102 ANTHROPOLOGY: HUMAN ORIGINS AND CULTURE (4 hrs)

Professor John Polk Office:188 Davenport Hall PH: 333-3676

jdpolk@uiuc.edu

Professor Barry Lewis Office: 209F Davenport Hall PH: 244-3501

blewis@uiuc.edu

This class explores the fossil and archaeological evidence for human biological and cultural evolution. We examine the fossil and artifact record of the last several million years in order to develop an understanding of why we are interesting animals and a somewhat unique species. The first part of the course considers our biological heritage. We learn the biological bases of human life and carefully evaluate the human fossil record. The second part of the course introduces students to archaeology, the evolution of cultural behavior, and world prehistory. Final grades will be based on two examinations, two quizzes, two 3-5 page article reviews, and discussion section assignments.

Required texts:

Lewis, Barry, et al. (2007) Understanding Physic

al Anthropology and Archaeology.
9th Edition. Wadsworth, Belmont, CA.

Lewin, R. (2005) Human Evolution: An Illustrated Introduction. 5th Edition. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Boston.

*THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES GEN. ED. REQ.

103 INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (4 hrs.)

Professor Sasha Newell Office: 386A Davenport Hall PH: 244-7459

newell@uiuc.edu

Anthropology studies how culture and social organization structure human behavior. Exploring diverse social practices and beliefs in a global context, we will examine the power of symbols, norms, and categories to shape both everyday lives and historical events. By attempting to see the world through other people's eyes, this course helps you to perceive and challenge the cultural assumptions constraining your own view of the world. We will critically examine such basic categories as individual, race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, modernization, globalization, and nation. With attention to the ethnographic method and questions of objectivity and representation, we will explore the meaning of culture in a world of interconnection.

*THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, WESTERN AND NON-WESTERN GEN. ED. REQ.

106 HIST ARCH AMERICAS (3HRS)

Professor Chris Fennell Office: 296 Davenport Hall PH: 244-7309

cfennell@uiuc.edu

This course explores recent theoretical, methodological, and thematic developments in the archaeology of the recent past. The temporal and geographic coverage will span the historic period of North America and the Caribbean, from 1500 AD through 1900 AD. This course concentrates on examining how historical archaeologists use artifacts, documents, and oral history evidence in interpreting the past, and how historical archaeology can contribute to our understanding of the ways by which material culture has influenced the negotiation and construction of race, class, gender, and ethnic identities. Course requirements include two examinations and exercises in analyzing material culture.

*This course will fulfill a gen ed.req. for: Cultural Studies, U.S. Minority Culture(s) &; HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL.

157 THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF ILLINOIS ( 3HRS)

Professor Tim Pauketat Office: 123 Davenport Hall PH: 244-8818

pauketat@uiuc.edu

Archaeology in Illinois? Can it be as exciting as King Tut's tomb, the Royal Cemetery of Ur, or the cities of ancient Mexico? In fact, Illinois did have pharaoh-like rulers, it's own agricultural complex, earthen pyramids, warring, and pre-Columbian colonies. Pre-Columbian Illinois has a long, complex history, owing in large part to its location along the Nile of the midcontinent. Historic Illinois saw intrusive cultures, relocated indigenous nations, and colonial forts. We review all of these through sites and artifacts, seeking to understand the archaeology of Illinois as the history of real people.

*THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE WESTERN CULTURES GEN. ED. REQ.

165 North American Indians (DISCOVERY) same as AIS 165 (3 HRS)

Professor Brenda Farnell Office: 209E Davenport Hall PH: 244-9226

bfarnell@uiuc.edu

This course develops an understanding of the rich diversity of languages and cultures found among Native North American peoples from the perspectives of socio-cultural and linguistic anthropology. We ask, "Why is a language so important to the people that use it?" and "How can the study of languages help us to understand cultural worlds that are radically different from our own?" The class includes several Native American guest speakers, and  visits to Native American events on campus.

Discovery courses are open to Freshman students only. No prerequisites.

*THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND US MINORITY CULTURES GEN ED. REQ.

175 archaeology of pop culture (3HRS)

Professor Helaine Silverman Office: 295 Davenport Hall PH: 333-1315

helaine@uiuc.edu

This course explores the manner in which archaeologists and the public have reconstructed and conversed about the past -- their own past and that of others.  Through multiple case studies we examine the ways in which the ancient past has been interpreted, appropriated, represented, used and manipulated in the present for a variety of reasons by many different groups in many different societies.

