overview of the American Southwest, from the peopling of the New World to European contact in the sixteenth century. Pre/co-requisite: ANTH 024.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 140 - Primates and Anthropology
- anthropological perspective. Pre/co-requisite: ANTH 021 or A survey of behavior and anatomy of nonhuman primates (monkeys, apes and prosimians) from an ANTH 026.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 142 - Introduction to Syntax
- This course serves as an introduction to the syntax of natural languages and a rigorous approach to the analysis CSD 080 or LING 080. Cross-listed with: CSD 166 and LING 166.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 151 - Anth of East Europe
- Pre/co-requisite: ANTH 021 or a 100-level Russia/East Survey of cultures of Central and Eastern Europe during the socialist and post-socialist periods with an emphasis on social, cultural, and economic transformation since 1985. European Studies course.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 152 - D2:Chinese Culture
- Introduction to Chinese culture and society, examining core cultural values and practices, gender and the lifecycle, sociocultural diversity, impacts of economic development and social change.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 153 - Gender in the Middle East
- ethnography of the Middle East. Prerequisite: ANTH 021. Exploring gendered aspects of religion, colonialism, anti-colonial struggles, feminism, revolution, family law, citizenship, expressive culture, and conflict through
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 155 - Anthropology of Islam
- Ethnographic study of religious practice and social life of contemporary Muslim communities worldwide, including shared tradition, cultural diversity, community and personhood, gender, politics, ANTH 028.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 156 - Cultural Contexts of HIV/AIDS
- Examines the ways in which HIV/AIDS affects populations based on socio-economic, political and cultural contexts. Prerequisite: ANTH 021.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 160 - D1: North American Indians
- Ethnographic survey of major Native American cultures of Mesoamerica and the U.S. against background of aboriginal culture history, and problems of contact with European cultures. Prerequisite: ANTH 021. Alternate years.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 161 - D2: Cultures of South America
- Ethnographic survey of major native American cultures south of Mesoamerica against background of aboriginal culture history, and their relation to present day culture spheres. Prerequisite: ANTH 021. Alternate years.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 162 - D2: Cultures of Africa
- Ethnographic survey of representative native societies of sub-Saharan Africa and major colonial/immigrant minorities emphasizing changes resulting from colonialism, independence, and modernization. Prerequisite: ANTH 021. Alternate years.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 163 - D2: South Pacific Cultures
- Survey of major cultural areas of the South Pacific including problems of prehistory, contact with Western colonialism, and contemporary life. Prerequisite: ANTH 021. Alternate years.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 164 - Indians of the NE: Vermont
- ANTH 024. Cross-listed with: VS 164.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 165 - D2: Peoples of South Asia
- Culture and social organization of peoples of Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Theoretical issues in anthropological analysis of these societies discussed. Prerequisite: ANTH 021. Alternate years.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 166 - D2: Peoples of the Middle East
- Culture and social organization of peoples living in lands from Morocco to Afghanistan, including a consideration of Islam. Prerequisite: ANTH 021. Alternate years.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 167 - Native Peoples of Canada
- Traditional life-ways of the native peoples of Canada, Indian, and Inuit; contemporary issues in native life in Canada. Prerequisite: ANTH 021 or GEOG 152 or HST 065 or HST 066. Alternate years.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 169 - D1: Latinos in the US
- Prerequisite: ANTH 021. Survey of peoples of Latino/Hispanic descent living in the U.S. Course examines their similarities and differences in history, ethnic identification, and cultural practices.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 172 - D2: Gender, Sex and Culture
- Cross-cultural study of gender, sex and sexuality, including exploring the cultural construction of categories and cultural practices related to gender, sex and sexuality. Pre/co-requisite: ANTH 021.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 174 - Culture, Health and Healing
- Introduction to medical anthropology. Social and cultural perspectives on health and illness experiences, to health and health care. Pre/co-requisite: ANTH 021 or three credits of Sociology. Cross-listed with: SOC 155.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 176 - Topics in Linguistic Anthro
- Intermediate level special topics in linguistic anthropology. Pre/co-requisites: ANTH 028 or CSD 080.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 178 - Sociolinguistics
- Exploration of language and nonverbal interactions as cultural activities. Focus on rules and patterns people display appropriate to communication and social interaction. Prerequisites: ANTH 028 or LING 080. Cross-listed with: LING 178.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 179 - D2: Environmental Anthropology
- Introduction to how culture mediates human- environmental interactions. Topics include cultural, management; environmentalism; sustainable development; and environmental justice. Pre/co-requisite: ANTH 021, ANTH 023, and ANTH 024 or Instructor permission.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 180 - D2: Psychological Anthropology
- development across the lifecycle. Pre/co-requisite: ANTH Examines the role of culture in shaping personhood, identity, experience, cognition, emotion, mental illness, interpersonal relations, socialization processes, and human 021.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 181 - Law, War and Disorder
- Introduction to the anthropology of law and conflict management emphasizing the cultural fora and social organization of disputes and efforts to deal with conflict. Prerequisite: ANTH 021.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 183 - The Anthropology of Genocide
- Examines large-scale killing from an anthropological perspective using the comparative method, social-structural, cultural, and political-economy models. Proposed solutions are also critically assessed. Prerequisite: ANTH 021.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 184 - Street Children
- Explores elements that both connect and distinguish populations of street children worldwide from an anthropological perspective. Prerequisite: ANTH 021.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 187 - D1: Race and Ethnicity
- ANTH 021. Cross-listed with: SOC 119.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 188 - Historical Archaeology
- Survey of field, lab, and archival research methods; specialized studies of material culture; selected topics on ethnicity in the Americas, gender and status. Prerequisites: ANTH 024. Alternate years.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 189 - Aging in Cross-Cultural Persp
- Aging from an anthropological perspective. Topics include exploration of biological and cultural aspects of human aging across the adult lifecycle in a variety of cultural groups. Pre/co-requisite: ANTH 021 or SOC 020. Alternate years.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 190 - ISSP Thesis
- Independent study for students enrolled in Integrated Social Sciences Program; final product is thesis. Prerequisite: Enrollment in ISSP courses.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 195 - Intermediate Special Topics
- See Schedule of Courses for specific titles.
