archaeologists. Sacred sites that will be examined in this course range
from Stonehenge and Easter Island to the Egyptian Pyramids and the
*Registration begins March 31, 2015*
New/Nearly New Course Offerings
ANTH 354-01 - ANTH OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES - CRESPO
ANTH 362-01 - KINSHIP FAMILY REPRODUCTION - NOONAN
ANTH 364/564-01 - LITHICS - TBA
ANTH 528/662-75 - ANIMALS & HUMANS - HAWS
ANTH 540-01 - HEALTH & CIVILIZATIONS - CRESPO
See below schedule
Course
List for times: More new and nearly new courses to come – check our website: http://louisville.edu/anthropology/
ANTH 201
INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
1009-201-01 *
TTH
11:00-12:15
LF 225
MARKOWITZ
1681-201-02
TTH
9:30-10:45
HM 205 ZHAO
9493-201-75
M
5:30-8:15
TBA
JONES
This course introduces cultural anthropology and surveys its
fundamental questions, concepts, methods, and data. The overall
question it seeks to answer: what does it mean to be human? To
answer this question and many related ones involves learning
concepts such as culture, cultural relativism, universalism, evolution,
race, gender, and class. The course explores the ways cultural
anthropologists develop their research questions and the methods and
data they use to answer them. (GEN ED SB CD2) *Honors 201-01.
ANTH 202
INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
prehistoric mounds of the Mississippi and Ohio River Valleys.
Important archaeological discoveries show that religious experiences
were a vital component of all pre-modern cultures. This universal
religious tradition led directly to the creation of many significant
artifacts and monuments, including temples, tombs, and artworks.
Religion is traditionally studied from the perspective of theology,
beliefs, and sacred texts. With a focus on the sites and the material
remains, we can find key elements that are common to all world
religions.
Among these are feasting, sacrifice, coming-of-age
ceremonies, astronomical observations, sacred calendars, encounters
with the supernatural, and funeral rites.
ANTH 307 / SCHG 302-02
DARWIN
1379-202-01
MWF
9:00-9:50
LU 232
PURIFOY
3786-202-02
MW
2:00-3:15
HM 205
TILLQUIST
This course provides a general introduction to biological anthropology
through an examination of the place of humans in the animal kingdom,
the human evolutionary past, a comparative examination of hominid
fossils, and the dynamics of human variation. Specifically, students will
demonstrate their ability to relate findings from paleoanthropology to
general principals of evolution and biological diversity, and to apply
these principles of evolution and biological diversity, and to apply these
principles toward explaining questions of hominid evolution,
contemporary human biological adaptation, and health. NOTE: ANTH
201 & 202 may be taken in any order. (GEN ED S)
7348-307-01
MW
4:00-5:15
LU 232
TILLQUIST
Theodosius Dobzhansky has said that “nothing in biology makes sense
except in the light of evolution.” This course undertakes to read,
discuss, and better understand the seminal work in biology: On the
Origin of Species, by Charles Darwin. We will review the historical and
intellectual milieu of Darwin, appreciate his commitment for finding
empirical support for his theory, and disentangle the Gordian knot of
social controversy associated with misunderstanding evolution that
7/24/16continues today. Darwin’s work—in its original form—is
intellectually challenging and as relevant today as it was in 1859. In
this course you will learn and hone critical thinking skills, gain a
detailed knowledge and understanding of one of the cornerstones of
evolutionary theory (natural selection), and review one of the more
interesting cultural conflicts in society today.
ANTH 203
INTRO WORLD PREHISTORY – SBCD2
ANTH 311
EMERGENCE OF HUMAN CULTURE
9131-203-50*
Distance Ed.
HOEFER
Introduction to World Prehistory is a global survey of the first 2 million
years of human existence for which there are few written records and
most of our knowledge comes to us via archaeological investigations.
We will trace the evolution of human culture through time, focusing on
well-known archaeological sites. Some of the most famous sites in
Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America will be discussed.
Images and films are frequently used so that you may gain a better
perspective on these places. In addition, we will cover the major
changes in human physical and cultural evolution, such as hunting, the
capacity for abstract thought, the domestication of plants and animals,
the rise of state level society and urbanization. Causes for these
changes will be considered in detail. *Distance Ed.
9127-311-01
TTH
11:00-12:15
LU232
HAWS
Origins and development of human culture from Paleolithic to 10,000
years ago; early hominid evolution, peopling of the world, Neanderthal
behavior and replacement by modern humans; emergence of modern
culture. (Ask Haws)
ANTH 204
INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY
1492-204-01
TTH
8:00-9:15
DIBLASI
7445-204-02
MWF
10:00-10:50
LU232
TBA
5183-204-50*
Distance Ed.
DIBLASI
From Heinrich Schleimann’s discovery of Troy to Lara Croft’s
adventures, archaeology has sparked the imagination of people over
the world. Archaeology enhances people’s lives and society through
the many great discoveries about the human past. This course
introduces students to the discipline of archaeology and seeks to
explain the processes through which archaeologists investigate the
past. We will cover the kinds of questions archaeologists ask, how we
design and execute research, and how we analyze archaeological
materials and data. In this course we will examine a diverse range of
topics, present case studies from around the world and give students
the tools to critically evaluate many ideas about the past. (GEN ED SB
CD1) *Distance Ed.
