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ANTH 100.
Basic Archaeological Concepts
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Anthropology 3 or 3SS.
A survey of important archaeological methods of excavation, analysis, and interpretation. Focus will be on the problems and promise of various approaches to the explanation of past human behavior.
ANTH 102.
Activist Anthropology
(4)
SALDIVAR
Prerequisite: ANTH 2
Activist scholarship seeks to combine rigorous research and political commitment to achieve empirical and theoretical understanding of social processes. While open access to information has democratized knowledge production, academic work is still necessary to ask the questions and find the answers to address social injustice and inequality. In this course, we explore the methods and results of more than two decades of activist research.
ANTH 103.
Human-Wildlife Interactions
(4)
BROWN
Prerequisite: Anthropology 5.
Survey of human-wildlife interactions (e.g., bushmeat, pet trade, crop-raiding). Students examine cascading effects on wildlife, landscapes, and human populations, as well as mitigating approaches relating to our changing perceptions of wildlife and nature.
ANTH 103B.
Anthropology of Japan
(4)
LEWALLEN
Prerequisite: upper division standing or instructor approval
This course examines Japan as depicted in contemporary ethnography. We consider how Japan has been imagined as a distinct culture by exploring gender, religion, family structures, the education system, the environment, management of difference, globalization and domestication, immigration, and modernization.
ANTH 104.
Risk & Inequality
(4)
HARTHORN
Prerequisite: Anthropology 2
Examines risk and perception in relation to environmental and health inequality within larger political, social and cultural frameworks across the globe.
ANTH 105.
Human Variation
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Anthropology 5.
An examination of traditional race concepts contrasted with an approach to human variation through the analysis of biologically adaptive traits.
ANTH 107.
Psychological Anthropology
(4)
TOOBY
Field from Freud and Mead to present; how human nature (universal psychological mechanisms) and culture interact to form individual psychologies, identities, genders, social attitudes, worldviews, and traditions; how cognitive development shapes belief systems, reasoning and symbolism; emotions, preferences, thinking, and pathologies in cross- cultural perspective.
ANTH 108.
Educating the Native
(4)
SALDIVAR
We look at different educational projects, such as Indian boarding Schools, English-only laws, the "indirect rule" of the British colonies. We address the not-always-clear line between education as a form of social control or as a form of liberation.
ANTH 109.
Human Universals
(4)
STAFF
A critical overview of those characteristics of human psyche, behavior, society, and culture that are allegedly found among all peoples: the constants of human nature.
ANTH 110.
Science Technology and Society
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Anthropology 2.
This sociocultural anthropology course introduces the field of science and technology studies (STS) through an anthropological lens. Topics include history of STS; science communication & public engagement; gender, race & science/feminist STS; embedded science studies; expertise and lay-expert divide; democratization of technologies; governance frameworks; research methods and more.
ANTH 111.
The Anthropology of Food
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Critical survey of different anthropological approaches to food production and consumption. Topics may include relations between agricultural forms and political systems; the meanings of feasting; cooking; class, race, and gender; food and national identity; food sovereignty, food justice and more.
ANTH 112.
Bioarchaeology
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Anthropology 180A.
A survey of research in the field of bioarchaeology including studies of paleodemography, paleopathology and their relevance to testing about the biological and cultural adaptations of earlier human populations and interpreting behavior from the human skeleton.
ANTH 112Z.
Theoretical Approaches in Contemporary Archaeology
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Anthropology 3 or 3SS or 100.
A survey of the history of archaeological theory, and an overview of major theoretical approaches and applications in contemporary archaeology. The course demonstrates how theory serves as a guide to research and to the interpretation of archaeological data.
ANTH 113.
Indigenous People and the Nation State in the Americas
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: ANTH 2 or CH ST 1A, 1B, or 1C.
The changing relationship between indigenous people and the state. Compare the differences and similarities between indigenous peoples' mobilizations in the cases of Canada, USA, Ecuador, Chile, Guatemala, Bolivia and Mexico.
ANTH 115.
Language, Culture, and Place
(4)
HOELLE
Prerequisite: ANTH 2
Focuses on the dialectical interplay between humans and the environment and how people use language to classify, make sense of, and attribute moral and symbolic meaning to places and landscapes.
ANTH 116A.
Myth, Ritual and Symbol
(4)
HANCOCK
Prerequisite: Anthropology 2.
Uses ethnographic case studies, films and performance videos to explore myth, ritual, and symbolism cross-culturally. Compares and contrasts the symbolic dimensions of gender and ethnic identity, world view, social and political organization and change in different societies.
ANTH 116B.
Anthropological Approaches to Religion
(4)
HANCOCK
Prerequisite: Anthropology 2 and upper-division standing.
Exploration of anthropology's distinctive approaches to religion using theoretical works, historical and ethnographic case studies, film, and performance video. Topics include sociopolitical dimensions of religion; ritual structure, and experience; cognitive, aesthetic, and semiotic approaches to religion.
ANTH 116C.
Anthropology of Religion Practicum
(4)
HANCOCK
Prerequisite: Anthropology 2 and upper-division standing.
In this course, students acquire basic methodological skills in cultural anthropology by carrying out ethnographic field research with local religious communities.
ANTH 117.
Borders and Borderlands
(4)
WALSH
Prerequisite: Anthropology 2.
The theoretical concept of "borderlands" examined through a discussion of the societies, economics and cultures that form on geopolitical borders. The Mexico-U.S. border will be discussed in detail.
ANTH 118.
Archaeological Biogeochemistry
(6)
KURIN
Prerequisite: ANTH 3, 5, 9 OR CHEM 1, 2, 6 OR EARTH 2, 3, 8 OR GEOG 5, 12 OR EEMB 21, 55
Recommended Preparation: Background in the natural/physical sciences in advisedEnrollment Comments: Designed for students who intend to go onto graduate school.
Introduces stable isotope biogeochemistry and XRF compositional analysis and their application to ancient and modern humans, faunal bones and teeth. Corresponding lab sections will teach sample preparation and hypothesis building to reconstruct aspects of climate, diet, mobility, and health.
ANTH 118TS.
Archaeology of the Ancient Near East
(4)
SMITH
Prerequisite: Anthropology 3 or 3SS or MES 45.
This course combines archaeology and history to trace the development of the cultures of the ancient Near East from the origins of civilization through the rise of empires, ending with the conquest of Alexander the Great in c. 300 BCE.
