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2021-2022 Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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Africana Studies |
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AFST 10000 - Intro to Africana Studies Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(EDUC)
INTRODUCTION TO AFRICANA STUDIES Interdisciplinary foundation course presents overview of the historical, social, psychological, political, economic, and cultural experiences of all the major branches of people of African descent. Course focuses on the contributions and achievements of Africana people, with some emphasis on African Americans, and it explores the concerns as well as the challenges they face. Students are introduced to African-centered perspectives of prominent continental and diasporic scholars, artists, and activists, who mostly challenge the tenets and assumptions of the dominant cultural and intellectual paradigms. Annually. [AH, C, D, HSS]
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AFST 20000 - Issues in African Studies Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
ISSUES IN AFRICANA STUDIES An in-depth examination of an issue or topic relevant to the Black experience. Possible topics include Black biography and autobiography, post-colonial struggles, Maroon communities, civil rights, anti-colonial resistance movements, and Blacks in science and society. Prerequisite(s): Take AFST-10000 Annually. [AH, C, HSS]
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AFST 20009 - Africana Women’s Theatre / 21st Century Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(THTD, WGSS)
AFRICANA WOMEN’S THEATRE IN THE 21ST CENTURY In this course students will read, watch, and analyze ten plays by a dynamic group of artists from ten countries across Africa and the African Diaspora. They represent various themes, including women’s self-making in the contexts of patriarchy and socio-economic struggles, the gendered effects of war, same sex relationships, marriage and motherhood. Students will draw on Africana gender and sexuality theories, theatre and performance studies, and their own perspectives to engage closely with these plays and assess their significance in Africana women’s knowledge production. [AH, C, HSS]
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AFST 20010 - Sex, Race & Power in European Colonial Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
SEX, RACE & POWER IN EUROPEAN COLONIAL TERRITORIES An interdisciplinary examination of the scholarly literature on processes of racialization and sexualization of black and brown bodies in European colonial territories, the colonial management and regulation of inter-racial intimacy, the production of colonial literature, etc. We analyze forms and categories of inter-racial sexual intimacy that took place in European colonial contexts between colonizers (usually white men) and colonized people (most of the time black and brown women) and its implications for power, power structures, and post-colonial power configurations. Most utilized cases and examples come from continental Africa. [AH, HSS, C] [AH, C, HSS]
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AFST 20011 - Africa Diaspora in Latin America Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
AFRICA DIASPORA IN LATIN AMERICA A comparative exploration of the social, economic, political, and cultural conditions as lived realities of Latin Americans of African descent over time. The class attempts to sort through the complex historical process and the various meanings of identity, racism, national identity and inclusion, and racialization in the Americas, and the ways in which Afro-Latin Americans have transformed and continue to transform their respective societies in both subtle and significant ways. It is interdisciplinary in approach, drawing heavily on research in the fields of history, anthropology, sociology and, cultural studies. [AH, C, HSS]
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AFST 20012 - The Black Tradition in American Dance Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(THTD)
THE BLACK TRADITION IN AMERICAN DANCE Dancing Diaspora: The African American Theatrical Dance Tradition. Drawing on scholarship about the African Diaspora, this lecture/discussion course examines how United States dance performance has shaped and been shaped by ideas about Africanist aesthetics and cultural identities. Exploring entertainment and concert performances from late minstrelsy to the present day, the class will investigate both how black dance artists have staged their cultural experiences, and how those theatrical representations have been received and interpreted. Course work includes readings, performance viewings, presentations, and written assignments. [HSS]
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AFST 20030 - Fem, Gndr & Sexual Pol in Caribbean Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(WGSS)
FEMINISM, GENDER & SEXUAL POLITICS IN CARIBBEAN This course introduces students to the major feminist interventions currently taking place in the Caribbean around the following topics: a) the gendered and sexual legacies of slavery and colonialism; b) the intersections among race, gender, class, sexuality, and nationhood; c) women’s socioeconomic initiatives and challenges; d) gender and sexual labor in the tourism industry; and e) the lives of women in the Caribbean Diaspora. Students will gain an understanding of the historical and contemporary structures that continue to shape gender and sexual politics in this region. [AH, C, D, GE, HSS]
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AFST 20031 - Political Islam: Terrorism NW Africa Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(MENA)
POLITICAL ISLAM: TERRORISM NW AFRICA This course will focus on a critical development in the social, political, and cultural evolution of vast areas of North West Africa in recent years with rapid growth of politicized Islam and its outgrowth, religiously inspired violence and terrorism. The course explores this evolution, its origins and socioeconomic root causes, as well as its impact on the societies and states of the region. It also attempts to explain the implications of external powers such as the United States, China, France, Middle Eastern countries, and increasingly, the European Union. [AH, C, HSS]
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AFST 20032 - Black Aesthetics Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
BLACK AESTHETICS This course will examine the development of the Black Aesthetic from its genesis in the 1920s, through the Black Arts Movement and into the contemporary period. Students will examine primary source documents and artistic/creative expressions from a range of disciplines (including dance, music, literature, and visual art) to identify Black performance/expressive aesthetics and to engage art as a mechanism through which culture, politics, and identity may be ascertained.
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AFST 20033 - Ed of Africana Child Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
EDUCATION OF THE AFRICANA CHILD This course will examine the educational experiences of Black students throughout the diaspora. Starting with colonial forms of education, the readings will explore oppressive forms of education. This includes, but is not limited to, the education of enslaved African Americans, the education of Congolese under Belgian rule, the education of Kenyans under British rule. The course will examine African-centered educational systems, liberation schools, and other educational systems created by Africana people, for Africana students.