ANTH 205 / MUH 205
MUSIC IN WORLD CULTURES
1493-205-01
TTh
1:00-2:15
MB 263
MULHALL
9420-205-02*
TTh
1:00-2:15
TBA
MULHALL
8340-205-75
MW
5:30-6:45
MB 263
MULHALL
Explores musical styles from various non-Western cultures in their own
social, cultural, and historical contexts. (GEN ED SB CD1) Crosslisted with MUH 205. *Restricted to non-music majors only.
ANTH 301
ARCHAEOLOGY OF SACRED SITES
9503-314-01
TTh
1:00-2:15
TBA
HALE
This course examines sacred places worldwide through the material
remains that have been excavated, conserved and interpreted by
ANTH 315
ANTHROPOLOGY OF EUROPE
9126 -315-01
MW
2:00-3:15
PARKHURST
Basic questions addressed by the course: Is there a definable border
to what is Europe and what is not in social and cultural (not to mention
geographical and biological) terms? What is shared and what varies
among the social, cultural, political, demographic, and economic
systems found in space commonly labeled European? Is there a
specifically European attitude on questions of “race” and gender, on
social class, on citizenship? What are the complications of ethnic and
national identities? Can we apply to European settings concepts and
methods developed IN Europe for study elsewhere? What does
Europe have to do with “America” in historical and contemporary
terms? If there is a main lesson to the course, it is that while the
category “Europe” has long functioned, for some, as a sweet phantom,
and for others as a murderous beast, it is both and neither. (Shawn)
ANTH 318 / PAS 318
AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL TRADITIONS
5723-318-01
TTH
11:00-12:15
HM 112
JONES
An intensive examination of Afro-American life and culture in the U.S.
drawn from historical, archaeological and socio-cultural literature.
Attention is given to various systems of adaptation of people of African
descent in America, including cultural traditions, urbanization and
kinship. Cross-listed with PAS 318.
ANTH 319
CULTURES OF THE MIDDLE EAST
5721-319-01
TTH
2:30-3:45
LU 232
PETEET
An introduction to the basic anthropological concepts and categories of
analysis of society, polity, and culture in the Middle East. Focus will be
on local level social and cultural processes within a regional and global
framework.
ANTH 320
INDIANS NORTH-AMERICA
5832-320-01
TTH
9:30-10:45
LU232
WICHE
A survey of the diversity of North American indigenous people before
and after European contact. The course examines the social, political
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and economic effects that colonization has had on American Indian
nations and how these are being dealt with today.
religion and folklore; animals as companions; and the status of
animals, both wild and domestic, in contemporary society.
ANTH 327
FUNDAMENTAL SKELETAL FORENSICS
ANTH 540
HEALTH & CIVILIZATION
1367-327-01
TTH
9:30-10:45
DIBLASI
Physical evidence is used to determine specific information about a
deceased individual.
Emphasis is placed on identification of
anatomical parts and distinguishing features to make determination of
age, sex, race, stature and pathologies for positive identification.
9129 -540-01
TTH
2:30-3:45
LF 207
CRESPO
Prerequisite: Graduate status.
The central goal of this course is to understand how at multiple biocultural levels human populations (past and present) respond to their
surroundings, and how their responses can affect the environment and
their own adaptation. To achieve this goal, the course will be focused
on human lifestyle changes, the emerging of new diseases, and the
corresponding adaptations (or misadaptations?) that affected human
health during and after the agriculture revolution.
ANTH 331
COMP RELIGIOUS SYSTEMS
7448-331-01
MWF
11:00-11:5
LU 232
PURIFOY
This course focuses on the variations among ideological systems in
various cultures. The major goal is an understanding of the several
functions of religion in human life. This course does not seek to
evaluate or to question the truth of any particular religion. Rather it
seeks to understand the place of religious systems in the cultures of
the followers.
ANTH 344
ANTHROPOLOGY OF CLOTHING
9128-344-01
TTH
2:30-3:45
ZHAO
Class will study how fashion and clothing are a means of
understanding culture and identity; explores meaning of production and
consumption of clothing globally.
ANTH 352
FOOD AND BODY POLITIC
7347-352-01
TTH
1:00-2:15
HM 112
WICHE
Food and body traces the evolution of the industrial food system in
America and the impact this system has on our health, identity,
environment, workers’ rights, natural resources, animals, crop diversity
and more.
ANTH 354
ANTHROPOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
9563-354-01
TTH
11:00-12:15
NS 234
CRESPO
The main goal of this course is to study how infectious diseases
shaped (and still shape) who we are, at the biological and at the
cultural level. A bio-cultural approach on past and present infectious
diseases will create a more comprehensive and holistic scenario when
reconstructing the impact of pathogens on human populations.
