*Anthropology 92xr (formerly Anthropology 92r). Research Methods in Museum Collections
Catalog Number: 9029
Richard H. Meadow
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Special (individual) study of Peabody Museum collections directly supervised by a faculty member and a member of the curatorial staff. Requires a project involving a Harvard Museum collection, developed in consultation with the supervisors.
Note: Must be taken for a letter grade. Priority given to students in Anthropology and related departments. To enroll, submit a petition form (available from the Undergraduate Office, William James 352), signed by both supervisors, a proposed research agenda, during the term preceding the term of enrollment. Information sheets with Museum contacts available in William James 352.
*Anthropology 97x. Sophomore Tutorial in Archaeology
Catalog Number: 0400
Thomas Gardner Garrison
Half course (spring term). M., 2–4.
This course will focus on archaeological thinking, the cognitive skeleton of the discipline of archaeology, the principles and the logic that are the foundation of all archaeological conclusions and research. Central to this is an understanding of research design, archaeological theory and interpretation, culture and material culture; as well as an understanding of how to examine and construct an archaeological argument.
Note: Required of all concentrators in Archaeology.
*Anthropology 98xa. Junior Tutorial in Archaeology
Catalog Number: 2959
Richard H. Meadow
Half course (fall term). M., 1–3.
The junior tutorial provides a background in archaeological method and theory through critical analysis of selected issues and debates particularly focusing on more complex societies. Specific topics include the origins of agriculture and the domestication of animals, the development of complexity and “civilization," post-colonial and historical archaeology, and related ethical and theoretical issues. Weekly readings (drawn from current journal literature), discussions, several short writing assignments.
Note: Required of all concentrators in Archaeology.
*Anthropology 98xb. Junior Tutorial in Archaeology
Catalog Number: 3568
Richard H. Meadow
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
This individual tutorial for archaeology students intending to write a senior thesis is normally undertaken with a member of the faculty during the second term of junior year. To enroll, a student must submit a petition form (available from the Anthropology Undergraduate Office, William James 352, or downloadable from the department’s website) with a proposed course plan of study and the tutorial adviser’s signature.
Note: Required of candidates for honors in Archaeology.
*Anthropology 99x (formerly Anthropology 99). Tutorial - Senior Year
Catalog Number: 6656
Richard H. Meadow
Full course. Hours to be arranged.
Research and writing of the Senior Thesis. Limited to honors candidates. Signature of the faculty adviser required.
*Anthropology 1020. Archaeology, Politics and Society in South Asia: Seminar
Catalog Number: 5150 Enrollment: Limited to 12.
Richard H. Meadow
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 11:30–1. EXAM GROUP: 13, 14
Focuses on controversies in the interpretation of archaeological remains from northwestern South Asia. Readings in the primary, interpretative, and popular literature and from the press and Internet form the foundation for discussion of such topics as: agricultural origins, the Indus Civilization and its relations to later cultures, the Aryan invasion theory, and the Ayodhya affair. The nature and use of archaeological evidence, logic of academic versus popular discourse, and role of belief form underlying themes.
Note: May not be taken pass/fail. No auditors permitted.
[Anthropology 1040. Origins of the Food We Eat]
Catalog Number: 1837
Ofer Bar-Yosef and Richard H. Meadow
Half course (fall term). M., W., (F.), at 11. EXAM GROUP: 4
Focuses on arguably the most significant transition in the human past, namely, that from hunting-gathering to agriculture and pastoralism. Covers the emergence of cultivation, adoption of plant foods, and domestication of animals in key regions of Asia and Latin America. Considers the spread of foods across the world during pre- and early history and beginning ca 1500 AD. Discusses the contributions of archaeology, climatology, botany, zoology, genetics, and linguistics to these topics.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10. Given in alternate years.
[Anthropology 1045. Ancient Settlement Systems: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 8978
Jason A. Ur
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Approaches to spatial patterning in human societies, including the structure of settlements and the regional distribution of populations. The seminar will consider how variation in settlement and settlement systems can be related to factors such as environment, economy, and social and political organization. Case studies will be drawn from a range of New and Old World societies of varying scales of sociopolitical complexity.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10.
Anthropology 1060. Archaeological Science
Catalog Number: 2013
Noreen Tuross
Half course (spring term). M., 7–10 pm. EXAM GROUP: 9
Focus on physical science and engineering methods and techniques used by archaeologists in the reconstruction of time, space, and human paleoecology, and analysis of archaeological materials. Topics include 14C dating, ice core and palynological analysis, stable isotope chemistry of paleodietary foodwebs, soil micromorphology and site formation, Pb isotope sourcing of metal artifacts, and microstructural and mechanical analyses of cementitious materials used in ancient monumental buildings.
Note: Meets at MIT.
Prerequisite: One year of college-level chemistry or physics.
Anthropology 1085. Six Great Discoveries in New World Archaeology
Catalog Number: 2318
Jeffrey Quilter
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 10–11:30. EXAM GROUP: 12, 13
The class will use six important archaeological sites as case studies by which to understand prehistory in the Ancient Americas and to learn of changing approaches to studying the past. From three major culture regions, two sites important for specialists and a wider audience will be examined in depth. They are North America: Cahokia and Chaco Canyon; Mesoamerica: Teotihuacan and Copan; Central Andes: Moche Huacas and Cuzco-Machu Picchu.
Note: Class designed primarily for undergraduates with no previous experience in archaeology but it may also be taken by graduate students.
Anthropology 1087. The Human Colonizations of Australia and the Americas - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 0208
Iain Davidson
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., 10–11:30. EXAM GROUP: 12, 13
The stories of the first Americans and first Australians will be compared through a study of the archaelogical, genetic, ethnographic, geological and artistic evidence. The course will consider the cognitive requirements for colonizing these continents, and the impacts of first colonists on endemic megafauna (Diprotodons and mammoths). It will also consider the different histories following first colonization, asking why agriculture did not emerge in Australia, and why both agriculture and states emerged in the Americas.
[Anthropology 1090. Ethnography and Archaeology]
Catalog Number: 8716
Gary Urton
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Archaeologists often draw on ethnographic studies of Western and non-Western societies as sources of explanation for ancient cultural practices. But the questions remain: How valid is the use of ethnographic analogy in the study of the past? What assumptions do archaeologists make about past social processes in their uses of ethnographic studies? These are some of the questions addressed in this course.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10.
[Anthropology 1120. Comparative Analysis of Ancient Civilizations]
Catalog Number: 7474
C. C. Lamberg-Karlovsky
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., at 10. EXAM GROUP: 12
An analysis of the similarities and differences in the emergence of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Central Asia, and the Indus Valley. Economic, political, and religious systems are compared as are technology and demography.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10.