Among the topics covered are: science vs. pseudo-science; racializing the past (ancient astronauts; Atlantis; the "myth of the moundbuilders", Afrocentrism, "Black Athena," the Olmecs of Mexico); politics of the past (Nazi archaeology; contemporary Peruvian politics); contested places and shared spaces (modern-age cultists at Stonehenge; tourists at Maya sites; museums and exhibitions; the landscape of contemporary Australian aborginals); the construction of ancient Egypt (the concept of orientalism; the discovery of Tutankamon's tomb; the 1932 Mummy film with Boris Karloff; the 1999 Mummy film with Brendan Fraser); science or sacrilege? (U.S. archaeologists vs. U.S. Native American tribes, Chief Illiniwek); the pasts of Other Americans (Puerto Ricans/Tainos, Chicanos/Aztlan); "Primitivism" in 20th century art. creating tomorrow's ruins; the traffic in antiquities; the past we deserve.

Grading: three exams.

Readings: 2 books, e-reserve articles

*THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE SOCIAL SCIENCES GEN ED. REQ.

180 the archaeology of death (honors) (3hrs)

Professor Helaine Silverman Office: 295 Davenport Hall PH: 333-1315

helaine@uiuc.edu

“Archaeology of Death" takes a very broad view of archaeology. Anth 180 "excavates" the human understanding and celebration/commemoration of death worldwide and from ancient to modern times by means of case studies. Death is the greatest of the life crises and since time immemorial all human societies have devised ways to cope with and explain it. Cultural responses to death are highly varied and tightly patterned. For instance, ancient people of Peru's desert south coast wrapped their dead in bundles of textiles. Ancient Egyptians believed in a good afterlife. Indic kings in nineteenth century Bali went to the otherworld on a fiery prye with as many of their wives as could be convinced to leap into the fire. The Victorian Period in England was an era of funerary excess. Mortuary customs in the U.S. today are restrained and modest. Anthropologists and archaeologists take a keen professional interest in mortuary customs because of the information this culture-specific behavior can provide about the living society.

In this course we read the beautiful SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY by Edgar Lee Masters; its action takes place in the cemeteries and towns along the Spoon River of west-central Illinois. We also read Thomas Lynch's best-seller THE UNDERTAKING. LIFE STUDIES FROM THE DISMAL TRADE. Other readings (on e-reserve) are brief articles ranging from the death and funeral of Princess Diana and Elvis Presley to cannibalism in ancient and modern times. We watch and critique six movies ("Truly, Deeply, Madly", "The Loved One", "The Funeral", "Death Takes a Holiday/Meet Joe Black", "My Girl," "Soylent Green"), which range from comedic to tragic to frightening. We conduct a project at Mt. Hope Cemetery on the south side of campus for which the students must be able to spend a Saturday morning in the spring at the cemetery. Students write a "Last Will and Testament." Other assignments are an analysis of one episode of the HBO series "Six Feet Under" (your choice of episode – the library has the complete series) and a brief report on your family's death practices. Students also conceive of a memorial and present it in class. These assignments are spaced out throughout the semester.

*THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE SOCIAL SCIENCES GEN ED. REQ.

182 LATIN AMERICAN CULTURES (4 hrs)

Instructor Alicia Garcia Office: TBA, please contact the departmental office at 333-3616

adgarci1@uiuc.edu

This course will introduce anthropological perspectives on the Latin America and the Caribbean to approach a wide range of countries and issues, emphasizing social, cultural, economic and political transformations in the region. This class will examine diverse peoples and cultures of the region in historical and contemporary perspective. Historically we will reflect on important moments in the region's history such as the conquest, colonialization and slavery that are relevant to understanding Latin American cultures today. Next we will look at different ideas and cultural constructions about race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class and they way they have shaped Latin American cultures, politics and societies from colonial times to the present. Through a set of case studies we will examine social and political issues relevant to region and its connections with the United States, Additional themes will also include independence struggles, nation-building, imperialis! neo-colonialism, dictatorships, revolution, violence, democracy, immigration, racial formation, human rights and social movements.

