ANTHROPOLOGY 2013–2014 Degree Requirements The department of anthropology has a research-active faculty who work closely with 2 students on a one-on-one basis. Classes are small, graduate students have their own Faculty workspaces and the department has a wealth of archaeological and ethnographic 9 collections in its museum. Course Descriptions Anthropology explains the relationships among biology, culture and the 10 environments in which people live. Anthropology addresses problems such as the integration of cultural and ethnic diversity, the conduct of international relations, human rights and the management of environmental and cultural resources. There are three basic options for construction of a master’s degree in anthropology: archaeology, or museum studies. Each concentration has its own formal course work, independent study and requirements for graduation.

Anthropology Department of Anthropology Sturm Hall, Room 146 South 2000 E. Asbury Ave. Denver, CO 80208 303-871-2406 http://www.du.edu/anthro Degree Requirements

Concentration: Archaeology • ANTH 3380/4380 Women and Development Track: Thesis • ANTH 3400 Ethnology of China • ANTH 3430 Visions, Utopias and Messiahs in Degree Requirements Cross-Cultural Perspective • 48 graduate-level quarter hours • ANTH 3470 Applied Anthropology • Maximum of 10 hours of transfer work • ANTH 3500 Culture and the City • Minimum GPA: 3.0 • ANTH 3540 The Nature of Language • Minimum grade for individual courses counted • ANTH 3640 Race, Sex and Evolution toward degree: B • ANTH 3650 Dynamics of Culture Change • ANTH 3880 Technology and Adaptation Non-Course Requirements • ANTH 3885/4885 Anthropology and • Advancement to Candidacy Underdevelopment • Thesis • ANTH 4010 Social Organization • Oral Examination • ANTH 4030 Folklore: Form and Content • Qualifying Examination • ANTH 4200 Indians of North America • Tool (Quantitative Anthropology (ANTH 3680) • ANTH 4250 Ancient North America or Foreign Language literacy or course work) • ANTH 4350 Ecology and Society in the Ancient • 3 Quarters Residency as a graduate student at Southwest DU • ANTH 4370 Sex and Class in Latin America • ANTH 4400 Social Change in Latin America Course Requirements • ANTH 4410 Indians of Mexico and Central • Maximum 15 quarter hours outside of ANTH America prefix • Maximum 10 quarter hours of 4991 One Museum Course: • No limit for 4995 Independent research • ANTH 3290 Art and Anthropology • ANTH 3660 Anthropological Theory, Method • ANTH 3661 Learning in Museums and Context • ANTH 3741 Introduction to Conservation • ANTH 4000 Advanced Anthropology • ANTH 3742 Museum Exhibit Development • ANTH 3990 Summer Field School in Arch or • ANTH 3743 Managing Collections ANTH 3790 Field Methods in Archaeology OR • ANTH 4740 Critical Perspectives in Museum approved by the department’s Director of Studies Graduate Studies • ANTH 4744 Working in Museums • ANTH 4650 Archeological Method and Theory

At least one of the following: • ANTH 3170 Applied Heritage Management • ANTH 3390 Geoarchaeology • ANTH 3701/2 Historical Archaeology

One Cultural Anthropology Course: • ANTH 3000 Anthropology of Tourism • ANTH 3010 World Food/World Hunger • ANTH 3020 Native Religions • ANTH 3050 Ethnicity, Power and Identity • ANTH 3220 The Evolution of Culture • ANTH 3360/4360 Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Women

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Concentration: Archaeology • ANTH 3430 Visions, Utopias and Messiahs in Track: Master’s Paper Cross-Cultural Perspective • ANTH 3470 Applied Anthropology Degree Requirements • ANTH 3500 Culture and the City • 60 graduate-level quarter hours • ANTH 3540 The Nature of Language • Maximum of 15 hours of transfer work • ANTH 3640 Race, Sex and Evolution • Minimum GPA: 3.0 • ANTH 3650 Dynamics of Culture Change • Minimum grade for individual courses counted • ANTH 3880 Technology and Adaptation toward degree: B • ANTH 3885/4885 Anthropology and Underdevelopment Non-Course Requirements • ANTH 4010 Social Organization • Advancement to Candidacy • ANTH 4030 Folklore: Form and Content • Master’s Paper • ANTH 4200 Indians of North America • Qualifying Examination • ANTH 4250 Ancient North America • Tool • ANTH 4350 Ecology and Society in the Ancient • 3 Quarters Residency as a graduate student at Southwest DU • ANTH 4370 Sex and Class in Latin America • ANTH 4400 Social Change in Latin America Course Requirements • ANTH 4410 Indians of Mexico and Central • Maximum 15 quarter hours outside of ANTH America prefix • Maximum 10 quarter hours of 4991 One Museum Course: • No limit for 4995 Independent research • ANTH 3290 Art and Anthropology • ANTH 3660 Anthropological Theory, Method • ANTH 3661 Learning in Museums and Context • ANTH 3741 Introduction to Conservation • ANTH 4000 Advanced Anthropology • ANTH 3742 Museum Exhibit Development • ANTH 3990 Summer Field School in Arch or • ANTH 3743 Managing Collections ANTH 3790 Field Methods in Archaeology OR • ANTH 4740 Critical Perspectives in Museum approved by the department’s Director of Studies Graduate Studies • ANTH 4744 Working in Museums • ANTH 4650 Archeological Method and Theory

