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ANTH 102. Being Human: An Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology.
Dr. Katia Almeida - M/W/F 9:30 - 10:20 AM - 3 credits - CRN 60996
Dr. Melvyn Goldstein - T/Th 1:15 - 2:30 PM - 3 credits - CRN 38038
The nature of culture and humans as culture-bearing animals. The range of cultural phenomena including language, social organization, religion, and culture change, and the relevance of anthropology for contemporary social, economic, and ecological problems.
ANTH 103. Introduction to Human Evolution.
Marianne Reeves - M/W 12:30 - 1:45 PM - 3 credits - CRN 60747
Physical, cultural, and technological evolution of humans. The systematic interrelationships between humans, culture, and environment.
ANTH 107. Archaeology: An Introduction.
Dr. Jim Shaffer - T/Th 10:00 - 11:15 AM - 3 credits - CRN 73700
Basic archaeological concepts are discussed followed by a review of human cultural and biological evolution from the earliest times through development of state organized societies. Geographical scope is worldwide with special attention given to ecological and cultural relationships affecting human societies through time.
ANTH 188. On Being a Scientist.
Dr. Beverly Saylor - TBA - 1 credit - CRN 46955
Cross-list: ASTR 188, BIOL 188, GEOL 188, PHYS 188, PSCL 188, SOCI 188, and WMST 188.
This course is intended to convey the excitement of doing science. Classes will focus on the question "What makes a good Scientist?" using weekly discussion of articles chosen from the "Science Times" and journals such as Science and Nature. It will build vital oral communication skills via a discussion of the broader context and implications of the science discussed.
ANTH 215. Health, Culture, and Disease: An Introduction to Medical Anthropology.
Dr. Christina Saunders Sturm - T/Th 8:30 - 9:45 AM - 3 credits - CRN 38144
This course is an introduction to the field of Medical Anthropology. Medical Anthropology is concerned with the cross-cultural study of culture, health, and illness. During the course of the semester, our survey will include (1) theoretical orientations and key concepts; (2) the cross-cultural diversity of health beliefs and practices (abroad and at home); and (3) contemporary issues and special populations (e.g. AIDS, homelessness, refugees, women's health, and children at risk).
ANTH 220. Language and Culture.
Dr. T. S. Harvey - T/Th 1:15 - 2:30 PM - 3 credits - CRN 35293
This course is an introduction to the scientific study of language and communication in the context of culture and social life. The goal of this class is to provide you with a linguistic perspective that is theoretically based and ethnographically constituted. We will examine diverse topics and issues essential to gaining an understanding of the complex inter-relationships between language, communication and culture. The topics will include: the nature of language, its structure, the effects of linguistic categories on thought and social behaviors, analyses of talk-in-interactions across a wide range of social settings and cultural contexts, gestures, comportment practices and the use of space, linguistic variation and change, verbal art, language and emotion, the limits of language, institutional language, and issues of language and identity. Students with interest in language and culture as well as those who are new to linguistic anthropology are welcome. No prior training in linguistics is presupposed.
ANTH 304 Introduction to the Anthropology of Aging.
Dr. Charlotte Ikels - T/Th 8:30 - 9:45 AM - 3 credits - CRN 51309
Reviews historical and methodological approaches to the study of aging. Examines theoretical assumptions about aging by comparing studies from Western and non-Western societies that illustrate the differential importance of culture in the experience of aging.
Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or consent of the department.
ANTH 314 Cultures of the United States.
Dr. Atwood Gaines - T/Th 10:00 - 11:15 AM - 3 credits - CRN 51314
This course considers the rich ethnic diversity of the United States from the perspective of social/cultural anthropology. Conquest, immigrations, problems of conflicts and accommodation, and the character of the diverse regional and ethnic cultures are considered as
are forms of racism, discrimination and their consequences. Groups of interest include various Latino and Native peoples, African-American groups, and specific ethnic groups of Pacific, Mediterranean, European, Asian and Caribbean origin.
ANTH 320 Doing Ethnography in Cleveland.
Dr. Christina Saunders Sturm - M/W/F 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM - 3 credits - CRN 53737
Anthropologists use ethnography to understand the complexity and diversity of cultures by studying people in their daily lives. Through hands-on participation in ethnographic fieldwork, students will prepare an ethnography on an aspect of life in the city of Cleveland. Class activities will focus on issues of conducting, analyzing, and interpreting ethnographic research.
Prerequisite: ANTH 102.
ANTH 323 AIDS: Epidemiology, Biology, and Culture.