- Credits: 1-18.
- ANTH 196 - Intermediate Special Topics
- See Schedule of Courses for specific titles.
- Credits: 1-18.
- ANTH 197 - Readings & Research
- Credits: 1-6.
- ANTH 198 - Readings & Research
- Credits: 1-12.
- ANTH 200 - Field Work in Archaeology
- anthropology of history, instructor's permission. Methods and techniques of archaeological investigation in field situations and the laboratory analysis of data. Pre/co-requisites: ANTH 024, one 100-level course in
- Credits: 6.
- ANTH 201 - Practicum & Internship
- Supervised service or research integrating theoretical and practical anthropological issues. Prerequisite: Nine hours of Anthropology.
- Credits: 1-12.
- ANTH 202 - Anthropology of Media
- Examines the major analytical frameworks, theoretical debates, and methodological tools for studying contemporary media technologies and expressive cultures anthropologically. Pre/co-requisites: ANTH 021; one 100-level ANTH course.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 203 - Tourism & Heritage
- Examining tourism from an anthropological perspective, including: museums; souvenirs and tourist art; national, racial, ethnic, and indigenous identities; gender; and theories of performance and re-enactment. Pre/co-requisites: ANTH 021 and one 100-level ANTH course.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 210 - Archaeological Theory
- Development of archaeology from the 19th century to the present including concepts of form, space and time, intellectual attitudes, current systems theory, and research strategies. Prerequisites: ANTH 024, one 100-level Anthropology course; or HP 201; or graduate standing in Historic Preservation Program, or HIST 121, HIST 122, or HIST 149. Alternate years.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 220 - Develop & Applied Anthropology
- Seminar examines the application of anthropological knowledge and methodologies to alleviate social problems around the world, with a special focus on the cultural politics of expertise. Prerequisites: ANTH 023, three 100-level courses, or Instructor permission. Alternate years.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 225 - Anthropological Theory
- Schools of anthropological thought examined in relation to data on non-Western societies and the historical and social context in which the anthropologist works. Prerequisites:
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 228 - Social Organization
- Examination of the basic anthropological concepts and theories used in the cross-cultural analysis of kinship and marriage. Prerequisites: ANTH 021, one 100-level course.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 240 - Human Osteology & Archaeology
- An exploration of the human skeleton as a means of reconstructing past lives both at the level of individuals (forensics) and populations (archaeology and bioarchaeology). Prerequisites: ANTH 024 or ANTH 026 and one 100-level Anthropology course.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 244 - Amer Indian Identity Politics
- An examination of the ways in which American Indian identity is shaped by socio-historical processes within and outside Native communities. Prerequisites: ANTH 021, one 100-level ANTH course.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 245 - Laboratory Archaeology
- Exploration of laboratory methods of archaeology through the analysis of excavated materials. Prerequisites: ANTH 024; one 100-level course in Anthropology.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 250 - Museum Anthropology
- The cultural context of selected archaeological and ethnographic collections at Fleming Museum; cataloguing, conservation, research, and interpretation of objects; exhibition design and ethical issues. Prerequisites: Junior standing; Anthropology, Art History, Studio Art majors and minors. Alternate years.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 272 - Language, Gender and Sexuality
- Examines different theoretical approaches to understanding gender and sexuality through the study of language use, emphasizing analysis of crosscultural data from a linguistic anthropological perspective. Prerequisites: ANTH 28 and one 100-level Anthropology course.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 276 - Adv Topics in Linguistics
- course or permission of the Instructor. Advanced special topics in linguistics, sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology. Pre/co-requisites: ANTH 028 and one 100-level Anthropology
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 283 - Colonialism
- The concepts, ideologies, and practice(s) of colonialism within a sociocultural and historical context emphasizing the cultures of the colonizer and the colonized and the interaction thereof. Prerequisites: ANTH 021, one 100-level course, or ANTH 021, six hours in the social sciences. Alternate years.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 284 - Linguistic Anthropology Mthds
- Exploration of key methodologies in linguistic anthropology, including theories and practice of eliciting linguistic data, conducting interviews, transcribing audio- and video-taped interactions, and analyzing conversations. Pre/co-requisites: ANTH 028 or CSD 080 and one Anthropology course at the 100 level or above.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 290 - Meth of Ethnographic Field Wrk
- Examination of theoretical and ethical premises of field work methodology with practical experience in participant observation, interviewing, the genealogical method, and the recording of data. Prerequisite: Twelve hours of Anthropology. Alternate years.
- Credits: 3.
- ANTH 295 - Advanced Special Topics
- See Schedule of Courses for specific titles. Prerequisites: ANTH 021, one 100-level course.
- Credits: 1-18.
- ANTH 296 - Advanced Special Topics
- See Schedule of Courses for specific titles. Prerequisites: ANTH 021, one 100-level course.
- Credits: 1-18.
- ANTH 297 - Advanced Readings & Research
- Prerequisite: Junior/Senior standing.
- Credits: 1-3.
- ANTH 298 - Advanced Readings & Research
- Prerequisite: Junior/Senior standing.
- Credits: 1-3.
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