Intended as a general introduction to such fields as semiology, proxemics, aesthetics, folklore analysis, structuralism, ethnosemantics, and modern linguistic theories of communication as they relate to cultural systems of cognition and social organization. Prehistory 3 hrs. A survey of developments in the midcontinent from the arrival of human populations during the Ice Ages to the point of European contact. ANTH 440 Ethnography 3 hrs. Examines various methods, problems, and issues in ethnographic research and writing, as well as the interaction between ethnographic practice and the development of anthropological theory.
Course meets the baccalaureate-level writing requirement.
An advanced survey of the primates. The behavioral ecology of individual species will be explored through readings, films, and when possible, direct behavior observation at a zoo. Course meets the baccalaureate-level writing requirement. ANTH 498 Independent Readings in Anthropology 1-3 hrs. Students may contact a faculty member to undertake independent readings on a specific topic of interest.