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AFST 21300 - Racism 101 Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
RACISM 101 Americans have historically found it difficult to discuss issues of racism openly. This course examines the historical foundations of racism towards Blacks as a vestige of chattel slavery in the United States. It explores various manifestations of racism in Black-White relationships in contemporary American society. Annually. [C, D, HSS, W]
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AFST 23100 - Survey of Modern Africa Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
SURVEY OF MODERN AFRICA Course surveys the major areas and issues of modern Africa. Using an inter-disciplinary approach, it probes the major post-colonial cultural, economic, political, and societal structures, dynamics, ideas, and trends that depict modern Africa as shaped by its recent colonial history and the international environment. The course aims to familiarize students with these realities and the challenges contemporary African societies face as they build their future. Annually. [AH, C, D, HSS]
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AFST 24000 - Black Wmn America 1619-1960S, Earliest Times Through the Civil Rights, Movement Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(WGSS)
BLACK WOMEN IN AMERICA FROM 1619 THROUGH THE 1960S, EARLIEST TIMES THROUGH THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT This class focuses upon the intersectionality of oppressions black women experienced in America from earliest times through the Civil Rights Movement. It examines the exploitation of their labor to foster U.S. capitalism, patterns of their disenfranchisement by social, cultural, and political institutions, as well as the creation of negative images and stereotypes to justify their exclusion, and it explores how African American women historically responded to and resisted these interlocking oppressions. Prerequisite(s): AFST-10000, or permission of instructor [C, D, HSS]
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AFST 24100 - Black Women in Contemporary Society Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(WGSS)
BLACK WOMEN IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY Course examines the ways in which contemporary society has shaped the lives of Africana women since the 1960s. It explores how Black women have influenced U.S. society. Investigates issues such as family life, education, career opportunities, political activities, Black male/female relationships. societal constraints on their lives, as well as Black women’s roles in the civil rights and feminist movements. [C, D, HSS]
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AFST 24200 - Martin, Malcolm & Mandela Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(COMS)
MARTIN, MALCOLM, AND MANDELA Course examines the leadership styles of these three Black leaders for civil and human rights in the 20th century. Places these activists in their historical and sociopolitical contexts, while comparing and contrasting their lives, philosophies and actions. [AH, C, D, HSS, SJ]
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AFST 24400 - Cinema of Africa and the African, Diaspora Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(FILM, GMDS)
CINEMA OF AFRICA AND THE AFRICAN DIASPORA This course explores issues of race, class, culture, the colonial, and the anti-colonial thought through an examination of cinema created within and focusing on continental and diasporic African life. Accompanying the cinematic texts will be an array of written texts that contribute to the class discussion across the fields of history, post-colonial theory, and film theory. [AH, C, D, HSS]
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AFST 24500 - Africa & Its Diaspora: Ties Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
Africa and Its Diaspora: Ties Course focuses on the political, cultural, and social expressions of the idea of a global African community. This idea was termed Pan-Africanism by major scholars, leaders and activists. Course examines the successes and failures of Pan-African experiments on the African continent since independence, as well as similar efforts in the diaspora, identifying their implications for the future of Pan-Africanism. Prerequisite(s): AFST-10000, or permission of the instructor [C, GE, HSS]
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AFST 24600 - Africana Popular Culture Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(COMS)
AFRICANA POPULAR CULTURE Course surveys the genres, media, conceptual dynamics and cultural consequences of popular culture of the Africana world. Examining music, religion, sports and graphic art, the course will investigate the historicity, aesthetics and social-political impact of these fields on Africana communities. Forms will be analyzed as vehicles for personal and public critique and transformation. Prerequisite(s): AFST-10000, or permission of the instructor [AH, C, D]
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AFST 24800 - Africana Women’s Theatre in 21st Century Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(WGSS)
AFRICANA WOMEN’S THEATRE IN THE 21ST CENTURY In this course students will read, watch and analyze plays by a dynamic group of artists from ten countries across Africa and the African Diaspora. They represent various themes including women’s self-making in the contexts of patriarchy and socio-economic struggles, the gendered effects of war, same sex relationships, marriage and motherhood. Students will draw on Africana gender and sexuality theories, theatre and performance studies, and their own perspectives to engage closely with these plays and assess their significance in Africana women’s knowledge production. Prerequisite(s): AFST-10000 Annually. [AH, C, D]
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AFST 30000 - Critical Readings in Africana Studies Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(WGSS)
CRITICAL READINGS IN AFRICANA STUDIES Advanced special topics seminar focuses on critical issues in a variety of locations and time periods crucial to understanding Africana Studies. Possible readings include the works of John Bracey, W.E.B. Du Bois, Frantz Fanon, C.L.R. James, John Hope Franklin, Fannie Lou Hammer, Vincent Harding, Benjamin Mays, August Meier, Joanne Robinson, Carter G. Woodson, C. Van Woodward, etc. Prerequisite(s): AFST-10000 and 1 200-level course in Africana Studies, or permission of the instructor [AH, D, HSS]
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AFST 30001 - The Politics of Black Hair Course Credit: 1
THE POLITICS OF BLACK HAIR This course will explore the politics of Black hair in the U.S., Brazil, and the Dominican Republic. In the (post)colonial world, afro hair has been a contested and conspicuous phenotypic marker of Blackness. Eurocentric notions of ‘good hair’ and ‘bad hair,’ which echo the white / Black racial dichotomy, fall particularly on Black women. Given the pervasiveness of anti-Black racist structures, Black women are compelled to navigate the politics of hair in schools, workplaces, and societies at large. Interdisciplinary texts will frame our examination of these issues from historical and transnational perspectives. Readings will include Alice Walker, Audre Lorde, bell hooks, Lélia Gonzalez, and Sueli Carneiro. [AH, D, HSS] Prerequisite(s): AFST-10000 and one 200-level course in AFST
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AFST 30100 - Africana Struggles for Freedom Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
AFRICANA STRUGGLES FOR FREEDOM Course surveys social, cultural and political movements, and actions of the historical and ongoing struggle against various forms of oppression. Examines types of resistances utilized by African people against enslavement, colonization, and other forms of domination. Critically analyzes resistances to enslavement in Africa, the Americas and Europe, as well as the fight for emancipation and civil rights in these regions throughout the 20th century. [AH, C, GE, HSS]
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AFST 40000 - Tutorial Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
TUTORIAL Offered to individual students under the supervision of an Africana Studies faculty member on a selected topic. Permission of the chair of Africana Studies is required. Arrangements must be made with the supervising faculty member before registration. Prerequisite: The approval of both the supervising faculty member and the chairperson are required prior to registration. May be repeated. Annually.
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AFST 40100 - Independent Study Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
INDEPENDENT STUDY Group tutorial taken during one semester of the junior year includes bibliographic and methodological instruction and a written essay/project designed by the student. Special attention will be given to the disciplinary concerns in the humanities and social science areas of Africana Studies. Prerequisite(s): AFST-10000 and 3 200-level AFST courses. Annually.
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AFST 43000 - Experience in the Discipline Course Credit: 0.25
Maximum Credit: 0
EXPERIENCE IN THE DISCIPLINE A structured learning activity in which students use their academic knowledge to engage in an experience that has real-world implications. Incorporates best practices in experiential learning. Typically includes an off-campus component. May be repeated. S/NC
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AFST 45100 - Independent Study Thesis Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
INDEPENDENT STUDY THESIS The first semester of the Senior Independent Study project, in which each student engages in creative and independent research guided by a faculty mentor and which culminates in a thesis and an oral examination in the second semester. Annually.