199BS SEX IN NATURE AND CULTURE. (3 HRS)

Professor Matti Bunzl Office:386B Davenport Hall PH: 265-4068

bunzl@uiuc.edu

Professor Rebecca Stumpf Office: 189 Davenport Hall PH: 333-8072

rstumpf@uiuc.edu

This course is a simultaneous exploration of human sexuality from a biological and cultural perspective. In regard to the former, the focus will be on evolutionary and biosocial approaches; with the latter, the emphasis will be on historical and cultural dimensions. Numerous substantive issues will be covered, including the physiological, ecological, and social aspects of human sexuality from embryology to puberty and from adulthood to old age. Other topics include variation in male and female reproductive strategies, cognitive and behavioral differences between the sexes, and cross-cultural differences in life history. We will also explore the historical and cultural foundations for such phenomena as the social traffic in women, the emergence of hetero- and homosexuality, and the various formations of transsexuality. With all of these topics, the biological and cultural perspectives will be presented as different empirical and analytic approaches to the study of human sexuality. At times, they will appear as complementary; at others, we will probe their possible incompatibility. In this sense, the course also serves as an introduction to some of the central issues of interdisciplinary scholarship, particularly the possibility of collaboration between the humanities and sciences.

199RM THE HUMAN POPULATION HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS (3 HRS)

Professor Ripan Malhi Office: 185 Davenport Hall PH: 265-0721

malhi@uiuc.edu

This course explores the history of, and current research on, the population history of the Americas. Topics include linguistic, geologic, archaeological, oral history and genetic evidence of the prehistoric population movements within the Americas and Siberia. This is a seminar course with readings from original research and review articles. Participants from diverse perspectives are strongly encouraged to participate.

209 FOOD, CULTURE, AND SOCIETY (3 HRS)

Professor Martin Manalansan Office: 387 Davenport Hall PH: 244-3500

manalans@uiuc.edu

“As American as apple pie! “

“Let’s have a coffee break.”

“I can’t eat any more – I have to fit into a bikini this summer.”

“What? A Thanksgiving dinner without turkey? Impossible! “

“You have not eaten French haute cuisine? Oh you poor thing!”

“You can’t be friends with them – they eat dogs!”

These statements illustrate how food is part of our everyday life. Furthermore, they demonstrate how food goes beyond providing nutrition and biological sustenance. Food is a symbolic and material medium for establishing relationships, meanings and practices that revolve around family, kinship, religion, gender, class, ethnic, national and other collective identities. It marks routines, important life events and special holidays. Food influences how we see ourselves in relation to others. It is a vehicle for creating intimacy between and for discriminating against people.

The course introduces students to the anthropological and sociological study of food in order to better understand how food practices, culinary cultures and dietary rules are embedded in our individual and collective memories, desires, and everyday struggles. Some of the themes to be explored in this class include: cookbooks and cooking shows; diet and gender; ethnic foods; haute cuisine and class inequalities; religion and food taboos; cannibalism, fast-food: globalization; and world hunger.

*THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE SOCIAL SCIENCES GEN ED REQ.

225 WOMEN IN PREHISTORY (3 HRS)

Professor Olga Soffer Office: 309H Davenport Hall; PH: 333-2100

o-soffer@uiuc.edu

This course introduces students to gender issues in archaeology and in what archaeologists produce: stories about the past. We begin by considering the multiple ways of "knowing" the past and evaluate the potential biases in each. We then examine the history of gender studies in archaeology and the roles that women have played in archaeology. Next we consider the variety of approaches to engendering the past. Armed with these theoretical and practical insights, wethen focus on how we can reliably identify the presence of women in the archaeological record and reconstruct both their lives and the roles that they played in a variety of prehistoric cultures around the world. We do this through focused case studies. This course will be run in a lecture/discussion format with extensive guided student participation.

Texts: 1. Sorensen, M.L.S. 2000 Gender Archaeology. Polity Press, Cambridge

2. Additional readings TBA and on reserve in Department Library, Davenport Hall #193

*THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE SOCIAL SCIENCES GEN ED REQ.

230 SOCIOCULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3 hrs)

Professor Marc Perry Office: 393 Davenport Hall PH: 265-6491

mdp@uiuc.edu

This course is an advanced introduction to the subfield of sociocultural anthropology for majors in anthology. The course examines the ways sociocultural anthropologist produce knowledge about the social world through ethnographic methodologies (i.e. participant observation and ethnographic “fieldwork” based writing) and cultural analyses and critiques of social power and organization. The course will open by discussing the development of anthropology as an academic discipline with a focus on the notion of “culture” so central to anthropological inquiry. The course will then move toward more contemporary ethnographic texts that are illustrative of key anthropological concepts and analyses of the world in which we live. Here, particular attention will be paid the varying ways social forms of power shape societies and individual lives, and the differing ways such power is “negotiated” in a modern, increasingly globalized world.