[Anthropology 1130. Archaeology of Harvard Yard]
Catalog Number: 1634
William L. Fash, Patricia Capone, Christina Jayne Hodge, and Diana Loren
Half course (fall term). W., 1–4. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7, 8
Archaeological data recovered from Harvard Yard provide a richer and more nuanced view of the 17th through 19th century lives of students and faculty in Harvard Yard, an area that includes the Old College and Harvard Indian College. Students will excavate in Harvard Yard and process and analyze artifacts and report on the results. Additional topics to be covered include regional historical archaeology, research design, surveying, archival research, stratigraphy, and artifact analysis.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10.
[Anthropology 1131. Archaeology of Harvard Yard II: Laboratory Methods and Analysis]
Catalog Number: 0655
William L. Fash, Patricia Capone, Christina Jayne Hodge, and Diana Loren
Half course (spring term). W., 1–4. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7, 8
Open to students who participated in the fall term investigations in Harvard Yard, this course focuses on the detailed analysis of the materials recovered in the excavations, within the context of archival and comparative archaeological and historical research. The analysis will also include an evaluation of the results of the ground-penetrating radar surveys conducted prior to the excavations, as part of the research design for the next season of investigations of the India College site.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10.
Prerequisite: Anthropology 1130, Archaeology of Harvard Yard.
*Anthropology 1140. Human Modification of the Landscape
Catalog Number: 5898
Noreen Tuross and Thomas Gardner Garrison
Half course (fall term). W., 3–5. EXAM GROUP: 8, 9
Northern New England provides the archaeologist and environmental scientist with a natural experiment in land clearing that was caused by the agricultural practices of humans and the subsequent reforestation of the ecosystem. This course will concentrate on laboratory methods usable onsite to uncover evidence of past land use and change. The following approaches will be explored in the context of a historic farm site and a historic tannery: innorganic and organic element and compund distributions in soli, pollen and phytolith analysis, isotopic distribution in flora, and an introduction to mobile molecular biology.
Note: This course has a 10-day residential component prior to the start of the term (September 2 to September 13th).
Anthropology 1155. Before Baghdah: Cities of Ancient Mesopotamia - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 8450
Jason A. Ur
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., at 10. EXAM GROUP: 12
The world’s first cities emerged in Mesopotamia and were the defining characteristic of ancient civilizations in what is today Iraq, Syria and Turkey. They were inhabited by large populations, powerful kings, and the gods themselves. The course will consider the origins, ecology, spacial arrangement, socioeconomic religious organization, religious institutions, and collapse of cities from Gilgamesh to Saddam. Through archaeology and ancient texts, students will become familiar with cities such as Uruk, Babylon, Nineveh, and Baghdah.
[Anthropology 1160. Introduction to the Yucatec Maya Language]
Catalog Number: 4772
Marc U. Zender
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
An intensive introduction to the grammar, vocabulary and historical development of the Yucatec Maya language, still spoken by millions of speakers in Mexico and Belize, and with an extensive philological tradition stretching back to the early seventeenth century.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10.
Anthropology 1161. Classic Mayan Language, Literature and Society - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 3617
Marc U. Zender
Half course (fall term). M., W., 1:30–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
This course surveys the language, writing and literary culture of the late Classic Maya (AD 600-900) of Central America. Following an intensive introduction to the grammar and vocabulary of the Classic Mayan script, we chart its historical development and genetic relationships with other Mayan languages. These comparisons allow a sociolinguistic appreciation of the significance of ancient language variation, and also facilitate deeper understandings of the historical, ritual and religious themes most central to Classic Mayan literature.
[Anthropology 1162. Introduction to Classical Nahuatl]
Catalog Number: 9419
Marc U. Zender
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
An intensive introduction to the grammar, vocabulary and historical significance of Classical Nahuatl, the language of the Aztec Empire, and precursor to numerous varieties of the language still spoken in Modern Mexico. We will also study Aztec hieroglyphic writing and the extensive philological sources for Nahuatl, some dating back to the early 15th century.
Note: Expected to be given in 2010–11.
Anthropology 1165. Digging the Glyphs: Adventures in Decipherment
Catalog Number: 9906
Marc U. Zender
Half course (spring term). M., W., 1:30–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Focuses on the method and theory of archaeological decipherment. Major decipherments are studied in-depth (Egyptian hieroglyphs, the cuneiform scripts, Linear B, Maya and Aztec glyphs), as are various undeciphered scripts (Linear A, Isthmian and Rongorongo) and a number of deciphered systems encoding extinct languages (Etruscan, Meroitic and Sumerian). Other topics include the origins, development, and sociopolitical uses of writing in the ancient world.
Anthropology 1174. The Incas
Catalog Number: 5311
Gary Urton
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., 1–2:30. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
An introduction to the archaeology of the Incas beginning with an overview of pre-Inca civilizations of Andean South America. Attempts to understand how the Inca integrated the varied peoples and resources of the Andes into a unified empire. Ends with an overview of the destruction and transformation of Inca society and culture under Spanish colonialism. Studies Inka materials in the Peabody Museum collection.
[Anthropology 1175. The Archaeology of Ethnicity]
Catalog Number: 1022
Gary Urton
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Ethnic identity and conflict are among the most powerful processes and relations shaping the world we live in today. Questions addressed include: What can we understand about ethnic identity and relations in the prehistoric world on the basis of the archaeological record? For example, how might differences in material culture represent and reflect markers of ethnic identity? The Peabody Museum collections will provide materials for study and analysis.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10.
[Anthropology 1177. South American Archaeology]
Catalog Number: 6996
Gary Urton
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., 1:30–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
Provides an overview of Pre-Columbian civilizations on the continent of South America from the earliest record of human habitiation to the time of the European invasion, in the sixteenth century. Focuses on the archaeology of the Amazon and Orinoco rivers, the Andes, and the Pacific coast of Peru and Chile. Extensive use will be made of the South American collections in the Peabody Museum.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10.
[Anthropology 1210. The Archaeology of Ancient China]
Catalog Number: 1793
Rowan K. Flad
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., at 12. EXAM GROUP: 14
A survey of the archaeology of China from the origins of humans during the Palaeolithic into the Bronze Age (ca. 220 BCE), with an emphasis on the origins of agriculture and the emergence of complex society during the late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age. We survey important archaeological finds from these periods and examine relevant issues in anthropological archaeology. Sections will involve the discussion and use of materials from the Peabody and Sackler Museums.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10.