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AFST 45200 - Independent Study Thesis Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
iNDEPENDENT STUDY THESIS The second semester of the Senior Independent Study project, which culminates in the thesis and an oral examination. Annually.
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Ancient Mediterranean Studies |
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AMST 19000 - Middle Egyptian Course Credit: 0.5
Maximum Credit: 0
(CLST, MENA)
MIDDLE EGYPTIAN This 0.5 credit course is a study of the classical phase of the ancient Egyptian language, called Middle Egyptian. You will study the grammar of the language and begin to master the hieroglyphic writing system. To give context to the language, we will also read selected Middle Egyptian literary stories and discuss the amazing and complex culture of ancient Egypt. Prerequisite(s): GREK-10200, LATN-10200, OR HEBR-10200; Or permission of the instructor.
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AMST 19901 - Classical Literature and Film Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(CLST, CMLT)
CLASSICAL LITERATURE AND FILM A comparative approach to ancient Greek and Latin literature and film with particular attention to the classical tradition. [AH]
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AMST 20400 - Greek Civilization Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
GREEK CIVILIZATION A survey of the civilization of ancient Greece from the Bronze Age to the Hellenistic period, with concentration on the Classical period (490-340 B.C.). Readings in primary sources, especially the Greek historians, with particular attention to the problems of recording and interpreting historical data. [Pre-1800] [Cross-Listed with HIST-20400] [HSS]
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AMST 20500 - Roman History
A survey of the civilization of ancient Rome from the Iron Age to the age of Constantine, with concentration on the late Republic and early Empire (133 B.C. - A.D. 180). Readings in primary sources, especially the Roman historians, with particular attention to the problems of recording and interpreting historical data. [Pre-1800]
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AMST 22000 - Mythology of the Ancient World Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(CLST, CMLT)
MYTHOLOGY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD A comparative approach to ancient myths with particular regard to how these narrative patterns and religious beliefs recur in other cultures and time periods. Texts vary but may include the Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh, selected ancient Egyptian fairy tales, the Hindu Ramayana, and classical Greek, Roman, and Italian works such as Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, Hesiod’s Theogony, Sophocles’ Oedipus, Vergil’s Aeneid, Ovid’s Metamorphoses, and Dante’s Inferno. [AH]
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AMST 22100 - Ancient Theater: Tragedy and Comedy Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(CLST, CMLT)
ANCIENT THEATER: TRAGEDY AND COMEDY An examination of the drama of the ancient world. Particular attention may be paid to Greek and Roman representations of Persia, Egypt, and other ancient cultures. Other themes may include the origins of comedy and tragedy, theories of drama, stagecraft, costuming, and the classical tradition. Plays vary but may include Aeschylus’ Persians, Sophocles’ Oedipus, Euripides’ Medea and Bacchae, Aristophanes’ Lysistrata, and the Roman comedies of Plautus and Terence. [AH]
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AMST 22600 - History of Ancient Medicine Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(CLST, MENA)
HISTORY OF ANCIENT MEDICINE A survey of medical practices and the cultural implications of these practices in the ancient world. An examination of medical writings and material evidence in ancient Egypt, India, China, Greece, Rome, and Europe. Topics of inquiry include medicine and gender, class ideologies, shamanism and magical practices, surgical instruments and artifacts, and theories of medical treatments. Students are required to attend several extra lectures by practicing physicians and scientists on subjects such as Chinese medicine and acupuncture, alternative healing therapies, the intersection of modern and ancient healing practices, and theories of gynecology and obstetrics. [AH]
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AMST 26100 - Studies in Ancient History Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(CLST, MENA)
STUDIES IN ANCIENT HISTORY An intensive examination of a specific topic in the history and civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean world. Course titles vary but may include: Religion in the Ancient Mediterranean World, Science and Engineering in the Ancient World, Travel in the Ancient World, Food and Famine in the Ancient World, Late Antiquity, Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World. [AH]
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AMST 26101 - Athens, Sparta, & Rome At War Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(CLST)
ATHENS, SPARTA, & ROME AT WAR Athens, Sparta, and Rome fought wars during nearly every year of their existence. This fact drew the focused attention of (for instance) the founders of the United States, who aimed to prevent a repetition of such cycles of violence in their new nation. Before the 18th century, theorists such as Grotius, Machiavelli, and Montesquieu tangled with the example set by ancient Greek and Roman warfare. This course reexamines the wars of ancient Greek city states and the Roman republic. It interrogates the origins and processes of both aggressive and defensive warfare in each case, together with the long-term consequences: for Athens and Sparta, defeat, for Rome, victory, followed by horrendous civil wars. Throughout, the course compares ancient representations of the character, causes, and consequences of warfare to modern scholarly reconstructions of how ancient wars were fought. [AH]
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AMST 29900 - Special Topics Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(CLST)
SPECIAL TOPICS [AH]
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AMST 43000 - Experience in the Discipline Course Credit: 0.25
Maximum Credit: 0
EXPERIENCE IN THE DISCIPLINE A structured learning activity in which students use their academic knowledge to engage in an experience that has real-world implications. Incorporates best practices in experiential learning. Typically includes an off-campus component. May be repeated. S/NC
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Anthropology |
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ANTH 11000 - Introduction to Anthropology Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(ARCH, EDUC, SOCI)
INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY An introduction to the five fields used by anthropologists to explore broadly the variety of human groups that have developed across the globe and throughout time. The five fields include biological, cultural, linguistic, applied anthropology, and archaeology. The course will prepare students to take a holistic perspective on contemporary human cultures. It will also foster an appreciation of cultural relativity in the sense of understanding other cultures in their own terms as coherent and meaningful designs for living. Annually. [C, D, GE, HSS]
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ANTH 19900 - Topics in Anthropology Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
TOPICS IN ANTHROPOLOGY A seminar focused on a special topic in anthropology. Topics are chosen by the instructor and announced in advance. [HSS]
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ANTH 19902 - Global Youth Cultures & Politics Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
GLOBAL YOUTH CULTURES & POLITICS This course provides an overview of anthropological and interdisciplinary approaches to the study of adolescence and youth, emphasizing how the definition and experiences of these groups vary cross-culturally. Using a range of text and audiovisual media, we will examine youth cultural production and agency, socialization, rites of passage, and subcultural styles, such as hip-hop and punk. We will also explore how states and citizens attempt to regulate and manage youth, and how youth in turn negotiate and resist these efforts. Other topics we will explore include youth activism, war and peacebuilding, youth media, play/labor, and the intersection of racism, sexism, classism, and nationalism on the lives of young people around the world.
