ANTHROPOLOGY 400-LEVEL COURSES
ANTH 400 (3/6) History of Anthropology
The development of anthropological theory and practice in institutional contexts.
Prerequisite: ANTH 300.
ANTH 401 (3/6) First Peoples of North America
A survey of indigenous cultures and ethnographic literature of North America. Consult Department for current description.
ANTH 402 (3/6) Ethnography of China
Advanced studies in the ethnography of China, premodern and contemporary. Topics may include kinship, rural and urban social structure, stratification and mobility, religion, national power structures, and social change in Chinese society.
ANTH 403 (3/6) Ethnography of Special Areas
An advanced study of ethnographic and theoretical problems. A different region may be studied each term.
ANTH 404 (3/6) Ethnography in Circumpolar North: Comparative Perspectives
An examination of relationships between indigenous people and nation states in Greenland, Canada, Alaska and Siberia, using ethnographic methods.
ANTH 406 (3/6) Analytical Techniques in Archaeology
A survey of methods and techniques in the interpretation of archaeological data; practical experience in processing and analyzing archaeological materials by means of a research project. Students will prepare manuscripts, drawings and photographs for publication and will learn the basics of lithic and faunal analyses.
Prerequisite: ANTH 305. Permission of the instructor is also acceptable.
ANTH 407 (3) Principles of Field Work
An examination of field work as the basic setting for ethnographic research. Research design; relationships with study participants, field techniques, and data analysis and presentation.
ANTH 408 (3) Field Methods
Intensive examination and application of selected methods of ethnographic data-collection, e.g., visual anthropology, anthropological interviewing, genealogies, ethnographic semantics, life histories, oral traditions. Consult department for current description.
ANTH 409 (3/6) Topics in Applied Anthropology
Advanced study of the theory and practice of applied, action, and consultancy anthropology. Topics may include the application of anthropology to questions of aboriginal rights and title, education, medicine, development, women and development, tourism, and other social issues.
ANTH 410 (3/6) Prehistory of a Special Area in Asia or Oceania
Analysis of the prehistory of a selected area, including a summary of the literature and the discussion of relevant problems. The course will provide background for students in area studies such as Oceania and the Far East.
Prerequisite: One of ANTH 305, ANTH 321. Permission of the instructor is also acceptable.
ANTH 411 (3/6) Prehistory of a Special Area in the New World
Analysis of the prehistory of a selected New World area, including a summary of the literature and discussion of relevant problems. The course will provide background for students in North, Central, and South American area studies. Typical offerings include the prehistory of Mesoamerica, the Southwest, North America and the Mayan areas.
Prerequisite: One of ANTH 305, ANTH 321. Permission of the instructor is also acceptable.
ANTH 413 (3/6) Family and Kinship
A cross-cultural survey of ways of defining family relationships and kinship organizations, including theoretical analysis as well as case studies.
Equivalency: SOCI 413.
ANTH 415 (3/6) Religion and Society
Comparative study of religious beliefs, practices, and movements; relations between religious, social, and political institutions; religion as a force for stability and change; anthropological/sociological theories of religion.
ANTH 416 (3/6) The Ethnography of Japan
Through an analysis of contemporary ethnographic accounts of Japan, this course addresses the interplay of cultural predispositions with modern organizational structure, differences in rural/urban lifestyles, family relationships, gender roles, health, aging and Japan's international role. Same as SOCI 416.
Prerequisite: One of ANTH 215, SOCI 215, ANTH 315, SOCI 315. Permission of the instructor is also acceptable.
Equivalency: SOCI 416.
ANTH 417 (3/6) Language, Culture, and Cognition
The relationships between linguistic and cultural phenomena; how language affects normative and cognitive systems of thought and behaviour.
Prerequisite: One of ANTH 100, LING 200. May be taken as co-requisites.
ANTH 418 (3/6) Social Statistics
Primary emphasis on applications of statistical techniques to quantitative and qualitative data in both Anthropology and Sociology.