Dr. Janet McGrath - M/W/F 10:30 - 11:20 AM - 3 credits - CRN 51360
This course will examine the biological and cultural impact of AIDS in different societies around the world. Topics include: the origin and evolution of the virus, the evolutionary implications of the epidemic, routes of transmission, a historical comparison of AIDS to other epidemics in human history, current worldwide prevalences of AIDS, and cultural responses to the epidemic. Special emphasis will be placed on the long-term biological and social consequences of the epidemic.
Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or ANTH 103 or ANTH 105 or consent of the department.
ANTH 327 Great Lakes Archaeology.
Dr. Brian Redmond - T/Th 2:45 - 4:00 PM - 3 credits - CRN 51371
This course surveys the archaeology of Native American cultures in the Great Lakes region from ca. 10,000 BC to AD 1700. The geographic scope of this course is the upper Midwest, southern Ontario, and the St. Lawrence Valley with a focus on the Ohio region.
Prerequisite: ANTH 107 or consent of the department.
ANTH 333. Roots of Ancient India: The Archaeology of South Asia.
Dr. Jim Shaffer - T/Th 2:45 - 4:00 PM - 3 credits - CRN 74893
Examination of the archaeological record of cultural development from earliest times through the Iron Age in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. Particular attention devoted to how these ancient cultural developments laid the foundations for the early historic civilizations of this region.
Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or ANTH 107 or consent of department.
ANTH 361 Urban Health.
Dr. Janet McGrath - M/W/F 9:30 - 10:20 AM - 3 credits - CRN 51385
This course provides an anthropological perspective on the most important health problems facing urban population around the world. Special attention will be given to an examination of disparities in health among urban residents based on: poverty, race/ethnicity, gender, and nationality.
ANTH 362. Contemporary Theory in Anthropology.
Dr. Tenibac Harvey - T/Th 2:45 - 4:00 PM - 3 credits - CRN 32262
A critical examination of anthropological thought in England, France and the United States during the second half of the twentieth century. Emphasis will be on the way authors formulate questions that motivate anthropological discourse, on the way central concepts are formulated and applied and on the controversies and debates that result. Readings are drawn from influential texts by prominent contemporary anthropologists.
Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or consent of department.
ANTH 372 Anthropological Approaches to Religion.
Dr. Atwood Gaines - T/Th 1:15 - 2:30 PM - 3 credits - CRN 51453
The development of, and current approaches to, comparative religion from an anthropological perspective. Topics include witchcraft, ritual, myth, healing, religious language and symbolism, religion and gender, religious experience, the nature of the sacred, religion and social change, altered states of consciousness, and evil. Using material from a wide range of world cultures, critical assessment is made of conventional distinctions such as those between rational/irrational, natural/supernatural, magic/religion, and primitive/civilized.
Cross-list: RLGN 372.
Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or consent of the department.
ANTH 376 Topics in the Anthropology of Health and Medicine.
Topic: Human Reproductive Health: An Evolutionary Perspective.
Marianne Reeves - M/W/F 2:00 - 2:50 PM - 3 credits - CRN 54010
This course focuses on both the biology and ecology of human reproduction. A range of approaches from physiological to demographic to evolutionary are applied to studying the range of variation in natural fertility in humans, with an emphasis on the factors that affect reproductive health.
Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or ANTH 103.
ANTH 381. Independent Study in Laboratory Archaeology II.
Dr. Brian Redmond - TBA - 1-3 credits - CRN V1011
This course provides an introduction to the basic methods and techniques of artifact curation and laboratory analysis in archaeology. Under the supervision of the instructor, each student will develop and carry out a focused project of material analysis and interpretation using the archaeology collections of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Each student is required to spend a minimum of two hours per week in the Archaeology laboratory for each credit hour taken. By the end of the course, the students will prepare a short report describing the results of their particular project.
Prerequisites: ANTH 107 and consent of department, and prior consent of Archaeology Department at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.
ANTH 388 Globalization, Development, and Underdevelopment: Anthropological
Perspectives.
Dr. Katia Almeida - M/W/F 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM - 3 credits - CRN 36475
This course examines both theoretical and practical perspectives on globalization and economic development in the "Third World". From "Dependency", "Modernization" and "World System" theory to post-structuralist critiques of development discourse, the class seeks to provide a framework for understanding current debates on development and globalization. The "neoliberal monologue" that dominates the contemporary development enterprise is critically examined in the context of growing global inequality. Special consideration is given to the roles of international agencies such as the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, United Nations, and non-governmental organizations (NGO's) in the "development industry". The course also focuses on the contributions of anthropologists to development theory and practice with emphasis on the impact of development on the health of the poor and survival of indigenous cultures. Opportunities for professional anthropologists in the development field are reviewed.
