Anthropology Course Description Guide FALL 2011 Undergraduate level Courses: Anthro 100 Title: Human Nature Credits: 4 GenEd: SBG Instructor: Robert Paynter email: [email protected] Day/Time: MW 11:15AM Description: Lecture and Discussion This course introduces the full range of human cultural and biological diversity. Topics include human evolution, rise and fall of civilizations, non-Western lifeways, and the human condition in various societies. No prerequisites, 4 credits Anthro 102 Title: Archaeology and Prehistory Credits: 4 GenEd: SBG Instructor: Eric Johnson email: [email protected] Day/Time: MW 12:20PM Description: Lecture and Discussion Introduction to the method and theory of archaeology. Topics include concepts of space, time and culture, preservation, stratigraphy, survey and excavation techniques, dating and the analysis and interpretation of archaeological data. The course also includes a survey of human prehistory up to the rise of complex societies. Anthro 103 Title: Human Origins and Variation Credits: 4 GenEd: BS Instructor: Stephen King email: [email protected] Day/Time: MW 10:10AM Description: Lecture and Discussion The goal of this course is to achieve an understanding of human evolution and human variation. The course will be divided into 4 major areas: genetics, primate evolution, human evolution and bio-cultural interactions. It is imperative that you read the assigned materials and go to lab/discussion. Anthro H06 Title: Honors Colloq: ANTHRO 103 Credits: 1 GenEd: Instructor: Stephen King email: [email protected] Day/Time: Fri 10:10AM Description: Colloquium for Anthro 103 Anthro 104 Title: Culture, Society, and People Credits: 4 GenEd: SBG Instructor: Julie Hemment email: [email protected] Day/Time: MW 2:30PM Description: Lecture and Discussion This course introduces students to the main themes, methods and intellectual traditions of cultural anthropology. Through the rubric of culture and power we will explore topics such as social structure and stratification, race and ethnicity, language and classification, gender and sexuality, globalization and identity. At the same time as we consider the distinctiveness of cultures, we will pay attention to the contemporary dialogue between societies throughout the world, examining diversity both in places far away and much closer to "home". This course includes lectures, films, discussion sections and hands-on ethnographic assignments, through which you will gain a sense of what anthropology is all about. Anthro 105 Title: Language, Culture and Communication Credits: 4 GenEd: SBG Instructor: Jonathan Rosa email: Day/Time: MW 12:20PM Description: Lecture and Discussion This course is designed to introduce students to the study of language and other forms of communication from an anthropological perspective. The course will cover some of the essential theories and tools of Linguistic Anthropology (one of Anthropology's four sub-fields), and the students will gain experience in applying these to their own everyday lives. Among other things, we will discuss the interdependence of language and culture, what distinguishes human speech from other forms of communication, how the same words can have many meanings in different contexts, and what it means to speak with an "accent".Anthropology Course Description Guide FALL 2011 Anthro 150 Title: Ancient Civilizations Credits: 4 GenEd: HSG Instructor: Michael Sugerman email: [email protected] Day/Time: MW 2:30PM Description: Lecture and Discussion The archaeology of the emergence of civilization in Mesopatamia, Egypt, Nubia, the Indus Valley, China and Mesoamerica. Topics include the origins of agriculture and sedentary life, the first cities, and theories on the rise and fall of civilizations. Anthro 197D Title: Freshman Sem:Anthropology as a Profession Credits: 3 GenEd: Instructor: Lynnette Sievert email: [email protected] Day/Time: MWF 11:15-12:05 Description: Freshman Majors Only and Anthro Transfers This course is designed to help incoming anthropology majors explore their place within the discipline of anthropology, and how to get the most out of their college experience. The Freshman Seminar will review classroom skills, introduce resources available at UMass Amherst, help demystify the higher education experience, and encourage lasting relationships. The class will include a review of the theoretical basics of anthropology and its four fields. We will discuss expectations and how to be successful in an undergraduate academic career. This course will combine lectures, seminars, book reviews, tours and field trips, and guest presentations. Anthro 220 Title: Intro: Native American Studies Credits: 4 GenEd: Instructor: Jean Forward email: [email protected] Day/Time: TuTh 11:15-12:30 Description: Lecture This course will introduce students to Native American/Indigenous studies as an intellectual discipline and to some of the people working in this field at UMass and the Four Colleges. Readings and presentations will serve to introduce students to the variety of life-ways of the original peoples of North and South America and help students to understand that the ongoing colonial encounter is a major factor in the lives of Native peoples of the Western Hemisphere. Anthro 270 Title: North American Indians Credits: 4 GenEd: SBU Instructor: Jean Forward email: [email protected] Day/Time: TuTh 2:30PM Description: Lecture This course will examine the indigenous cultures and peoples of North America: pre-, during and beyond the contact with non-Native Americans. Our purpose is to understand the diversity of their cultures (hundreds of languages and lifestyles), their relationships with each other, their connections to their Homelands and thei persistence in the 21st century. Anthro 297H Title: ST: The Good Society Credits: 4 GenEd: Instructor: Arthur Keene email: [email protected] Day/Time: TuTh 11:15AM Description: Permission of instructor needed and in Citizens Scholars ONLY! Anthro 313 Title: Nutritional Anthropology Credits: 3 GenEd: Instructor: Tom Leatherman email: [email protected] Day/Time: MWF 11:15AM Description: Lecture The course is an introduction to nutritional anthropology, an area of anthropology concerned with human nutrition and food systems, social,