ANTH 119.
Household Archaeology
(4)
WILSON
Prerequisite: Anth 3 or Anth 3SS
Enrollment Comments: Designed for majors.
Household Archaeology plays a central role in the analysis of a wide range of anthropological issues, such as wealth, status, economic risk, gender, political networks, and ethnicity. Focuses on how to integrate household data into abstract general theories of social process.
ANTH 121.
Human Evolution
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Anthropology 5.
The nature and results of the evolutionary processes responsible for the formation and differentiation of human populations.
ANTH 121T.
Genetics, Natural Selection, and Human Evolution
(4)
TOOBY
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
An introduction to the nature and role of genes in evolution, in natural selection, in sexual reproduction, in cellular regulation, in human development, in structuring universal human adaptive design, and in creating individual and intergroup similarities and differences.
ANTH 123.
Feeding Ecology of Primates and Humans
(4)
BROWN
Prerequisite: ANTH 5 and ANTH 153T
Foraging and feeding patterns in primates with some discussion of human patterns. Topics include digestive physiology; measurement of energy flows and food availability; foraging theory; and the evolutionary context of human diets.
ANTH 123MG.
Data Analysis for the Social Sciences with R
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Anthropology 9 or equivalent.
An introduction to the scientific process and data analysis using the programming language R. Students harness fundamentals of data manipulation, visualization, and research workflows to refine and present hypotheses and results on social science datasets. Introduces modeling methods.
ANTH 124.
Anthropological Political Economy
(4)
WALSH
Prerequisite: Anthropology 2.
This course presents the contribution of Marxist analysis to anthropology. Among the topics explored are: the commodity; accumulation; reproduction; class; peasants and capital; land and labor; hegemony.
ANTH 125.
Anthropology of Gender
(4)
PACHECO
Prerequisite: ANTH 2
The cross-cultural study of gender from a feminist perspective. Topics may include gender, race, and class; gender and nature; gender and the division of labor; gender and kinship; gender and subjectivity; gender and sexuality; gender and the state; gender and knowledge/discourse.
ANTH 128.
The Archaeology of Gender
(4)
VANDERWARKER
Prerequisite: Anthropology 3
Enrollment Comments: Designed for majors. Quarters usually offered: Winter, Spring.
The development of gender as a research focus in archaeology over the past several decades. Examine case studies that consider the identification and understanding of past gender relations, specifically how gender relations are materialized in the archaeological record.
ANTH 129.
Ethnographic Research Methods: Ethics and Engagement
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper division standing
Interrogation of ethnographic research, its development and its ethical implications. Weighing approaches such as participatory action research, engaged and collaborative research, and decolonized methodologies. Students will develop projects based on a critical reading of these models.
ANTH 129MG.
Behavioral Ecology of Hunter Gatherers
(4)
GURVEN
Prerequisite: Anthropology 5 or 7.
A thorough introduction using a behavioral ecology approach to the diversity of behaviors found among foragers in Africa, South America, Southeast Asia, and Australia. Topics include: diet and subsistence, mating, demography, social behavior, mobility and settlement patterns, gender, indigenous rights, and conservation.
ANTH 130.
International Development and Population Health
(4)
LAWSON
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Considers the distribution and determinants of well being in human populations, with an emphasis on low-income nations and the actions of the international development sector. Focus is placed on cultural/social determinants of health, including issues of gender equality. Takes a critical perspective on the tools used to measure population health and the design and evaluation of development policy and interventions.
ANTH 131.
North American Indians
(4)
GAMBLE
Prerequisite: Upper Division Standing
The origins, development, and attainments of New World aboriginal cultures north of Mexico. Some emphasis is given to California groups such as the Chumash.
ANTH 131CA.
California Indigenous Peoples
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Investigation of the diversity of California Indian societies at the beginning of European colonization, including social organization, economy, material culture, and ideology. Also considered are origins and historic changes. Emphasis is placed on central and southern California.
ANTH 132TS.
Ceramic Analysis in Archaeology
(4)
SMITH
Prerequisite: Anthropology 3 or 3SS.
An overview of how ceramics are used in archaeology. Topics include pottery manufacture, classification, stylistic and functional analysis, scientific analysis, chronology, production and exchange, ceramic consumption and socio-political organization.
ANTH 133.
Cultural Development in Mesoamerica
(4)
VANDERWARKER
Enrollment Comments: Offered periodically.
The rise and fall of various ancient civilizations such as those of the Maya, Aztecs, Toltecs, Teotihuacanos, and Olmec as well as their cultural antecedents. This course uses self-paced audiovisual modules as well as traditional lecture format.
ANTH 134.
Cultural Anthropology of Latin America
(4)
STAFF
Contemporary issues of rural and urban societies in the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Examination of continuities and changes in cultural institutions and values; inequality, colonialism, settler colonialism, state formation, indigenous social movements, race, gender, class and ethnicity, urbanization, extractivism.
ANTH 135.
Cultural Anthropology of Mexico
(4)
PACHECO
Prerequisite: ANTH 2
An examination of contemporary issues in Mexico through an anthropological lens. Topics may include race, class, gender, and sexuality, nation-state formation, settler colonialism, decolonization, social movements, and political economy.
ANTH 137.
The Ancient Maya
(4)
STAFF
The splendiferous Maya civilization as it waxed and waned during ancient times.
ANTH 138.
Anthropology of Environmental Health
(4)
HARTHORN
Prerequisite: ANTH 2 or equivalent introduction to sociocultural anthropology
A sociocultural medical anthropological approach to explore how environmental hazards, many of them human-influenced, shape health and illness around the world. Topics include environmental risk and perception, industrial toxics, disasters, environmental justice, and chronic disease.
ANTH 138TS.
Archaeology of Egypt
(4)
SMITH
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Selected topics on the archaeology of ancient Egypt, placing the monuments of this great civilization in the context of its rise and development. Emphasis on ancient Egyptian material culture as a source for understanding Egyptian political, social, and economic dynamics.
ANTH 139.
Indigeneity and Sovereignty
(4)
PACHECO
Survey of indigenous societies worldwide. Topics may include sovereignty; settler colonialism; resistance and decolonization; assimilationist narratives and policies; indigenous political movements; ethnocide and ecocide; indigenous epistemologies and cosmologies; gender and sexuality; effects of globalization and more.
ANTH 140RM.
Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Anthropology 2.