ANTH 391. Honors Tutorial.
Staff - TBA - 3 credits - CRN 44922
Prerequisite: Acceptance into Honors Program.
ANTH 392. Honors Tutorial.
Staff - TBA - 3 credits - CRN 67105
Prerequisite: Acceptance into Honors Program.
ANTH 396. Undergraduate Research in Evolutionary Biology..
Staff - TBA - 3 credits - CRN 40741
Crosslist: BIOL/GEOL/PHIL 396.
Prerequisite: ANTH/BIOL/GEOL/PHIL 225 and consent of department.
ANTH 399. Independent Study.
Staff - TBA - 1-6 credits - CRN V1010
Students may propose topics for independent reading and research.
Prerequisite: Consent of department.
Graduate Courses
*ANTH 404 Introduction to the Anthropology of Aging.
Dr. Charlotte Ikels - T/Th 8:30 - 9:45 AM - 3 credits - CRN 51435
(See ANTH 304).
Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or consent of the department.
*ANTH 414 Cultures of the United States.
Dr. Atwood Gaines - T/Th 10:00 - 11:15 AM - 3 credits - CRN 51323
(See ANTH 314).
*ANTH 423 AIDS: Epidemiology, Biology, and Culture.
Dr. Janet McGrath - M/W/F 10:30 - 11:20 AM - 3 credits - CRN 51406
(See ANTH 323.)
Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or ANTH 103 or ANTH 105 or consent of the department.
*ANTH 461 Urban Health.
Dr. Janet McGrath - M/W/F 9:30 - 10:20 AM - 3 credits - CRN 51392
(See ANTH 361.)
*ANTH 462. Contemporary Theory in Anthropology.
Dr. Tenibac Harvey - T/Th 2:45 - 4:00 PM - 3 credits - CRN 32388
(See ANTH 362).
Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or consent of department.
*ANTH 472 Anthropological Approaches to Religion.
Dr. Atwood Gaines - T/Th 1:15 - 2:30 PM - 3 credits - CRN 51464
(See ANTH 372.)
Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or consent of the department.
*ANTH 476. Topics in the Anthropology of Health and Medicine.
Topic: Human Reproductive Health: An Evolutionary Perspective.
Dr. Marianne Reeves - M/W/F 2:00 - 2:50 PM - 3 credits - CRN 54028
(See ANTH 376).
Prerequisite: ANTH 102 or ANTH 103.
ANTH 481. The Anthropology of Health and Illness II.
Dr. Melvyn Goldstein - W/F 3:00 - 5:00 PM - 3 credits - CRN 59063
Part two of the graduate core course in medical anthropology. Includes sections giving an overview of topics such as human adaptability theory, nutritional anthropology, demography, the anthropology of biomedicine, cross cultural aging, clinical anthropology and international health.
Prerequisite: ANTH 480.
*ANTH 488. Globalization, Development, and Underdevelopment: Anthropological Perspectives.
Dr. Katia Almeida - M/W/F 11:30 - 12:20 PM - 3 credits - CRN 36494
(See ANTH 388).
ANTH 498 Public Policy and Aging.
Dr. Robert Binstock - W 4:00-6:30 PM - 3 credits - CRN 76573
Cross-list: EPBI 408. (See EPBI 408).
ANTH 599. Tutorial - Staff - TBA--(1-18 credits) - CRN V1012
Advanced studies in anthropology.
ANTH 601. Independent Research - Staff - TBA - (1-18 credits) - CRN V1013
ANTH 700. Dissertation Fieldwork - Staff - TBA - 0 credit - CRN 45456
Students conducting dissertation fieldwork off-campus may choose to register for this course with the permission of their dissertation adviser. Students may register for a maximum of 2 academic years. Schedule must be signed by Graduate Studies Office.
Prerequisite: Must be Ph.D. candidate and consent of department.
ANTH 701. Dissertation (Ph.D.) - Staff - TBA - (1-18 credits) - CRN V1014
Prerequisite: Must be Ph.D. candidate and have consent of department.
ANTH 703. Appointed Dissertation Fellow - Staff - TBA - (1-8 credits) - CRN V3804
Prerequisite: Must be Ph.D. candidate and have consent of department. |