At least one of the following: • ANTH 3170 Applied Heritage Management • ANTH 3390 Geoarchaeology • ANTH 3701/2 Historical Archaeology

One Cultural Anthropology Course: • ANTH 3000 Anthropology of Tourism • ANTH 3010 World Food/World Hunger • ANTH 3020 Native Religions • ANTH 3050 Ethnicity, Power and Identity • ANTH 3220 The Evolution of Culture • ANTH 3360/4360 Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Women • ANTH 3380/4380 Women and Development • ANTH 3400 Ethnology of China

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• ANTH 3650 Dynamics of Culture Change Concentration: Cultural Anthropology • ANTH 3880 Technology and Adaptation Track: Thesis • ANTH 3885/4885 Anthropology and Underdevelopment Degree Requirements • ANTH 4010 Social Organization • 48 graduate-level quarter hours • ANTH 4030 Folklore: Form and Content • Maximum of 10 hours of transfer work • ANTH 4200 Indians of North America* • Minimum GPA: 3.0 • ANTH 4250 Ancient North America • Minimum grade for individual courses counted • ANTH 4350 Ecology and Society in the Ancient toward degree: B Southwest • ANTH 4370 Sex and Class in Latin America* Non-Course Requirements • ANTH 4400 Social Change in Latin America* • Advancement to Candidacy • ANTH 4410 Indians of Mexico and Central • Thesis America* • Oral Examination • Qualifying Examination One Archeology Course: • Tool (Quantitative Anthropology (ANTH 3680) • ANTH 3130 Archaeology of Gender or Foreign Language literacy or course work) • ANTH 3350 Latin American Archaeology • 3 Quarters Residency as a graduate student at • ANTH 3390 Geoarchaeology DU • ANTH 3790 Field Methods in Archaeology • ANTH 3990 Summer Field School in Course Requirements Archaeology • Maximum 15 quarter hours outside of ANTH • ANTH 4050 East Asian Archaeology prefix • ANTH 4090 European Archaeology • Maximum 10 quarter hours of 4991 • ANTH 4650 Archaeological Method and • No limit for 4995 Independent research Theory • ANTH 3660 Anthropological Theory, Method and Context One Museum Course: • ANTH 4000 Advanced Anthropology • ANTH 3290 Art and Anthropology • ANTH 3661 Learning in Museums Minimum 16 hours in Ethnology coursework including • ANTH 3741 Introduction to Conservation two area (*) courses: • ANTH 3742 Museum Exhibit Development • ANTH 3000 Anthropology of Tourism • ANTH 3743 Managing Collections • ANTH 3010 World Food/World Hunger • ANTH 4740 Critical Perspectives in Museum • ANTH 3020 Native Religions Studies • ANTH 3050 Ethnicity, Power and Identity • ANTH 4744 Working in Museums • ANTH 3220 The Evolution of Culture • ANTH 3360/4360 Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Women • ANTH 3380/4380 Women and Development • ANTH 3400 Ethnology of China* • ANTH 3430 Visions, Utopias and Messiahs in Cross-Cultural Perspective • ANTH 3470 Applied Anthropology • ANTH 3500 Culture and the City • ANTH 3540 The Nature of Language • ANTH 3640 Race, Sex and Evolution

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• ANTH 3880 Technology and Adaptation Concentration: Cultural Anthropology • ANTH 3885/4885 Anthropology and Track: Master’s Paper Underdevelopment • ANTH 4010 Social Organization Degree Requirements • ANTH 4030 Folklore: Form and Content • 60 graduate-level quarter hours • ANTH 4200 Indians of North America • Maximum of 15 hours of transfer work • ANTH 4250 Ancient North America • Minimum GPA: 3.0 • ANTH 4350 Ecology and Society in the Ancient • Minimum grade for individual courses counted Southwest toward degree: B • ANTH 4370 Sex and Class in Latin America • ANTH 4400 Social Change in Latin America Non-Course Requirements • ANTH 4410 Indians of Mexico and Central • Advancement to Candidacy America • Master’s Paper • Qualifying Examination One Archeology Course: • Tool (Quantitative Anthropology (ANTH 3680) • ANTH 3130 Archaeology of Gender or Foreign Language literacy or course work) • ANTH 3350 Latin American Archaeology • 3 Quarters Residency as a graduate student at • ANTH 3390 Geoarchaeology DU • ANTH 3790 Field Methods in Archaeology • ANTH 3990 Summer Field School in Course Requirements Archaeology • Maximum 15 quarter hours outside of ANTH • ANTH 4050 East Asian Archaeology prefix • ANTH 4090 European Archaeology • Maximum 10 quarter hours of 4991 • ANTH 4650 Archaeological Method and • No limit for 4995 Independent research Theory • ANTH 3660 Anthropological Theory, Method and Context One Museum Course: • ANTH 4000 Advanced Anthropology • ANTH 3290 Art and Anthropology • ANTH 3661 Learning in Museums Minimum 16 hours in Ethnology coursework including • ANTH 3741 Introduction to Conservation two area (*) courses: • ANTH 3742 Museum Exhibit Development • ANTH 3000 Anthropology of Tourism • ANTH 3743 Managing Collections • ANTH 3010 World Food/World Hunger • ANTH 4740 Critical Perspectives in Museum • ANTH 3020 Native Religions Studies • ANTH 3050 Ethnicity, Power and Identity • ANTH 4744 Working in Museums • ANTH 3220 The Evolution of Culture • ANTH 3360/4360 Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Women • ANTH 3380/4380 Women and Development • ANTH 3400 Ethnology of China • ANTH 3430 Visions, Utopias and Messiahs in Cross-Cultural Perspective • ANTH 3470 Applied Anthropology • ANTH 3500 Culture and the City • ANTH 3540 The Nature of Language • ANTH 3640 Race, Sex and Evolution • ANTH 3650 Dynamics of Culture Change