240 BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY. (3 hrs.)

Professor Charles Roseman Office: 209G Davenport Hall PH: 244-3513

croseman@uiuc.edu

This course covers the theoretical and empirical basis of modern biological anthropology. Topics include basic evolutionary biology, population genetics, basic anatomy, the natural history and phylogeny of primates, the fossil evidence for origins of the earliest primates to modern humans and human genetic variation. This course will furnish students with the basic skills to take advanced courses in biological anthropology and evolutionary biology.

242 HISTORY OF HUMAN EVOLUTION (3 hrs)

Professor Stan Ambrose Office: 381 Davenport Hall PH: 244-3504

ambrose@uiuc.edu

How has the study of human evolution and its socio-political setting developed over the last 150 years? This class will review the history of the controversy of our own evolution, looking at debates within the discipline, society at large, and how one often affects the other. Special emphasis will be placed on the ways in which our assumptions about how evolution works, and the models and scenarios we construct for stages of human evolution influence our interpretations of the fossil record, and our understandings of the foundations for modern human diversity.

The course will follow the history of the science of human evolution from before Darwin to the debates taking place today in laboratories, scientific literature, popular press and courtrooms. Students will learn the evidence of human evolution. An accurate understanding of our evolutionary history – how we have become human – is essential for developing a critical approach the interface between science and society, especially for an accurate understanding of the origin and composition of modern human races. Grades will be based on attendance, participation in discussions, three exams and three short essays.

Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this course. Molecular and genetic evidence for our evolutionary history will be examined, so an understanding of biology is essential. ANTH 102, 143, or any higher-level biological anthropology or biology course is recommended.

Textbooks:

Howells, William W. (1997) Getting Here. The story of human evolution (new edition). Compass Press, Washington DC.

Lewin, Roger, and Robert A. Foley (2004) Principles of Human Evolution. 2^nd edition. Blackwell Publishing, Malden, MA.

Additional reading assignments will be available through library e-reserve.

249 EVOLUTION AND HUMAN DISEASE (3 HRS)

Professor Tom Gillespie Office: 187 Davenport Hall PH: 333-6236

trg@uiuc.edu

From plagues of prehistory to pandemics of disease emergence today, pathogens have played a central role in our existence. This course will provide insights into why we get sick and how we heal. This course will introduce students to the evolutionary perspective of human disease using the principles of natural selection, adaptation, and co-evolution to answer such questions as: How do diseases originate?  What factors lead to epidemics? What capacity does the human body have to respond to infection? What can medicine and technology offer to mitigate the affects of disease?

266 AFRICAN FILM AND SOCIETY (3 HRS)

Professor Mahir Saul Office: 309J Davenport Hall PH: 244-3502

m-saul@uiuc.edu

A course on recent feature films produced in African countries. These films are used to provide an introduction to contemporary Africa. Some of these films have received prestigious international awards. The films shown in the class are treated as entertainment, as art, and as documents revealing social issues in contemporary Africa. The course will include readings on Africa, on the countries where the films were made, and on the topics that they deal with.  After the first two introductory weeks the students will watch one film per week. Attendance of these screenings and of the period of lecture and discussion is obligatory. There will be exams and weekly writing assignments.

Texts:
I. Bakari & M. Cham,  African Experiences of Cinema
M. Diawara, African Cinema, Politics & Culture
N. Thiong’o, Decolonizing the Mind

*THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE NON-WESTERN CULTURES GEN ED. REQ.

270 LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY (3 HRS) (meets w/ Anth 271)

271 LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY (ADVANCED COMP. II) (3HRS)

Professor Janet Keller Office: 395 Davenport Hall PH: 333-3529

jdkeller@uiuc.edu

Both courses provide an introduction to linguistic anthropology, and examine the intersections between language, self, culture and society. We explore language and identity; language and mind; language and culture; discourse, power and performance in social interaction, talk and writing. The course also addresses language in historical and comparative perspective and issues of language in the contemporary world. We contrast human and nonhuman communication systems and briefly look at language acquisition. Students will be introduced to a variety of theoretical approaches; learn basic analytical procedures, and have opportunities to apply these to problems. This course may be taken as a standard offering (270) or for COMP II credit (271) with a focus on writing and composition. Lectures are shared for both courses. Sections are separate.