Introduction to basic methods in social and cultural anthropology. Focus is on the role of fieldwork, preparation for field research, data collection, management, and analysis.
ANTH 141.
Agriculture and Society in Mexico: Past and Present
(4)
STAFF
The evolution of rural Mexico: from origins of Mesoamerican agriculture to the rise of high civilization; from the establishment of the colonial system to the demise of colonial agricultural institutions; from the revolution of 1910 to the enactment of land reform and development programs. Emphasis will be made on the role of peasantry in the making of the modern state.
ANTH 142.
Cultural Anthropology of South Asia
(4)
STAFF
Survey of anthropological topics in South Asia, such as regional space and society; family, kin, and village life; caste and colorism; class and social organization; religion; urbanization; agriculture; colonial and postcolonial states.
ANTH 143F.
Ethics in Archaeology
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Anthropology 3 or 3SS.
An analysis of ethics in contemporary archaeology. Topics include reburial and repatriation, interpretation of the archaeological record in the context of historically oppressed groups, ethnic minorities, and non-western societies. The course also includes the ethics of collecting and managing cultural property.
ANTH 144.
The Archaeology of Warfare
(4)
WILSON
Enrollment Comments: Designed for majors.
Tracks cross-cultural ethnographic research and archaeological case studies of violence to provide a historically contextualized and data-rich exploration of violence in the ancient world.
ANTH 145.
Anthropological Demography and Life History
(4)
GURVEN
Prerequisite: Anthropology 5 or 7 or upper-division standing; or Environmental Studies 2 or 3.
Introduces students to anthropologic applications of demography and life history theory. Focuses on ecological approaches to population dynamics, birth and death processes, and policy implications in light of population "problems" among traditional and modern societies.
ANTH 146.
Anthropology of Development
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
An introduction to the discourse and practice of development as it has taken shape during the modern period. Topics include conceptual linkages among economic, political, social and cultural aspects of development; governmental and non-governmental institutions of development; philanthropy; growth and degrowth; gender and development and more.
ANTH 147.
Water and Society
(4)
WALSH
Prerequisite: ANTH 2 or Consent of instructor
Covers the longstanding debate over the relation between irrigation and state formation, as well as current developments in the study of water and society. Emphasis is placed on people living in arid and semi-arid environments.
ANTH 148.
Ecological Anthropology
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Anthropology 2; upper-division standing.
Focuses on the complex and dynamic interactions between human beings and their physical environment. Examines ecological thinking in anthropology and the various theoretical approaches within the discipline that have developed from the coalescence of natural and social sciences.
ANTH 148A.
Race, Racism and Anti-racism
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Anthropology 2 or 5.
Race is an idea about essential human differences that has no scientific foundation in biology, but which nevertheless organizes society and culture at all scales. This course takes a critical look at the race concept, the forms of inequality it organizes and justifies, as well as anti-racist projects in anthropology and beyond.
ANTH 150.
Human Genetics
(4)
BODDY
Prerequisite: ANTH 5 or ANTH 7, ANTH 9 or equivalent.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors.
Introduction to basic principles of genetics and genomics in human evolution. Topics covered include molecular evolution, population genetics, comparative genomics, epigenetics, gene-culture interactions and relevant social and ethical issues.
ANTH 150B.
Archaeology of Andean Civilizations
(4)
SCHREIBER
Prerequisite: Anthropology 3; not open to freshmen.
Recommended Preparation: Upper-division courses in archaeology.
A survey of the prehistory of Andean South America beginning with complex cultures of the Initial Period and ending with an overview of the Inca Empire. Major cultures include Chavin, Nasca, Moche, Wari and Tiwanaku.
ANTH 150C.
The Inca Empire
(4)
SCHREIBER
Prerequisite: Anthropology 3 or 3SS.
An in-depth study of the fabled Inca Empire of South America, including archaeological and historical sources. Topics include Inca origins, political organization, economy, and social structure.
ANTH 151T.
Evolutionary Psychology
(4)
GAULIN, TOOBY
Prerequisite: Anthropology 5 or Psychology 1.
Surveys evolutionary psychology, examining traditional psychological topics through Darwinian lenses. Traditional psychology answers mechanistic questions about how perception, emotion, cognition, development and social interactions work. Evolutionary psychology addresses the complementary functional question of why they work the way they do.
ANTH 152.
Environmental Anthropology
(4)
HOELLE
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 1 or 3 or Anthropology 2.
Enrollment Comments: Same Course as ENV S 151
Examines the ways that humans interact with, use, and perceive the environment and nature, with a focus on the cultural, political, and economic features of human environment relationships across time and in different parts of the world. Through readings, in-class activities and discussions, field trips, and research projects, students will gain a better understanding of how anthropological theory, research, and applications can be used to address contemporary environment topics and problems.
ANTH 153.
Seminar on Primate and Human Sexual Behavior
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
A critical examination of the nature and determinants of human sexuality, emphasizing evolutionary and cross-cultural approaches.
ANTH 153S.
The Evolution of Human Sexuality
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Anthropology 5
Recommended Preparation: Anthropology 7.
Exploration of the psychological mechanism--adaptations--that underpin human sexual feeling, thought, and action. Emphasis on male-female differences, "engineering" analyses, the comparative method as sources of information about adaptive design. Includes study of sexual arousal, attractiveness, jealousy, and competition.
ANTH 153T.
Primate Behavior
(4)
GAULIN
Prerequisite: Anthropology 5 or 7; not open to freshmen.
An introduction to primatology and the principles of behavioral ecology using langur, vervet, macaque, baboon, gorilla, and chimpanzee field studies to illustrate theories of foraging, parenting, kinship, sexual selection, incest avoidance, aggression, and dominance. Concludes with applications to human evolution.
ANTH 154.
Special Topics in Social Anthropology
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Completion of a previous course in HIST or ANTH.
Recommended Preparation: HIST 9 or WRIT 109HUEnrollment Comments: Designed for students who intend to do graduate work in social or behavioral sciences.
Seminar. A critical review of selected theoretical and methodological contributions of social anthropology to the description, analysis, and comparison of human societies.
ANTH 155.
Prehistory of California and the Great Basin
(4)
GAMBLE
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
A survey of the prehistory of California and the Great Basin, which includes principally the states of Nevada and Utah. Consideration is also given to how archaeologists construct regional cultural developments and attempt to explain prehistoric cultural change.
ANTH 156.
