Anthropology

ANTH 1010 Peoples of the World 3 cr. Offered each semester. A topical survey of tribes and cultures of the world past and present. This course is designed to acquaint the beginning student with anthropology and its various subfields. It will examine the background of several cultures at different levels of development which are now undergoing the difficult process of combining their traditional ways of life with the rapid changes imposed on them by the modern world.

ANTH 1020 Fads Fallacies of Human Origins 3 cr. A rational examination of numerous supposed ancient “mysteries” and unsolved phenomena relative to human origins using the data and methods of modern archaeology. Topics will include those areas in anthropology and archaeology made popular by sensationalist authors such as lost continents, ancient astronauts, strange stone monuments, pyramids, the Yeti and other monsters, lost races, archaeoastronomy, psychic anthropology, catastrophisms, and others. Major foci will include both the evidence for the actual causes of the phenomena and an examination of the methodology and style of pseudo-scientific sensationalist authors.

ANTH 1030 America as a Foreign Culture 3 cr. America examined as a foreign culture, or set of interrelated cultures, as it might be viewed by anthropologists form other nations. Topics will include an introduction to anthropology, American core values, the concept of national character, a history of ethnic groups in the United States, concepts of class stratification and culture change. The course is designed to encourage interaction between Americans and foreign students through participation in field trips to museums, festivals and other cultural events.

ANTH 1231 World Archeology 3 cr. A worldwide survey of prehistoric cultural adaptations from the first use of bone and stone tools to the ancient mysterious civilizations of Asia, Africa, the Americas and Europe including recent archaeological discoveries: the lost cities of the Indus Valley; the megalithic temple builders of Malta; the pyramids of Egypt, Peru, and Mesoamerica; the terra cotta army of China; and the Mound-builders of North America. Emphasis is placed on the development of technologies, social groups and the patterns of cultural development.

ANTH 1292 Anthropology of Louisiana 1 cr. An examination of particular aspects of Louisiana culture as seen by an anthropologist. Topics will vary each semester, but they will emphasize Louisiana’s cultural diversity from the prehistoric background to the contribution of various European and African groups. Two hours of lecture per week for one-half semester. May be repeated once for a total of two credits.

ANTH 2051 Human Origins 3 cr. Offered each semester. The origin and evolution of the human species, primates, modern human variation, prehistoric societies, and linguistic classification.

ANTH 2052 Cultural Anthropology 3 cr. Offered each semester. Cross-cultural, global, comparative, and critical perspectives on human behavior and culture. Diversity of human cultures from hunter-gatherers to industrialized city dwellers. Implications of sociocultural analysis of economic, social, political, symbolic, and religious systems.

ANTH 2151 Forensic Anthropology 3 cr. Prerequisite: ANTH 2051 (or an equivalent course in physical/ biological anthropology), graduate status or consent of department. The study of human skeletal material for the determination of basic information (age, race, sex, ancestry, ethnicity, stature, weight). Topics include osteometry, ancestry, and the establishment of specific individual characteristics from skeletal remains. Special lectures on recognition of trauma and common disease processes in bone will also be provided. Laboratory exercises will allow student group to analyze forensic cases to reinforce lecture and reading material.

ANTH 2991 Independent Work 1 cr. Prerequisite: consent of department. Readings, conferences, and reports under the direction of a member of the anthropology faculty.

ANTH 2992 Independent Work 1 cr. Prerequisite: consent of department. Readings, conferences, and reports under the direction of a member of the anthropology faculty.

ANTH 2993 Independent Work 1 cr. Prerequisite: consent of department. Readings, conferences, and reports under the direction of a member of the anthropology faculty.

ANTH 3090 Special Topics Cultural Anth 3 cr. Prerequisite: ANTH 2051 or 2052 or consent of department. The examination of selected societies, culture areas, or social institutions, or theoretical topics to illustrate the anthropological perspectives to problems of applied anthropology, culture process, change, and development. Topic will vary from semester to semester. May be repeated once for credit.

ANTH 3101 Intermediate Physical Anth 3 cr. Prerequisite: ANTH 2051. The structural and behavioral background of the human species as revealed by living and fossil primates, ancient forms of humanity, comparative osteology, and the interaction of biological and cultural evolution.

ANTH 3190 Special Topics Phys Anth 3 cr. Prerequisite: Anthropology 2051 or 2052 or consent of department. The in depth study of selected aspects of physical anthropology to illustrate the anthropological approach to problems regarding the biological and/or cultural aspects of man’s development. Topic will vary from semester to semester. May be repeated once for credit.