Texts will include the following.

Wogan, Peter 2004 Magical Writing in Salasaca: Literacy and Power in Highland Ecuador.
Ottenheimer, Harriett Joseph 2006 the Anthropology of Language. A text and associated workbook and reader.

Prerequisites :  None, but ANTH 104 recommended.

  **270 satisfies the COMP I REQUIREMENT FOR UNDERGRADUATES

 **271 satisfies the COMP II REQUIREMENT FOR UNDERGRADUATES

286 SOUTHEAST ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS (3 HRS) Asian Studies 286, History 225

Professor F.K. Lehman Office: 209H Davenport Hall PH: 244-8423

f-lehman@uiuc.edu

This course provides a broad perspective on the development of civilizations in Southeast Asia over the past 2,000 years, from the earliest Indianised states to the present independent nations. Emphasis will be placed upon the role of commerce, the development of complex forms of political and social organization, the place of the great religions — Hinduism, Theravåda Buddhism, Islam and Christianity — in the growth of cultures of the region, and the impact of European colonialism and the world economy.

359 ADVANCED TOPICS IN LATINA/O US. (3HRS)

Professor Arlene Torres Office: 510 E. Chalmers PH: 265-0370

atorres2@uiuc.edu

A major goal of this course is to provide students with various theoretical and methodological perspectives and insights regarding the construction of ethnic and racial difference in American society. It builds on the more traditional approach to ethnicity by offering an in-depth look at the construction of stereotypical imagery of self and other. By focusing on the ways by which Latino/Latina identities are constructed as compared to other ethnic and racial groups in American society, students explore the relationship between symbolic representations and complex social processes in historical and contemporary contexts.

The first half of the course focuses on symbolic representations and anthropological literature written about Latino/a culture. Such imagery from diverse media and disciplinary roots is contrasted with imagery (visual and verbal) chosen by Latinos and Latinas to represent themselves. The second part of the course examines how these images and anthropological studies have been embraced and or contested in various social settings by Latino and Latina scholars and literary figures. Students are provided with an opportunity to analyze visual and verbal imagery to better understand the representation of ethnicity and issues of political, social and cultural consequence, which derive there from.

The course is structured around four key areas. These include: 1) historical imagery and representation 2) anthropological theory, method and representation, 3) seeking new directions in theory, method and practice and 4) multiple ways of representing self/other as Latinos/Latinas represent themselves.

*THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE NON-WESTERN CULTURES GEN ED. REQ.

399/499 critical ethnography of voilence and resistance in latin america. (3 hrs)

Professor Arthur Binford Office 386C Davenport Hall PH: 244-3515

binford8@uiuc.edu

The course is a critical survey of contemporary ethnography of Latin America with the object of preparing the participant for writing his/her thesis or dissertation. The production of ethnography will be our object, production taken in the broadest sense to include that period from the conception of the problem to the publication of the result. We will be interested in the problems addressed (the questions that ethnographers choose to ask and those that they ignore), their constitution of the field through which they seek answers, the methods of data production/gathering, theoretical perspectives, and writing strategies. Conceive of the course, if you will, as an anthropology of ethnography and ethnographers intended both to demystify the production of ethnography as well as to take the pulse of contemporary ethnographic work—with an obvious bias toward work produced in the United States and published in English.

The ethnographers whose work we examine include established figures, up-and-comers, and the lesser-known. The works vary greatly in terms of geographical and cultural focus, topic, gender of the author, theoretical approach, and narrative structure and should provide the basis for an interesting assessment of the current status of ethnography.

Requirements:

1. Prompt and consistent attendance and active participation

2. A series of short papers (six papers of 3-5 pages each). Questions will be handed out the week of the class. Papers should be placed in my box by 5 PM the day before class. I will read and comment on the papers and return them to you at the beginning of class. The issues raised in your papers will form the take-off point for the class discussion.

3. A final ten page comparative paper due a week after the last class of the semester.

Books (listed in alphabetical order by author)

Binford, Leigh. 1996. The El Mozote Massacre: Anthropology and Human Rights. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press.

Edelman, Marc. 2000. Peasants against Globalization. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press.

Falla, Ricardo. 1994. Massacres in the Jungle: Ixcán, Guatemala, 1975-1982. Boulder, CO: Westview.

