Emphasis on Cherokee culture and on the social, economic, and religious organization of aboriginal groups. Patterns of cultural continuity and cultural change throughout Mesoamerica's history. Writing emphasis course. Open to students with an overall GPA of 3.2 who have fulfilled progression requirements to declare a major in Anthropology. Writing emphasis course.
Anthropology majors with senior standing or consent of instructor.
May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours. Basic linguistic concepts applied to research in cultural anthropology, particularly investigation of relationships between language and culture. Continuity and change in diverse cultural settings examined through use of archaeological, ethnohistoric, and contemporary cases. The role of symbols, rituals, and ideologies in producing and reproducing power relations.