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ANTH 21000 - Physical Anthropology Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(ARCH, SOCI)
PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY An introduction to the role of physical anthropology in defining humans as biological and cultural entities. This course examines a variety of topics, including the genetic basis for evolution, primate behavior, the process of primate and human development, and contemporary variation among human populations. Prerequisite(s): Take ANTH-11000 or permission of instructor Annually. [C, D, GE, HSS, MNS]
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ANTH 21107 - Museum Anthropology Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
MUSEUM ANTHROPOLOGY This course explores a variety of kinds of museums from anthropological perspectives. The topics covered include the origins of the modern museum; the cultural and political contents of building ethnographic collections and displays; the emergence of the museum as a focus for anthropological inquiry; the contemporary role(s) of museums as part of identity formation; the legal and ethical issues surrounding the development and use of collections; and the relationships between museums and communities. Prerequisite(s): ANTH-11000; or permission of instructor. Alternate Years. [HSS]
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ANTH 22000 - Linguistic Anthropology Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(ARCH, COMD, SOCI)
LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY A critical analysis of language and all other forms of human communication within the context of culture and society, human thought, and behavior. Special attention is paid to the relationships between culture and language, the social uses of language, language as a model for interpreting culture, language and all forms of non-verbal communication within speech interactions. Prerequisite(s): ANTH-11000; or permission of instructor. Alternate Years. [C, HSS]
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ANTH 23000 - Magic, Witchcraft & Religion Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(SOCI)
MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT, AND RELIGION Focuses on anthropological approaches to the study of cultural beliefs in the sacred: analysis of what is “religious” in many cultures; covers a variety of anthropological topics related to these practices, including myth, ritual, totemism, magic, and shamanism. Examination of the role that the study of religion, magic, and witchcraft has played in the theoretical development of anthropology. Prerequisite(s): Take ANTH-11000 or permission of instructor Alternate Years. [C, HSS, R]
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ANTH 23100 - Peoples & Cultures Course Credit: 1
(ARCH, EAST, LAST, SOCI)
PEOPLES AND CULTURES An exploration of the richness and diversity of a particular world culture. Readings and lectures provide the historical background for each culture area and an examination of the contemporary cultures. Generally focused on religious beliefs, economics, politics, kinship relationships, gender roles, and medical practices. Consideration of this culture area in the world economic system. Prerequisite(s): ANTH-11000 or permission of instructor Annually. Fall and Spring. [C, HSS]
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ANTH 23101 - Peoples & Cultures: Japan Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(ARCH, EAST, SOCI)
PEOPLES AND CULTURES: JAPAN This course examines postwar Japan through an analysis of the social structures, rituals and cultural values embedded in its key institutions: education, the family, government, religion, the economy, and media/popular culture. We will explore distinctive cultural patterns and forms of social organization at the same time that we strive to recognize the considerable diversity, conflict and social complexity that exist within Japan today. From hip-hop in Harajuku to the Fukushima nuclear disaster, this course will range widely across events in contemporary Japan. Special attention will be given to the role of gender, social class, and race/ethnicity and to Japan’s place in a changing global context. Prerequisite(s): ANTH-11000; or permission of instructor Alternate Years. [C, D, GE, HSS]
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ANTH 23104 - Peoples & Cultures: Latin America Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(ARCH, LAST, SOCI)
PEOPLES & CULTURES: LATIN AMERICA. Exploration of the richness and diversity of a particular world culture. Prerequisite(s): Take ANTH-11000 or permission of instructor Alternate Years. [C, HSS]
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ANTH 23108 - Peoples & Cultures: The Amish Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(ARCH, SOCI)
PEOPLES AND CULTURES: THE AMISH The Amish are widely regarded as a sacred, even quaint, remnant of a simple, agrarian way of life, yet nothing could be further from the truth. In the past few decades, the Amish have undergone a dramatic economic transformation, moving away from farming and into factory labor, mobile work crews and cottage industries. By some accounts, this mini-industrial revolution has been an “ingenious adaptation to modernity”; others see it as the “beginning of the end” of the Amish way of life. Without question, though, the shift from plows to profits has had broad social and cultural implications This course will explore continuity and change in Amish life through an analysis of key symbols, rituals, and core institutions, including family, religion, education, work, and health care. A major goal will be to give students a critical vocabulary and a set of ethnographic insights against which to judge representations of the Amish in the popular media. We will analyze the popular notion of the Amish as “a separate people” by examining their interaction with the “English” and the complex ties they maintain with the outside world. Special attention will be given to internal variation and conflict within Amish communities and to the dynamic process of adaptation to the outside world. Prerequisite(s): Take ANTH-11000 or permission of instructor Alternate Years. [C, D, HSS]
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ANTH 23110 - Peoples & Cultures: Contemporary US Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(ARCH, SOCI)
PEOPLE AND CULTURES: CONTEMPORARY U.S. This course is designed as a general survey of some of the rich cultural traditions found in contemporary America. Each of these cultures is a product of their unique heritage combined with the influences of the colonial and contemporary elite power structures of Euro-American traditions. The readings and lectures focus on the multiplicity of beliefs that comprise an American culture, particularly those aspects that are concerned with the interrelationships between social structure, economics, politics, and religion. The readings and movies also provide differing perspectives on the cultural construction of festivals, landscape, gender, and race in terms of these social institutions. In addition, this course offers you an opportunity to explore many aspects of the discipline of cultural and social anthropology. Major theoretical issues in the anthropological consideration of the United States presented in this course include: fieldwork methodologies, symbolic anthropology, visual anthropology; applied anthropology, the use of oral and family histories; tourism; and culture change. Prerequisite(s): Take ANTH-11000 or permission of instructor Alternate Years. [C, HSS]
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ANTH 23112 - People & Cultures: Native Americans Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(ARCH, SOCI)