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Concentration: Museum Studies Track: Thesis At least one additional Archaeology course (of the student’s choice): Degree Requirements • ANTH 3130 Archaeology of Gender • 48 graduate-level quarter hours • ANTH 3350 Latin American Archaeology • Maximum of 10 hours of transfer work • ANTH 3390 Geoarchaeology • Minimum GPA: 3.0 • ANTH 3790 Field Methods in Archaeology • Minimum grade for individual courses counted • ANTH 3990 Summer Field School in toward degree: B Archaeology • ANTH 4050 East Asian Archaeology Non-Course Requirements • ANTH 4090 European Archaeology • Advancement to Candidacy • ANTH 4650 Archaeological Method and • Thesis Theory • Oral Examination • Qualifying Examination At least one additional Cultural Anthropology course • Tool (Quantitative Anthropology (ANTH 3680) (besides those listed above): or Foreign Language literacy or course work) • Internship (can be taken for credit as ANTH • ANTH 3000 Anthropology of Tourism 4981) • ANTH 3010 World Food/World Hunger • ANTH 3020 Native Religions Course Requirements • ANTH 3050 Ethnicity, Power and Identity • Maximum 15 quarter hours outside of ANTH • ANTH 3220 The Evolution of Culture prefix • ANTH 3360/4360 Cross-Cultural Perspectives • No limit for 4991 independent study on Women • No limit for 4995 Independent research • ANTH 3380/4380 Women and Development • ANTH 3660 Anthropological Theory, Method • ANTH 3400 Ethnology of China and Context • ANTH 3430 Visions, Utopias and Messiahs in • ANTH 4000 Advanced Anthropology Cross-Cultural Perspective • ANTH 4740 Critical Perspectives in Museum • ANTH 3470 Applied Anthropology Studies • ANTH 3500 Culture and the City • ANTH 4744 Working in Museums • ANTH 3540 The Nature of Language • ANTH 4981 Museum Internship: In consultation • ANTH 3640 Race, Sex and Evolution with the student’s advisor this course can be • ANTH 3650 Dynamics of Culture Change broadly defined to include a fieldwork • ANTH 3880 Technology and Adaptation experience • ANTH 3885/4885 Anthropology and • ANTH 4745 Museum Practicum Underdevelopment • ANTH 4010 Social Organization At least ONE of the following: • ANTH 4030 Folklore: Form and Content • ANTH 3880 Technology and Adaptation • ANTH 4200 Indians of North America • ANTH 3890 Context of • ANTH 4250 Ancient North America • ANTH 3290 Art and Anthropology • ANTH 4350 Ecology and Society in the Ancient Southwest • At least two of the following: ANTH 4370 Sex and Class in Latin America • • ANTH 3661 Learning in Museums ANTH 4400 Social Change in Latin America • • ANTH 3741 Introduction to Conservation ANTH 4410 Indians of Mexico and Central • ANTH 3742 Museum Exhibit Development America • ANTH 3743 Managing Collections UNIVERSITY OF DENVER 6 Degree Requirements (continued)