[Anthropology 1220. The Record of the Material Culture: Lithics, Pottery, Metallurgy]
Catalog Number: 4504
Rowan K. Flad, Ofer Bar-Yosef, and C. C. Lamberg-Karlovsky
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Discussions and presentations of archaeological finds (stone, bone and wooden tools, hearths, site spatial organization, etc.) from the earliest Stone Age some 2.5 million years ago through the transition through Neolithic farming and herding communities to complex polities.
Note: Expected to be given in 2010–11.
Anthropology 2010ar. Materials in Ancient Societies: Ceramics
Catalog Number: 7163
C. C. Lamberg-Karlovsky
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
This seminar-laboratory subject provides in-depth study of the technologies of ancient societies.
Note: Open to senior undergraduates with permission of instructor.
Anthropology 2010br. Materials in Ancient Societies: Ceramics
Catalog Number: 1753
C. C. Lamberg-Karlovsky
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
This seminar-laboratory subject provides in-depth study of the technologies of ancient societies.
Note: Anthropology 2010ar is commonly taken before Anthropology 2010br.
*Anthropology 2020 (formerly Anthropology 1065). GIS and Spatial Analysis in Archaeology
Catalog Number: 3729 Enrollment: Limited to 8.
Jason A. Ur
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 1–2:30. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
An introduction to the GIS and remote sensing methods used by archaeologists to document and analyze datasets at the regional scale. This class will involve the hands-on use of maps, aerial photography, satellite imagery, digital terrain models and GPS-based observations to frame and approach archaeological research questions. Labs will use sample datasets from a variety of regions but students will be responsible for assembling a GIS database for their own region of interest.
[Anthropology 2065. Complex Societies of Northern Mesopotamia]
Catalog Number: 6426
Jason A. Ur
Half course (spring term). M., 3–5.
This seminar will investigate themes in recent research on complex societies of northern Mesopotamia from the end of the fifth to the middle of the first millennium BC.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10.
[*Anthropology 2070a. Archaeological Method and Theory: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 4634
Jeffrey Quilter
Half course (spring term). W., 6–9 p.m. EXAM GROUP: 9
The class covers archaeological method and theory emphasizing the 1950s onwards. Large-scale trends in social theory will be balanced with attention to the ideas and writings of significant anthropologists and archaeologists.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10. Required of graduate students in the Archaeology Program of Anthropology; This class is designed for graduate students but enthusiastic and energetic undergraduates are most welcome.
Anthropology 2091. Issues in Chinese Archaeology - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 4232
Rowan K. Flad
Half course (fall term). M., 2–5. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8, 9
A close reading of archaeological site reports and secondary literature related to topics in Chinese Archaeology, with a focus on complex societies.
Prerequisite: Adequate reading knowledge of Chinese required.
[Anthropology 2092. Early China: Archaeology and Texts]
Catalog Number: 9379
Rowan K. Flad and Michael J. Puett
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
A comprehensive introduction to Bronze Age China focusing on both archaeological discoveries from the second and first millennia and textual material including oracle bones, bronze inscriptions, excavated texts, and traditional accounts.
Note: Expected to be given in 2010–11. Advanced undergraduates welcome.
Anthropology 2110r (formerly Anthropology 211r). Issues in Mesoamerican Archaeology: Seminar
Catalog Number: 7276
William L. Fash
Half course (fall term). Th., 3–6. EXAM GROUP: 17, 18
Considers current topics and debates in the archaeology of Mesoamerica, with special emphasis on ancient Maya civilizations. Readings and discussions focus on aspects of social process, political history, and their interplay with ritual and ideology.
[Anthropology 2115. Origins of Andean Complex Societies]
Catalog Number: 0723
Jeffrey Quilter
Half course (spring term). M., W., 2:30–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
This class is an intensive study of the origins of complex societies in the ancient Andes, one of the great centers of "pristine civilization." It will concentrate on Peru and focus on the Middle Preceramic to the beginnings of Chavin and the Early Horizon. The seminar will emphasize discussion based on readings and include class presentations and joint meetings with a similar class at Yale University.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10.
[Anthropology 2175. The Inca Quipu]
Catalog Number: 0329
Gary Urton
Half course (spring term). W., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
An examination of the principal Inca record-keeping device. Read studies on quipu record keeping from Pre-Columbian through early colonial times, and study the quipus in the Peabody Museum.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10.
Anthropology 2200. The Art and Science of Australian Rock Art - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 2913
Noreen Tuross and Iain Davidson
Half course (spring term). Th., 3–5. EXAM GROUP: 17, 18
This seminar will explore the production, preservation, variation, dating, meanings and importance of Australian rock art.
Anthropology 2210. Archaeology and the Ancient Economy - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 3586
C. C. Lamberg-Karlovsky
Half course (fall term). Tu., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
Numerous theories are advanced for the structure of the ancient economy. Different perspectives on the nature of trade, the market, reciprocity-redistribution, etc. will be reviewed. An evolutionary and global perspective will be pursued from the Neolithic to the Iron Age.
Note: Open to undergraduates.
Anthropology 2240. Archaeology of Production: Seminar
Catalog Number: 8589
Rowan K. Flad
Half course (spring term). M., 2–5. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8, 9
An exploration of production in archaeological contexts. Topics include specialization, craft production, production and power, the practice/performance of production, production and gender, ritualized production, and the production of memory.
Anthropology 2360r (formerly Anthropology 206r). Topics in Paleolithic Archaeology and Paleoanthropology
Catalog Number: 8630
Ofer Bar-Yosef
Half course (spring term). W., 3–5. EXAM GROUP: 8, 9
Selected topics in Old World paleoanthropology. Topics include Homo erectus and modern human dispersions, Eurasian colonization, survival strategies of the Neanderthals and their demise, radiometric techniques, transition to Upper Paleolithic, strategies of past foragers.
*Anthropology 97y. Sophomore Tutorial in Biological Anthropology
Catalog Number: 3170
Richard W. Wrangham
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
An introduction to the issues and methods of biological anthropology, including evolutionary theory and its application to humans. Focuses on the comparison of primate and human physiology and social behavior as ecological adaptations and their application to understanding human evolution. Weekly readings, discussions, and short writing assignments, with a final research paper and presentation.
Note: Required of and limited to Biological Anthropology concentrators.
*Anthropology 99y (formerly Anthropology 99). Tutorial - Senior Year
Catalog Number: 0455
Richard W. Wrangham
Full course. Hours to be arranged.