The Anthropology of Africa
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
This course offers an overview of the anthropological studies of people on the African continent. Drawing from case studies in archaeology, historical linguistics, ethnography, biological anthropology and medical anthropology, this course documents a sea change from Africa under the gaze of the West, to Africa as examined and defined by African peoples from their own diverse and varied perspectives.
ANTH 157AAZZ.
Ethnographic Field Methods
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Anthropology 2
Enrollment Comments: Misc: May be repeated two times provided content is different.
Introduction to skills and tools of data collection through fieldwork in cultural anthropology. Emphasis on techniques, methods, and concepts of ethnographic research and how basic observational information is systematized for presentation, analysis, and cross-cultural comparison.
ANTH 157ES.
Ethnographic Field Methods
ANTH 157FS.
Ethnographic Field Methods
ANTH 161.
Human Growth and Development
(4)
GURVEN
Prerequisite: Anthropology 5 or 7.
Analyzes human growth and development from an evolutionary and cross-cultural perspective. Life stages from birth to death are considered, and contrasted with other primates. Other topics include brain evolution, fetal programming, sexual dimorphism, senescence, immunity, play, parental care.
ANTH 162.
Prehistoric Food Production
(4)
VANDERWARKER
Prerequisite: Anthropology 3 or 3SS.
A history of the process of plant and animal domestication in the Americas, the Near East, Asia, and Africa. Course focuses on the specific biological changes in the major domesticates as well as associated social changes in human life.
ANTH 162G.
Sacred Laws, Social Injustice: Caste in Indian Society
(4)
ELISON
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing and completion of at least one upper-division Religious Studies or Anthropology course or permission of the instructor.
The reverse of the principle of Separate but Equal, caste implies Together but Unequal. This course stresses two aspects of caste hierarchy: 1) caste as lived in India; and 2) caste as conceived and reformed within Hindu thought. At the theoretical level, caste has inspired efforts to map social relations along multiple axes?power, purity, material exchange?in counterpoint to Western modernity. Along with the social theory, we'll read memoirs, ethnographic and sacred texts, as well as watch Bollywood movies.
ANTH 163.
Archaeology of North America
(4)
WILSON
A survey of North American archaeology exclusive of Mesoamerica. Changes in prehistoric lifeways from simple hunting and gathering to complex agriculturally based chiefdoms will be explored through the study of the development of regional traditions over long periods of time.
ANTH 164.
The Origins of Complex Societies
(4)
SCHREIBER
Prerequisite: Anthropology 3 or 3SS.
Why and how complex societies developed from simple, egalitarian societies in some areas of the world. Course surveys major theories and evidence surrounding the origins of states and urban societies in New and Old World.
ANTH 167.
People of the Ice Age
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Anthropology 3 or 3SS.
Human adaptations and population dispersals during the Ice Age (Pleistocene epoch). Course focuses on Stone Age cultures and the evidence for early human occupation of the Americas and the Old World between three million and 10,000 years ago.
ANTH 169.
Evolution of Cooperation
(4)
GURVEN
Prerequisite: Anthropology 5 or 7.
Interdisciplinary focus on the emergence and maintenance of cooperation in human populations. Are we unique in our abilities to reap gains from cooperative endeavors? Why are some people generous, others stingy? How do propensities, personalities, ecology, and cultural institutions affect success in cooperation?
ANTH 170.
Behavioral Ecology of the Family
(4)
LAWSON
Prerequisite: Anthropology 5
Considers diversity in human family structure and family relationships from the perspective of evolutionary anthropology. Topics include: kin selection and detection, sibling competition and family size, childhood and sexual maturity, parent- offspring conflict, sex roles, marriage and inheritance, parental investment strategies.
ANTH 171.
Evolutionary Medicine
(4)
GURVEN
Prerequisite: Anth 5 with a minimum grade of C; or, EEMB 2 and EEMB 3; or, MCDB 1 and MCDB 2.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors.
Applies evolutionary principles to understanding human health and disease past and present. Topics include host/parasite co- evolution, aging and senescence, influence of human migration and culture on disease patterns, and evolutionary origins of diseases of civilization."
ANTH 172.
Colonialism and Power
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Anthropological approaches to colonialism, post-colonialism and power. Sites and regions covered differ depending on instructor. Topics include relations between colonialism and capitalism; rise of nationalism; race and racialization; gender, sexuality, intersectionality; resistance and refusal; modernization and development regimes; postcolonial critique and theory.
ANTH 173.
The Anthropology of Disaster
(4)
KURIN
Prerequisite: Anthropology 2, 3, and 5.
Examines how disasters transform people and societies. We survey natural, biological, environmental, and social catastrophes and explore their impacts on different vulnerable communities. Case studies of resilience and regeneration complement course content on calamity.
ANTH 174.
Amazonia
(4)
HOELLE
Prerequisite: Anthropology 2.
Focuses on the people, environment, and history of Amazon basin. Topics of study include human-environment interactions across time; social and cultural groups; representations in film, media, and literature; and contemporary social, political, and environmental issues facing the region.
ANTH 175.
Medical Anthropology: Cultural Perspectives on Health and Therapeutics
(4)
HARTHORN
Prerequisite: Anthropology 2.
Enrollment Comments: ANTH 175 is the same course as ANTH 157L.
Repeat Comments: ANTH 175 can be taken as a repeat of ANTH 157L if a C- or lower was earned.
Considers non-western medical systems as well as the cultural practices of western biomedicine as cultural systems, each with their own patterns of knowledge and power, understandings of efficacy and well-being, ideological constructs, and therapeutic literal practices.
ANTH 176.
Representations of Sexuality in Modern Japan
(4)
FRUHSTUCK
Prerequisite: Upper Division Standing.
Enrollment Comments: Same course as History 188S and Japanese 162.
The main ideologies guiding the establishment of various representations of sexuality from prewar scientific writings to contemporary popular culture.
ANTH 176TS.
Ancient Egyptian Religion
(4)
SMITH
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Examination of Ancient Egyptian religion from massive temples and pyramids to modest offerings and simple burials. The interaction of sacred and secular is considered through examination of the individual, society, and the state in shaping religious beliefs.
ANTH 177.
Infrastructural Inequalities
(4)
RESNICK
Prerequisite: ANTH 2 or permission of instructor
Explores the relationships between inequality and urban infrastructure. Focuses on how infrastructures reflect, create, and sometimes even remedy social inequalities.