Gill, Lesley. 2001. Teetering on the Rim. New York: Columbia University Press.

Gill, Lesley. 2004. The School of the Americas. Durham, NC: Duke University Press.

Goldstein, Daniel. 2004. The Spectacular City; Violence and Performance in Urban Bolivia. Durham, NC: Duke University Press.

Guttman, Matthew. 2002. The Romance of Democracy. Berkeley, CA: University of California.

Manz, Beatriz. 2004. Paradise in Ashes: A Guatemalan Journey of Courage, Terror, and Hope. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.

Nash, June. 2001. Mayan Visions: the Quest for Autonomy in the Age of Globalization. London: Routledge.

Reuque, Rosa Isolde. 2002. When a Flower is Born. (2002) Durham, NC: Duke University Press. [edited and with an introduction by Florencia Mallon]

Scheper-Hughes, Nancy. 1992. Death without Weeping. Berkeley: University of California.

Smith, Robert. 2005. Mexican New York. Berkeley: University of California Press.

Taussig, Michael. 2003. Law in a Lawless Land. New York: The New Press.

Wilkinson, Daniel. 2002. Silence on the Mountain: Stories of Terror, Betrayal, and Forgetting in Guatemala. Durham, NC: Duke University Press.

399 Theory and Methods of Ethnographic Research (3 hrs)

Instructor: Dr. David McDonald Office: 396B Davneport Hall PH: 244-7733

damcdona@uiuc.edu

This course offers undergraduate students the opportunity to pursue a focused in-depth ethnographic research project. Through course readings, assignments, and various methodological exercises, students will learn the theoretical foundations of ethnographic research, the tools of qualitative inquiry, and current debates on the politics of representation. Course readings will cover the formulation of research topics, data collection and analysis, fieldnotes, ethics, and interviewing techniques. This course will be structured as an undergraduate research seminar, where students will alternate presenting their work to the class and leading discussions. Each student's research project will be conducted under the affiliation of Ethnography of the University (EOTU) [www.eotu.uiuc.edu].

410 RESEARCH DESIGN IN ANTHROPOLOGY (3 OR 4 HRS)

Professor Barry Lewis Office: 209F Davenport Hall PH: 244-3501

blewis@uiuc.edu

This is a first course in the basic principles of research design, designed to address the special needs of anthropologists. It is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students in any of the subdisciplines. Topics to be covered include research ethics, approaches to framing questions and designing research, proposal writing, sampling, the design of questionnaires and other kinds of data collection forms, data collection techniques, and general problems of measuring quantitative and qualitative data in anthropological research.

An important component of Anth 410 is for the student to select a research problem, design an approach to solve the problem, execute a small pilot study to test how well the approach will work, and then write a grant proposal for the full project. The successful completion of the research project requirements will count for 35% of the final grade. There also will be homework assignments worth 35% of your grade and two essay-type take-home exams worth a total of 30%. An introductory statistics course is no longer a prerequisite of Anth 410.

Required texts:

Bailey, Kenneth D. (1994) Methods of Social Research. 4th edition. Free Press, NY. (Search Amazon.com or bookfinder.com for cheap used copies of the 4th edition)

Gould, Stephen J. (1996) The Mismeasure of Man. Rev. edition. W.W. Norton, NY (#24 on the Modern Library's "100 Best Nonfiction Books of the 20th Century").

Recommended:

Eugene Webb et al. (1981) Nonreactive Measures in the Social Sciences. Second edition. Houghton-Mifflin. (search on Amazon.com or abe.com for a cheap copy of the 2nd edition) or by the same authors (1999) Unobtrusive Measures. Rev. edition. Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA. OR (it’s basically just the 2nd edition with a new intro chapter and a more expensive price tag)

423 ECONOMIC ANTHROPOLOGY (3 OR 4 HRS)

Professor Mahir Saul Office: 309J Davenport Hall PH: 244-3502

m-saul@uiuc.edu

Economic anthropology deals with economic activity in its social and cultural matrix. The course will start will an overview of the field, a sample of its core literature, and then will move on to its current concerns. It will cover themes such as the gift, gender roles, the representations of work, trade and markets, and the impact of colonialism. There will be an emphasis on the diverse approaches within the discipline.

