Some attention will be devoted to an interpretation of the oral literature of these peoples as a means for understanding these traditions. This is an introduction to the diverse cultures of island and peninsular Southeast Asia, including those of Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia. We look at ritual, politics, gender, popular culture, and social change in agrarian and urban societies. This seminar complements students' research experience in the Academic Internship Program in Physical Anthropology at the San Diego Museum of Man. Readings and discussions focus on anatomy, pathology, and classification and x-ray analyses of skeletal remains.
Research paper is required.
Physical Anthropology, Museum of Man. Consent of instructor. This seminar complements students' research in the Academic Internship Program in Ethnography and Archaeology at the San Diego Museum of Man. Readings and discussions will focus on problems of analysis of material culture and classifications of artifacts and site excavations. Research paper is required.