ANTH 177AB.
Human Reproduction Ecology and Endocrinology
(4)
BLACKWELL
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing
Recommended Preparation: Anthropology 5 or 7
Regulation of reproductive function by diet, energy balance, lactation, and social context. The role of hormones in the regulation of human reproduction, behavior, and physiology. Hormonal changes with parenting and pregnancy in men and women.
ANTH 178.
Internship in Archaeological Record-Keeping and Collections
(1-4)
GAMBLE
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 4 units.
Interns serve as assistants in the department's Central Coast Information Center or Repository for Archaeological Collections or both.
ANTH 179.
The Anthropology of Disaster
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Anth 2, Anth 3, & Anth 5
Recommended Preparation: Anth 2, Anth 3, & Anth 5
Examines how disasters transform people and societies. We survey natural, biological, environmental, and social catastrophes and explore their impacts on different vulnerable communities. Case studies of resilience and regeneration compliment course content on calamity.
ANTH 180A.
Osteology
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Designed to teach students in archaeology and physical anthropology the basic skills necessary to identify and analyze the remains of animals recovered from archaeological excavations. Emphasis is placed on laboratory work with actual archaeological collections and testing hypotheses about prehistoric human behavior.
ANTH 180B.
Osteology
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Anthropology 180A; consent of instructor.
Continuation of Anthropology 180A with the development of a research project.
ANTH 181.
Methods and Techniques of Field Archaeology
(4)
GAMBLE
Prerequisite: Anthropology 3 or 3SS.
Recommended Preparation: Upper division courses in archaeology.
Introduction to archaeological research designs and field techniques of data collection, including survey, excavation, and site data recording. Coursework entails fieldwork all day Saturday.
ANTH 182.
Quantitative Data Analysis in Archaeology
(4)
VANDERWARKER
Prerequisite: Anthropology 3 or 3SS or 100.
This course is an introduction to the practical analysis of commonly encountered archaeological data using simple quantitative and statistical procedures such as exploratory data analysis, sampling, regression, and spatial analysis. The course is taught in a computer-assisted (mutimedia) format.
ANTH 182M.
Introduction to Lithic Analysis
(4)
WILSON
Prerequisite: Anthropology 3 or 3SS or 100.
This course gives students an introduction to the anthropology and archaeology of making and using stone tools. Practical experience in making tools and using them experimentally is emphasized.
ANTH 183.
Internship in Archaeological Resource Management
(1-4)
GAMBLE
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Recommended Preparation: Anthropology 181 or 191 depending on the nature of the internship.Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 4 units.
Interns serve as assistants or trainees in the archaeological programs of a governmental agency, a museum, or a private firm in the local area. In collaboration with the instructor and an extramural archaeologist, the student conceives a set of activities for the internship.
ANTH 184.
Settlement Pattern Analysis in Archaeology
(4)
SCHREIBER
Prerequisite: Anthropology 3; not open to freshmen.
Recommended Preparation: Upper-division courses in archaeology.
How the arrangement of archaeological sites across the landscape indicates aspects of human culture, including subsistence strategies and socio-political complexity. Methods of obtaining and interpreting settlement data.
ANTH 186.
Lab Course in Paleoethnobotany
(4)
VANDERWARKER
Prerequisite: Anth 3
Enrollment Comments: Quarters usually offered: Winter, Spring.
Study of archaeological plant remains, including field/lab methodology, the reconstruction of ancient environment and the subsistence, spatial and temporal analysis, quantitative methods, and taxonomy. Divided between lecture, discussion, and labwork, involving microscopic identification of paleoethnobotanical remains.
ANTH 186Z.
Lab Course in Zooarchaeology
(4)
VANDERWARKER
Prerequisite: Anthropology 3
Study of archaeological faunal remains, including field/lab methodology, the reconstruction of ancient environment and the subsistence, spatial and temporal analysis, quantitative methods, and taxonomy. Divided between lecture, discussion, and labwork, involving identification of zooarchaeological remains.
ANTH 188.
The Seacoast in Prehistory
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Anthropology 3 or 3SS.
An examination of maritime adaptations in world prehistory, emphasizing the integration of marine resources into economies of varying degrees of complexity. Course will cover New and Old World culture areas and the Santa Barbara region.
ANTH 189.
Problems in European Prehistory
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Anthropology 3 or 3SS.
Seminar in selected problems in the archaeology of Europe.
ANTH 190.
Cultural Anthropology Internship
(1-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units but only 4 units may be applied to major.
Students serve as interns in various settings such as museums, governmental agencies, and health organizations to gain exposure to different cultures. In collaboration with the instructor and an extramural anthropologist, the student conceives a set of activities for the internship.
ANTH 192AB.
Developmental Plasticity and Evolution
(4)
BLACKWELL
Prerequisite: Anthropology 5 or 7 with a minimum grade of C or Ecology Evolution and Marine Biology (EEMB) 2 with a minimum grade of C.
Recommended Preparation: Preparation in evolution and basic biology.
Explores how organisms develop differently in different environments; how developmental plasticity facilitates evolution; adaptive landscapes; genetic accommodation of phenotypic variation; reaction norms; variation and flexibility in immune function, growth, behavior. Emphasis on humans but with examples and applicability to other species.
ANTH 193.
After graduation: Preparing for Graduate School and the Job Market
(4)
VANDERWARKER
Prerequisite: Juniors and Seniors only; limited to Anthropology Majors/Minors
Enrollment Comments: Juniors and Seniors only; limited to Anthropology Majors/Minors
Repeat Comments: Not open to students who have completed ANTH 193A or 193B.
This course is designed to guide students: (1) through the graduate school application process, and (2) in how to prepare for the job market. We will consider all steps and components of applying to graduate school. The second half of class will focus on best practices for finding jobs after graduation.
ANTH 194.
Field Training Archaeology
(1-8)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Anthropology 3 or 3SS; and, Anthropology 100.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 16 units, but only 8 units may be applied toward the major
Introduction to design of research projects and techniques of data collection in archaeology. The number of units taken in one course will depend on the amount of training and experience received.
ANTH 194FT.
Practicum in Primate Field Research
(1-12)
BROWN
Prerequisite: ANTH 5; consent of instructor.
Recommended Preparation: ANTH 153T
An applied course based in Uganda that emphasizes the acquisition of practical skills in primatological fieldwork and research. Projects will vary depending on the type of ongoing research in progress and students will work in collaborative teams.
