ANTH UVic - Anthropology - University of Victoria

ANTH 100 - Introduction to Anthropology

2011/2012 academic year:

Fall
Spring
Summer

An introductory survey of the sub-fields of anthropology: biological anthropology, archaeology, cultural and social anthropology, and linguistic anthropology. Topics include the human fossil record, the archaeological record from Paleolithic cultures ... Course reviews: 0

ANTH 200 - Cultural and Social Anthropology

2011/2012 academic year:

Fall
Spring

Introduction to the analysis of sociocultural systems. Major topics include subsistence, production and distribution, social organization, politics, religion, kinship, symbolic systems, and cultural change from an international perspective. Course reviews: 0

ANTH 240 - Archaeology

2011/2012 academic year:

Fall
Spring

An introduction to archaeological research and problems of interpretation. Laboratories will provide an opportunity to become familiar with archaeological materials and with some basic techniques of analysis. Course reviews: 0

ANTH 250 - Physical Anthropology

2011/2012 academic year:

Fall
Spring
Summer

An introduction to human biological evolution. Topics include the study of non-human primates, investigation of the human fossil record, human skeletal variation, population genetics, growth and development and morphological variation. Course reviews: 1

ANTH 301 - Comparative Social Organization

2011/2012 academic year:

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Cross-cultural analysis of the main aspects of human social organization including associations and/or groups based on descent, age, gender, friendship, caste and class. Course reviews: 0

ANTH 302 - Globalization, Health, and the Environment

2011/2012 academic year:

Fall

A comparative framework for understanding the relationship between global processes, the environment, and health. Topics include social and economic inequalities, violence, gender, diet, health policies, technologies, pandemics, climate change, and ... Course reviews: 0

ANTH 304 - Technology and Culture

2011/2012 academic year:

Spring

Critical approaches to the anthropological study of technology. The focus may be on prehistoric or contemporary technology. Course reviews: 0

ANTH 305 - Anthropology of the Arts

2011/2012 academic year:

not scheduled, yet

Critical approaches to the anthropological study of the visual arts of the 19th and 20th centuries using case study examples from a variety of geographical areas. Course reviews: 0

ANTH 306 - Folklore in Contemporary Society

2011/2012 academic year:

Fall

Anthropological analysis of oral traditions from a range of societies. The structure and functions of specific types of material. The relation of the study of folklore to other interests in ... Course reviews: 0

ANTH 307 - Anthropology of Children and Youth

2011/2012 academic year:

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An examination of current anthropological research on infants, children, and youth, with particular emphasis on young people as social actors and cultural producers. Course reviews: 0

ANTH 308 - Legality and Social Justice in Global Perspective

2011/2012 academic year:

Summer

A cross-cultural analysis of concepts of justice and the construction of legality in a range of societies with varying degrees of complexity. Topics include contemporary initiatives aimed at achieving social ... Course reviews: 0

ANTH 309 - Visual Anthropology

2011/2012 academic year:

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Examination of theoretical and methodological approaches to visual anthropological research. Focus on film, photography and new media. Course reviews: 0

ANTH 310 - Anthropological Approaches to Comparative Religion

2011/2012 academic year:

Spring

Consideration of the various approaches to the study of religion and religious behaviour used by anthropologists. Comparative analysis of belief and ritual systems. Course reviews: 0

ANTH 311 - Introduction to Applied Anthropology

2011/2012 academic year:

Fall

An introduction to the acquisition of culturally appropriate data for the solution of practical problems arising in the context of social change. Surveys applications of anthropological research to various fields ... Course reviews: 0

ANTH 312 - Introduction to Medical Anthropology

2011/2012 academic year:

Fall

An introduction to the main themes and theoretical frameworks in medical anthropology, including applied medical anthropology, cultural construction of illness, and critical medical anthropology. Topics may include the origin and ... Course reviews: 0

ANTH 315 - Living Technologies

2011/2012 academic year:

Summer

Students interact with expert craftspeople to learn about the constraints and possibilities of various media (stone, clay and fibre) as well as the dimensions of choice and cultural significance that ... Course reviews: 0

ANTH 316 - Introduction to Anthropological Research

2011/2012 academic year:

Spring

Designed to introduce students to research methods suitable for anthropological problems. Emphasis is placed on formulation of researchable anthropological propositions, research design, and elementary techniques of data analysis. Course reviews: 0

ANTH 317 - Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Anthropological Research

2011/2012 academic year:

Fall

Formal methods of statistical analysis in Anthropology. Course reviews: 0

ANTH 318 - Introduction to Ethnographic Methods

2011/2012 academic year:

Fall

Review of ethnographic methods used in the field by cultural anthropologists. Topics include the relationship between field methods and theory in anthropology, field experiences and techniques, and qualitative data analysis. Course reviews: 0

ANTH 323 - Ethnology of the Circumpolar Region

2011/2012 academic year:

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The peoples and cultures of Arctic and sub-Arctic Eurasia and North America. Course reviews: 0

ANTH 325 - Ethnology of South America

2011/2012 academic year:

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Ethnological description and analysis of the peoples and cultures of South America. Course reviews: 0

ANTH 329 - Ethnology of Southeast Asia

2011/2012 academic year:

