Anthropology (ANT)
Exploration of the historical and cultural significance of Appalachia in the American experience and imagination.
Supervised fieldwork in an Appalachian community studying the social and cultural characteristics of the area.
Pre-req: ANT 511.
An introduction to archaeological theory and its application to the material record of cultures past and present.
Comparative analysis of the ethnic groups of Africa using archaeological and ethnographic data.
Social scientific study of how places where people live, work, and recreate affect quality of life and overall health with an emphasis on design decisions within urban and regional planning.
Study of contemporary environmental and social problems emphasizing health impacts of natural and technological disasters on communities around the world.
This course will examine the symbolic and structural dimensions of struggles over defining, organizing, and controlling the natural environment from a biocultural perspective.
In depth exploration and comparison of diverse cultural groups through reading and discussing ethnographic texts.
Exploration of the cultural, political and economic processes that contribute to the creation and maintenance of the modern nation state as an imagined community.
Uses methods and theories from anthropology, linguistics, and sociology to examine how gendered bodies in different cultures are constructed through ways of acting in the social world.
Study of topics of interest not covered in regularly scheduled classes.
Study of topics of interest not covered in regularly scheduled classes.
Study of topics of interest not covered in regularly scheduled classes.
Study of topics of interest not covered in regularly scheduled classes.
Individual study of topics not offered in regularly scheduled classes.
Individual study of topics not offered in regularly scheduled classes.
Individual study of topics not offered in regularly scheduled classes.
Individual study of topics not offered in regularly scheduled classes.
Introduction to major theoretical traditions of cultural anthropology with emphasis on the connection between fieldwork and development of theory.
An advanced project-based introduction to ethnographic research design and practice.
Individual study of topics not offered in regularly scheduled classes.
Individual study of topics not offered in regularly scheduled classes.
Individual study of topics not offered in regularly scheduled classes.
individual study of topics not offered in regularly scheduled classes.
Individual study of topics not offered in regularly scheduled classes.