ANTH 194P.
Practicum in Field and Laboratory Analysis
(1-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Anthropology 100; consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit; however, only 6 units may be applied to Anthropology major requirements.
An applied course emphasizing acquisition of practical skills in archaeological field work and laboratory analysis. Projects will vary depending on the type of archaeological research in progress and may include artifact processing, cataloguing, field excavation and preparation of research results.
ANTH 195A.
Anthropology Honors Program: Research Design
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Admission to Anthropology honors program; consent of instructor.
Formal classroom seminar to prepare students for the ANTH 195B and 195C Anthropology honors thesis sequence. This course guides students in formulating a research problem that they will pursue in ANTH 195B and 195C, including planning a research agenda and conducting background research that will frame their honors thesis project. Project completion will be carried out individually during ANTH 195B and 195C.
ANTH 195B.
Anthropology Honors Program: INDIVIDUAL STUDY PART I
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Admission to Anthropology Honors Program; consent of instructor; ANTH 195A
Individual research under the supervision of an Anthropology faculty member which will result in an honors thesis. This course concentrates on reading and gathering of materials for thesis.
ANTH 195C.
Anthropology Honors Program: INDIVIDUAL STUDY PART II
(4)
STAFF
Recommended Preparation: Admission to Anthropology Honors Program; consent of instructor; ANTH 195A and ANTH 195B
Individual research under the supervision of an Anthropology faculty member which results in an honors thesis. Writing the thesis will be completed in this course. Final course in progress series.
ANTH 196.
Archaeology of Religion
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Anthropology 3.
An analysis and survey of the ways in which archaeologists have approached religious beliefs and other intangibles in ancient societies. Emphasis on multidisciplinary perspectives, ethnographic analogy, and the impact of science on the study of ancient religion.
ANTH 197AAZZ.
Special Courses
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated two times provided content is different.
Intensive studies or projects focused on special problems related to Anthropology which are not covered by other courses.
ANTH 197AC.
Special Courses
ANTH 197BA.
Special Courses
ANTH 197CO.
Special Courses
ANTH 197DB.
Special Courses
ANTH 197DJ.
Special Courses
ANTH 197DK.
Special Courses
ANTH 197DL.
Special Courses
ANTH 197EB.
Ethnobotany and Economic Botany: Human Uses of Plants
ANTH 197EE.
Special Courses
ANTH 197ER.
Special Courses
ANTH 197ES.
Special Courses
ANTH 197EW.
Special Courses
ANTH 197FS.
Special Courses
ANTH 197GI.
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis for Anthropology
ANTH 197JB.
Special Courses
ANTH 197JH.
Special Courses
ANTH 197LG.
Special Courses
ANTH 197LS.
Special Courses
ANTH 197M.
Special Courses
ANTH 197MB.
Special Courses
ANTH 197MK.
Special Courses
ANTH 197MS.
Special Courses
ANTH 197SM.
European Prehistory
ANTH 197TP.
Special Courses
ANTH 197XX.
Special Courses
ANTH 197XY.
Special Courses
ANTH 197XZ.
Special Courses
ANTH 197ZZ.
Special Courses
ANTH 198.
Independent Readings in Anthropology
(1-5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; completion of 2 upper-division courses in Anthropology.
Enrollment Comments: Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA for the preceding 3 quarters and are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 units in Anthropology.
Intended for students who know their own reading needs. Normally requires regular meeting with the instructor.
ANTH 199.
Independent Studies in Anthropology
(1-5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; completion of 2 upper-division courses in Anthropology.
Enrollment Comments: Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA for the preceding 3 quarters and are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 units in Anthropology.
Students must execute a limited research project on their own initiative.
ANTH 199RA.
Undergraduate Research Assistance Training in Anthropology
(1-5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; completion of 2 upper-division courses in Anthropology.
Enrollment Comments: Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA for the preceding 3 quarters and are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined. May be repeated to maximum of 12 units.
Student gains research experience through assisting faculty member in research project.
ANTH 201A.
Classical Archaeological Theory
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in Anthropology.
Enrollment Comments: Not open for credit to students who have completed Anthropology 201.
A survey and critique of archaeological theory from the nineteenth century through the 1970's, with emphasis on shifting paradigms and the implications for research.
ANTH 201B.
Contemporary Archaeology Theory
(4)
SCHREIBER
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in anthropology.
Enrollment Comments: Not open for credit to students who have completed Anthropology 201.
A survey and critique or archaeological theory from the 1980's to the present, emphasizing the diversity of new approaches and their implications for research.
ANTH 202.
Advanced Topics in Primatology
(4)
BROWN
Prerequisite: None, this is a graduate course.
Exploratory discussion of major topics in primate behavioral ecology, cognition and evolution.
ANTH 203.
Race, Racism, and Anti-racism in Anthropology
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in Anthropology.
A critical review of Anthropology's engagements with race, racism, and anti-racism, past and present.
ANTH 205.
Ethics and the Profession of Anthropology
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in Anthropology.
A critical review of political and legal issues involved in the practice of anthropology, past and present.
ANTH 206AAZZ.
Current Problems in Archaeology
(4)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: Course may be repeated for credit.
Critical examination of a selected aspect of contemporary archaeological research and theory. Topics will vary from year to year.
ANTH 206AV.
Current Problems in Archaeology
ANTH 206DJ.
Current Problems in Archaeology
ANTH 206DK.
Current Problems in Archaeology
ANTH 206GA.
Current Problems in Archaeology
ANTH 206GW.
Current Problems in Archaeology
ANTH 206KS.
Current Problems in Archaeology
ANTH 206LG.
Current Problems in Archaeology
ANTH 206SM.
Current Problems in Archaeology
ANTH 206SS.
Current Problems in Archaeology
ANTH 207.
Problems in Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
A problem-oriented seminar focusing on major issues in the archaeology of hunter-gatherers.
ANTH 208.
Anthropological Political Economy
(4)
WALSH
A Marxist perspective on topics such as: state formation, infrastructure, accumulation, neoliberalism, culture and class, land and labor, structure and process.
ANTH 209.
Applying Evolutionary Anthropology
(4)
LAWSON
Exploratory discussion of the potential of evolutionary anthropology to critique and inform the actions of the international development sector.
ANTH 210.
Basic Issues in Physical Anthropology
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
A review of basic issues in physical anthropology for graduate students in archaeology.