PEOPLE & CULTURES: NATIVE AMERICANS This course offers anthropological and interdisciplinary perspectives on a wide range of contemporary issues impacting Native American communities. Some of the topics we will explore include settler colonialism, Indigenous identity, federal and tribal law, the politics of representation, media, art, cultural appropriation, race, gender, class, and sovereignty. In all these cases, we will situate what we learn in political and historical context. You will come to learn about the cultural diversity of different Native American nations, peoples, and communities including how they have created, confronted, and resisted particular histories and politics over time. [C, HSS]
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ANTH 23115 - Peoples & Cultures: Middle East Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(MENA)
Peoples & Cultures: Middle East An exploration of the richness and diversity of a particular world culture. Reading and lecture provide the historical background for each culture area and an examination of the contemporary cultures. Generally focused on religious beliefs, econnomics, politics, kinship relationships, gender roles, and medical practices. Consideration of this culture area in the world economic system. Prerequisite: ANTH-11000 or permission of instructor. [C, HSS]
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ANTH 29900 - Adv Topics in Anthropology Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
ADVANCED TOPICS IN ANTHROPOLOGY A seminar focusing on a specialized area of anthropology. Topics are chosen by the instructor and announced in advance. Prerequisite(s): ANTH-11000 [HSS]
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ANTH 29901 - Gbl Politics of Reproduction Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(WGSS)
GLOBAL POLITICS OF REPRODUCTION Anthropologists have a long history of conducting cross-cultural research on childbirth and reproduction, as well as applying that work to public debates over reproductive health and rights. This course considers how approaches to contraception, fertility, childbirth, and childcare differ across cultures, and often vary within cultures as a result of inequities based on race, nation, class, age, gender, and sexuality. For instance: How has the medicalization of childbirth affected traditional birthways and why are we seeing a resurgence of interest in midwifery and holistic healthcare (particularly among white, middle-class and affluent women) in North America and Europe? How has the advent of new reproductive technologies (such as medicalized abortion and contraception, in vitro fertilization, and amniocentesis) affected expectations and experiences of reproduction in different areas of the world? How has uneven access to-and application of-reproductive technologies throughout the world affected reproductive options and “choices”? How do approaches to sex, childbirth, and childcare vary throughout the world-and who determines the “right” way to conceive, give birth, or raise a child? Prerequisite(s): ANTH-11000 [HSS]
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ANTH 29904 - Migration, Globalization, & Transnationa Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
ANTH 29903. MIGRATION, GLOBALIZATION, & TRANSNATIONALISM This course examines how meaning is made, and changes, through circulation as gestures, objects, people and ideas move across boundaries. The ways different communities interpret ideas, objects, and practices vary, and understanding these differences are key to understanding how social systems and power systems are created and reproduced. After introducing core theories of globalization and transnationalism, our course readings focus on a variety of contexts where bodies, objects or ideas cross borders and boundaries: migration for labor or citizenship, conversion and religious diffusion, transnational NGOs and development, international environmental movements, and the circulation of media, images, and transnational art exhibitions. [D, HSS]
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ANTH 35200 - Contemporary Anthropological Theory Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(ARCH, SOCI)
CONTEMPORARY ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORY This course introduces students to important theoretical perspectives in sociocultural anthropology over the past half century. We begin with the broad paradigms that dominated anthropology till the 1980s, such as functionalism, cultural materialism, and cognitive and symbolic anthropology, and then move on to critical theory and to postmodern and feminist critiques, as well as theoretical work in selected subfields, such as medical anthropology. For each theoretical tradition covered, we focus on understanding its main ideas and underlying assumptions, situating its emergence in historical perspective, comparing and contrasting it with other theoretical approaches, and assessing its implications for understanding contemporary social issues. The course should prove useful to students who are searching for a research problem and theoretical framework for their senior independent study project. The final project for the course will involve developing a research prospectus that provides a springboard for Senior I.S. Prerequisite(s): Take ANTH-11000 or permission of instructor Annually. [HSS]
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ANTH 40000 - Tutorial Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
TUTORIAL A tutorial course on a special topic(s) offered to an individual student under the supervision of a faculty member. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): Take ANTH-11000 or permission of instructor. The approval of both the supervising faculty member and the chairperson is required prior to registration.
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ANTH 41000 - Internship Course Credit: 0.25
Maximum Credit: 1
This course can only be added to your schedule by visiting the Registrar’s Office. If you do not visit the Registrar’s office, you cannot add this course to your schedule. In close consultation with a faculty member in the department, students may arrange for credit for a supervised work situation that relates to their major course of study. It is expected that in addition to the work experience itself, this course will include both regular discussion of a set of readings chosen by the faculty member and written assignments that allow the students to reflect critically on their work experiences. Internship credit will be approved by the chairperson of the department on a case-by-case basis. May be repeated. S/NC Prerequisite(s): SOCI-10000 and ANTH-11000; or permission of instructor
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ANTH 43000 - Experience in the Discipline Course Credit: 0.25
Maximum Credit: 0
EXPERIENCE IN THE DISCIPLINE A structured learning activity in which students use their academic knowledge to engage in an experience that has real-world implications. Incorporates best practices in experiential learning. Typically includes an off-campus component. May be repeated. S/NC
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ANTH 45100 - Independent Study Thesis Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
INDEPENDENT STUDY THESIS The first semester of the Senior Independent Study project, in which each student engages in creative and independent research guided by a faculty mentor and which culminates in a thesis and an oral examination in the second semester. The student will normally do the thesis during the Fall and Spring semesters of the senior year. Suggested fields include papers or projects in any of the standard subcategories of anthropology, such as kinship, politics, economics, religion, education, media, gender, or ethnicity. The student is assigned to an appropriate adviser by the chairperson following submission of a proposal. Prerequisite(s): Take ANTH-35200 Annually.
