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| 381-101-DW |
Introduction to Anthropology |
3 - 0 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
The course provides an overview of what anthropology encompasses from the history of anthropological thought to the major subfields of study including linguistics, biology, social and archaeology. The unique vision and social scientific perspective that anthropology brings to the social sciences will be discussed. This course will present an approach designed to introduce students to main areas of the discipline that may be explored more profoundly in the higher level courses. |
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| 381-201-DW |
Human Evolution |
3 - 0 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
The biological and behavioural evolution of humans will be studied with the aim of understanding man's place in nature and the source of his unique culture-creating capacities. Special attention will be given to Darwinian Evolutionary Theory, the study of non-human primates (primatology) and our hominid ancestors. This is the classic “bones and stones” course. |
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| 381-204-DW |
Development of Civilization |
3 - 0 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course will trace the development of civilizations from the prehistoric beginnings of human and social organization, warfare, religion, sexual domination and domestication, to the rise of large, complex urban civilizations. |
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| 381-210-DW |
Anthropology of Parenthood |
3 - 0 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course deals with the concept of parenthood by investigating how different cultures define motherhood, fatherhood and parenthood in practical terms. With this cross-cultural perspective, parenthood in the Western context will be explored by re-examining ideas about biological and social parenthood. |
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| 381-302-DW |
Race and Racism |
3 - 0 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course examines race and ethnic relations from an anthropological perspective with emphasis on the contemporary Canadian scene. Of particular concern is the impact of race as a cultural concept not a biological fact, as well as the influence of institutional racism on residential patterns, immigration, stratification, marriage and the family, identity formation, politics, law and social control, religion, rituals, language and communication. |
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| 381-305-DW |
Indigenous America |
3 - 0 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course is designed to introduce students to the study of key anthropological issues in the study of indigenous peoples of the Americas. The course explores the concepts and techniques of anthropology, such as archeology, linguistics, biological and cultural fieldwork, and shows how they can be used to explore, expand, explain and challenge contemporary images of Indigenous societies. Case studies explore concrete situations, applications of anthropological approaches and ask students to explore appropriate strategies to reach conclusions. |
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| 381-313-DW |
Contemporary Anthropology |
3 - 0 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
Globalization is a complex process that is integrating people, along with what they produce and how they consume, into an emerging world culture. This is being accomplished by the exchange of consumer goods and ideas as well as technologies that interconnect us. What evidence is there of globalization in our daily lives? How is globalization changing the relationship between the developing and industrialized world? Are traditional cultures threatened by globalization, and can they resist it? This course explores these questions from the perspective of anthropology and the use of ethnographic examples. |
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| 381-401-DW |
Advanced Studies in Anthropology |
3 - 0 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
All third level courses in Anthropology are offered under Advanced Topics in Anthropology. As with the second level courses, each course focuses on a particular area of interest in anthropology. In this context, students are encouraged to design and complete a project based on the application of knowledge acquired in second-level courses. |
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| 381-BWS-03 |
Culture on the Move: The Anthropology of Travel |
3 - 0 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course will approach culture and travel from an anthropological perspective. Grounded in the experiences of those who travel (and those who host), examples such as backpacking youth, RVing seniors, volunteer tourists, migrant workers and even chimpanzees in the entertainment/medical industries, will be explored. Motivations, social aspects and impacts (environmental and economic) of travel will be examined to reveal complexities and nuances of travel in today’s world. |
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| 381-BWS-03 |
Culture on the Move: The Anthropology of Travel and Mobility |
3 - 0 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course will approach culture, travel and mobility from an anthropological perspective. Grounded in the experiences of those who are “on the move” we will look at a number of case studies touching on themes such as immigration, working abroad, backpacking, the international primate trade, the global spread of Hip Hop, the practice of yoga in the west and more. Further, we will consider the lack of mobility experienced by many Aboriginal Canadians in residential schools. Motivations, social aspects and impacts (emotional, environmental and economic) will be examined to reveal complexities and nuances of travel and mobility (or lack thereof) in today’s world. |
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| 381-BWS-03 |
Introduction to Anthropology |
3 - 0 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
Anthropology provides the most holistic study of humankind. It is concerned with the social, religious, political, artistic, economic, technological, linguistic and familial activities that make up human cultures around the world. It is also concerned with the biological characteristics of our species, Homo sapiens, and our origins and evolution within the animal kingdom. One basic assumption of anthropology is that all of our past and present, local and remote, cultural and biological features fit together into meaningful patterns. |
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| 381-BWS-03 |
Men, Women and Culture |
3 - 0 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
A course for non-social science students on anthropological understandings of gender and sexuality. Deals with diversity of social and cultural forms of love, courtship, sex and marriage, as well as the roles of socialization and enculturation in the development of sexuality |
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| 381-BWS-03 |
Women in Developing Countries |
3 - 0 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
This course examines the role of women in modernizing societies from various theoretical perspectives (i.e. historical, anthropological and economic perspectives). Students explore the impact of colonialism and development on the status of women in modernizing societies, as well as the socio-cultural impact of the integration of women into the global economy. |
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| 381-BXS-DW |
Men, Women and Culture: Anthropology of Gender |
3 - 0 - 3 |
45 |
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| Description for Course: |
The purpose of this course is to thoroughly apply anthropological knowledge as it relates to a contemporary theme. The theme will be the topic of human sexuality and gender around the world. We will apply anthropological concepts and approaches to the understanding of contemporary human sexuality and gender. The course content will consist of the analysis of current and critical social issues in gender using cultural relativism in a cross-cultural perspective. We will also work to define and interpret the importance and implications of sexuality and gender in contemporary societies. |
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