printer friendly pageANTHRO 286: Culture and Madness (ANTHRO 186)
'Madness' lends insight into the construction of the normal and abnormal; the boundaries of reason and unreason; the epistemological relation of mind and body, and the management of difference and disease. Taking an interdisciplinary perspective, this course explores the fundamental questions madness poses to subjectivity, culture and modernity.
Terms: not given this year
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Units: 5
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
ANTHRO 293B: Master's Thesis Writing Seminar
May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Win
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Units: 2-4
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Repeatable for credit
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
ANTHRO 298B: Digital Methods in Archaeology (ANTHRO 98B, ARCHLGY 98B)
This is a course on digital technologies in archaeology used for documentation, visualization, and analysis of archaeological spaces and objects. Emphasizes hands-on approaches to image manipulation, virtual reality, GIS, CAD, and photogrammetry modeling methods.
Terms: not given this year
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Units: 3-5
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
ANTHRO 298C: Digital Methods in Anthropology (ANTHRO 98C)
The course provides an introduction to a broad range of digital tools and techniques for anthropological research. It is geared towards those interested in exploring such methodologies for their research and wanting to add hands-on experience with state-of-the-art digital tools to their skill set. Students will learn to work with some of the most common tools used to collect and manage digital data, and to perform various types of analysis and visualization.nUndergraduate students register for 5 Units, Graduate students can register for 5 or 3 units.
Terms: Spr
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Units: 3-5
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Engel, C. (PI)
ANTHRO 299: Senior and Master's Paper Writing Workshop (ANTHRO 199)
Techniques of interpreting data, organizing bibliographic materials, writing, editing and revising. Preparation of papers for conferences and publications in anthropology. Seniors register for 199; master's students register for 299.
Terms: Win, Spr
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Units: 1-2
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Repeatable for credit
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Grading: Satisfactory/No Credit
Instructors:
Bozcali, F. (PI)
ANTHRO 300: Reading Theory Through Ethnography
Required of and restricted to first-year ANTHRO Ph.D. students. Focus is on contemporary ethnography and related cultural and social theories generated by texts. Topics include agency, resistance, and identity formation, and discourse analysis. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Spr
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Units: 5
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors:
Luhrmann, T. (PI)
ANTHRO 301: History of Anthropological Theory, Culture and Society
Required of Anthropology Ph.D. students. The history of cultural and social anthropology in relation to historical and national contexts and key theoretical and methodological issues as these inform contemporary theory and practices of the discipline. Enrollment limited to 15. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut
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Units: 5
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors:
Ferguson, J. (PI)
ANTHRO 301A: Foundations of Social Theory
The purpose of this course is to introduce key themes in social theory - the social, the modern subject, reason, autonomy, civility, interests, exchange, morality, life, the senses - through a reading of classic texts from Descartes up to psychoanalysis and phenomenology. nnEach section has original texts, commentaries, and background readings that place these texts in their deeper historical setting. Many of these commentaries trace how practical theories of 'lower' or minor selves - the subject people of the colonies, slaves, and other - were integral to the very development of ideas of the modern, autonomous and reasonable self in the western world. Prerequisite, by instructor consent.
Terms: Win
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Units: 5
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors:
Hansen, T. (PI)
ANTHRO 302: History of Anthropological Theory, Ecology and Environment
Evolutionary and ecological theory from the 19th century to present. Theory and concepts from evolution and ecology, emphasizing an-thropological applications. Evolutionary theories of human behavior, culture, and societies. Ecological theory behind carrying capacity, sustainable yield, and population growth. Emphasis is on tools of analysis and formulating research questions in anthropology today. Upper division undergrads require consent of instructor.
Terms: not given this year
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Units: 5
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
ANTHRO 303: Introduction to Archaeological Theory
The history of archaeological thought emphasizing recent debates. Evolutionary theories, behavioral archaeology, processual and cognitive archaeology, and approaches termed feminist and post-processual archaeology in the context of wider debate in adjacent disciplines. The application and integration of theory on archaeological problems and issues. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Win
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Units: 5
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors:
Hodder, I. (PI)
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