Interdepartmental Seminar in African Studies Topics
3 creditsAn interdisciplinary seminar exploring African societies and cultures.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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An interdisciplinary seminar exploring African societies and cultures.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2025–Spring 2025 · limited sampleANTHRO 100 introduces general anthropology by exploring human evolution, cultural diversity, societal capacities, and major world cultures.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course requires significant reading, with students noting that textbook material often exceeds lecture content. Exams are described as difficult, covering extensive information and sometimes including material not discussed in class.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025ANTHRO 104 introduces cultural anthropology, examining social organization, economics, politics, and cultural change with a focus on U.S. ethnic and racial minorities.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Amy Stambach, Claire Wendland, Falina Enriquez, Jerome Camal, Leonie Schulte: Recent reviews describe the course as very easy with open-note, online exams and optional lectures. Workload consists of busywork in discussions and reading quizzes, though some older reviews cite vague assignments and excessive time consumption.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026ANTHRO 300 is a survey of cultural anthropology focusing on ethnographic description, methodology, and contemporary theories of sociocultural diversity.
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Historical reviews of Falina Enriquez, Leonie Schulte: The course requires weekly graded discussions and small-group participation, making attendance essential. Papers are graded somewhat harshly, and lectures may be considered optional if slides are provided.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025ANTHRO 490 is an undergraduate seminar involving discussion and report preparation on specific, changing topics.
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One historical review characterizes the teaching style as easy, while another advises students to be concise and prepared with specific questions.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026ANTHRO 681 is a mentored individual research and study course for students completing a thesis in an Honors program.
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ANTHRO 682 is a mentored individual research course for students completing a thesis in an Honors program.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleANTHRO 691 is a mentored individual research and study course for students completing a senior thesis.
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ANTHRO 692 is a senior thesis course involving mentored individual research and study.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleANTHRO 698 is an advanced directed study course where students arrange projects with a faculty member.
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ANTHRO 699 is a directed study course where students conduct advanced projects arranged with a faculty member.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleANTHRO 909 covers theoretical and practical aspects of ethnographic research, including fieldwork methods, research design, and ethnographic writing.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2024 · limited sampleANTHRO 940 is a graduate seminar in cultural anthropology focusing on current literature, methods, and assigned problems.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2025 · limited sampleANTHRO 990 is a research and thesis course for dissertators involving advanced mentored reading and research.
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ANTHRO 999 is an advanced mentored reading and research course for dissertator-status students.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleMEDHIST 699 is an independent study course in medical history where students conduct directed projects arranged with an instructor.
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