441 HUMAN GENETICS (3 OR 4 HRS)

Professor Charles Roseman Office: 209G Davenport Hall PH; 244-3513

croseman@uiuc.edu

This course is an introduction to population genetics, the branch of evolutionary biology that examines the cause of change in genetic variation through time and forms the basis of many of the tools that scientists use to make genetic discoveries that help improve human well-being. The course consists of a number of modules covering topics ranging from Mendelian genetics to molecular evolution, to understanding the genetic basis of complex traits such as disease. Students should have a strong background in evolutionary biology and some knowledge of molecular biology before taking this course. 

446 BEHAVIORAL INFERENCE & FOSSILS (3 OR 4 HRS)

Professor John Polk Office: 188 Davenport Hall PH: 333-3676

jdpolk@uiuc.edu

This course will explore the methods and theory for inferring locomotor, diet and social behaviors in the primate and human fossil record. Students will become familiar with locomotor and dietary diversity of extant primates and will review and critique the various theoretical and practical methods for making functional/behavioral inferences from extant and fossil primate cranio-dental and postcranial morphology.

452 STONE TOOL TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS ( 3 OR 4 HRS)

Professor Stanley Ambrose Office: 381 Davenport Hall PH: 244-3504

ambrose@uiuc.edu

Stones and bones modified and transported by prehistoric humans are two of the main classes of archaeological evidence of prehistoric human behavior. In order to integrate these classes of data into archaeological analyses and for informed anthropological interpretations one must have a clear understanding of physical properties of stone and bone raw materials, and of principles and techniques of artifact manufacture. This course will involve lectures, readings, discussions and practical laboratory exercises on a variety of aspects of lithic analysis, including identification, description, experimental manufacture, illustration, determination of function, metrical measurement, statistical analysis, graphic presentation of data and typological classification systems. The conceptual emphasis will be on the use of lithic analysis of test anthropological models of human behavior.

Grading and evaluation of student performance will be based on participation in class discussions, two practical exams (midterm and final exams), artifact illustrations, and the accuracy, completeness and organization of the laboratory and lecture notebook. Readings on library reserve will be assigned on a weekly basis.

Prerequisite: Anthropology 220 or consent of the instructor.

TEXTS: Odell, George H. (2004) Lithic Analysis. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York.

Inizan, M. -L., M. Reduron-Ballinger, H. Roche and J. Tixier (1999) Technology and Terminology of Knapped Stone. CREP: Nanterre, France.

A manual of lithic analysis and typology will also be required.

462 MUSEUM THEORY AND PRACTICE (3 OR 4 HRS)

Professor Helaine Silverman Office: 295 Davenport Hall PH: 333-1315

helaine@uiuc.edu

This course is run as a seminar in which students discuss themed readings with the professor.

Topics covered include:

Early history of museums

Museums and colonialism

Museums history and memory

Collecting and exhibiting Africa

Museums and nationalism

Anthropological museums

Science museums

Controversies in museums

Museums and gender

Inclusive and exclusive museums

Ethics of collecting cultural property

Educational role of museum

Museums as entertainment

Outdoor museums (zoos, gardens, expositions, world’s fairs)

Archaeological site museums

Major issues in contemporary museum studies

Future of museums

Compare and contrast the Krannert Art Museum and Spurlock Museum

In addition we watch several videos about museums.

Semester assignment:

Develop a proposal for an exhibition and present it in class. Accompany it with textual explanations, diagrams of the layout of the exhibit, photocopies of the pieces you will exhibit and where they go in the exhibition. Why is this exhibition important? Have there been others treating this material? What social, political and economic realities underwrite your exhibition script? What ethical issues are involved? Where will the exhibit be held? (in an existing museum? in a new facility? in the U.S. or abroad? or a shared exhibit? etc.). Write a prospectus for the exhibition catalog that will accompany the exhibition. Apart, compilte a relevant bibliography that facilitated your proposal for the exhibition. Students will present this assignment in class at the end of the semester.