ANTH 3201 Field Methods Archeology 3 cr. Prerequisite: consent of department. An introduction to the techniques of excavation, recording, laboratory analysis, and care of archaeological materials. Participation in the excavation of local sites. Two hours of lecture and four hours of laboratory.

ANTH 3207 European Prehistory 3 cr. An examination of the archaeological sequence in Europe from the first evidence of human occupation to the establishment of urban civilization in the western Mediterranean basin.

ANTH 3215 North American Archeology 3 cr. The cultural development of the indigenous peoples of the United States and Canada from the earliest settlement until European conquest. Emphasis on archaeological evidence for historical reconstruction and on cultural adaptations to the physical environment.

ANTH 3295 Lab Techniques Field Arch 3 cr. Prerequisite: ANTH 3201 or consent of department. Detailed instruction on the cleaning, preservation, description, classification, and curation of artifacts. The comparative analysis of archaeological materials, both historic and pre-historic and the preparation of preliminary and final site reports. Two hours of lecture and four hours of laboratory.

ANTH 3298 Resrch Prob Field Arch 3 cr. Prerequisites: credit or concurrent registration in ANTH 3201 and consent of department. Instruction in the supervision of excavation, conduct of exploratory surveys, planning of laboratory analysis and preparation of excavation reports. Offered summer only

ANTH 3301 Doing Ethnography 3 cr. Introduction to the theory and practice of ethnographic research methods, including ethnographic interviewing, participant observation, photography, and qualitative approaches to the analysis of cultural data. Special focus on the ethics of ethnographic fieldwork. Student engage in enthographic research.

ANTH 3305 Indigenous Civ of Middle Amer 3 cr. The civilizations of the Aztec, Maya, Mixtec, Zapotec, and their predecessors; neighboring cultures with whom they were in contact; the continuing influence of these societies in modern times.

ANTH 3307 South American Prehistory 3 cr. The cultural development of the first inhabitants of South America from the initial occupation to the European conquest. Particular attention is devoted to the rise of complex civilizations in the central Andes and adjacent Pacific coast culminating in the Inca empire. The continuing influence of these societies in modern times is also considered.

ANTH 3314 Indigenous People & First Ntns 3 cr. Survey of the sociocultural systems of the indigenous peoples north of Mexico. Histories, ecologies, economies, social relations, kinship, and belief systems, including colonialism, culture contact, change, and cultural survival. Contemporary and applied issues of the First Nations.

ANTH 3315 Caribbean Peoples & Cultures 3 cr. This course explores the cultures and societies of the contemporary Caribbean. A critical reading of recent ethnography will be used to examine themes such as colonial and post-colonial social structures, creolization, ethnicity, and the formation of national and pan-Caribbean identities. Particular attention will be given to popular religion, tourism, music, the growing Caribbean diaspora in North America and Europe and to ethnographic research methods in urban and applied contexts.

ANTH 3320 Amazonia: People, Culture, Nature 3 cr. Ethnographic survey of the sociocultural systems developed by the indigenous peoples of Amazonia and other lowland forests. Ecological factors, subsistence practices, social organizations, politics, cosmology, ethnohistory, myths, and belief systems. Contemporary issues of colonialism, contact, change, continuity, resistance, and cultural survival, as well as issues of human rights and the destruction of the Amazonian rain forest will be examined.

ANTH 3325 People & Culture Mesoamerica 3 cr. Ethnographic and ethnohistorical survey of the peoples and cultures of Mesoamerica, especially the Maya, Aztec, and their present-day descendents. Texts, narratives, documents, and ethnographic accounts are interpreted in light of critical theory and analysis, employing the approaches of ethnology, ethnohistory, archaeology, and literature. Colonial history, colonialism, representation, indigenous “voices,” and strategies of resistance and cultural survival will be examined.

ANTH 3340 People & Culture Europe 3 cr. This course explores the cultures and societies of contemporary Europe. A critical reading of recent ethnography will be used to examine themes such as the formation of national identities, ethnicity and migration, rural life and traditionalism, family and kinship, popular religion, urban development and the problem of European unity. Particular attention will be given to ethnographic research methods in urban and applied contexts.

ANTH 3351 People & Culture Africa 3 cr. The peoples and cultures of the continent, stressing sub-Saharan groups. Although some attention will be devoted to colonial era and earlier cultures, the major focus will be on the contemporary scene, including the effects of the African diaspora.

