Summer & Continuing Studies 2013

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Key:   = Session 1    = Session 2    = Extended Session

ANTH 1a - Introduction to the Comparative Study of Human Societies

4 credit hours
Instructor: Anna Jaysane-Darr
Requirements Fulfilled: ss, nw
M, T, Th 01:30 - 03:50 PM

Summer Session I: June 3 to July 5, 2013
This course examines the ways human beings construct their lives in a variety of societies. Includes the study of the concept of culture, kinship and social organization, political economy, gender and sexuality, religion and ritual, symbols and language, social inequalities and social change, and globalization. Consideration of anthropological research methods and approaches to cross-cultural analysis. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
Sage class number: 2048
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee

ANTH 5a - Human Origins

4 credit hours
Instructor: Javier Urcid
Requirements Fulfilled: ss
M, T, Th 11:00 AM - 01:30 PM

Summer Session I: June 3 to July 5, 2013
ANTH 5a examines the major transformations of humanity from early hominids to civilizations. We will study fossils and archaeological evidence to highlight the origins of bipedalism and language, the shift from foraging to agricultural economies, and the inception of urban life and large-scale political centralization. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
Sage class number: 2049
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee

ANTH 55a - Anthropology of Development

4 credit hours
Instructor: Mrinalini Tankha
Requirements Fulfilled: ss, nw
M, T, Th 06:30 - 08:50 PM

Summer Session II: July 8 to August 9, 2013
This course combines an examination of the historical development of "development" concepts and institutions with case studies of particular developmental projects in the United States and abroad. Throughout the course, we will sustain a dynamic interplay between development theory and practice. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
Sage class number: 2076
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee

ANTH 61b - Language in American Life

4 credit hours
Instructor: Laura John
Requirements Fulfilled: ss
M, T, Th 08:30 - 10:50 AM

Summer Session II: July 8 to August 9, 2013
This course examines the relationships between language and some major dimensions of American social life: social groupings (the structures of ethnic, regional, class, and gender relations); social settings (such as courtrooms, workplaces, and homes); and social interaction. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
Sage class number: 2077
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee

ANTH 116a - Human Osteology

4 credit hours
Instructor: Javier Urcid
Requirements Fulfilled: ss, sn
M, T, Th 01:30 - 03:50 PM

Summer Session I: June 3 to July 5, 2013
This is an experiential learning course. This course also counts toward the HSSP Major or Minor. In this course we will study skeletal anatomy and the application of forensic techniques to archaeological problems. Hands-on laboratory sessions focus on methods of estimating age at the time of death, determining sex, assessing variability, detecting instances of bone remodeling, and identifying cultural and natural modifications to bony tissue. Case studies will be used to exemplify bioarchaeological approaches. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
Sage class number: 2050
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee

ANTH 127a - Medicine, Body, and Culture

4 credit hours
Instructor: Casey Golomski
Requirements Fulfilled: ss, nw
M, T, Th 01:30 - 03:50 PM

Summer Session II: July 8 to August 9, 2013
In this course we will examine the main areas of inquiry in medical anthropology, including medicine as a sociocultural construct, political and economic dimensions of suffering and health, patients and healers in comparative medical systems, and the medical construction of men's and women's bodies. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
Sage class number: 2078
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee

ANTH 144a - The Anthropology of Gender

4 credit hours
Instructor: Jessica Hardin
Requirements Fulfilled: wi, sn, nw
M, T, Th 06:30 - 08:50 PM

Summer Session I: June 3 to July 5, 2013
This course is an examination of gender constructs, sexuality, and cultural systems from a comparative perspective. Topics include the division of labor, rituals of masculinity and femininity, the vexing question of the universality of women's subordination, cross-cultural perspectives on same-sex sexualities and transsexuality, the impact of globalization on systems, and the history of feminist anthropology. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
Sage class number: 2051
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee