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300-3 Ethnographic Methods and Theory.
[Dist.SS] Theory, ethics and application of field methods and data analysis in cultural anthropology including participant observation, interviews, questionnaires and visual data collection. Prerequisite: 111 or consent of instructor.

302-3 World Music.
[Dist.SS, IC] A survey of world music traditions, including the music of Europe, North America, Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

304-3 Symbols and Culture.
[Dist.SS, IC] Ethnographic approaches to symbolic analysis including interpretation of sensory perceptions, artifacts, cultural use of space, symbolic behavior, the mass media, and issues of representation.

305-3 Peoples and Cultures of Native North America.
[Dist.SS, IGR] Examines diversity in social, economic, political and religious aspects of the traditional cultures of selected Native American nations and societies.

306-3 Peoples and Cultures of Asia.
[Dist.SS, IC] History, culture and social organization of selected Asian societies examined through films, narratives, artifacts and ethnographies.

307-3 People and Culture of Latin America and The Caribbean.
[Dist.SS, IC] Social and cultural aspects of contemporary Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean in historical and environmental context.

310-3 People and Culture of Africa.
[Dist.SS, IC] Cross-cultural comparisons of African tribes to illustrate general principles of anthropology; relation of tribal backgrounds to contemporary economic and political life.

311-3 Culture of African-Americans.
[Dist.SS, IGR] Black family, religion, and political movements within American society. Historical experiences, social institutions and cultural developments of African-Americans, political responses to oppression.

312-3 Contemporary Native Americans.
[Dist.SS, IGR] History of unique position within North American society; contemporary issues in economics, politics, law, religion, social life and cultural heritage. Prerequisite: 111, 305 or consent of instructor.

313-3 Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective.
[Dist.SS, IGR] (Same as WMST 313) Comparisons of positions, roles, and problems of women in contemporary cultures from selected world areas and socioeconomic levels. Anthropological perspectives on issues of women's studies.

315-3 Family and Household in Cross-Cultural Perspective.
[Dist.SS, IGR] (Same as WMST 315) Examines family and household forms in a variety of historical and cultural contexts; explores family experiences through films, narratives and ethnographies. Prerequisite: 111 or consent of instructor.

350-3 Anthropology in Contemporary Life.
[Dist.SS, II] Current issues from anthropological perspective: ethnicity and religious divisions, world hunger, concepts of health and medicine, other uses of anthropology for practical problems.

373-3 to 6 Ethnographic Field School I.
[Dist.SS] Students participate in an original research project in linguistic or cultural anthropology directed by instructor; emphasizes field data collection methods. Prerequisite: 111.

400-3 Contemporary Cultural Theory.
[Dist.SS, IC] Advanced survey of contemporary cultural anthropological theory, from interpretive anthropology through postmodernism and beyond. Prerequisite: 111 or consent of instructor.

404-3 Anthropology and The Arts.
[Dist.SS, IC] Analyzes a variety of western and non-western material and visual art forms; interpretation focuses on form, process, meaning, function and value. Prerequisite: 111 or consent of instructor.

408-3 History of Anthropological Thought.
[Dist.SS] Historical development of anthropology. Central ideas and schools of thought. Shifts in theory, method, and problem definition. Prerequisite: 300 or consent of instructor.

410-3 Anthropology of Religion.
[Dist.SS, IC] Anthropological approaches to religion; cross-cultural examination of cosmology, myth, deities, ritual practitioners, religious transformation, sacred art and altered states of consciousness. Prerequisite: 111 or Junior Standing.

411-3 Urban Anthropology.
[Dist.SS, II] People in city environments. History of urban development, social and ethnic groups, networks. Comparison of urban areas in Africa, North America, other cultural settings. NOT FOR GRADUATE CREDIT. Prerequisite: 111 or consent of instructor.

435-3 American Material Culture.
[Dist.SS] Theories and methods of interpretation applied to artifacts and museum sites that express historic and contemporary American culture, including American ethnic groups. Prerequisite: 111 or consent of instructor.

452-3 Political Anthropology.
[Dist.SS, II] Cross-cultural comparison of political systems emphasizing non-European peoples. Functional relations between politics and society, growth of political complexity; systems of authority/leadership. NOT FOR GRADUATE CREDIT. Prerequisite: junior standing or consent of instructor.

473-3 Ethnographic Field School II
[Dist.SS] Students participate in an original research project in linguistic or cultural anthropology directed by the instructor; emphasizes field data methods of analysis and write-up. NOT FOR GRADUATE CREDIT. Prerequisite: 373.

400-3 Contemporary Cultural Theory.
[Dist.SS, IC] Advanced survey of contemporary cultural anthropological theory, from interpretive anthropology through postmodernism and beyond. Prerequisite: 111 or consent of instructor.

404-3 Anthropology and The Arts.
[Dist.SS, IC] Analyzes a variety of western and non-western material and visual art forms; interpretation focuses on form, process, meaning, function and value. Prerequisite: 111 or consent of instructor.

408-3 History of Anthropological Thought.
[Dist.SS] Historical development of anthropology. Central ideas and schools of thought. Shifts in theory, method, and problem definition. Prerequisite: 300 or consent of instructor.

410-3 Anthropology of Religion.
[Dist.SS, IC] Anthropological approaches to religion; cross-cultural examination of cosmology, myth, deities, ritual practitioners, religious transformation, sacred art and altered states of consciousness. Prerequisite: 111 or Junior Standing.

435-3 American Material Culture.
[Dist.SS] Theories and methods of material culture analysis illustrated through studies of historic and modern American ceramics, architecture, cemeteries, and landscapes. Living history and museological interpretations are examined. Prerequisite: 111.