ANTH 211.
Religion and Ethnography: Theory, Praxis, Experience
(4)
PEREZ
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors.
An introduction to the social scientific study of religion through the lens of the ethnographic method. Attends both to practical questions concerning the performance of qualitative research and to ethnography as a literary genre that captures the complexities of lived experience. Reading assignments may be divided into three categories: historical investigations of ethnographic theory and fieldwork praxis; close examinations of discrete religious sites; and interdisciplinary meditations on such themes as interpretation, ethics, authority, and cultural translation.
ANTH 213.
The Archaeology of Gender
(4)
VANDERWARKER
Reviews gendered approaches to the past. We consider the development of this area of inquiry from the initial critiques concerning the invisibility of women in the past, to a consideration of gender as a relationship between men, women, children.
ANTH 214.
The Origins and Intensification of Agriculture
(4)
VANDERWARKER
Focuses on the origins and intensification of agriculture, by examining the shifts from foraging to farming to intensive food production. We consider issues of risk and uncertainty, timing relative to political complexity, population increase/nucleation, warfare, among other issues.
ANTH 215.
Resource Intensification
(4)
VANDERWARKER
This course considers the topic of resource intensification for foraging and agricultural societies.
ANTH 218.
Problems in Andean Archaeology
(4)
SCHREIBER
A problem-oriented approach to major issues in Andean archaeology. Focus is on the Middle Horizon of the Andean prehistory, especially the Wari and Tiwanaku cultures. Conducted on a seminar basis.
ANTH 219.
Anthropology and Risk
(4)
HARTHORN
Seminar will examine and discuss the uses of the concept of risk of anthropological, social and psychological theory and in case analyses of cultural values, environmental health and hazard, and illness and disease.
ANTH 222.
Ethnicity and Race in the Americas
(4)
SALDIVAR
Identifies different racial projects, of how "ethnicity" and "race" are understood in specific contexts. Special attention is put on the ideas of mestizaje, indigenismo and development, and the role that played in the racial projects of Latin America.
ANTH 226.
Religion, Media, and Culture
(4)
HANCOCK
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Deals with the intersection of religion, culture and media in the context of contemporary, global transformations in religion. Topics may include indigenous media, televangelism, cyber-religion, new religious movements, proselytic media, neo-traditionalist fundamentalisms.
ANTH 228.
Culture and Spatial Practice
(4)
HANCOCK
Exploration of the sociocultural production of built form and the impact ofsocial space on human action. Readings drawn from cultural anthropology, cultural geography, art history, and social theory. Assessment based on weekly essays, participation, and final project.
ANTH 232.
Graduate Proseminar
(1)
STAFF
Exposes all first and second year students to examples of current research in the different subfields of anthropology, to provide opportunities to meet with eminent scholars from other institutions, and to provide a forum for collegial interactions among faculty members and graduate students.
ANTH 234.
Advanced Theory and Method in Evolutionary Psychology
(4)
TOOBY
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Interdepartmental research practicum in evolutionary psychology, biology, and anthropology for students and faculty planning or working on evolutionary research projects. Focus on experimental design, cross-cultural methods, organism design theory, new adaptationist hypotheses, and the criteria for testing them.
ANTH 235A.
Foundations of Modern Social Theory
(4)
STAFF
Seminar introduces major post-enlightenment debates on social life and modernity. Selections from Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Freud as well as major responses, revisions and critiques in critical and subaltern theory, cultural studies, structuralism and poststructuralism. Close readings of primary texts emphasized.
ANTH 235B.
Issues in Contemporary Anthropology
(4)
STAFF
Survey of major theoretical trends since the 1960's. Topics include: political economy and Marxism; evolution, history, and anthropology; symbolic anthropology; development studies; gender studies; colonialism and nationalism; structuralism/post-structuralism; modernity and post-modernity; ecological anthropology. Topics may vary with each professor.
ANTH 236.
Graduate Seminar in Evolution of Religion
(4)
BLACKWELL
Recommended Preparation: Background in evolutionary theory.
Graduate seminar in recent developments in the evolution of religion, religiosity, spirituality, myth, or altered states of consciousness. Includes evolutionary psychology, neuroscience, and approaches from cultural and biological anthropology.
ANTH 239A.
Research Design and Writing in Archaeology
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in archaeology.
How to design a fieldwork project and write a dissertation research proposal; the search for funding agencies; how to deal with funding institutions, professional organizations, publishers and employers; issues of a career in anthropology.
ANTH 240A.
Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology
(4)
STAFF
Designed to give students a solid grounding in basic research methods in cultural anthropology. Focus on the role of fieldwork, preparation for field research (ethics, health, and gender), systematic data collection, qualitative data base management and analysis.
ANTH 240B.
Research Design and Writing in Sociocultural Anthropology
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in sociocultural anthropology.
How to design a fieldwork project and write a dissertation research proposal; the search for funding agencies; how to deal with funding institutions, professional organizations, publishers and employers; issues of a career in anthropology.
ANTH 240C.
Research Seminar in Cultural Anthropology
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Required research and writing seminar during which second-year graduate students write individual MA papers.
ANTH 241.
Contemporary Topics in Biological Anthropology
(1)
TOOBY, GURVEN, GAULIN
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in Anthropology or a related field.
Enrollment Comments: Quarters usually offered: Winter, Spring, Fall.
Read and discuss professional literature in biological anthropology and related fields: evolutionary and life history theory, human biology, paleoanthropology, biomedical science and primatology. Course keeps students abreast of key developments in the field.
ANTH 241A.
Current Findings in Biological Anthropology
(2)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing
Recommended Preparation: Significant knowledge of evolutionary theory
Open to graduate students in biological anthropology and allied fields, this course reviews research findings in human evolutionary studies.
ANTH 241B.
Current Methods in Biological Anthropology
(2)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing
Recommended Preparation: Significant knowledge of evolutionary theory
Open to graduate students in biological anthropology and allied fields, this course reviews research methods in human evolutionary studies.
ANTH 243.
Archaeology of Warfare
(4)
WILSON
A survey of archaeological research on the topic of interpersonal violence and warfare. Particular attention is given to the causes and consequences of warfare.
ANTH 244.
Pedagogical Methods and Strategies in Biological Anthropology
(1)
GAULIN
Primarily for graduate students in other subfields of anthropology, to help them master effective methods for teaching biological anthropology at the undergraduate level.