Concentration: Museum Studies One Cultural Anthropology Course: Track: Master’s Paper • ANTH 3000 Anthropology of Tourism • ANTH 3010 World Food/World Hunger Degree Requirements • ANTH 3020 Native Religions • 60 graduate-level quarter hours • ANTH 3050 Ethnicity, Power and Identity • Maximum of 15 hours of transfer work • ANTH 3220 The Evolution of Culture • Minimum GPA: 3.0 • ANTH 3360/4360 Cross-Cultural Perspectives • Minimum grade for individual courses counted on Women toward degree: B • ANTH 3380/4380 Women and Development • ANTH 3400 Ethnology of China Non-Course Requirements • ANTH 3430 Visions, Utopias and Messiahs in • Advancement to Candidacy Cross-Cultural Perspective • Master’s Paper • ANTH 3470 Applied Anthropology • Qualifying Examination • ANTH 3500 Culture and the City • Tool (Quantitative Anthropology (ANTH 3680) • ANTH 3540 The Nature of Language or Foreign Language literacy or course work) • ANTH 3640 Race, Sex and Evolution • Internship (can be taken for credit as ANTH • ANTH 3650 Dynamics of Culture Change 4981) • ANTH 3880 Technology and Adaptation • ANTH 3885/4885 Anthropology and Course Requirements Underdevelopment • Maximum 15 quarter hours outside of ANTH • ANTH 4010 Social Organization prefix • ANTH 4030 Folklore: Form and Content • No limit for 4991 independent study • ANTH 4200 Indians of North America • No limit for 4995 Independent research • ANTH 4250 Ancient North America • ANTH 3660 Anthropological Theory, Method • ANTH 4350 Ecology and Society in the Ancient and Context Southwest • ANTH 4000 Advanced Anthropology • ANTH 4370 Sex and Class in Latin America • ANTH 4744 Working in Museums (must be • ANTH 4400 Social Change in Latin America taken in 1st year) • ANTH 4410 Indians of Mexico and Central • ANTH 4740 Critical Perspectives in Museum America Studies (must be taken in 1st year) One Archaeology Course: 2 credits of the following: • ANTH 3130 Archaeology of Gender • ANTH 4745 - Museum Practicum • ANTH 3350 Latin American Archaeology • ANTH 3390 Geoarchaeology At least two of the following: • ANTH 3790 Field Methods in Archaeology • ANTH 3290 - Art and Anthropology • ANTH 3990 Summer Field School in • ANTH 3880 - Technology and Adaptation Archaeology • ANTH 3890 - Context of Material Culture • ANTH 4050 East Asian Archaeology • ANTH 4090 European Archaeology At least two of the following: • ANTH 4650 Archaeological Method and • ANTH 3661 - Learning in Museums Theory • ANTH 3741 or ANTH 3872 - Introduction to Conservation • ANTH 3742 - Museum Exhibit Development • ANTH 3743 - Managing Collections

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Concentration: Museum Studies At least one additional Archaeology course (of the Track: Master’s Paper + Museum Exhibit student’s choice) • ANTH 3130 Archaeology of Gender Degree Requirements • ANTH 3350 Latin American Archaeology • 48 graduate-level quarter hours • ANTH 3390 Geoarchaeology • Maximum of 10 hours of transfer work • ANTH 3790 Field Methods in Archaeology • Minimum GPA: 3.0 • ANTH 3990 Summer Field School in • Minimum grade for individual courses counted Archaeology toward degree: B • ANTH 4050 East Asian Archaeology • ANTH 4090 European Archaeology Non-Course Requirements • ANTH 4650 Archaeological Method and • Advancement to Candidacy Theory • Master’s Paper • Museum Exhibit At least one additional Cultural Anthropology course • Qualifying Examination (besides those listed above): • Tool (Quantitative Anthropology (ANTH 3680) or Foreign Language literacy or course work) • ANTH 3000 Anthropology of Tourism • Internship (can be taken for credit as ANTH • ANTH 3010 World Food/World Hunger 4981) • ANTH 3020 Native Religions • ANTH 3050 Ethnicity, Power and Identity Course Requirements • ANTH 3220 The Evolution of Culture • Maximum 15 quarter hours outside of ANTH • ANTH 3360/4360 Cross-Cultural Perspectives prefix on Women • No limit for 4991 independent study • ANTH 3380/4380 Women and Development • No limit for 4995 Independent research • ANTH 3400 Ethnology of China • ANTH 3660 Anthropological Theory, Method • ANTH 3430 Visions, Utopias and Messiahs in and Context Cross-Cultural Perspective • ANTH 4000 Advanced Anthropology • ANTH 3470 Applied Anthropology • ANTH 4740 Critical Perspectives in Museum • ANTH 3500 Culture and the City Studies • ANTH 3540 The Nature of Language • ANTH 4744 Working in Museums • ANTH 3640 Race, Sex and Evolution • ANTH 4981 Museum Internship: In consultation • ANTH 3650 Dynamics of Culture Change with the student’s advisor this course can be • ANTH 3880 Technology and Adaptation broadly defined to include a fieldwork • ANTH 3885/4885 Anthropology and experience Underdevelopment • ANTH 4745 Museum Practicum • ANTH 4010 Social Organization • ANTH 4030 Folklore: Form and Content At least ONE of the following: • ANTH 4200 Indians of North America • ANTH 3880 Technology and Adaptation • ANTH 4250 Ancient North America • ANTH 3890 Context of Material Culture • ANTH 4350 Ecology and Society in the Ancient • ANTH 3290 Art and Anthropology Southwest • ANTH 4370 Sex and Class in Latin America • At least two of the following: ANTH 4400 Social Change in Latin America • • ANTH 3661 Learning in Museums ANTH 4410 Indians of Mexico and Central • ANTH 3741 Introduction to Conservation America • ANTH 3742 Museum Exhibit Development • ANTH 3743 Managing Collections UNIVERSITY OF DENVER 8 FACULTY Maria Dores Girao da Cruz Bonnie Clark Assistant Professor Associate Professor PhD Binghamton University, State University of New York, PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 2003 2003 Interests: archaeology, especially historic and Interests: archaeology, museum studies, ceramics, historical protohistoric periods; cultural landscapes; gender, archaeology, Africa and the United States ethnicity and material culture; public anthropology; [email protected], 303-871-2473 Western North America [email protected], 303-871-2875 Ermitte St. Jacque Lecturer, Postdoctoral Fellow Richard Clemmer-Smith PhD, University of Florida 2009 Professor Interests: Transnational Migration, African Diaspora, Gender; Curator of Ethnology, University of Denver Museum of Spain and the Bahamas Anthropology [email protected] PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1972 Interests: ethnohistory, ethnology of the Southwest and OTHER FACULTY Great Basin, cultural ecology, culture change [email protected], 303-871-2679 Tracy Ehlers Portfolio access: http://portfolio.du.edu/rclemmer Emeritus Professor PhD, University of Colorado at Boulder, 1980 Lawrence Conyers Interests: peasants, development, political economy, Professor Guatemala, women and development PhD, University of Colorado at Boulder, 1995 [email protected], 303-871-2683 Interests: archaeology, archaeometry, geological methods, Latin America, plains, U.S. Southwest James LaVita [email protected], 303-871-2684 Professor, arts, humanities and social science Website: www.du.edu/~lconyer [email protected], 303-871-3304 Portfolio access: http://portfolio.du.edu/lavita Christina Kreps Associate Professor Sarah Nelson Director of museum studies; Director, University of John Evans research Professor, Emeritus Professor Curator of Denver Museum of Anthropology archaeology, University of Denver Museum of Anthropology PhD, University of Oregon, 1994 PhD, University of Michigan, 1973 Interests: anthropology of museums, art and cultural Interests: archaeology of East Asia, especially origins of expression, politics of culture, development, Southeast agriculture and complex societies, statistical methods, gender Asia, Indonesia, Borneo stratification [email protected], 303-871-2688 [email protected], 303-871-2682