ANTH 3370 People & Culture Pacific 3 cr. The geographic setting; native cultures of the Melanesians, Polynesians and Malaysians; the influences of Asiatic and Euro-American civilizations.

ANTH 3401 Folklore 3 cr. A survey of traditional tales and oral literature, both in preliterate and peasant communities and in industrialized societies; the role of folk customs in modern culture. Emphasis on an independent research project on local folklore by each student.

ANTH 3595 AYA-Spec Topics Anthropology 3 cr. This course is only offered through UNO’s Academic Year Abroad (AYA) in Innsbruck, Austria and can be repeated once for credit.

ANTH 3737 Women Cross-Cultural Perspectv 3 cr. An examination of the roles and status of women in selected world cultures with an emphasis on theory and analysis of the relationship of gender roles and behavior to economic, political, and social systems.

ANTH 3750 Food and Culture 3 cr. Examination of human diet and nutrition from an evolutionary and ecological perspective. The sociocultural and biological dimensions of food practices. Topics include the social roles of food: why we eat what we eat and with whom. Also discussed are food taboos and beliefs, food getting and preparation, changing food habits, contemporary problems of food production and malnutrition, and the effect of cultural and environmental influences on nutrient intake.

ANTH 3896 Senior Honors Thesis 1-6 cr. Prerequisite: consent of department and director of the University Honors Program. The preparation under faculty direction of an extended research paper upon some aspect of a topic currently of concern in the field so as to meet the requirements for graduation with University Honors and Honors in Anthropology. May be repeated for up to a total of six credits. Section number will correspond with credits to be carried.

ANTH 4070 Qualitative Research 3 cr. Prerequisite: senior standing or beyond, preferably in an established social science discipline; prior familiarity with research methodology and prior or concurrent registration in quantitative methodology courses are also advisable. Training in applied research techniques in the social sciences. Design, writing, and analysis of research using qualitative methodology with emphasis on directed, applied evaluation research, and related interdisciplinary methods and rationales.

ANTH 4070G Qualitative Research 3 cr. Prerequisite: senior standing or beyond, preferably in an established social science discipline; prior familiarity with research methodology and prior or concurrent registration in quantitative methodology courses are also advisable. Training in applied research techniques in the social sciences. Design, writing, and analysis of research using qualitative methodology with emphasis on directed, applied evaluation research, and related interdisciplinary methods and rationales.

ANTH 4075 Life Hist, Identity & Autonomy 3 cr. An inquiry into the methods, theories and results of ethnographic life histories in anthropology. Emphasizing culture, cultural context, the “insider’s view” (emics), and “native voice,” life history texts are mediated representations of individuals created through “informed subjectivity.” Critically examining the debates surrounding life history methods and focusing on the concepts of “autonomy,” “self,” and “identity,” this course explores the efficacy of using the individual as a focal unit of analysis, along with issues of representation, agency, and the construction of cultural identities. Students will engage first-hand in life history research.

ANTH 4075G Life Hist, Identity & Autonomy 3 cr. An inquiry into the methods, theories and results of ethnographic life histories in anthropology. Emphasizing culture, cultural context, the “insider’s view” (emics), and “native voice,” life history texts are mediated representations of individuals created through “informed subjectivity.” Critically examining the debates surrounding life history methods and focusing on the concepts of “autonomy,” “self,” and “identity,” this course explores the efficacy of using
the individual as a focal unit of analysis, along with issues of representation, agency, and the construction of cultural identities. Students will engage first-hand in life history research.

ANTH 4090 Advanced Topics in Cultrl Anth 3 cr. Prerequisite: six hours of anthropology or consent of the department. An advanced, in-depth examination of selected societies, culture areas, social institutions, or theoretical topics to illustrate the anthropological perspective. Topics will vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit.

ANTH 4090G Advanced Topics in Cultrl Anth 3 cr. Prerequisite: six hours of anthropology or consent of the department. An advanced, in-depth examination of selected societies, culture areas, social institutions, or theoretical topics to illustrate the anthropological perspective. Topics will vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit.

ANTH 4155 Human Osteology 3 cr. Prerequisite: ANTH 2151 and 3101 (or an equivalent course in physical/biological anthropology), graduate status or consent of department. A forensic anthropology course focused on the examination of the anatomy and functional mechanics of the human skeleton. Consideration is given to bone histology, skeletal development, muscle attachments, major osteological structures, and articulations of the skeletal system. The course emphasizes skeletal anatomy, bone variations, and some commonly occurring bone anomalies and pathologies. Special laboratory sessions provide opportunities for hands-on experience with skeletal remains.