Research and writing of the Senior Thesis. Limited to honors candidates. Signature of the faculty adviser required.
*Anthropology 2312. Current Topics in Human Evolutionary Genetics
Catalog Number: 1175
Maryellen Ruvolo
Half course (spring term). F., 10–12. EXAM GROUP: 3, 4
Critical reading of current literature on the genetics of living humans and discussion of evolutionary implications.
Note: Open to first and second year graduate students in Biological Anthropology.
[Anthropology 2325. Topics in Genetics, Genomics and Evolution]
Catalog Number: 3997
Maryellen Ruvolo
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Reading and discussion of topics in genetics, genomics and evolution.
Note: Expected to be given in 2010–11.
*Anthropology 2337r (formerly *Anthropology 237br). Advanced Laboratory Methods in Human Endocrinology
Catalog Number: 5345
Susan F. Lipson
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Intended for students engaged in laboratory research on human endocrinology.
Anthropology 2430 (formerly Anthropology 229). Behavioral Biology Seminar
Catalog Number: 3777
Karen L. Kramer
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Reading and discussion of current research in the behavioral ecology of humans and nonhuman primates. Emphasis placed on comparative and interdisciplinary approaches.
Note: Required of entering graduate students in biological anthropology. Open to other graduate students. Limited to graduate students.
[Anthropology 2460. Issues in Human Evolution]
Catalog Number: 1073
Daniel E. Lieberman and David Pilbeam
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Topics will include origins of hominids, radiation of hominins, origins of the genus Homo, and origins of Homo sapiens.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10.
[*Anthropology 2595ar (formerly *Anthropology 295ar). Laboratory Methods in Evolutionary Genetics]
Catalog Number: 7934
Maryellen Ruvolo
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10. Limited to graduate students and undergraduates conducting senior thesis research.
*Anthropology 2595br (formerly *Anthropology 295br). Laboratory Methods in Evolutionary Genetics
Catalog Number: 6468
Maryellen Ruvolo
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Limited to graduate students and undergraduates conducting senior thesis research.
Anthropology 92zr (formerly Anthropology 92r). Research Methods in Museum Collections
Catalog Number: 4742
Smita Lahiri
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Special (individual) study of Peabody Museum collections directly supervised by a faculty member and a member of the curatorial staff. Requires a project involving a Harvard Museum collection, developed in consultation with the supervisors.
Note: Must be taken for a letter grade. Priority given to students in Anthropology and related departments. To enroll, submit a petition form (available from the Undergraduate Office, William James 352), signed by both supervisors, a proposed research agenda, during the term preceding the term of enrollment. Information sheets with Museum contacts available in William James 352.
Anthropology 97z. Sophomore Tutorial in Social Anthropology
Catalog Number: 5832
Kimberly Theidon
Half course (spring term). Tu., 11:30–1. EXAM GROUP: 13, 14
The sophomore tutorial provides an in-depth exploration and critique of major theoretical approaches in social and cultural anthropology, the historical context of their emergence, and their contribution and relation to the discipline as a whole. Seminar members will have a chance to read and discuss selected works by key theorists, and to see how their ideas have shaped ethnographic description and analysis.
Note: Required of all concentrators.
Anthropology 98z. Junior Tutorial in Social Anthropology
Catalog Number: 4503
Smita Lahiri
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Junior tutorials in Social Anthropology explore critical theoretical issues related to a single ethnographic region (eg. South Asia, Africa, Latin America). The issues and areas change from year to year, but the purpose remains the same: to give students a chance to grapple with advanced readings and to experience the ways that ideas and theories can be applied and critically analyzed in ethnographic studies.
Anthropology 99z (formerly Anthropology 99). Tutorial - Senior Year
Catalog Number: 0787
Smita Lahiri
Full course. Hours to be arranged.
Research and writing of the Senior Thesis. Limited to honors candidates. Signature of the faculty adviser required.
*Anthropology 1610. Ethnographic Research Methods
Catalog Number: 2622 Enrollment: Limited to 20.
Katrina Moore
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Tu., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
Introduction to methodology for contemporary ethnographic field research in anthropology. Students complete assigned and independent research projects relying on a variety of ethnographic methods, under supervision of department faculty.
Note: Open to undergraduates only. Preference given to anthropology concentrators.
Anthropology 1612. Politics of Leisure and Recreation
Catalog Number: 3270
Katrina Moore
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., at 10. EXAM GROUP: 12
What do we do in our free time? What’s at stake in how we experience leisure? Various theorists have debated the significance of leisure, claiming that it is regulative, coercive, exploitative, restorative, and even transformative. This course analyzes leisure practices and the social relations of leisure in a diverse array of cultural contexts. It explores leisure to illuminate issues of social class, inequality, mobility, resistance, and freedom. Course materials include ethnographies, novels and films.
Anthropology 1623. The Anthropology of Intimacy - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 5942 Enrollment: Limited to 20.
Katrina Moore
Half course (spring term). W., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
How does one define intimacy? What shapes does intimacy take? This seminar analyzes the social production and negotiation of intimacies in diverse cultural contexts. Through a close reading of ethnographic texts, explore intimacy’s relationship to romance, pleasure, friendship, sexuality, violence, identity, and local and global hierarchies of power. Course materials also include novels and films. Course is designed to stimulate discussion about the linkages between intimacy, sexuality, and power.
Anthropology 1625. Global Food Systems: Research Seminar
Catalog Number: 7806
James L. Watson
Half course (spring term). Tu., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
Undergraduate research seminar focusing on global food systems and commodity chains. Each student will work on one category of food (examples include maize, pork, beef, fish, rice, GMO soybeans, chocolate, coffee, sugar, etc.). Requirements: class presentation, regular seminar participation, and a research paper.
Note: Limited to undergraduate students.
Prerequisite: Preference will be given to students who have taken Social Analysis 70, or equivalent courses.
Anthropology 1627. Comparative Secularism
Catalog Number: 7587
Asad A. Ahmed
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., at 10. EXAM GROUP: 12
Secularism once understood as a normative political arrangement that promoted social peace and multiple religiosities is increasingly under attack as circumscribing or denying people’s abilities to live according to their religious understandings. This course will examine the accommodations and antagonisms between secularist philosophies and religious sensibilities in comparative context - primarily through a focus on the experience of France, the UK and India.
[Anthropology 1628. Governing India: The Raj]
Catalog Number: 9501 Enrollment: Limited to 20.
