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ANTHRO 2900 - Genealogies of Social Anthropology at Harvard

Semester: 

Fall

Offered: 

2023

Prof. Byron Good
Thurs. 12:00 - 2:45 PM
Tozzer 102

 

This course is designed for students beginning graduate study in social and cultural anthropology and is required for all first-year Social Anthropology graduate students. It is intended to provide critical skills for reading in and contributing to social and cultural theory. It offers a selective overview of theoretical and empirical trends in the discipline of anthropology, focusing on intellectual connections between writing and research of faculty members at Harvard and different theoretical...

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ANTHRO 2797 - Theory and Practice of Social Medicine

Semester: 

Fall

Offered: 

2023

Profs. Salmaan Keshavjee, David Jones, Mercedes Becerra, and Lindsey Zeve
Mon. 12:00 PM - 2:45 PM
 

Social medicine is a field of study and practice that uses insights from the social sciences to improve medical theory and the delivery of health care in communities and global health. This course will explore the historical foundations of social medicine in the 19th and 20th centuries in Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and North America. It will then examine case studies of social medicine in the contemporary world that confront the challenges of post-...

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ANTHRO 1610 - Ethnographic Research Methods

Semester: 

Fall

Offered: 

2023

Prof. Julia Fierman
T 12:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Tozzer 203

Taught as part seminar and part practicum, this course introduces undergraduate students to the craft of ethnographic research. Through weekly readings and semester-long practice projects, students critically examine and put to practice key elements of qualitative research methods used by anthropologists. Varied ethnographic assignments allow students to practice skills central to field work: participant observation, taking and organizing field notes, conducting formal and informal interviews, carrying out...

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ANTHRO 1130 - Archaeology of Harvard Yard

Semester: 

Fall

Offered: 

2023

Profs. Diana Loren and Patricia Capone
Thurs 12:00 PM - 02:45 PM
Vanserg 23

Archaeological data recovered from Harvard Yard provide a richer and more nuanced view of the 17th through 19th century lives of students and faculty in Harvard Yard, an area that includes the Old College and Harvard Indian College. Students will excavate in Harvard Yard, process and analyze artifacts, and report on the results. Additional topics to be covered include regional historical archaeology, research design, surveying, archival research, stratigraphy, and artifact analysis.

ANTHRO 1033 - Archaeology of Inequality

Semester: 

Fall

Offered: 

2021

Prof. Jess Beck
Tues. and Thurs. 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Peabody 561 

In 2018, Oxfam reported that the 26 richest people on the planet had the same net worth as half of the global population. The rampant wealth disparities in the modern world lead us to ask whether inequality is an inescapable component of all societies. Through its unique access to the deep time of human prehistory, archaeology allows us to question myths and just-so stories about the origins and inevitability of inequality.... Read more about ANTHRO 1033 - Archaeology of Inequality

ANTHRO 1707 - Ethnic Studies, Anthropology, and the Transpacific Ethnography of Asian America

Semester: 

Fall

Offered: 

2021

Prof. Joyhanna Garza
Mon. and Weds. 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Tozzer 102

Ethnic studies is the critical interdisciplinary study of race, ethnicity, and indigeneity as understood from the intellectual, political, and cultural histories and perspectives of minoritized groups in the United States. Ethnic studies scholars analyze the social dynamics of race, racism, and various forms of institutionalized violence including the historical and lasting legacies of colonialism, chattel slavery, US imperalism, white supremacy, and more.... Read more about ANTHRO 1707 - Ethnic Studies, Anthropology, and the Transpacific Ethnography of Asian America

GENED 1093 - Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Cares? Reimagining Global Health

Semester: 

Fall

Offered: 

2021

Profs. Arthur Kleinman, Salmaan Keshavjee, Anne Becker, and Paul Farmer
Tues. and Thurs. 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Science Center Hall B

If you are sick or hurt, whether you live or die depends not only on biological factors, but social ones: who you are and where you are, what sort of healthcare system is available to help you survive, and what kind of care is available to help you recover, if society believes you deserve it.

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GENED 1091 - Classical Chinese Ethical and Political Theory

Semester: 

Fall

Offered: 

2021

Prof. Michael Puett
Mon. and Wed. 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
CGIS South S010

What is the best way to live a fuller and more ethical life? Concretely what should we do to begin to live in a more flourishing and inspiring way? Questions such as these were at the heart of philosophical debates in China. The answers that classical Chinese thinkers developed in response to these questions are among the most powerful in human history. Regardless of whether one agrees with them...

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GENED 1105 - Can We Know Our Past?

Semester: 

Fall

Offered: 

2021

Profs. Rowan Flad and Jason Ur
Mon. and Wed. 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
CGIS South S010

What happened in the past? How do you know? Even though today we take great pains to document every major event that occurs, more than 99% of human history is not written down. How, then, can we determine with any certainty what people did, let alone thought about, hundreds, thousands, and even millions of years ago?

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GENED 1044 - Deep History

Semester: 

Fall

Offered: 

2021

Profs. Matthew Liebmann and Daniel Smail
Tues. and Thurs. 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Harvard Hall 202

When does history begin? To judge by the typical history textbook, the answer is straightforward: six thousand years ago. So what about the tens of thousands of years of human existence described by archaeology and related disciplines? Is that history too?

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ANTHRO 2812 - Space and Power

Semester: 

Fall

Offered: 

2021

Prof. Ajantha Subramanian
Tues. 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Tozzer 203

This course considers space as a structuring principle of social life and as a product of political activity. It treats space as a dynamic force animating human existence rather than as its static backdrop.

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