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An integrated description and analysis of the peoples and cultures of Mainland and Island Southeast Asia. Course reviews: 0

ANTH 330 - Ethnology of South Asia

2011/2012 academic year:

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Ethnological description and analysis of the peoples and cultures of the Indian subcontinent. Course reviews: 0

ANTH 332 - Ethnology of Europe

2011/2012 academic year:

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Ethnological description and analysis of the peoples of Europe. Topics may include folk cultures, migration, urbanization, industrialization, and the emergence of ethnicity and of nationalist movements. Course reviews: 0

ANTH 335 - Ethnicity in Global Perspective

2011/2012 academic year:

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An examination of anthropological perspectives on the cultural construction of ethnicity, race and nationalism as well as the historical processes which influenced the formation of ethnic groups and nations, with ... Course reviews: 0

ANTH 336 - Contemporary Aboriginal Peoples of Canada

2011/2012 academic year:

Spring

Aboriginal peoples in modern Canadian society. Comparison with the situation of other aboriginal peoples in various parts of the world. Course reviews: 0

ANTH 337 - Ethnology of Eurasia

2011/2012 academic year:

not scheduled, yet

An exploration of the socialist experience and its aftermath in Eurasia. Analysis of the historical and political processes that shape this region, of cultural and social trends in selected countries ... Course reviews: 0

ANTH 338 - Aboriginal Peoples of British Columbia

2011/2012 academic year:

Spring

An integrated description and analysis of the cultural history and current issues surrounding aboriginal peoples in British Columbia. Course reviews: 0

ANTH 340 - Archaeology of British Columbia

2011/2012 academic year:

Fall

Reviews the archaeological evidence of 14,000 years of First Nations occupation of British Columbia. Emphasizes continuity and change in subsistence, settlement, technology, and the environment from the last Ice Age ... Course reviews: 0

ANTH 341 - Paleolithic Archaeology

2011/2012 academic year:

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A review of the formative phases in the development of prehistoric cultures and societies during the Plio-Pleistocene in Africa, Eurasia and Australasia. Archaeological evidence on cultural beginnings, ecology, subsistence systems, ... Course reviews: 0

ANTH 342 - Archaeology of Precolumbian America

2011/2012 academic year:

not scheduled, yet

A survey of the archaeological record for the development of aboriginal cultures and societies of the New World prior to European colonization, from late Ice Age settlement of North and ... Course reviews: 0

ANTH 343 - Archaeological Field Techniques

2011/2012 academic year:

Summer

Training in the methods and techniques of archaeology through participation in a field project. Complements the regional topics of 344, with which it will normally be combined to form the ... Course reviews: 0

ANTH 344 - Regional Topics in Archaeology

2011/2012 academic year:

Summer

Intensive study of topics in archaeological method and theory relevant to the interpretation of a single site or region. Complements the applied archaeological research of 343, with which it will ... Course reviews: 0

ANTH 346 - Archaeology of Holocene Africa

2011/2012 academic year:

Spring

Explores the diverse lifeways that have characterized African societies of the last 10,000 years. Topics include the emergence of agriculture, complex societies, and the effects of global connections. Emphasizes how ... Course reviews: 0

ANTH 347 - Stone Age of Africa

2011/2012 academic year:

Fall

An overview of the Stone Age prehistory of Africa, from the earliest stone tools to the beginnings of agriculture, involving an in-depth examination of a number of important archaeological sites. Course reviews: 0

ANTH 348 - Peopling of New Territories

2011/2012 academic year:

Fall

Current reconstructions show humans initially evolved in Africa, and subsequently expanded their range to the extent that, by the time of European voyages of world exploration, people were already almost ... Course reviews: 0

ANTH 349 - Paleolithic Art

2011/2012 academic year:

Spring

Explores the evidence for the origins and development of cave art, personal adornment and symbol use in the Paleolithic and their role in the evolution of human cognition. Specific topics ... Course reviews: 0

ANTH 350 - Primate Behavioural Ecology

2011/2012 academic year:

Spring

Fundamentals of primate behavioural ecology, including theoretical approaches, history of the discipline within anthropology, taxonomy, zoogeography, ecology, behaviour, communication, and natural history of non-human primates. Course reviews: 0

ANTH 351 - Human Origins

2011/2012 academic year:

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Examination of the fossil evidence for human evolution emphasizing the interpretation and reconstruction of the human lineage. Course reviews: 0

ANTH 352 - Human Osteology

2011/2012 academic year:

Fall
Summer

Theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of human skeletal remains. Course reviews: 0

ANTH 355 - AIDS in the World

2011/2012 academic year:

Fall

Survey and analysis of the biological and social issues arising from the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome pandemic. Course reviews: 0

ANTH 360 - Zooarchaeology

2011/2012 academic year:

Spring

An introduction to the study of animal bones from archaeological sites, with a lecture component emphasizing general methodology and case studies from different regions and a laboratory component focusing on ... Course reviews: 0

ANTH 365 - Colonialism and Daily Life

2011/2012 academic year:

not scheduled, yet

Comparative analysis of how daily life was transformed through colonial processes in different regional and temporal contexts. Draws on studies in archaeology and historical anthropology from Africa, Europe, and North ... Course reviews: 0