Asad A. Ahmed
Half course (spring term). M., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
Is the Raj only a fading memory or does its legacy continue to inform the political and social trajectories of contemporary South Asia? This course will explore the ways through which the colonial regime produced knowledge about Indian society and the political and social institutions that were developed to govern India. We therefore investigate colonial interventions in architecture and the army, the institutions of law and order, environment and hygiene, amongst others.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10. Graduate students allowed with permission of the instructor.
Anthropology 1630. Other People’s Beliefs: The Anthropology of Religion
Catalog Number: 9598
Smita Lahiri
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 12. EXAM GROUP: 5
From its inception as a discipline addressing non-Western cultures, anthropology has examined the religious beliefs and practices of people who are “not us.” Yet the cross-cultural study of phenomena such as “ritual,” “sacrifice,” and the “sacred” also renders absolute distinctions between “us” and “them” untenable. At a time when religion is in resurgence from the Americas to Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, we survey the contribution of anthropology to understanding its complexity and resilience.
[Anthropology 1635. Human Rights and Social Justice]
Catalog Number: 9261
Kimberly Theidon
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., 11:30–1. EXAM GROUP: 13, 14
Studies the theory and practice of human rights. Themes to be explored include: anthropology and human rights; the emergence of an international human rights regime; indigenous peoples, autonomy and self-determination; human rights and international humanitarian law during times of war; the rights of children; the thorny question of humanitarian intervention; and the role of academic-activists in the defense of human rights.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10.
Anthropology 1640. Language and Culture
Catalog Number: 5844
Steven C. Caton
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., at 10. EXAM GROUP: 12
Examines the ways forms of speaking can constitute cultural life and vice versa. A comprehensive overview of linguistic theories of structuralism and their criticism will form the basis on which to proceed to an ethnography of speaking in different societies. Topics will include: the structuralism of Ferdinand de Saussure, the Sapir-Whorf Relativity Hypothesis and its modern evocations, pragmatics, performativity, Bakhtinian dialogicality, and poetry and poetics.
Note: No previous knowledge of linguistics or of anthropology is required.
Anthropology 1646. Visual and Material Culture of Japan
Catalog Number: 3389 Enrollment: Limited to 15.
David R. Odo
Half course (spring term). Th., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
This seminar draws on the rich Japanese collections of the Peabody Museum, including photographs, armor, and ceramics, to give students hands-on research experience in working with museum objects. Students use the collections to develop an understanding of how anthropologists and others use museum objects as a starting point to explore concepts of visuality, materiality, collecting, and exhibition.
Note: No knowledge of Japanese language required but some familiarity with Japanese history or museology is helpful.
Anthropology 1650 (formerly Anthropology 159). Museum Anthropology: Thinking with Objects
Catalog Number: 4185 Enrollment: Limited to 15.
David R. Odo
Half course (fall term). Tu., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
This research seminar uses collections from the Peabody Museum to consider broad issues in anthropology and museology. Thinking with museum objects, students explore the history of museums and collecting, changing exhibit styles, museum ethics, and challenges to traditional museum practices by conducting hands-on research in the collections, critical viewing of exhibitions, readings, discussions, and research papers.
[Anthropology 1655. Politics of Nature]
Catalog Number: 0710
Ajantha Subramanian
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Explores the intersections of ecology, history, and politics with a focus on the social construction of nature, politics of natural resource use, centrality of resource control to the consolidation of empires and nations, and the making of post-industrial natures. Some of the theoretical frameworks considered include: political ecology, Marxist geography, development anthropology, and environmental history. Some of the political trends addressed include: offshore extraction, nuclearization, legal pluralism, indigenous rights, wilderness preservation, and global environmentalism.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10.
Anthropology 1662. Anthropology of Middle Eastern Communities - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 3852
Zahra Nasiruddin Jamal
Half course (fall term). W., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
This course surveys various ethnic and religious communities in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as Arab-American communities in America. We will examine how power and politics shape cultural ideas and practices. Topics include identity and nationalism, cultural expressions of religious experience, media and the contemporary Middle East, and gender.
Anthropology 1664. Negotiating Muslim Identities - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 7348
Zahra Nasiruddin Jamal
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., 10–11:30. EXAM GROUP: 12, 13
What does it mean to be a Muslim in today’s world? This course offers an overview of anthropological approaches to the study of contemporary Muslim societies in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. Through ethnographies, literature, and film, the course explores themes of religion and state, authority, ritual and space, gender and personhood, and piety and ethics.
Anthropology 1666. Moral Economies of Exchange - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 8139
Zahra Nasiruddin Jamal
Half course (spring term). W., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
People do that?! This course explores how individuals and communities enact their understandings of morality through interactions with "others" in different global contexts. We will consider how competing ideas of what is good and just are locally forged and globally relevant in various religious communities; trade in sex, drugs, and body parts; and (inter)national laws regarding the elderly, immigrants, refugees.
[Anthropology 1690. Consuming Passions: Cultures of Materialism in Asia]
Catalog Number: 1201
Smita Lahiri
Half course (fall term). Th., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
How do objects tell the story of people’s lives? How do historical relations of exchange constitute inter-community boundaries and communal identities? What can we read into the explosion of new consumer desires, opportunities and fantasies currently seen in the Asia-Pacific region? Anthropological ideas about “material culture” used to work through contemporary formations of national, gender, sexual, and ethnic identity, primarily but not exclusively in South and Southeast Asia.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10.
Anthropology 1715. Working Hands and Unwanted Bodies: The Anthropology of Transnational Labor Migration - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 9672
Sarah S. Willen
Half course (fall term). W., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Who picked the strawberries you ate for breakfast? Who ground the meat in your hamburger? Who built the neighbors’ new house? In many countries, jobs like these - those that are dirty, difficult, and dangerous - are performed by transnational migrant workers, many of them undocumented or "illegal". This course explores the catalysts and consequences of transnational labor migration, which currently ranks among the thorniest and most contentious issues on national and international agendas.
[Anthropology 1720. Anthropology, Cultural Studies, and Film]
Catalog Number: 1522
Steven C. Caton
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., at 1. EXAM GROUP: 15
Focuses on feature-length commercial film (rather than ethnographic or documentary film) and some of the culture industries (Hollywood and Iran) that produce them. What might an anthropology of film look like? Film theory and cultural studies will be examined for their contributions to the answer to that question. Topics include the culture industry, critical theory, the ethnographic gaze, media studies, modernity, nationalism, and transnationalism.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10. Graduate students may enroll and make arrangements for specialized readings and assignments.
[Anthropology 1760. Nationalism and Bureaucracy ]
Catalog Number: 0291 Enrollment: Limited to 20.
