Courses

• CAS AN 568: Symbol, Myth, and Rite
  Historical overview of ritual behavior, the role of symbolism in the study of culture, and the narrative quality of worldview and belief. Emphasis on verbal performance and public display events in specific cultural contexts.
• CAS AN 570: Lovers and Leaders: The Anthropology of Romance and Charisma
  A comparison of theories of charismatic leadership and romantic love from sociology and psychology. Case studies from literature are discussed for illustration and comparison.
• CAS AN 571: Anthropology of Emotion
  Outlines multidisciplinary conceptual frameworks for the study of emotion. Focus is on how cultural anthropology has understood emotion as experience, as cognition, or as a symbolic system.
• CAS AN 573: The Ethnography of China and Taiwan
  Reading of major ethnographies and modern histories as a basis for examining changing Taiwanese and Chinese culture and society. Attention to ethnography as a genre, as well as to the dramatic changes of the past century.
• CAS AN 585: Seminar: Advanced Readings in African Ethnography
  Detailed examination of classic and contemporary anthropological writings about Africa. Explores ecological adaptation, kinship, social organization, religious thought and practice, and creative expression. Focus on the history of theory, method, and narrative style in the construction of ethnographies about Africa.
• CAS AN 595: Methods in Biological Anthropology
  An exploration of field and laboratory methods used in biological anthropology, with students participating in hands-on exercises. Topics include health assessment, body composition, diet, energetics, morphological adaptations, reproductive status, habitat composition, spatial movements, and conservation. Professional skills are also developed.
• CAS AN 597: Seminar: Special Topics in Biological Anthropology
  Special issues and debates in current biological anthropology. Topic for Fall 2011: The Evolution of the Human Family. An exploration of the shared features of human family structure central to social and life history evolution. Topics include the behavioral diversity of mothers, fathers, grandparents, siblings, and alloparents in contributing to shared resources and the needs of dependent offspring.
• CAS AN 598: Seminar: Special Issues in Biological Anthropology
  Special issues and debates in current biological anthropology. Topic for Spring 2011: TBA.
• CAS AR 100: Great Discoveries in Archaeology
  Illustrated lectures focus on the important discoveries of the discipline of archaeology. Course covers the whole of human prehistory and history around the world. Archaeological methods are described, along with the great ancient sites: Olduvai, Lascaux, Stonehenge, Egyptian pyramids, Machu Picchu, etc. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS AR 101: Introduction to Archaeology
  Theory, methods, and aims of prehistoric and historical archaeology in the Old and New Worlds. Excavation and recovery of archaeological data; dating techniques; interpretation of finds; relation of archaeology to history and other disciplines. Examination of several Old and New World cultures. Carries social science divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS AR 200: Heritage Matters: Introduction to Heritage Management
  Protection and management of archaeological heritage, including sites, artifacts, and monuments. Survey of heritage values and stakeholders. Issues covered include cultural policy and legislation, U.S. preservation system, international efforts, indigenous perspectives, looting, repatriation, underwater heritage, and heritage at war. Carries social sciences divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS AR 201: Americas Before Columbus
  An introduction to the archaeology and civilizations of pre-Columbian Americas. Topics progress chronologically as well as comparatively, with cases drawn from Native American cultures of North America, Mesoamerica, and South America.
• CAS AR 205: Origins of Civilization
  The comparison of origins and institutions of civilizations in the Old and New Worlds, including the first state-organized societies of Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, China, Mesoamerica, and Peru. Carries social science divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS AR 206: Ancient Technology
  Traces the related evolution of technology and culture over the first million years of human existence. Case studies focus on the interaction between early technology and social structure, values, and institutions. Lectures and hands-on experience with ceramics, stone, and metallurgy.
• CAS AR 208: Lost Languages and Decipherments
  An overview of the archaeology of writing focusing on modern decipherments of ancient texts. Related topics include characteristics of the world's major language families, the nature of linguistic change, and the origin and history of the alphabet.
• CAS AR 209: The Near Eastern Bronze Age
  Examines the wealth and power of the ancient Near East and Egypt during the middle and late Bronze Age. Topics include the establishment of power, long distance exchange and interaction, ethnicity, architecture, and environmental and ecological factors affecting the civilizations.
• CAS AR 210: Minoan and Mycenaean Civilizations
  Traces the rise and fall of the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations from their Stone Age roots to the end of the Bronze Age. Subjects include art, architecture, economic, social, political, and religious characteristics, and theoretical explanations of cultural change.
• CAS AR 215: The Contested Past
  Examination of the diverse and often conflicting values associated with archaeological objects, ancient monuments, and cultural sites. Case studies (including the Elgin Marbles) highlight contemporary controversies over ownership, appropriation, use, and abuse of the material remains of the past.
• CAS AR 221: Archaeology of the Islamic World
  An overview of the Islamic world from the seventh to the eighteenth century CE. Focus on ancient cities: religious and secular buildings such as gardens, palaces, forts, mausoleums, and mosques; and study of ceramics, calligraphy, metal and glassware, trade routes, and Islamic crafts.
• CAS AR 222: Art and Architecture of Ancient America
  Introduction to the cities, monuments, and major art styles of the Aztec, the Maya, the Inca, and their predecessors in ancient Mesoamerica and the Andes from the first millennium B.C. to the sixteenth century.

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