ANTH 362
KINSHIP FAMILY REPRODUCTION
9123-362-01
MWF 1:00–1:50
LU 232
NOONAN
In this class, we will trace kinship studies from the early days of
anthropology to present day and examine the multiple ways kinship
ties are understood to be formed. Analyzing a number of key issues—
adoption, reproductive technology, childhood, race and ethnicity, and
the family in medical anthropology—we will explore the state of
contemporary kinship studies in cultural anthropology.
ANTH 364 / 564
LITHICS
9124-364-01
MW
2:00-3:15
LU 232
TBA
9125-564-01*
MW
3:30-4:45
TB 001
TBA
*Prerequisite 564: ANTH 202 and 204. This course is intended to
provide basic instruction and hands-on experience in the study of
stone technology. Students will learn the ways archaeologists use to
think about and interpret lithic artifacts. Stone tools and flakes are the
most abundant archaeological remains; especially in most prehistoric
situations. The course will emphasize the major types found in sites
from the Paleolithic through Neolithic, practice and experimentation
with flint knapping, as well as problems of analysis and interpretation.
ANTH 508
HISTORY OF ANTHROPOLOGY-WR CUE
3679-508-01
MW
4:00-5:15
PARKHURST
Prerequisite: Senior Status and 18 hours of Anthropology.
Graduate students may not enroll. This class explores the range of
questions anthropologists pose and their historical context. For
example, how and why are human groups constructed and how are
they similar to and different from one another?
ANTH 511
ETHNOGRAPHIC METHODS-WR
4306-511-01
TTh
1:00-2:15
LU 232
BURNET
Prerequisite: Junior or Senior status and 18 hours of Anthropology/graduate students cannot enroll in this class. Explores the
range of qualitative research methods and techniques. Emphasis is on
designing and developing a research project and conducting
ethnographic fieldwork.
ANTH 528 / 662
ANIMALS & HUMANS
9098-528-75
M
5:30-8:15
LU 232
HAWS
9099-662-75 *
M
5:30-8:15
LU 232
HAWS
*Prerequisite for 662-75: Consent of instructor. This course
explores the complex and often contradictory ways that humans
interact with animals. We will cover a wide range of topics emerging
from a multidisciplinary perspective including the origins of hunting and
domestication; modern animal economies; cross-cultural attitudes
towards animals; symbolic representations of animals in art, literature,
ANTH 611
RESEARCH: SOCIAL CULTURE
7447-611-01
TTh
1:00 – 2:15
LU 232
BURNET
Prerequisite: graduate status. Course focuses on developing a
substantive research project in cultural anthropology; students will
integrate a literature review, theoretical and methodological
approaches, and data collection strategies to produce a research
proposal.
ANTH 612
Seminar: CONT. ISSUES IN ANTH: CLIMATE CHANGE
9130-612-01
T
4:00-6:45
LU 232
MARKOWITZ
Prerequisite: Graduate Status. Designed to foster bio-cultural
thinking, this class emphasizes the intertwined contributions furnished
by the different approaches of archaeology, biological, and cultural
anthropology. From year to year, course themes vary, depending on
faculty interests and temporal salience. Fall 15: Climate Change.
ANTH 672
GRADUATE THESIS
4447-672-01
TBA
TBA
TILLQUIST
Prerequisite: Graduate status. Reading, research, and writing of
thesis under the supervision of a faculty member.
INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION
ANTH 401 CO-OP INTERNSHIP: ANTHROPOLOGY*
ANTH 450 READINGS AND RESEARCH
ANTH 451 INDEPENDENT STUDY
ANTH 499 SENIOR HONORS THESIS
*COOPERATIVE INTERNSHIPS IN ANTHROPOLOGY
Get professional experience in applied anthropology through a field
placement or internship. Students are expected to complete an internship
or service project of between 80-120 hours during the semester and
complete a final project or report. Some of our internships include:
Ali Center
Americana Community Center
Archaeology Research Labs
The Center for Women and Families
Community Farm Alliance
Cultural Resource Management Opportunities
Kentuckians for the Commonwealth
Kentucky Refugee Ministries
New Roots, Inc.
Office for International and Cultural Affairs
Planned Parenthood
Public Archaeology
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
For more information, please check the Anthropology
Department website: http://louisville.edu/anthropology
EXPLORE THE HUMAN WORLD THROUGH ANTHROPOLOGY
Anthropology is the study of humanity in all its diversity – cultural,
biological and linguistic. It begins with a simple, but powerful idea:
any particular aspect of behavior can be understood when it is placed
against the background provided by the full range of human behavior.
Anthropology seeks to understand both similarities and differences
among all human societies, not just ours.
Frederic Hicks Anthropology International Travel Award
This award is given to anthropology students of junior and senior
standing who demonstrate excellence in their class work by their
overall and departmental GPA; who show promise of continuing their
education in anthropology or a related field after graduating; who show
how the proposed international experience complements their
education and who demonstrate financial need. In the past, students
have used this money to travel and study in: South Africa, Yemen,
India, Jordan, Canada, Costa Rica, Kenya, Cyprus, Portugal, Australia,
Bolivia, Russia, and Peru. (Watch for application deadlines)
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