Michael Herzfeld
Half course (spring term). M., W., at 10. EXAM GROUP: 3
Explores the ideological and practical foundations and effects of nationalism. Particular attention focused on how nationalism is reproduced by bureaucrats in daily practice, and how rituals of national identity are organized and invested with meaning. Cases include systems of taxation, historic conservation, health care, and immigration. This comparative course covers several different countries and systems, and is designed to highlight the contribution of ethnography to the analysis of national bureaucracies.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10.
Anthropology 1795. The Politics of Language and Identity in Latin America
Catalog Number: 7265
Catalina Laserna
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 11:30–1. EXAM GROUP: 13, 14
Introduces theory and research in linguistic anthropology in the context of ethnographic research, film and popular music, from cumbia to hip-hop in Latin America. Examines how the multiplicity and contention of language ideologies play out in the everyday practices. What are the social, linguistic and discursive means by which social identity is constructed? How do ways of speaking, such as border talk and code switching, link face to face communities to the national and transnational spheres? Texts include regional ethnographies and documentaries from the region as well as the literature in the burgeoning new field of linguistic anthropology.
Anthropology 1820. Japan in the Ethnographic Gaze: Seminar
Catalog Number: 1267 Enrollment: Limited to 15.
Theodore C. Bestor
Half course (fall term). W., 3–5. EXAM GROUP: 8, 9
We examine ethnographies of Japan from the 1930s to the present to illuminate how Japan, as a cultural and social “whole,” has been ethnographically problematized and re-problematized in different eras, from different theoretical interests such as culture-and-personality, modernization, and tradition, structuralist, post-structuralist, and cultural studies.
Anthropology 1825. Health, Culture and Community: Case Studies in Global Health
Catalog Number: 9587 Enrollment: Limited to 180.
Jim Yong Kim (Medical School), Paul Farmer (Medical School), and Arthur Kleinman
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., 10–11:30. EXAM GROUP: 12, 13
Examines, through lecturers and case-based discussions, a collection of global health problems rooted in rapidly changing social structures that transcend national and other administrative boundaries. Students will explore case studies (addressing AIDS, tuberculosis, mental illness, and other topics) and a diverse literature (including epidemiology, anthropology, history, and clinical medicine), focusing on how a broad biosocial analysis might improve the delivery of services designed to lessen the burden of disease, especially among those living in poverty.
Anthropology 1850. Ethnography as Practice and Genre
Catalog Number: 1686 Enrollment: Limited to 30.
Mary M. Steedly
Half course (fall term). F., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
For sociocultural anthropologists, ethnography is both a way of studying human communities and a way of writing about them. Ethnographic fieldwork raises issues of participation, power, and perspective; cultural relativism; the nature of evidence; and the ethics of engagement. Writing ethnography highlights other issues, such as the politics of representing “others.” This course explores these and related issues through close reading and intensive discussion of selected texts.
Prerequisite: Open to graduate students with permission of instructor.
[Anthropology 1870. Island Southeast Asia: Circulating Cultures]
Catalog Number: 5149
Mary M. Steedly
Half course (spring term). M., W., (F.), at 12. EXAM GROUP: 5
An introduction to island Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei) emphasizing circulations of people, goods, ideas, beliefs, wealth, power, and images. Island Southeast Asia has a long history of involvement in global networks of economic distribution, exchange and appropriation. We will focus on cultural dimensions of such circulations, with topics to include urban gridlock, gay slang, terrorism, theme parks, female labor, political crisis, new media, democratization, and the lifestyles of the rich and famous.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10. This course, when taken for a letter grade, meets the Core requirement for Foreign Cultures.
[Anthropology 1880. Chinese Culture and Society]
Catalog Number: 5917
James L. Watson
Half course (fall term). Tu., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
A detailed examination of Chinese social institutions, with emphasis on life in the countryside. Topics include: family and kinship organization, marriage and inheritance patterns, ritual and local religion, pre- and post-socialist cultural systems, and the effects of economic reforms on local life.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10.
Anthropology 1885. Desire, Duty, and Discontent: Ethnographic Examinations of Contemporary Urban "China" - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 2457
Nicole D. Newendorp
Half course (fall term). Th., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
Contemporary life in Chinese urban areas is shaped by political and economic processes in the PRC, resulting in complex and ever-changing urban landscapes. This class will examine contemporary Chinese urban life in the PRC but also in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and North America.
Questions considered include: Where is "China" located? What similarities and differences underlie changing patterns of social life in various urban Chinese locations? What challenges face ethnographers doing research in Chinese urban areas?
Anthropology 1925. The Anthropology of Development and Globalization - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 5053
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Half course (spring term). M., W., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 4
What is development and how does it relate to the discourse of globalization? This course is based on the premise that development questions lie at the center of the discipline’s theoretical and ethnographic approaches. Topics covered include: poverty, consumption, markets, gender, environment, agricultural development, state power, institutions, and development alternatives in postcolonial and postsocialist worlds.
[Anthropology 1990. History of Anthropological Theory]
Catalog Number: 1259
Steven C. Caton
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., at 10. EXAM GROUP: 12
This course provides an overview of anthropological theory in the three traditions - British, French and US - that have historically constituted it. Among the topics to be covered are: the American concept of culture and cultural relativism; Malinowskian functionalism; French structuralism; Geertz’ interpretation of cultures; reflexive ethnography; and post-structuralism.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10.
*Anthropology 2626. Research Design
Catalog Number: 9193 Enrollment: Limited to 12.
Theodore C. Bestor
Half course (spring term). W., 3–5. EXAM GROUP: 8, 9
Seminar focuses on weekly writing assignments leading to complete dissertation research proposals; defining theoretical and ethnographic contexts of research problem; reviewing literature; explaining site selection, methodology, timetable, human subjects protection; preparing budget; identifying grant sources.
Note: By permission only. Limited to doctoral candidates, with preference given to second and third year students in Anthropology.
[Anthropology 2630. Power, Belief, and Practice: Topics in the Anthropology of Religion]
Catalog Number: 1620
Smita Lahiri
Half course (fall term). F., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Develops a critique of religion’s place in anthropological theory. Recuperates valuable legacies from classic anthropology and conjoins them with insights from social and literary theory for analyzing contemporary formations of belief, practice, and power.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10. Limited to graduate students, who will also be expected to attend all Anthropology 1630 lectures.
[*Anthropology 2635. Image/Media/Publics: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 9515 Enrollment: Limited to 15.
