Different ways of looking at language and the relationship of language to various human activities. Ethnographic Images . It emphasizes the distinctive qualities of images through comparisons with written texts. In the final section of the course, we shall examine visual images of the familiar and contemporary social world, as well as new perspectives on representation in visual anthropology. Students will have a choice of producing either a visual ethnography or a written analysis of visual ethnography for their final project.
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Historical Archaeology . This course examines the goals and methods of historical archaeology, as well as the archaeology of specific sites. Its focus is North America and the interactions of European immigrants with Native Americans and the peoples of African ancestry. Archaeological data are used to challenge accepted interpretations based on written documents, of such sites as Monticello and the Little Bighorn Battlefield. It looks at early Jamestown's relationship with the Powhatan, the lives of Thomas Jefferson's slaves, and other examples.