ANTH 4155G Human Osteology 3 cr. Prerequisite: ANTH 2151 and 3101 (or an equivalent course in physical/biological anthropology), graduate status or consent of department. A forensic anthropology course focused on the examination of the anatomy and functional mechanics of the human skeleton. Consideration is given to bone histology, skeletal development, muscle attachments, major osteological structures, and articulations of the skeletal system. The course emphasizes skeletal anatomy, bone variations, and some commonly occurring bone anomalies and pathologies. Special laboratory sessions provide opportunities for hands-on experience with skeletal remains.

ANTH 4210 Cult Adapt Miss River Delta 3 cr. An examination of human adaption to the dynamic and highly complex environment of the southeastern Louisiana Deltaic plain. The archaeological and ethnographic record preserves the cultural patterns and settlements of the earliest indigenous groups to occupy the area and extends into the colonial periods of first French, then Spanish, and finally American statehood. Adaptive strategies of each of these groups will be compared, relative to their technology and imported cultural patterns. Different environmental settings will be contrasted to demonstrate the elasticity of human culture as an adaptive device.

ANTH 4210G Cult Adapt Miss River Delta 3 cr. An examination of human adaption to the dynamic and highly complex environment of the southeastern Louisiana Deltaic plain. The archaeological and ethnographic record preserves the cultural patterns and settlements of the earliest indigenous groups to occupy the area and extends into the colonial periods of first French, then Spanish, and finally American statehood. Adaptive strategies of each of these groups will be compared, relative to their technology and imported cultural patterns. Different environmental settings will be contrasted to demonstrate the elasticity of human culture as an adaptive device.

ANTH 4440 Religion Magic and Witchcraft 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ANTH 2051 or 2052 or consent of department. The comparative and cross-cultural examination of the manner in which religions function within the total cultural systems of which they form a part. Emphasis will be given both to beliefs and practices exotic to the large world religions and also to folk customs and informal interactions within Western and other complex societies.

ANTH 4440G Religion Magic and Witchcraft 3 cr. Prerequisite: ANTH 2051 or 2052 or consent of department. The comparative and cross-cultural examination of the manner in which religions function within the total cultural systems of which they form a part. Emphasis will be given both to beliefs and practices exotic to the large world religions and also to folk customs and informal interactions within Western and other complex societies.

ANTH 4454 Social Structure 3 cr. Prerequisite: ANTH 2051 or 2052 or consent of department. The social organization and psychological orientation of selected preliterate societies.

ANTH 4454G Social Structure 3 cr. Prerequisite: ANTH 2051 or 2052 or consent of department. The social organization and psychological orientation of selected preliterate societies.

ANTH 4455 Contemporary Families Kinship 3 cr. Prerequisite: Anthropology 2051 or 2052 or consent of department. Cross-cultural and comparative study of families, kinship, and sexuality. Analysis of kinship as core social structure and as source of sentiments and symbols with broader social significance. Emphasis on relationship between kinship and cultural views of biology and reproduction, gender identities and ideologies. Students will learn field methods through self-ethnography and an applied research project.

ANTH 4455G Contemporary Families Kinship 3 cr. Prerequisite: Anthropology 2051 or 2052 or consent of department. Cross-cultural and comparative study of families, kinship, and sexuality. Analysis of kinship as core social structure and as source of sentiments and symbols with broader social significance. Emphasis on relationship between kinship and cultural views of biology and reproduction, gender identities and ideologies. Students will learn field methods through self-ethnography and an applied research project.

ANTH 4462 Economic Anthropology 3 cr. Prerequisite: ANTH 2051 or 2052 or consent of department. The comparative analysis of the economic institutions of preliterate peoples with special attention to the technological bases of these institutions.

ANTH 4462G Economic Anthropology 3 cr. Prerequisite: ANTH 2051 or 2052 or consent of department. The comparative analysis of the economic institutions of preliterate peoples with special attention to the technological bases of these institutions.

ANTH 4565 Language and Culture 3 cr. Prerequisite: ANTH 2051 or 2052 or consent of department. Language as the vehicle for culture; the influence of linguistic patterns and cultural configurations upon one another; the utility of various methods of linguistics analysis in the study of these programs.

