2022

Prof. Anna Jabloner Thurs. 12:45 PM - 2:45 PM This course considers the relationship between feminism (as activist realm, as theoretical field, in its institutionalized form as gender studies) and anthropology. We will begin with early ethnographic...

Prof. Gabriella Coleman Tues. 9:30 AM - 11:45 AM Tozzer 102 This class will conjoin recent ethnographies and media studies books on digital media with complementary pieces on politics, language, communication, and/or technology. The book selection will...

Dr. Julia Fierman W 9:00-11:45am What does it mean when we speak of “political power”? We know, from the work of many anthropologists, that power is not a question of the state. The political anthropologist Pierre Clastres wrote about non-state societies...

Prof. Julia Fierman Weds. 3:00 PM - 5:45 PM This seminar in social anthropology presents value and the exchange of value as the foundations of economic, social, moral, and political life. The authors we read will argue that the exchange of value(s)...

Prof. Michael Puett Thurs. 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM A study of approaches in the philosophical traditions of the West and the East to the conduct of life. Philosophical ethics has often been understood as meta-ethics: the development of a method of moral...

Prof. Peter Manuelian Mon. and Wed. 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM How does ancient Egypt enlighten our times about what defines a civilization, and were those ancient humans, with their pyramids, hieroglyphs, and pharaohs, exactly like or nothing like us? How much of...

Prof. Bill Fash Wed. 9:45AM - 11:45AM The film "Clash of Titans" was a British extravaganza dedicated to exploring the ancient Greeks' concepts of the interactions between humans and their gods. In Ancient Mexico, the tale of Topiltzin Quetzalcóatl...

TBA This course offers a conceptual overview of research methods used by anthropologists. We will hear from faculty members their experience of doing fieldwork—from formulating a research question, choosing a site, entering the field to ethical issues...

Prof. Bill Fash W 9:00 AM - 11:45 AM The links between archaeology, cultural heritage, identity, and nation building have been vital to archaeological practice since the origins of the discipline. The uses and abuses of archaeology by state actors over...

Prof. Jason Ur Tues. and Thurs. 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM An introduction to the GIS and remote sensing methods used by archaeologists to document and analyze datasets at the scale of the site and the region. This class will involve the hands-on use of printed...