Mary M. Steedly
Half course (spring term). Tu., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
Explores the relations among technologies of image production and circulation, the nature and intensity of the circulating image, and the generation of publics and counter-publics. Questions of scale, mediation, publicity, and mobilization will be considered.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10. Open to advanced undergraduates with permission of instructor.
[Anthropology 2645. Reconfiguring Regimes: Power, Law and Governance]
Catalog Number: 9925
Kimberly Theidon
Half course (fall term). W., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Studies changing concepts of law, power and governance within contemporary global politics. Combines theoretical readings with ethnographic inquiries of the state, the legal, the magical, and the just.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10.
*Anthropology 2650a. History and Theory of Social Anthropology: Proseminar
Catalog Number: 1752
J. Lorand Matory
Half course (fall term). W., 1–4. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7, 8
A critical review of the major theoretical approaches in social anthropology.
Note: Required of candidates for the PhD in Social Anthropology. Limited to, and aimed at, doctoral candidates. Not open to undergraduates.
*Anthropology 2650b. History and Theory of Social Anthropology: Proseminar
Catalog Number: 7971
Steven C. Caton and Asad A. Ahmed
Half course (spring term). W., 3–6. EXAM GROUP: 8, 9
Continuation of Anthropology 2650a.
Note: Limited to, and aimed at, doctoral candidates. Not open to undergraduates.
Anthropology 2660. The Anthropology of Knowledge: Seminar
Catalog Number: 7070
Michael Herzfeld
Half course (fall term). Tu., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
Comparative exploration of local epistemologies from craft apprentices and skilled manual workers to schoolchildren, journalists and scientists, emphasizing the embodiment, inculcation, and transmission of practical knowledge and the relationships among cosmology, social context, and pragmatic understanding.
Anthropology 2670. Anthropology and the Uses of History
Catalog Number: 9103
Michael Herzfeld and William L. Fash
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Examines nationalism, opposition to state power, and local perspectives that ordinarily escape "official" historians, the place of monumentality and archaeology in national and regional identity, gender, political affiliation, and status are examined for impact on interpretations.
Note: Given in alternate years. May count for graduate ethnography.
[Anthropology 2672. The Politics of Mereness]
Catalog Number: 1348 Enrollment: Limited to 15.
Michael Herzfeld 3122
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
This political anthropology course proposes that nationalism and globalism depend on hegemonic "common sense" and defend it by trivializing its key symbols. Special emphasis will be given to notions of cultural intimacy and political banality.
Note: Expected to be given in 2010–11.
Anthropology 2678. The Anthropology of Secularism - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 1390
Asad A. Ahmed
Half course (fall term). M., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Secularism, understood as the normative arrangement for modern societies, has remained immune from anthropological investigation. In addition to examining secularism as an institutional arrangement this course will explore it as a form of subjectivity.
[Anthropology 2680. Globalization and Culture]
Catalog Number: 5127
James L. Watson
Half course (fall term). W., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Examines recent theories of transnationalism and globalism, with emphasis on popular culture (music, TV, entertainment, food systems, etc.). Focus on debates regarding cultural imperialism and the effects of transnational corporations on “local” cultures.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10.
[Anthropology 2688. The Frankfurt School, Film, and Popular Culture]
Catalog Number: 1182 Enrollment: Limited to 15.
Steven C. Caton
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Focus in the Frankfurt School and such concepts as the culture industry, critical theory and research, art and mass media reproduction, negative dialective, public sphere, and other of its contributions to social and aesthetic theory.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10. To be taught in conjunction with A1720. Writers will include Horkheimer, Adorno, Benjamin, Kracaeur, and Bloch.
[Anthropology 2690. Middle East Ethnography: Discourse, Politics, and Culture]
Catalog Number: 8056 Enrollment: Limited to 18.
Steven C. Caton
Half course (spring term). Th., 2–4:30. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17, 18
The discursive construction of culture and its complex politics are examined in a wide range of ethnographies that have been writen recently on countries in the Middle East, including Lebanon, Jordan, Israel/Palestine, Egypt, Morocco, and Yemen. Among the theoretical topics to be considered are orientalism, colonialism and post-colonialism, nationalism, self, gender, and tribalism.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10.
Prerequisite: Anthropology 1600 for undergraduate students; Anthropology 2650a and Anthropology 2650b for graduate students.
Anthropology 2704. Linguistic Pragmatics and Cultural Analysis in Anthropology
Catalog Number: 4411
Steven C. Caton
Half course (fall term). Th., 5–7 p.m. EXAM GROUP: 18
A theory of linguisitc pragmatics (Peirce, Benveniste, etc.) will be developed from a critique of structuralism (Saussure) whose relevance to the analysis of “culture” will be illustrated through ethnographies of language.
Note: Limited to graduate students, who will also be expected to attend all Anthropology 1640 lectures.
Anthropology 2735. The Anthropology of Science: Methods and Theory
Catalog Number: 4310
Duana Fullwiley
Half course (fall term). M., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
An introduction to ethnographies of science in global scientific settings, this course emphasizes practicalities of access, analysis, and representation. It also explores intellectual stakes regarding "the human" shared between anthropology and the life sciences today.
Anthropology 2736. Medical Anthropology of Contemporary Africa - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 1570
Duana Fullwiley
Half course (spring term). Th., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
This course will examine the health effects of larger problems facing Africa today, including military and humanitarian HIV/AIDS interventions, genetic studies and offshore clinical trials, ethnic and state violence, economic crisis, resource extraction and migration.
Anthropology 2750. Local Biologies: Perspectives on the Interaction Between Culture and Biology
Catalog Number: 8267
Arthur Kleinman
Half course (spring term). W., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Reviews the variety of anthropological perspectives on the interactions between culture and biology. Topics include mind-brain-society interaction in pain; cross-cultural studies of menopause; sociosomatics of depression; the new genetics and eugenics; research on stress and trauma.
Note: Open to advanced undergraduates with permission of instructor.
[Anthropology 2765. Gender in Conflict: Violence, Militarism and War]
Catalog Number: 7015
Kimberly Theidon
Half course (spring term). W., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
In this seminar we will combine theoretical texts with classic and contemporary ethnographies to explore the anthropological study of ethics and ethical resources as related to debates that have animated the field of medical anthropology.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10.
[Anthropology 2778. Development: History, Theory, Politics]
Catalog Number: 4942
Ajantha Subramanian
Half course (fall term). Tu., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
Considers development as a project of rule and a politics of rights by examining colonial capitalism, anticolonial nationalism, postcolonial state formation, neoliberal transformation, and popular mobilization. Empirical readings focus primarily on colonial and postcolonial contexts.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10. Limited to graduate students.