ANTH 245.
Anthropological Demography and Life History
(4)
GURVEN
Core concepts of demography are covered, including theory and methods related to fertility, mortality and population dynamics. Themes include aging, maternal and child health, demographic and epidemiological transitions. Lecture with class discussions.
ANTH 245A.
Quantitative Data Analysis Archaeology
(4)
STAFF
This course is and introduction to the practical analysis of commonly-encountered archaeological data using simple quantitative and statistical procedures, such as exploratory data analysis, sampling, regression, and spatial analysis. The course is taught in a computer-assisted (multimedia) format.
ANTH 245B.
Quantitative Data Analysis in Archaeology
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Anthropology 245A.
A working knowledge of quantitative methods that aid recognition of patterns in archaeological data; an understanding of the sorts of archaeological problems that can be attacked quantitatively; and experience in research designs which yield data that can be effectively analyzed.
ANTH 245IA.
Evolutionary Anthropology Lab
(2)
GURVEN
Prerequisite: Anthropology Graduate Students
Weekly discussion of IAS faculty and graduate student work in progress
ANTH 250AAZZ.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
(4)
STAFF
A discussion of general problems in anthropology. Consult with department office for faculty designation.
ANTH 250AB.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250AJ.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250AO.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250AV.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250BF.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250BH.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250BS.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250CD.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250CG.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250CW.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250CY.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250DB.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250DC.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250DJ.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250DK.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250DS.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250EA.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250EB.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250EH.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250ES.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250FB.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250FD.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250FP.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250GA.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250GC.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250GM.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250GW.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250JB.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250JH.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250JP.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250JT.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250KJ.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250MB.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250MC.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250ME.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250MG.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250MH.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250MJ.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250MK.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250ML.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250MM.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250MS.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250MV.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250MY.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250NC.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250NW.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250PS.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250PW.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250RM.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250RP.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250SA.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250SG.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250SM.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250SS.
Methods and Theory in Antropology
ANTH 250TD.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250TS.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250VP.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250XX.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 250ZZ.
Method and Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 252.
Political Ecology
(4)
HOELLE
Study of human - environment interactions with attention to power, agency, and multi- scalar connections.
ANTH 253.
Human Biology Laboratory Methods
(4)
BLACKWELL
Enrollment Comments: Students must complete the one time UCSB EH&S Biosafety, Bloodborne Pathogens, and Medical Waste training before they can work in the lab. Contact instructor for training course information.
An introduction to the laboratory methods used in human biology for analyzing blood and saliva samples to determine levels of antibodies, hormones, and other biomarkers. The focus will be on hands-on training and troubleshooting assay problems.
ANTH 256.
Modeling Social Behavior
(4)
GURVEN
Mathematical models play a central role in the evolutionary study of social behavior, both in biology and the social sciences. This graduate seminar provides the rudiments of behavioral modeling using mathematics and evolutionary theory.
ANTH 257.
Human Behavioral Ecology Theory and Method
(4)
GURVEN
Prerequisite: Background in evolutionary theory.
Focuses on foraging, mate choice, parenting, life history, time use, cooperation, and culture by examining key articles, thereby providing an overview of the major theoretical issues, methods, and data in human evolutionary ecology.
ANTH 260.
Applied Data Analysis in R
(4)
BLACKWELL
Prerequisite: Basic familiarity with R, familiarity with basic statistical methods, such as t-tests, linear models, ANOVA...
Graduate level workshop in data analysis using the R language. Focus is on practical applications to research questions, data management, and graphing. Topics vary by participants, but may include mixed models, non-linear modeling, graphing, scripting, manipulating data, etc.
ANTH 266.
Theories of Mestizaje: Critical Perspectives from the Americas
(4)
SALDIVAR
Mestizaje has been one of the longest racial projects in the American continent, both as a de facto phenomena and as an ideology. This course critically engages with contemporary debates. Explores Mestizaje as resistance, as well as domination.
ANTH 273.
Archaeology of Identity
(4)
SMITH
Ethnic categories, gender, age, status and other axes of differentiation are central to archaeological interpretation. This course will focus on recent approaches that emphasize identity as multi-scalar, multi-dimensional, situational and overlapping, constructed and negotiated by individuals in specific social contexts.
ANTH 275.
Problems in Archaeological Ceramic Analysis
(4)
STAFF
Current methods and techniques of ceramic analysis for graduate students. Covers both theoretical issues and data acquisition and analysis, including residue analysis.
ANTH 276.
Culture Contact and Interaction
(4)
SMITH
Examination of culture's role in human history, with an emphasis on how the combination of archaeological, historical, ethnohistorical and ethnographic data can yield insights into the dynamics of interactions between different groups at various times and places.
ANTH 277.
Faculty Graduate Proseminar
(2)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in Anthropology.
Exposes incoming graduate students to the theoretical interests and current research being conducted by the department ladder and affiliated faculty. First-year students are required to enroll and participate fully in weekly meetings.
ANTH 295.
M.A. Paper Preparation
(4)
STAFF
Recommended Preparation: ANTH 240A, 240B
Required research and writing seminar during which second-year graduate students write individual M.A. papers.
ANTH 501.
Teaching Assistant Practicum
(4)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: Appointment as teaching assistant in anthropology. No unit credit allowed toward degree.
The course, designed to meet the needs of the graduate student who serves as a teaching assistant, includes analyses of texts and materials, discussion of teaching techniques, conducting discussion sections, formulation of topics and questions for papers and examinations, and grading papers and examinations under the supervision of the instructor assigned to the course.
ANTH 594.
Field Research Training
(2-12)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: (Possibly) offered concurrently with Anthropology 194.
Introduction to the planning and implementation of full-scale research projects. The opportunity will be given to formulate and carry out designs and to direct crews in data collection.
ANTH 596.
Directed Reading and Research
(2-6)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: No more than half the graduate units necessary for the Master's degree may be taken in 596.
Individual tutorial.
ANTH 597.
Individual Study for Master's Comprehensive Examinations
(2-6)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: No unit credit allowed toward degree.
Individual tutorial.
ANTH 598.
Master's Thesis and Pre-Candidacy Preparation
(2-12)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: No credit allowed toward degree.
Individual tutorial for graduate students writing the research paper and/or dissertation proposal for advancement to candidacy.
ANTH 599.
Dissertation Research and Preparation
(2-12)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: No unit credit allowed toward degree.
Individual tutorial.