ANTH 4565G Language and Culture 3 cr. Prerequisite: ANTH 2051 or 2052 or consent of department. Language as the vehicle for culture; the influence of linguistic patterns and cultural configurations upon one another; the utility of various methods of linguistics analysis in the study of these programs.

ANTH 4610 Zoo Research Comp Social Org 3 cr. Prerequisites: Anthropology 2051 or consent of department. Roots of social organization both in human and non-human primates and in other animal species; supervised observational techniques for basic and applied research to coordinate with the scientific program of the Audubon Zoo.

ANTH 4610G Zoo Research Comp Social Org 3 cr. Prerequisites: Anthropology 2051 or consent of department. Roots of social organization both in human and non-human primates and in other animal species; supervised observational techniques for basic and applied research to coordinate with the scientific program of the Audubon Zoo.

ANTH 4666 Shamanism, Curing and Healing 3 cr. Anthropological examination of shamanism, curing, and healing in cross-cultural perspective. Shamanic practices and belief systems are analytically and critically considered from multiple perspectives, including ethnological, historical, psychological, medical, religious, and neurological. The origins of shamanism, the use of hallucinogens, the underlying premises of curing and healing methods, the nature of shamanic belief systems, and recent trends are all considered.

ANTH 4666G Shamanism, Curing and Healing 3 cr. Anthropological examination of shamanism, curing, and healing in cross-cultural perspective. Shamanic practices and belief systems are analytically and critically considered from multiple perspectives, including ethnological, historical, psychological, medical, religious, and neurological. The origins of shamanism, the use of hallucinogens, the underlying premises of curing and healing methods, the nature of shamanic belief systems, and recent trends are all considered.

ANTH 4721 Cult Res Mgmt & Preserv Arch 3 cr. Prerequisite: six hours of anthropology or consent of department. A problem-oriented presentation of the role of cultural resource management in the larger context of environmental impact studies. Particular attention is focused on accumulative impacts, legislative directions, and avoidance measures. The function of preservation archaeology in adaptive reutilization of standing structures and neighborhood revitalization programs is considered.

ANTH 4721G Cult Res Mgmt & Preserv Arch 3 cr. Prerequisite: six hours of anthropology or consent of department. A problem-oriented presentation of the role of cultural resource management in the larger context of environmental impact studies. Particular attention is focused on accumulative impacts, legislative directions, and avoidance measures. The function of preservation archaeology in adaptive reutilization of standing structures and neighborhood revitalization programs is considered.

ANTH 4723 Historic Site Archaeology 3 cr. The application of the methodology and theory of field archaeology to the investigation of the material culture and settlement patterns of the colonial period and the early nineteenth century particularly in North America; the use of these data in the study of the dynamics of evolving varieties of Euro-American and Afro-American culture.

ANTH 4723G Historic Site Archaeology 3 cr. The application of the methodology and theory of field archaeology to the investigation of the material culture and settlement patterns of the colonial period and the early nineteenth century particularly in North America; the use of these data in the study of the dynamics of evolving varieties of Euro-American and Afro-American culture.

ANTH 4761 Medical Anthropology 3 cr. Prerequisite: three hours of anthropology or consent of department. Holistic and cross-cultural examination of medical systems as systems knowledge and as theories of reality. Includes ecological, sociopolitical, historical, and comparative analyses of health and disease in human cultures in such areas as ethnomedicine, alternative medicines, shamanism, gender, and the human life cycle.

ANTH 4761G Medical Anthropology 3 cr. Prerequisite: three hours of anthropology or consent of department. Holistic and cross-cultural examination of medical systems as systems knowledge and as theories of reality. Includes ecological, sociopolitical, historical, and comparative analyses of health and disease in human cultures in such areas as ethnomedicine, alternative medicines, shamanism, gender, and the human life cycle.

ANTH 4765 Ethnicity in Contemp Society 3 cr. Prerequisite: three hours of Anthropology or consent of department. Cross-cultural analysis of concepts of race, ethnicity and national identity. Course draws on theoretical debates within anthropology and on ethnography in Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America in order to identify cultural contexts and process behind deployment of recent ethnic conflicts around the world and on comparative study of ethnicity, race and racism in American society. Students will develop a field project related to ethnicity in the New Orleans metropolitan area.