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ANTH 45200 - Independent Study Thesis Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
INDEPENDENT STUDY THESIS The second semester of the Senior Independent Study project, which culminates in the thesis and an oral examination. Prerequisite(s): Take ANTH-45100
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ARCH 10300 - Intro to Archaeology Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(ANTH)
INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY As an overview of the discipline, this course includes study of the historical development of archaeology, consideration of basic field and analytical methods, and a review of world prehistory beginning with the emergence of the first humans to the rise of civilization. Emphasis is on how archaeologists reconstruct past societies out of fragmentary evidence. Required prior to ARCH 35000 and recommended prior to other courses listed under Archaeological Perspectives and Methods, which best serve as specialized case studies. Annually. [D, HSS]
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ARCH 21903 - North American Archaeology Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
NORTH AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY As a mid-level survey, this class will present an overview of key developments in North American archaeology. There will be two major components to this survey. The first part will deal with the emergence in the United States of archaeology as a field of study. We will consider the crucial methodological and theoretical developments, concentrating on the twentieth century. The second component will be a review of the prehistoric sequence as it has been pieced together over the past century. Geographically, we will concentrate on North America north of Mexico, but with occasional mention of pertinent developments in Mesoamerica. Prerequisite(s): Minimum of 2 courses in the major, or permission of the instructor. [AH, C, GE, HSS]
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ARCH 21907 - Mesoamerica Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
MESOAMERICA In this course we review the culture history of the ecologically and culturally diverse region of Mesoamerica before examining the inextricably linked nature of political and ritural structures of the region’s major culture traditions. Our coverage will include the Olmec, Tlatilco, the Maya, the Zapotec, Teotihuacanos, Purepecha, Huasteca, and the Mexica-Aztec. We survey aspects of state ritual and political dynamics as these relate to performance, architecture, writing, iconography, the economy, the environment, geopolitics and warfare at varying socio-economic scales across ancient Mesoamerica from the first occupants through the Formative, Classic, Postclassic Periods, and into the Contact Period. Prerequisite(s): Minimum of 2 courses in the major, or permission of the instructor. [GE, HSS]
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ARCH 21908 - Archaeology of Ancient Near East Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(MENA)
ARCHAEOLOGY OF ANCIENT NEAR EAST In this course we will examine the history and prehistory of the ancient Near East-Egypt, Levant, Mesopotamia-using anthropology, archaeology, and history. Our goal is to become familiarized with the archaeological evidence to explore major anthropological issues in Near Eastern prehistory and history. In doing so, we will investigate and reconstruct ancient economic, social, and political systems. We will also examine established archaeological canon and will incorporate more recent studies that will shed light on the shortcomings of the canon. The course follows a basic chronological sequence-from the arrivals of the first humans to the Arab conquest of Persia in 651 CE. We will focus on significant developments in this period, emphasizing a) the environmental and cultural reasons behind the origins of agriculture; b) the spread and evolution of Neolithic societies; c) the rise of social complexity and the “urban revolution;” and d) the political, environmental, linguistic, and religious factors that engendered cultural diversity across the Near East. We will examine these developments through archaeological remains, specifically through an examination of key sites. In the historic period, we will also incorporate appropriate evidence from ancient cuneiforms, hieroglyphics and historical accounts. Prerequisite(s): Two courses in the major or permission of the instructor. [AH, C, HSS]
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ARCH 21909 - Fundamentals of Zooarchaeology Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(ANTH)
FUNDAMENTAL OF ZOOARCHAEOLOGY Whether as pets, food, or adversaries, animals have always played a critical role in human societies. How do we study human-animal relationships in the past? Zooarchaeology is the study of animal bones from archaeological sites. Zooarchaeologists can investigate a range of issues, from human subsistence strategies, to ritual practices, to paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic reconstructions. This is contingent upon reliable identification and interpretation of animal remains from archaeological sites; and this is the focus of this hands-on course. This class is divided into three parts. The first part of the class consists of lectures that explore the history and fundamentals of zooarchaeology, and labs in which you will learn to recognize the skeletal anatomy of different classes of vertebrates, including: mammals, birds, fish, and reptiles. In the second part of the class you will learn the basic methods of bone identification, recording, and quantification, while working with a number of real and mock archaeological bone collections toward a problem-oriented research project. The third and final part of the class explores the analytical and interpretative aspects of zooarchaeology using case studies. Topics will include taphonomy; foraging practices; animal domestication; culinary practices, dietary taboos and food preparation; inclusion of human in ritual and funerary activities; and the use of animal remains in reconstruction ancient environments and climates. Prerequisite(s): Two courses in the major or permission of the instructor.
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ARCH 35000 - Archaeological Methods & Theory Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
ARCHAEOLOGICAL METHODS AND THEORY This course is an in-depth study of the methodological and theoretical foundations of archaeology. The student becomes familiar with the process of archaeological reasoning - the assumptions, models, and techniques scholars use to analyze and interpret the material record. Topics include dating techniques, systems of classification, research design, and central debates in modern theory. Students work with materials in the Archaeology Lab. Prerequisite(s): Take ARCH-10300 Alternate Years. [D, HSS, W]
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ARCH 40000 - Tutorial Course Credit: 0.5
Maximum Credit: 0
TUTORIAL Offered to individual students under the supervision of an Archaeology faculty member on a selected topic. Permission of the chair of Archaeology is required. Arrangements must be made with the supervising faculty member before registration. May be repeated.
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ARCH 40100 - Junior Independent Study Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
JUNIOR INDEPENDENT STUDY A one-semester course that focuses upon the research skills, methodology, and theoretical framework necessary for Senior Independent Study.
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ARCH 43000 - Experience in the Discipline Course Credit: 0.25
Maximum Credit: 0
EXPERIENCE IN THE DISCIPLINE A structured learning activity in which students use their academic knowledge to engage in an experience that has real-world implications. Incorporates best practices in experiential learning. Typically includes an off-campus component. May be repeated. S/NC
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ARCH 45100 - Independent Study Thesis Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
INDEPENDENT STUDY THESIS The first semester of the Senior Independent Study project, in which each student engages in creative and independent research guided by a faculty mentor and which culminates in a thesis and an oral examination in the second semester. Prerequisite(s): ARCH-40100
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ARCH 45200 - Independent Study Thesis Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
INDEPENDENT STUDY THESIS The second semester of the Senior Independent Study project, which culminates in the thesis and an oral examination. Prerequisite(s): ARCH-45100
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ARTH 10100 - Intro to Art Hist: Prehistory-Medieval Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(ARCH, ARTS)
INTRODUCTION TO ART HISTORY: PREHISTORY-MEDIEVAL An introduction to the art and architecture of the Western world from prehistory through the medieval period. The course will provide foundational skills (tools of analysis and interpretation) as well as general, historical understanding. It focuses on a select number of major developments in a range of media and cultures, emphasizing the ways that works of art function both as aesthetic and material objects and as cultural artifacts and forces. Issues include, for example, sacred spaces, images of the gods, imperial portraiture, and domestic decorations. Annually. [AH]
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ARTH 10200 - Intro to Art Hist: Renaissance-Modern Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(ARTS)
INTRODUCTION TO ART HISTORY: RENAISSANCE-MODERN An introduction to the visual culture of the Western world from the fifteenth century to the present. The course provides tools of analysis and interpretation as well as general, historical understanding. It focuses on a select number of major developments in a range of media and cultures, emphasizing the ways that works of art function both as aesthetic and material objects and as cultural artifacts and forces. Issues include, for example, redefinitions of art in the Italian and Northern Renaissance; realism, modernity and tradition; the tension between self-expression and the art market; and the use of art for political purposes. Annually. [AH]