[Anthropology 2780. Culture and Citizenship]
Catalog Number: 4769
Ajantha Subramanian
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Considers citizenship as a form of political belonging that is lived collectively and culturally as a modality for the elaboration of social inequality. Interrogates how transnational processes inform national frameworks of belonging and rights.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10. Limited to graduate students.
[Anthropology 2785. Theories of Subjectivity in Current Anthropology]
Catalog Number: 1995
Byron J. Good (Medical School)
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Theoretical positions and anthropological debates concerning subjectivity. Freud, Lacan, Butler, Agamben, Zizek, Foucault, and Mbembe read alongside ethnographic texts on violence, suffering, governmentality, and the state.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10.
Anthropology 2790. Anthropological Interviewing - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 1305
Byron J. Good (Medical School)
Half course (spring term). W., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Provides theoretical grounding and practical supervision in ethnographic interviewing. Addresses life history and inteview design, developing and managing intimacy, recognizing transference and counter transference, recording and transcribing data, and textual analysis.
Anthropology 2800. Intervention: The Anthropology of Post-Conflict Humanitarianism - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 7272
Byron J. Good (Medical School), Mary-Jo Del Vecchio Good (Medical School), and Kimberly Theidon
Half course (spring term). Th., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
A critical, anthropological examination of "humanitarianism" and the forms of governance it configures, particularly in post-conflict settings. Will examine ethnographic writings on violence and conflict, peace-building efforts, and diverse forms of post-conflict interventions.
[*Anthropology 2835r. Sensory Ethnography I ]
Catalog Number: 7583 Enrollment: Limited to 10.
Lucien G. Castaing-Taylor
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
First half of a year-long sequence in which students apply media anthropological theory and conduct ethnography using film, video, sound, and/or still photography.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10. Limited to graduate students, who must also attend all VES 157a classes. Emphasis is on pre-production and production in the spring, and on post-production in the fall. Interview with instructor and teaching assistant required for admission.
*Anthropology 2836r. Sensory Ethnography II: Studio Course
Catalog Number: 6213 Enrollment: Limited to 10.
Lucien G. Castaing-Taylor
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Second half of a year-long sequence in which students apply media anthropological theory and conduct ethnography using film, video, sound, still photography, and/or hypermedia.
Note: Limited to graduate students, who must also attend all VES 158 classes. Emphasis is on pre-production and production in the spring, and on post-production in the fall. Interview with instructor and teaching assistant required for admission.
[Anthropology 2840. Ethnography and Personhood]
Catalog Number: 3560
Michael Herzfeld
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Intensive, critical review of major ethnographies, exploring the relationship between society and personhood, examining ethnographic writing and its relation to other genres (including biography); and tracing anthropological theory through changes in descriptive and analytic practice.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10. Given in alternate years.
[*Anthropology 2845. Media Anthropology Theory]
Catalog Number: 5422
Lucien G. Castaing-Taylor
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Seminar offering a critical overview of the field of media anthropology, as it has developed over the last half century. Attention will be on the media as both an object and a genre of anthropology.
Note: Expected to be given in 2009–10. Students must attend all VES 189 classes.
*Anthropology 2850r. Practicum in Foreign-Language Ethnography
Catalog Number: 9856
Michael Herzfeld
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Readings in ethnographic and related theoretical works written in a selected foreign language; discussion, class presentations, and final papers will be in that language also.
Note: Offered when demand and availability permit. Primarily for doctoral students.
*Anthropology 2856. Biography, the Novel, Psychotherapy and Ethnography: Deep Ways of Knowing the Person in the Moral Context - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 8459
Arthur Kleinman
Half course (fall term). Th., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
Compares deep ways of knowing the person in his/her cultural, political, economic and, most especially, moral context. Reads strong examples from each field to learn about individual and collective experience under uncertainty and danger.
Note: Open to graduate students and advanced undergraduates.
Anthropology 2880. Reorienting Southeast Asia
Catalog Number: 7727
Smita Lahiri
Half course (spring term). M., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
This class moves from classics of regional ethnography to recent directions in the study of "Southeast Asia," engaging contemporary issues such as political transition, humanitarian crisis, financial and economic restructuring, new communications technology, and domains of intimacy.
*Anthropology 3001. Reading for General Examination
Catalog Number: 5689
Members of the Department
Individual reading in preparation for the General Examination for the PhD degree.
Note: Restricted to candidates for the PhD degree and ordinarily to those who have completed at least one year in residence.
*Anthropology 3100. Old World Archaeology (Europe, Asia, and Africa)
Catalog Number: 3463
Ofer Bar-Yosef 1887, C. C. Lamberg-Karlovsky 2387, and Richard H. Meadow 1572
*Anthropology 3111. Asiatic Archaeology and Ethnography
Catalog Number: 5398
Rowan K. Flad 5059, C. C. Lamberg-Karlovsky 2387, and Lawrence E. Stager 1468
*Anthropology 3120. Scientific Archaeology
Catalog Number: 0284
Richard H. Meadow 1572 and Noreen Tuross 4845 (fall term only)
*Anthropology 3130. Archaeology and Ethnography of the Near and Middle East
Catalog Number: 3787
Ofer Bar-Yosef 1887 and C. C. Lamberg-Karlovsky 2387
*Anthropology 3140. Methods and Theory in Archaeology
Catalog Number: 5440
Members of the Department
*Anthropology 3300. Supervised Field Work in Anthropology
Catalog Number: 5683
Members of the Department
General instruction in field methods and practice in the various divisions of anthropology, including archaeology, ethnography, and physical anthropology. Instructional personnel and location of course vary with the research program of the staff. Lectures, conferences, field and laboratory work.
Note: May be taken by graduate students for academic credit, but since it is tuition-free, does not count for residence credit leading to reduced tuition. Open to students with adequate previous training in the subject.
*Anthropology 3310. Experimental Methods in Biological Anthropology
Catalog Number: 9602
Members of the Department
*Anthropology 3320. Advanced Biological Anthropology: Laboratory and Dissertations
Catalog Number: 2092
Members of the Department
*Anthropology 3400. Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 6699
Members of the Department
Note: Consult the appropriate member of the Department.
*Anthropology 3500. Direction of Doctoral Dissertations
Catalog Number: 1864
Members of the Department
Note: Consult the appropriate member of the Department.
*Anthropology 3600. Current Issues in Biological Anthropology
Catalog Number: 9373
Members of the Department
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Fall: Tu., at 12.
Weekly seminars in biological anthropology.