ANTH 4765G Ethnicity in Contemp Society 3 cr. Prerequisite: three hours of Anthropology or consent of department. Cross-cultural analysis of concepts of race, ethnicity and national identity. Course draws on theoretical debates within anthropology and on ethnography in Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America in order to identify cultural contexts and process behind deployment of recent ethnic conflicts around the world and on comparative study of ethnicity, race and racism in American society. Students will develop a field project related to ethnicity in the New Orleans metropolitan area.

ANTH 4766 Sex and Gender 3 cr. Inquires into the anthropology of sex and gender in historical, evolutionary, critical, and cross-cultural perspective. The course considers anthropological theories of sex and gender in the context of social, political, economic, and biological systems. Drawing on feminist anthropological theory, the significance and meanings of diversities between cultures and within American society is examined. Topics include: the nature/nurture debate; stereotyping; sex and gender roles, erotica, sexuality; homosexuality; gender origins and social change; status and power relationships.

ANTH 4766G Sex and Gender 3 cr. Inquires into the anthropology of sex and gender in historical, evolutionary, critical, and cross-cultural perspective. The course considers anthropological theories of sex and gender in the context of social, political, economic, and biological systems. Drawing on feminist anthropological theory, the significance and meanings of diversities between cultures and within American society is examined. Topics include: the nature/nurture debate; stereotyping; sex and gender roles, erotica, sexuality; homosexuality; gender origins and social change; status and power relationships.

ANTH 4767 Race & Racism 3 cr. Prerequisite: Anthropology 2051 or 2052 or consent of department. Using anthropological perspectives, this course critically focuses on the “concept of race” and the practice of interpreting “races” as natural and real categories for dividing the human species based on perceivable physical differences. It examines the social construction of race in cross-cultural context, and the social, economic, religious, and political (colonial) contexts that shape it. A critical assessment of the essentialist claim that “race” is a self-evident description of physical and sociocultural reality. Race, racism, and cultural racism examined as ideology, worldview, and cultural myth.

ANTH 4767G Race & Racism 3 cr. Prerequisite: Anthropology 2051 or 2052 or consent of department. Using anthropological perspectives, this course critically focuses on the “concept of race” and the practice of interpreting “races” as natural and real categories for dividing the human species based on perceivable physical differences. It examines the social construction of race in cross-cultural context, and the social, economic, religious, and political (colonial) contexts that shape it. A critical assessment of the essentialist claim that “race” is a self-evident description of physical and sociocultural reality. Race, racism, and cultural racism examined as ideology, worldview, and cultural myth.
ANTH 4768 Anthropology and Policy 3 cr. Prerequisite: consent of department. This course explores the links between research in cultural anthropology and policy. It will examine areas where ethnographic research has shaped social policy and debates that have defined the relationship between anthropology and government. Particular attention will be paid to research methods and presentation strategies used by anthropologists engaged in policy research. Case studies will be drawn from recent ethnographic research in urban settings including work on health policy and substance abuse housing and homelessness and community development and activism.

ANTH 4768G Anthropology and Policy 3 cr. Prerequisite: consent of department. This course explores the links between research in cultural anthropology and policy. It will examine areas where ethnographic research has shaped social policy and debates that have defined the relationship between anthropology and government. Particular attention will be paid to research methods and presentation strategies used by anthropologists engaged in policy research. Case studies will be drawn from recent ethnographic research in urban settings including work on health policy and substance abuse housing and homelessness and community development and activism.

ANTH 4770 Contact Chg Cultural Survival 3 cr. Prerequisite: Anthropology 2051 or 2052 or consent of department. Explores anthropological and ethnohistorical approaches to issues of contact, culture change, resistance, and cultural survival among traditional indigenous societies. Special focus is on early contacts of the colonial era and the impact of the industrial world’s economic, political and social order on indigenous peoples and cultures up the present postcolonial era. The “global” dimension of the anthropological perspective on colonialism is emphasized.

ANTH 4770G Contact Chg Cultural Survival 3 cr. Prerequisite: Anthropology 2051 or 2052 or consent of department. Explores anthropological and ethnohistorical approaches to issues of contact, culture change, resistance, and cultural survival among traditional indigenous societies. Special focus is on early contacts of the colonial era and the impact of the industrial world’s economic, political and social order on indigenous peoples and cultures up the present postcolonial era. The “global” dimension of the anthropological perspective on colonialism is emphasized.