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ARTH 20100 - The Bronze Age Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(ARCH, MENA)
THE BRONZE AGE Explores the artistic and architectural achievements of the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Aegean prior to the rise of Greco-Roman culture (3500-500 BCE). Particular focus will be given to the role of intercultural exchange in the region. Students will be introduced to a variety of art historical and archaeological methods including traditional formal (stylistic, iconographic, structural) analysis of monuments as well as contextual (social, economic, gendered) approaches to material culture. Recommended: ARTH-10100 [AH]
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ARTH 20400 - American Art Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
AMERICAN ART This course examines social, ideological, and economic forces that shaped American painting, sculpture, and architecture from the colonial period to around 1940. Issues considered include representing “nation” in portrait, landscape, and genre painting; constructions of race in ante- and post-bellum America; the expatriation of American artists after the Civil War; the identification of an abstract style with political ascendance in the U.S.; and tensions between the ideal and the real in American cultural expression. [AH]
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ARTH 20600 - Early Medieval Art Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(ARCH, MENA)
EARLY MEDIEVAL ART This course will trace the development of art and architecture in the Mediterranean basin and on the European continent, 200-1000 CE - a period that saw the fragmentation of the late Roman Empire, the rise of Christianity, and the migration and settlement of the Germanic peoples. Frequently characterized by the so-called “demise” of Greco-Roman visual culture, the period is best understood in terms of the dynamic intermingling of artistic styles and religious beliefs. Monuments such as the catacombs of early Christian Rome, the ship burials of the North Sea littoral, and the Celtic manuscripts of Ireland will be explored in depth. Recommended: ARTH-10100 [AH, R]
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ARTH 20700 - Late Medieval Art Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
LATE MEDIEVAL ART This course introduces students to art and architecture of c.1000-1400 CE in western Europe and the Byzantine Empire and considers a variety of art historical approaches toward the study of objects (style, iconography, technique, etc.) and their cultural contexts. Key socio-historical themes and their impact on the arts will be addressed including pilgrimage,the Crusades, monasticism, feudalism, the role of women as artists and patrons, and cross-cultural artistic exchange. The course will cover a wide range of monuments(monasteries, cathedrals, castles and palaces)and a variety of artistic media (manuscripts,textiles, mosaics, frescoes, ivory, and metalwork). Recommended: ARTH-10100 [AH, R, W]
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ARTH 20800 - Italian Renaissance Art Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART This course aims at an understanding of Renaissance art by seeing it in relation to broader shifts in the culture of Italy over the course of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. We will study diverse genres of visual representation and the different social spaces where art was displayed. We will follow the careers of major masters like Michelangelo, Raphael and Titian while also exploring the urban centers-Florence, Rome, Venice-where these artists and many others not as well known, produced their works in response to the demands of patrons and institutions (in particular, the Catholic Church). Transformations in artistic practices and representational forms will be related to specific religious, social, political, economic and cultural conditions. Recommended: ARTH-10100 or ARTH-10200 [AH, R]
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ARTH 21000 - Northern Renaissance Art Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
NORTHERN RENAISSANCE ART This course examines the art and architecture produced north of the Alps between the late fourteenth century through the sixteenth century. We will pay particular attention to the connections between art and religious life, including the visualization of the spiritual and the otherworldly and the viewer’s interaction with the devotional image. We will also study court culture, the effect of the Protestant Reformation on artistic production, the problem of “realism,” regional differences in patronage of the arts, exchanges with Italian culture, and the shifting status of the artist. Artists considered include Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden, Matthias Gr newald, Hieronymous Bosch, and Pieter Brueghel. Recommended: ARTH-10100 or ARTH-10200 [AH, R]
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ARTH 21200 - Baroque Art Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
BAROQUE ART, 1600-1700 The course will explore the art and architecture of the Baroque era, primarily in Italy, Spain, Flanders, and Holland. This includes such masters as Caravaggio, Bernini, Velázquez, Rubens, Rembrandt, and Vermeer. The works will be studied in the context of the social, political, and religious milieu of the Baroque period, an era of dynamic change and violent conflicts. Recommended: ARTH-10100 or ARTH-10200 [AH, W]
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ARTH 21400 - Nineteenth Century Art Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(WGSS)
NINETEENTH-CENTURY ART Surveys major movements and figures in painting, approximately 1789-1885, focusing primarily on France. Changing social and political conditions provide the context for investigating themes such as art’s engagement with history, nature, and urban experience; the place of -gender and class in the formulation of artistic subjects; institutions of art exhibition and criticism; and the relationship between painting and other media such as sculpture, printmaking, and photography. [AH, W]
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ARTH 21600 - Gender and Modern Art Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(ARTS, WGSS)
GENDER AND MODERN ART Explores the ideologies and implications of significant gender issues in art and visual culture since the early twentieth century. The goal of the course is to examine social, historical and visual constructions - femininity and masculinity, sexuality and the body, domesticity and the family - by focusing on the place of artistic representation in the modern and current debates about such theoretical and material categories. [AH]
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ARTH 22000 - African Art Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(AFST)
AFRICAN ART This course will introduce by region the art and architecture of the African continent from the prehistoric to early modern periods. Representative groups will be explored in depth by considering the impact of historical, geopolitical and social development on traditional art forms/visual culture. Emphasis will be placed on ubiquitous themes such as rulership/social status, gender, performance/ritual, and belief systems. Recommended: ARTH-10100, ARTH-10200, AFST-10000 or HIST-23100 [AH, C, GE, W]
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ARTH 22100 - Islamic Art Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(ARCH, MENA)
ISLAMIC ART This course will introduce students to the art and architecture of historical Islam from its rise following the death of Mohammed to the imperial age of the Ottomans, Persians, and Mughals, c. 650-1650. Particular attention will be given to the evolution of a distinctive Islamic material culture (calligraphy, textiles, mosques, and palaces), and the development of regional styles that resulted from artistic exchange with indigenous European, African, and Asian traditions. Recommended: ARTH-10100 or ARTH-10200 [AH, C, GE, R]
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ARTH 22200 - Modern Art Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(ARTS)
MODERN ART Examines developments in European painting and sculpture between approximately 1885 and 1950, including selected moments in American art after the turn of the twentieth century. The course will consider major modernist artists and movements that sought to revolutionize and renew vision and experience from FAUVISM to Abstract Expressionism. Issues include modernism’s interest in primitivism and mass culture, theoretical rationales for abstraction, and the impact of industrial production and two world wars on the production and reception of art. Annually. [AH]
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ARTH 22300 - Architecture I: The Premodern World Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(ARCH)
ARCHITECTURE I: THE PREMODERN WORLD A chronological and contextual study of world architecture and urbanism from the late-medieval period through the end of the eighteenth century. Themes addressed include: the definition of sacred space and the structure of worship in various traditions of religious architecture; the classical tradition and its permutations through Renaissance and Baroque architecture; the development of cities in comparative perspective. [AH, R]
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ARTH 22400 - Architecture II Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
ARCHITECTURE II: CHICAGO SCHOOL TO POSTMODERNISM A survey of developments in European and American architecture from the late nineteenth century to the present. The course will examine structural innovations, the impact of the machine on theory and practice, the death and rebirth of ornament, the challenge of urban problems, and the responses of particular architects to the challenges facing designers in the twentieth century. Prerequisite(s): ARTH-10100, ARTH-10200, or ARTH-22300; or permission of the instructor. ARTH-22300 is the preferred prerequisite for students interested in graduate training in architecture.
