“Anthropology demands the open-mindedness with which one must look and listen, record in astonishment and wonder that which one would have been able to guess.” ~Margaret Mead ANTHROPOLOGY FALL 2015 SCHEDULE OF CLASSES FALL 2O15 Course Number Anth 001-01 Anth 001-02 Anth 001-03 Anth 001-04 Anth15/SMS 15 Anth 111 Anth 117 Anth 121 Anth 130 Anth 131/GRS 100 Title Instructor Days Time Intro to Social & Cultural Anthropology Dana Herrera M/F 1:00-2:40 Intro to Social & Cultural Anthropology Janice Stockard MWF 8:00-9:05 Intro to Social & Cultural Anthropology Jennifer Heung MWF 10:30-11:35 Intro to Social & Cultural Anthropology Karen Rolph T/TH 9:45-11:20 FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ONLY Karen Rolph T/TH 8:00-9:35 Kinship, Marriage & Family Janice Stockard M/F 1:00-2:40 Religion Dana Herrera MWF 2:45-3:50 World Cultures: Southeast Asia Dana Herrera MW 4:00-5:35 Anthropological Theory Cynthia Van Gilder T/Th 9:45-11:20 Cultural Geography Jennifer Heung MWF 11:45-12:50 ANTHROPOLOGY POLICY 1. Students taking an upper division course (Anth 100-135) should have already taken at least one lower division course (Anth 001 or 005) OR have permission of the instructor. 2. Majors are given priority enrollment in upper division courses. Should you be wait listed, you will be placed in the class after the pre-registration period. Declare your major or minor now! 3. MINIMUM GRADE REQUIREMENT: A minimum acceptable grade of C- for coursework is required to count toward the major or minor. In addition, the minimum acceptable grade for the capstone courses, Anth 130 Anthropological Theory and Anth 132 Research Methods, is a C. ANTH 001 Introduction to Social & Cultural Anthropology ANTH 111 Kinship, Marriage & Family Professor Dana Herrera Professor Janice Stockard Professor Janice Stockard Professor Karen Rolph Professor Janice Stockard 001-01 M/F 001-02 MWF 001-03 MWF 001-04 T/TH 1:00-2:40 8:00-9:05 10:30-11:35 9:45-11:20 What is culture and how important is it in explaining the marvelous variations we see in human behavior around the world? Are gender roles fixed? Can you distinguish religion from magic? What do anthropologists do, and how can anthropology contribute to a better world? Besides giving you a grounding in the basic concepts of anthropology, this course will help you answer these questions through readings on the lives of people in different cultures throughout the world: drug dealers in New York, the world of a Maasai warrior in Africa, what it’s like to grow up as a poor Mayan in Guatemala (and eventually win the Nobel Peace Prize), life in an Iraqi village before Saddam Hussein, how Native South Americans cope with globalization, and the mysterious rites and rituals of American college students. The readings, class discussions, and lectures will be supplemented by slides, videos, CDs, and DVDs. This class is recommended for 1st and 2nd year students (except for Anth & Soc majors & minors). M/F 1:00-2:40 Even with dramatic changes in cultures as a result of industrialization, colonialism, globalization, urbanization and modernization, kinship, however defined, still remains the main organizing principle of social structure in a very large portion of the world’s societies. While the focus of the anthropological study of kinship and family has changed from its inception in the 19th century, it still remains an important area of study in the discipline. This course begins by providing an overview of the role that the study of kinship has played in anthropology. We then focus on how global cultural flows, changing gender relations, new economic structures and shifting state policies are reshaping intimate life around the world today. ANTH 117 Religion Professor Dana Herrera ANTH 121 World Cultures: Southeast Asia MWF 2:40-3:50 p.m. From the printing press to blogs and sacred spaces to cyberspace, "Religious Movements and the Internet: Faith and Technology in the New Millennium" examines the influence of technology on religion. How do new religious movements utilize the internet to gather converts? In what ways have more established religions embraced text messaging, cyber-church, and discussion groups to maintain association? What is the distinction, if any, between virtual religious devotion and real-life spirituality? In order to answer these questions we will combine readings, lecture, and discussion with realtime forays into cyberspace. The first half of the class will focus on the traditional anthropological inquiries into ritual, magic, animism, etc. By the end of the course, students will be able to discuss the complex interrelationships between faith, religion, spirituality, technology, and cyberspace within the broader contexts of the real world structures of politics, capitalism, and globalization. Professor Dana Herrera MWF 4:00-5:35 Southeast Asia” concentrates on the cultural, historical, political, religious, and geographic factors that shape the lives of people living today in countries such as Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, and Cambodia. The course will begin with an archaeological overview of the region, followed by discussions of migration patterns and the formation of nation-states. The second half of the course will focus on specific topics in each country such as gender and tourism. ANTH 130 Anthropological Theory Professor Cynthia Van Gilder T/TH 9:45-11:20 ANTH 131 Cultural Geography & Global Societies (Cross-listed as GRS 100) Professor Jennifer Heung How do anthropologists make decisions about what kinds of questions to research, data to collect, or conclusions to form? All steps of the anthropological process are informed by theories, or the analytical frameworks scholars use to make sense of the cultural worlds around them. Students in this class will learn the major schools of thought in the history of anthropology through reading both primary and secondary sources. This course is limited to senior anthropology majors (unless permission to enroll is granted in writing by the instructor). Juniors must get permission of instructor. It is recommended that students enroll during the fall semester of their senior year and required that they have completed both Anth 1: Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology AND at least one upper division anthropology class before enrolling. MWF 11:45-12:50 This course seeks to expose students to the breadth and excitement of the field of geography. Cultural geography studies the ways people shape and give meaning to their environment and allows us to look at the fascinating variety of human activity in the world –the human landscape. Geographic knowledge is vital to understanding the national and international issues that dominate daily news reports: problems of poverty, the environment, population movements, economic development, etc. Through lectures, class discussions and activities, films, readings of news and Internet sources, students will be exposed to a variety of cultural systems used to understand and construct the home of humankind. There is a course fee of $100. STUDENTS TAKING THIS COURSE SHOULD HAVE ALREADY TAKEN EITHER ANTH 001 OR 005 OR HAVE PERMISSION OF THE INSTRUCTOR. FULFILLS DIVERSITY REQUIREMENT BY PETITION.