ANTH 4772 Applied Anthropology 3 cr. Prerequisite: six hours of anthropology or consent of department. The relevance of anthropology to business, government and local communities. Application of anthropological theories and research methods to urban social policy and human services, international and domestic development, health care, community organization, education, advocacy, tourism, market research, work environments and product design. Discussion of ethics of applied fieldwork and intervention. Students will design and carry out an applied field project in the New Orleans metropolitan area.

ANTH 4772G Applied Anthropology 3 cr. Prerequisite: six hours of anthropology or consent of department. The relevance of anthropology to business, government and local communities. Application of anthropological theories and research methods to urban social policy and human services, international and domestic development, health care, community organization, education, advocacy, tourism, market research, work environments and product design. Discussion of ethics of applied fieldwork and intervention. Students will design and carry out an applied field project in the New Orleans metropolitan area.

ANTH 4775 Urban Anthropology 3 cr. Ethnographic approach to life in cities and to the cultures of cities. Popular myths and scholarly theories of urban life will be reviewed in light of recent ethnographic research in African, Asian, European, North and South American cities. Particular attention will be paid to cultural processes in cities, including the making of neighborhoods, the deployment of urban myths and folklore, the linking of cultural ideas about race, ethnicity and class in defining urban space, tourism, urban social policy, travel and images of cities and the making of urban consumers. Students will draw on theories and methods developed in class in order to design and carry out a field project in the New Orleans metropolitan area.

ANTH 4775G Urban Anthropology 3 cr. Ethnographic approach to life in cities and to the cultures of cities. Popular myths and scholarly theories of urban life will be reviewed in light of recent ethnographic research in African, Asian, European, North and South American cities. Particular attention will be paid to cultural processes in cities, including the making of neighborhoods, the deployment of urban myths and folklore, the linking of cultural ideas about race, ethnicity and class in defining urban space, tourism, urban social policy, travel and images of cities and the making of urban consumers. Students will draw on theories and methods developed in class in order to design and carry out a field project in the New Orleans metropolitan area.

ANTH 4777 Transnational Processes 3 cr. Prerequisite: six hours of anthropology or consent of department. This course explores transnational processes contributing to the reconfiguration of communities in the contemporary world. Recent ethnographies will be used to examine international migrations, borderlands, the impact of transnational corporations and commodities on local communities and the growth of transnational social and religious movements.

ANTH 4777G Transnational Processes 3 cr. Prerequisite: six hours of anthropology or consent of department. This course explores transnational processes contributing to the reconfiguration of communities in the contemporary world. Recent ethnographies will be used to examine international migrations, borderlands, the impact of transnational corporations and commodities on local communities and the growth of transnational social and religious movements.

ANTH 4780 Exploring Visual Anthropology 3 cr. Prerequisite: nine hours of anthropology or graduate status or consent of department. Critical and interpretive exploration of how ethnographic film and filmmakers shape images and visions of human beings, cultures, and the human condition. Included are the history of the genre, film and ethnography in other media, and visual representations in the art and science of anthropology.

ANTH 4780G Exploring Visual Anthropology 3 cr. Prerequisite: nine hours of anthropology or graduate status or consent of department. Critical and interpretive exploration of how ethnographic film and filmmakers shape images and visions of human beings, cultures, and the human condition. Included are the history of the genre, film and ethnography in other media, and visual representations in the art and science of anthropology.

ANTH 4790 Internship in Anthropology 3 cr. Prerequisite: Anthropology 2051 or 2052 and consent of department. Each semester the department has internships available with the Audubon Zoo research program and other museums, agencies, or industries who request student interns with a background in anthropology. Interns will meet regularly with their adviser and supervisor, both of whom evaluate the student’s work. Students are expected to turn in protocols or field logs, and a research paper as well as attend appropriate training seminars. This course may be repeated once for credit for a total of six credits.

 ANTH 4790G Internship in Anthropology 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Anthropology 2051 or 2052 and consent of department. Each semester the department has internships available with the Audubon Zoo research program and other museums, agencies, or industries who request student interns with a background in anthropology. Interns will meet regularly with their adviser and supervisor, both of whom evaluate the student’s work. Students are expected to turn in protocols or field logs, and a research paper as well as attend appropriate training seminars. This course may be repeated once for credit for a total of six credits.