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ARTH 23000 - African-American Art Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
AFRICAN-AMERICAN ART Explores artistic production by and about peoples of African descent living in the United States, from emancipation to the present. Emphasis on the Harlem Renaissance, expatriate black experience in Paris, art and the New Deal, the civil rights movement and black nationalism, and recent identity politics. The course also considers the idea of a black aesthetic and its impact on American art. Recommended: ARTH-10200 or AFST-10000 [AH, C]
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ARTH 24000 - Greek Archaeology and Art Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(ARCH, CLST)
GREEK ARCHAEOLOGY AND ART A study of the major archaeological sites and monuments in Greece from the prehistoric, archaic, classical and Hellenistic periods. Emphasis on the interrelationship between artistic creativity, material culture, and their social, historical, and intellectual context. [AH]
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ARTH 24100 - Roman Archaeology and Art Course Credit: 1
ROMAN ARCHAEOLOGY AND ART A study of Roman art, architecture, and archaeology from the Early Empire through Constantine. Emphasis on the interrelationship between artistic creativity, material culture, and their social, historical, and intellectual context. Recommended: ARTH 10100. [AH]
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ARTH 26000 - Art Since 1960 Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
(ARTS, FILM)
ART SINCE 1960 Examines experimental creative strategies in global visual culture since World War II. Topics include the critique of modernism and representation; the emergence of new media and multimedia art forms; and the questioning of agency, identity, and audience in the contemporary art world. Readings range from artists’ statments and critical reviews to historical interpretation and analysis from a variety of perspectives, including formalist, feminsit, multicultural, and post-colonial. [AH]
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ARTH 29902 - Global Renaissance Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
GLOBAL RENAISSANCE “Whose Renaissance?” This class is an introduction to visual and material cultures in the early era of global expansion and colonization (1450-1600). Through a series of transcultural case studies, we will interrogate conventional approaches to global networks of encounter, exchange, and conflict. Themes include: immigration, commerce, religion, and secience, and as well as definitions of center/periphery, native/foreign, and self/other. Our investigation demands consideration of a broader spectrum of objects; in addition to media like painting, sculpture, and architecture, our purview will include objects like ceramics, gemstones, textiles, and maps.
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ARTH 31800 - History of Prints Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
HISTORY OF PRINTS From their inception around 1400 in Europe, the graphic media have established social functions and aesthetic criteria that differ considerably from those of painting, sculpture, and architecture. This course surveys the techniques and development of printmaking, explores the various implications of the multiplied image on paper, and makes use of the College’s print collection to give students firsthand experience in viewing and interpreting prints. The course culminates with a student-curated exhibition held at The College of Wooster Art Museum. Recommended: ARTH-10100 or ARTH-10200 [AH, W]
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ARTH 33000 - Exhibiting Africa: Collection & Display Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
EXHIBITING AFRICA: COLLECTION & DISPLAY This advanced seminar analyzes the collection and display history of Africa and its art through a post-colonial lens. Interrogating claims of ownership of cultural patrimony this course considers various modes of collection among missionaries, colonial authorities, tourists, and others. Focusing primarily on the art of sub-Saharan Africa, this course begins with a consideration of the West’s early encounters with Africa, and the systematic collection and display of Africa’s resources. The course then shifts to the consideration of western artists’ investments in African art and the roles museums-both in Africa and throughout the West-play in the postmodern world. Prerequisite(s): ARTH-22000, AFST-10000, HIST-23100, ANTH-21107, or IDPT-19917; or instructor permission. [D]
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ARTH 38900 - Theory & Applications in Art History Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
THEORY AND APPLICATIONS IN ART HISTORY The process of writing about art has played a vital role in forming the conceptual frameworks that art historians draw upon to make sense of past and present cultures. Centering on examples from antiquity through the present day, including Western and nonwestern traditions, this seminar examines approaches to artistic inquiry and material production; it assesses theoretical strategies for understanding the nature and meaning of art. Interdisciplinary in perspectives and scope, we will exercise these lenses to interrogate themes of artistic facture, status and reception, as well as art’s role in shaping social identity, religious expression, political ideology, and cultural experience.
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ARTH 39900 - Seminar: Special Topics in the History, Of Art Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
SEMINAR: SPECIAL TOPICS IN THE HISTORY OF ART A seminar on a specific artist or a limited number of artists, on a theme, problem, or methodological approach offered periodically for students who have taken at least one ARTH 200-level course in the history of art and who wish to concentrate on a defined issue in a collaborative effort by students and faculty. Prerequisite(s): At least 1 ARTH 200-level course
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ARTH 39903 - Junk! Collage, Assemblage, and Modernism Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
JUNK! COLLAGE, ASSEMBLAGE, AND MODERNISM This course explores the recurring strategy of using found objects and “junk” materials for artistic creation globally in the 20th and 21st centuries. By looking at various instances of object-based art in a comparative way, this course seeks to understand more profoundly each particular manifestation and how it functioned both within its contemporary milieu and within the larger traditions of the history of art. More broadly, this course examines the ebbs and flows of artistic innovation and the ways tin which the specifics of time and place contribute to the meaning and resonance of modernist and contemporary creative gestures.
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ARTH 40000 - Tutorial Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
TUTORIAL Independent research and writing under the direction of a faculty member of the department. For advanced students. May be repeated.
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ARTH 40100 - Independent Study Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0
INDEPENDENT STUDY This seminar will focus on current methods used in art historical research, various approaches historians have employed in studying works of art, use of library resources, and writing about art. Coursework includes substantial reading and a variety of research and writing projects. Annually.
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