Prerequisite: STAT 203. Permission of the instructor is also acceptable.
Equivalency: SOCI 418.
ANTH 420 (3/6) Archaeology of British Columbia
An advanced study of the prehistoric archaeology of coastal and interior Native Peoples. A critical analysis of the archaeological evidence and interpretations of prehistoric cultural developments from the earliest migrations up to historical contact.
Prerequisite: One of ANTH 305, ANTH 321. Permission of the instructor is also acceptable.
ANTH 422 (3) Modes of Subsistence
The nature of subsistence systems antedating or alternative to modern commercial systems. Introductory survey with basic readings; focus on problems such as the development of complex cultures without agriculture, the ambiguity of hunting and gathering, agricultural and other "intensification", "orchestration" of the use of adjacent microenvironments. Of interest to students of archaeology, anthropology and cultural geography.
Equivalency: GEOG 422.
ANTH 424 (3/6) Applied Archaeology
A review of the history and current practices of cultural heritage resource management. Includes legislative background and governmental organization as well as current practices in resource assessment and in salvage archaeology. The relationships between governments, consultants, sponsors and Native Peoples bands are explored with emphasis on recent developments.
Prerequisite: ANTH 305. Permission of the instructor is also acceptable.
ANTH 427 (3) Topics in Medical Anthropology
Anthropological perspectives on health, illness, and disability as represented by classic and contemporary research in selected topics in medical anthropology including disease and human evolution, illness and human ecology, culture and epidemiology, ethnomedical systems, the relationship between folk and biomedicine and the cultural construction and social organization of health care, illness and disability. Specific content will vary from year to year. Consult the Department brochure.
Prerequisite: One of ANTH 100, SOCI 100.
ANTH 431 (3/6) Studies in Museum Anthropology
Issues concerning management of museum collections and their public presentation, addressing questions of access, collaboration and appropriate use of cultural property. Museum of Anthropology facilities are used.
Prerequisite: ANTH 341.
ANTH 432 (3/6) The Anthropology of Public Representation
The public presentation and interpretation of anthropological concepts and materials utilizing the programs and facilities of the Museum of Anthropology.
Prerequisite: ANTH 341. Permission of the department is also acceptable.
ANTH 433 (3/6) Directed Studies
General reading and/or a research undertaking, with the agreement, and under the supervision, of a Department faculty member selected by the student. No more than six credits of Directed Studies may be taken for credit toward the Major or Honours program.
ANTH 449 (6/12) Honours Tutorial
Will usually require the presentation of at least one research paper.
ANTH 451 (3/6) Conservation of Organic Materials
Principles and elementary techniques for conserving organic ethnological and archaeological materials. Recommended for students intending to work with cultural materials. Open to Major and Honours students; other students by permission of the instructor.
ANTH 452 (3) Conservation of Inorganic Materials
Principles and elementary techniques for conserving inorganic ethnological and archaeological materials. Recommended for students intending to work with cultural materials. Open to Major and Honours students; other students by permission of the instructor.
ANTH 461 (3) Anthropological Study of Local Ecological Knowledge
Analysis of the concepts of ecological anthropology via the medium of local ecological knowledge. ANTH 360 is recommended as background.
ANTH 462 (3) Special Topics in Ecological Anthropology
May include environmental discourse and social movements, anthropological contributions to ecological management systems, or examination of emerging issues in the field. ANTH 360 is recommended as background.
ANTH 470 (3/6) Topics in Contemporary Theory
Selected topics in contemporary social and cultural theory which contribute to anthropological analyses. Topics may include Marxist anthropology, critical theory, theories of culture, phenomenology, behavioural ecology, structuralism, hermeneutics, formal theory and examination of specific social theorists.
ANTH 471 (3) Anthropology of Law
Cross-cultural study of the operation of law within contested systems of meaning, the social organization of law, and forms of consciousness of the participants in legal/justice practices.
ANTH 495 (3/6) Advanced Studies in Anthropology
An intensive examination of selected topics in Anthropology. Consult the Department for this year's offerings.