Dean Saitta Professor and Chair PhD, University of Massachusetts, 1987 Interests: archaeology, historical archaeology, , political economy, material culture, North America, U.S. Southwest [email protected], 303-871-2680 Portfolio access: http://portfolio.du.edu/dsaitta UNIVERSITY OF DENVER 9 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS (Back to Page 1)

ANTH 3000 Anthropology of Tourism (4 qtr. hrs.) creates his or her own anthropology of a place. Must Considers the interaction of host and visitor cultures in be junior standing or above. foreign tourism. Explores the effects of tourism on the host culture and the expectations of the visitors. ANTH 3060 Cultural Narratives (4 qtr. hrs.) Discusses tourism's relationship to development and the Human beings are natural storytellers. Whether reciting various levels of needs of the tourists. oral traditions or recounting personal experience, people everywhere use narratives as a way to express ANTH 3020 Native Religions (4 qtr. hrs.) and to understand themselves. This course approaches A cross-cultural survey of concepts used to understand cultural narratives from two angles. First, it explores the and talk about "religion," "the supernatural," and ways that anthropologists, usually trained in the social associated behavior among Native peoples of Turtle sciences, make use of and study narratives, whether Island. Topics include healing and techniques of through ethnographic observation, conducting an controlling and channeling supernatural power; sacred interview, gathering folklore or archaeological places and their significance; myths and symbols in their interpretation. Second, the class investigates narratives cultural contexts; initiation rites; conceptualizations of that, although produced by non-anthropologists, engage male and female deities; and responses of indigenous with anthropological issues such as kinship, gender, people to attempted missionization. work, tradition and identity. The narratives range broadly from fiction, to poetry, to film. These two ANTH 3030 Digital Anthropology (4 qtr. hrs.) approaches are framed by theoretically informed Digital Anthropology introduces students to computer readings about narrativity, both from the social sciences technology used in anthropological research. Students and the humanities. The class involves intensive reading study and then produce a number of digital products and writing, as it makes use of both discussion and useful in the analysis and interpretation of museum workshop formats. Each student in the course completes collections, for archaeological mapping and research, a research and writing project culminating in his or her and for the dissemination of anthropological knowledge own cultural narrative. Must be junior standing or online. This process covers the use of Geographic above. Information Systems (GIS) for spatial analysis, three- dimensional imaging programs ranging in scale from ANTH 3070 Folklore and Cultural Heritage broad landscape mapping to detailed digital artifact (4 qtr. hrs.) analysis. In addition, the use of geophysical methods for Folklore and Cultural Heritage is the study of the imaging what is below the surface allows students to expressive behaviors and practices that constitute the produce images of what lies below the ground in ordinary, everyday life of communities. Folklore includes archaeological contexts. the intangible cultural heritages of all peoples, for example, the artistic expression reflected in stories and ANTH 3040 of Place (4 qtr. hrs.) storytelling, music, dance, legends, oral history, This class is an exploration of the relationship between proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, customs, dialects and people and places from an anthropological viewpoint. ways of speaking. Everyone has folklore and We concern ourselves with a variety of ideas about participates in the "folklore process." Prerequisite: place, emphasizing not just how places are used, but introductory social science course. how they infuse themselves into the lives, histories and ethics of those who interact with them. The course ANTH 3130 The Archaeology of Gender readings include book-length anthropological case (4 qtr. hrs.) studies interspersed with interdisciplinary readings about This course examines the ways archaeology can place and landscape. The course includes seminar-style contribute to the study of gender through investigations discussions of readings, workshops and observations in of the deep through recent past. The class includes the field. On several occasions, we take our class on readings on gender theory, the uses of archaeological the road, working together to think about how people data and specific case studies of engendered lives in and place interact. By the end of the class, each student the past.

