May be repeated for 12 hours. Laboratory exercises illustrating professional practices and procedures in contemporary museum work. Practical experience in museum laboratory techniques, and in design and execution of museum exhibits. Reading course for advanced students with special interests in anthropology. An exploration of Africa religions from a variety of anthropological perspectives, exploring how religious experience is perceived and interpreted by adherents, highlighting the way in which individual and group identities are constructed, maintained and contested within religious contexts.
Readings reflect the vast diversity of religious life in Africa.
May be repeated for 9 hours. Computer assisted analysis and display of geographic resource data. Course develops the theory behind spatial data analysis techniques, and reinforces the theory with exercises that demonstrate its practical applications. An exploration of the people and places of Africa from a variety of anthropological perspectives. Introduction to navigation, georeferencing, and digital data collection using GPS receivers, data loggers, and laser technology for natural science and resource management.