ANTH 4801 Hist of Anthropological Theory 3 cr. Prerequisite: nine hours of anthropology or consent of department. Critical and historical study theories of culture. Historical and contemporary schools of thought and major trends in ethnological theory, along with consideration of seminal theorists. Theoretical approaches in relation to biography, historical era, and sociocultural milieu of theorists, and to the function and purposes of anthropology in Western thought. Successful completion of this course satisfies the general degree requirements for oral competency. (For anthropology majors)

ANTH 4801G Hist of Anthropological Theory 3 cr. Prerequisite: nine hours of anthropology or consent of department. Critical and historical study theories of culture. Historical and contemporary schools of thought and major trends in ethnological theory, along with consideration of seminal theorists. Theoretical approaches in relation to biography, historical era, and sociocultural milieu of theorists, and to the function and purposes of anthropology in Western thought. Successful completion of this course satisfies the general degree requirements for oral competency. (For anthropology majors)

ANTH 4825 Contemp Archaeological Theory 3 cr. Prerequisite: Anthropology 2051 or History 2301 or consent of department. The application of anthropological theory, statistical procedures, and the analytical techniques of the natural sciences to archaeological research design, stressing contemporary developments. The relationship of archaeological data to general ethnological theory.

ANTH 4825G Contemp Archaeological Theory 3 cr. Prerequisite: Anthropology 2051 or History 2301 or consent of department. The application of anthropological theory, statistical procedures, and the analytical techniques of the natural sciences to archaeological research design, stressing contemporary developments. The relationship of archaeological data to general ethnological theory.

ANTH 4888 Anthropology of the Body 3 cr. Prerequisite: nine hours of anthropology or graduate status or consent of department. Explores the anthropology of the body and the body as social text. The human body is often taken for granted in the human condition. Drawing on recent interdisciplinary approaches, this course examines the ways in which social meanings and messages are shaped and controlled through the medium of “the body.” Dressed, undressed, decorated, scented, mutilated, disabled, controlled, frenzied, etc., in each instance the many, perhaps infinite manifestations of the body are interpreted as providing important clues for sociocultural analysis.

ANTH 4888G Anthropology of the Body 3 cr. Prerequisite: nine hours of anthropology or graduate status or consent of department. Explores the anthropology of the body and and the body as social text. The human body is often taken for granted in the human condition. Drawing on recent interdisciplinary approaches, this course examines the ways in which social meanings and messages are shaped and controlled through the medium of “the body.” Dressed, undressed, decorated, scented, mutilated, disabled, controlled, frenzied, etc., in each instance the many, perhaps infinite manifestations of the body are interpreted as providing important clues for sociocultural analysis.

ANTH 4990 Independent Study 3 cr. Prerequisite: consent of department. Readings, conferences, and reports under the direction of a member of the anthropology faculty.

ANTH 4990G Independent Study 3 cr. Prerequisite: consent of department. Readings, conferences, and reports under the direction of a member of the anthropology faculty.

ANTH 4991 Adv Field Res in Anthropology 1-6 cr. Offered summers only. Prerequisites: prior field research and consent of department. Amount of credit to be determined at the time of registration. Major field research, either independent or participatory, each under faculty guidance. (May be repeated once for a maximum total of six credits.) Section number corresponds to credit to be earned.

ANTH 4991G Adv Field Res in Anthropology 1-6 cr. Offered summers only. Prerequisites: prior field research and consent of department. Amount of credit to be determined at the time of registration. Major field research, either independent or participatory, each under faculty guidance. (May be repeated once for a maximum total of six credits.) Section number corresponds to credit to be earned.

ANTH 4995 Anthro of Contemporary Issues 1 cr. Prerequisite: senior standing. For majors and minors in anthropology, this seminar is devoted to an exploration of issues of the modern world from the perspective of contemporary anthropological methods and theory. Weekly seminar discussions based on core readings, oral presentations and short essays prepared by students.

ANTH 4995G Anthro of Contemporary Issues 1 cr. Prerequisite: senior standing. For majors and minors in anthropology, this seminar is devoted to an exploration of issues of the modern world from the perspective of contemporary anthropological methods and theory. Weekly seminar discussions based on core readings, oral presentations and short essays prepared by students.

ANTH 6091 Adv Res Problems in Urbn Anth 3 cr. Prerequisite: consent of the department and College of Urban and Public Affairs. The application of anthropological methodology and theory in urban settings. Special attention to the analysis of significant theoretical issues, to techniques for the amelioration of critical social problems, and to cultural preservation in the broadest sense of the term. Topics will vary by semester. May be repeated once for credit. (This course is primarily intended for students in the Applied Urban Anthropology concentration of the College of Urban and Public Affairs.)