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ANTH 3135 Feasting, Fasting and Food: The ANTH 3290 Art and Anthropology (4 qtr. hrs.) Anthropology of Food (4 qtr. hrs.) Study of the concept of art and its multiple roles in Feasting, Fasting and Food focuses on foodways and society from a cross-cultural and historical perspective. food culture. Food and its acquisition and preparation Commodification of culture through tourism and the are tied to the historical, social and cultural lives of all global art market; arts of resistance and survival; and peoples. By drawing on historical sources, ethnography cultural expression and community development. and a number of anthropological perspectives, we look at foodways as symbols of identify, culinary tourism, ANTH 3310 Indigenous Environment (4 qtr. hrs.) food work as trade or profession, the study of food as The purpose of this course is to introduce students to art and theater, and food and memory. Prerequisite: particular environmental issues that affect indigenous ANTH 2010. peoples, including subsistence and economic issues; sacred lands; cultural property dilemmas; and the ANTH 3170 Applied Heritage Management impact that use of traditional cultural properties by (4 qtr. hrs.) others--including nation-state governments, corporations Considers the role of archaeology in preservation and and tourists--have on indigenous peoples' cultural and the management of cultural resources in terms of social integrity. Particular focus is on one of these issues-- legislation, ethics and practical application, with travel and particularly "ecotravel" and "ecotourism." emphasis of the utility, necessity and reality of doing archaeology today in the public sector. Site report ANTH 3350 Latin American Archaeology writing, governmental regulations and the business side (4 qtr. hrs.) of archaeology are stressed. Archaeological Covers the prehistory of the Western Hemisphere south information from site reports and artifact analysis are of the Mexico-U.S. border, from initial colonization of compiled and presented in a digital format. the hemisphere by Paleo-Indian people, to the origins of Prerequisite: ANTH 2310. agriculture and the rise of civilization. Olmec, Mayan, Aztec, Chavin, Moche and Inca cultures are covered in ANTH 3200 Human Origins and Evolution detail. (4 qtr. hrs.) Examines the fossil record for human evolution from 6 ANTH 3360 Cross-Cultural Perspective: Women million years ago to the origin of modern Homo (4 qtr. hrs.) sapiens, including current theories, evidence and Confronts question about women's lives and women's controversies. Considers the historical and sociological status in a global perspective. It addresses issues such contexts of human evolutionary studies, popular myths as why women have been subordinate to men in so and misconceptions, and alternative scenarios for the many cultures, how one actually measures dominance future evolution of the human species. and subordination, and whether there is some biological basis for gender inequality. Broad theoretical questions ANTH 3250 Guatemalan Field School: Women & on the status of women are discussed and form the basis Development in a Guatemalan Town (4 qtr. hrs.) for the analytical inquiry which follows. This class provides students with the chance to interact with highland Guatemalan women involved in an on- ANTH 3380 Women and Development (4 qtr. hrs.) going development project. Students are participant A case study approach to understanding women's status observers who will be gathering socio-demographic and the problems of combining productive and data from locals. Students apply their Spanish reproductive responsibilities in developing countries. language skills.

