This course examines the use of film, photography and text as data collection methods and representations for ethnographic research. As part of the course requirement students are expected to complete short observational and photographiic projects. Mesoamerican Cultures A survey of early Mayan and Aztec societies, how they fared under Spanish Colonial rule and their contemporary lives. The course focuses upon indigenous peoples, examining their articulation in contemporary states in relation to ethnic consciousness and cultural processes. Anth 101 or Soc 101 or 102 or consent of instructor 3 hours.
Meets cross cultural requirement.
Anth 320 South American Traditional Societies Ethnographic studies of the social, economic and political forms of small-scale non industrial societies. This class looks at a variety of cultural systems from the Amazon Basin to the Andes, during historical and contemporary times. Meets cross cultural requirements. Anth 330 Gender in Cross Cultural Perspective. This class investigates the notion of gender as it has been constituted in diifferent times and places.