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ANTH 3390 Geoarchaeology (4 qtr. hrs.) ANTH 3550 Africa: Peoples and Cultures Use of geological methods to interpret archaeological (4 qtr. hrs.) sites, ancient landscape reconstruction, study of Survey course in the anthropology of Africa designed to environmental change and habitation. explore the diversity of African people and cultures. The course examines issues of contemporary life in the ANTH 3430 Visions, Utopias and Messiahs continent as well as the way it has been portrayed by (4 qtr. hrs.) the media, anthropologists, historians, and writers. Ghost dance, peyote religion, cargo cults, peasant Topics such as geography, history, society, politics, revolution, charismatic leaders, messianic movements in religion, ethnicities, and material culture of different cross-cultural perspectives; roles played by cultural regions are central to the discussion. systems, historical circumstances and social conditions in generating social movements. ANTH 3650 Dynamics of Culture Change (4 qtr. hrs.) ANTH 3470 Applied Anthropology (4 qtr. hrs.) Considers culture change and the agents of change. The practical application of cross-cultural knowledge Focuses on changes in indigenous cultures around the and awareness to the solution of social and cultural world resulting from colonialism 1850-1950, forced problems. Ethnographic methodologies, a review of the acculturation, the tension between worldwide economic history of applied anthropology and a consideration of development and human rights, and the changing the ideological and ethical components of applied nature of the post-colonial world. anthropology are covered. ANTH 3660 Anthropological Theory, Method and ANTH 3485 Anthropology and Underdevelopment Context (4 qtr. hrs.) (4 qtr. hrs.) History and development of particular schools of Anthropological approach to some of the developing thought, paradigms, methods and methodologies that world's most pressing social problems and how characterize contemporary anthropology. Intellectual, anthropologists can make a relevant contribution in artistic developments, world-wide sociopolitical and confronting, studying and changing the nature of economic processes that shaped much of underdevelopment. anthropological thinking of the times. Research methods in reconstruction of human history and qualitative ANTH 3500 Culture and The City (4 qtr. hrs.) ethnolographical research. Examines the past and future of the city as a human built environment that reflects and reproduces social, ANTH 3661 Museums and their Visitors (4 qtr. hrs.) political, economic, and cultural forces and ideals. This course is designed to be a comprehensive Begins with the origin of cities in antiquity and ends with introduction to museums and their approaches to serving contemporary urban landscapes. Analysis is sensitive to visitors, primarily through exhibitions and education. It both the technologies and aesthetics of urban form. examines current research and museum practice as it Emphasis is on the possibilities for urban redesign to relates to the museum as an environment for meaningful meet the problems of 21st century city life. visitor experiences and learning. The course is organized around the following core issues: (1) What ANTH 3540 The Nature of Language (4 qtr. hrs.) do visitor experiences look like in a museum context? (2) Language as social, psychological, cultural How do museums design for different audience types? phenomenon; relationship between cultures, semantics; (3) What do we learn from assessing visitors' language as medium of cultural unification; relationship experiences? (4) How do objects, ideas and spaces between dialects, social structure. affect visitor learning and experiences?

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ANTH 3680 Quantitative Methods-Anthropology ANTH 4250 North American Archeology (4 qtr. hrs.) In this course, students study the art and science of The use of statistics in all branches of anthropology; ethnographic research methods, conduct quarter-long data screening; parametric and nonparametric statistics. field research projects, and write practice Prerequisite: any course in basic statistics. ethnographies. The course requires students to apply the American Anthropological Association's Code of ANTH 3701 Topics in Anthropology (4 qtr. hrs.) Ethics in their research and to write Institutional Review Specialized topics in anthropology. Check with the Board applications for their projects. Course readings Department of Anthropology or the Schedule of Classes include texts on ethnographic methods as well as for further information; open to students who are non- controversial and exemplary ethnographic publications majors; may be repeated for credit. for student dissection and debate.

ANTH 3702 Topics in Anthropology (4 qtr. hrs.) ANTH 3790 Field Methods in Archaeology Specialized topics in anthropology. Check with the (4 qtr. hrs.) Department of Anthropology or the Schedule of Classes Introduces basic methods of archaeological survey, for further information; open to students who are non- excavation, artifact collection strategies and field majors; may be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: ANTH interpretation. Students learn to create field maps and 1010. cross-sectional drawings of archaeological phenomena. Prerequisite: ANTH 2310. ANTH 3703 Topics in Anthropology (4 qtr. hrs.) Specialized topics in anthropology. Check with the ANTH 3800 Capstone Seminar Anthropology Department of Anthropology or the Schedule of Classes (4 qtr. hrs.) for further information; open to students who are non- This seminar brings anthropology to bear on a topic of majors; may be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: ANTH special significance. It assesses grasp of the key 1010. concepts, theories and insights of anthropology, and critically reflects on the nature and history of the ANTH 3741 Introduction to Conservation discipline. Prerequisite: Senior standing. (4 qtr. hrs.) Introduction to physical properties of materials found in ANTH 3890 Context of Material Culture (4 qtr. hrs.) museum artifacts and specimens. Discusses preventative Examines how material culture both reflects and actively conservation principles and methods. structures political, economic and cultural life. Considers the relationship between people and their material ANTH 3742 Museum Exhibit Development culture (portable objects, non-portable objects, buildings, (4 qtr. hrs.) socially-created landscapes) in Western, non-Western, Introduces general principles of planning, development, ancient, and contemporary cultural contexts. Reading production and evaluation of museum exhibits. Explores materials draw from the fields of ethnology, design elements and methods of evaluation. Students archaeology, folklore, geography, history, art and have the opportunity to do exhibit mockups and exhibit architecture. evaluation. ANTH 3981 Museum Internship (1 to 6 qtr. hrs.) ANTH 3743 Managing Collections (4 qtr. hrs.) ANTH 3990 Summer Field School-Archaeology Principles and methods regarding acquisition, (4 to 6 qtr. hrs.) documentation, conservation and accessibility of Archaeological excavation, survey and recordings; collections. Law, registration methods, computerization, analysis and conservation of artifacts in the field. policy, development, ethics and preventive conservation are also discussed. ANTH 3991 Independent Study (1 to 15 qtr. hrs.)

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ANTH 4250 North American Archeology (4 qtr. hrs.) ANTH 3992 Directed Study (1 to 10 qtr. hrs.) Prehistoric archeology in North America from earliest traces of human occupation to European contact; ANTH 3995 Independent Research emphasis on cultures north of Mexico, east of Rockies. (1 to 10 qtr. hrs.) ANTH 4290 Art and Anthropology (4 qtr. hrs.) ANTH 4000 Advanced Anthropology (4 qtr. hrs.) This class introduces students to anthropological approaches to the study of art and visual culture. The ANTH 4040 Historical Archaeology: Theory and first part of the course covers foundational work in the Method (4 qtr. hrs.) field, introducing key concepts as well as methods for Because it is the archaeology of periods for which there viewing and understanding art from a cross- is also written history, historical archaeology is a cultural/comparative and interdisciplinary perspective. dynamic and interdisciplinary field. It also has a distinct We examine the relationships among art, technology set of concerns and methods that builds upon, but does and the environment, as well as the importance of form, not replicate, those of prehistoric archaeology. This function, style, meaning, and aesthetics in the study of course is designed to engage students in the practice of art. The second part addresses issues of contemporary historical archaeology through readings, discussions, concern in art and anthropology, such as the influence and the hands-on analysis of archaeological materials. of market forces and tourism on artistic traditions and The first class of each week is a discussion of readings cultural expressions; the intersection of art and identity; in historical archaeology. The readings introduce the politics of cultural representation. The course also students to theoretical and methodological issues in the explores the ethnographic turn in some forms of discipline, as well as important case studies. Many of contemporary art as well as doing ethnography as art. the readings have a North American focus, but address international practice. The second class of each week ANTH 4360 Cross-Cultural Perspectives of Women has a hands-on focus. Backed by readings on historic (4 qtr. hrs.) materials analysis, we discuss and practice the types of research historical archaeologists perform on actual ANTH 4370 Sex & Class in Latin America materials, focusing on different material types each (4 qtr. hrs.) week. Students in the course each process and analyze Evolving role of women in Central and South America a set of materials excavated from a historic site. from precolonial states to modern cities, rural areas.

ANTH 4070 Folklore and Cultural Heritage ANTH 4380 Women and Development (4 qtr. hrs.) (4 qtr. hrs.) Case study approach to understanding women's status; Folklore and Cultural Heritage is the study of the problems of combining productive/reproductive expressive behaviors and practices that constitute the responsibilities in developing countries. ordinary, everyday life of communities. Folklore includes the intangible cultural heritages of all peoples, for ANTH 4700 Readings in Anthropology example, the artistic expression reflected in stories and (1 to 5 qtr. hrs.) storytelling, music, dance, legends, oral history, Directed readings in anthropology under faculty proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, customs, dialects and supervision. May be repeated for credit. ways of speaking. Everyone has folklore and participates in the "folklore process." ANTH 4701 Special Topics in Anthropology (1 to 5 qtr. hrs.) ANTH 4200 Native North America (4 qtr. hrs.) Native American cultures north of Mexico. ANTH 4702 Special Topics in Anthropology (1 to 5 qtr. hrs.)

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ANTH 4703 Special Topics in Anthropology ANTH 4745 Museum Practicum (2 qtr. hrs.) (1 to 5 qtr. hrs.) Individually designed practicum in student's area of interest. ANTH 4704 Special Topics in Anthropology (1 to 5 qtr. hrs.) ANTH 4750 Masters Museum Exhibit (4 qtr. hrs.) Required for MA with museum studies concentration. ANTH 4740 Perspectives-Museum Studies Type of exhibit and placement planned with student's (4 qtr. hrs.) committee. ANTH 4744 Museum Anthropology (4 qtr. hrs.) ANTH 4981 Museum Internship (1 to 6 qtr. hrs.) This course introduces students to museum anthropology and the ethnography of museums as well as the ANTH 4991 Independent Study (1 to 17 qtr. hrs.) theoretical and practical sides of museum studies. The course is based on the following premises: Museum ANTH 4992 Directed Study (1 to 10 qtr. hrs.) anthropology is a form of applied anthropology in which museums are a venue for making anthropological ANTH 4995 Independent Research insights and knowledge accessible and relevant to the (1 to 17 qtr. hrs.) public; Museums, as institutions of public culture, are a forum for exploring contemporary social issues and concerns; The role of museums in society and civic engagement is at the core of contemporary museum anthropology and Museology.

For More Information A complete description of the program’s official offerings and requirements is available from the department at http://www.du.edu/ahss/schools/anthropology/index.html.

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