Required readings (on reserve and available for purchase at campus bookstores):

Museum Studies. An Anthology of Contexts, edited by Bettina Carbonell. (Blackwell, 2004)

Grasping the World. The Idea of the Museum, edited by Donald Preziosi and Claire Farago (Ashgate, 2004)

Museum Politics by Timothy Luke. (University of Minnesota Press, 2002)

Exhibiting Dilemmas. Issues of Representation at the Smithsonian, edited by Amy Henderson and Adrienne L. Kaeppler (Smithsonian Institution Press, 1997)

The Elgin Marbles. Should They Be Returned to Greece? by Christopher Hitchens. (Verso, 1997)

Museums and the Shaping of Knowledge by Eilean Hooper-Greenhill. (Routledge, 1992)

Learning from Museums. Visitor Experiences and the Making of Meaning by John H. Falk and Lynn D. Dierking (AltaMira, 2000)

Knowledge to Narrative. Educators and the Changing Museum by Lisa C. Roberts (Smithsonian Institution Press, 1997)

Learning in the Museum by George E. Hein (Routledge, 1998)

Colonialism and the Object. Empire, Material Culture and the Museum, edited by Tim Barringer and Tom Flynn (Routledge, 1998)

Museums and the Future of Collecting. Second Edition, edited by Simon J. Knell (Ashgate, 2004)

The Ethics of Collecting Cultural Property by Phyllis Mauch Messenger. (University of New Mexico Press, 1999)

Cannibal Tours and Glass Boxes by Michael Ames. (UBC Press, 1992)

Making Representations by Moira G. Simpson (Routledge, 2001)

The Representation of the Past. Museums and Heritage in the Post-modern world by Kevin Walsh. (Routledge, 1992)

The Politics of Display. Museums, Science, Culture, edited by Sharon Macdonald (Routledge, 1998)

470 MIND, CULTURE AND SOCIETY (3 OR 4 HRS) Linguistics 470, Communications 470

Professor F.K. Lehman Office: 209H Davenport Hall PH: 244-8423

f-lehman@uiuc.edu

The course explores the interface of culture and mind by analyzing the relations between public events and statements and private knowledge, intention and meaning. We shall investigate the dynamic relations between structural descriptions of systems and actual behavior and practices. The application of ideas in performance and the reciprocal construction of knowledge and experience are central to this course. The interplay between continuity of tradition and innovation in practice and in thought is also a major theme. The relevance of linguistic and ethnographic methods for documenting practice and inferring conceptual principles will be made clear. Material artifacts will also be considered as a data source and a part of practice itself. We shall examine the complementarity of linguistic and visual reasoning and other modes of mental representation for accounts of culture. General issues such as the universality/relativity debate, the private as against the public foundations of culture, and the connection between individual cognition and cultural models will be taken up in detail throughout this course.

499A KOREAN AMERICANS (meets w/ AAS 450) (4 hrs)

Professor Nancy Abelmann Office: 230A Intl Studies, 910 S. Fifth PH: 333-7273

nabelman@uiuc.edu

Do Korean Americans identify with whites more than other immigrant groups?

Are the fault lines between Korean American teens and their parents distinct from those of other “Americans”?

Why are Korean Americans so Christian?

What is it like for Korean Americans who are not Christian?

How do class differences divide Korean America?

Are Korean Americans more prone to depression than other immigrant groups?

Do scholars and artists (e.g., novelist, filmmakers etc.) portray Korean America differently?

These are some of the many questions we will take up in this discussion-centered course.

Korean America, particularly its post-1965 chapter has been quite well studied (and particularly over the last decade). Sociologists and anthropologists (and to a lesser extent historians and psychologists) have documented the experience: of the first generation (e.g., the often downward economic mobility of men; and the often entrance of women into the labor force); of the so-called 1.5 generation; and of 2^nd generation Korean Americans. Scholars have written about Korean Americans to pay attention to large issues in the United States, including: race in America (e.g., on the so-called “Black-Korean conflict”; and transnational adoption); the structure of labor in the United States (e.g., on Korean American small entrepreneurship); American empire (e.g., the imperialistic relationship of the United States to South Korea); intra-ethnic relations (e.g., the sometimes tension among diverse Korean Americans); the rise of new immigrant Christianities in the United States (e.g., the Korean American evangelical movement). Alongside a rich scholarly literature are many wonderful artistic portraits of Korean America, including documentary film, short stories, novels, comics, and graphic novels. This class will combine history, social science, and artistic representation to get a broad feeling for the many issues and debates that the Korean American experience sheds light on.  Participating in a campus-wide project called The Ethnography of the University (www.eotu.uiuc.edu), students will conduct a mini-project on Korea America at the U of I. Required readings include: scholarly monographs Blue Dreams: Korean Americans and the Los Angeles Riots (Nancy Abelmann and John Lie), Asian Americans in Class: Charting the Achievement Gap Among Korean American Youth (Jamie Lew); a detective novel, Over the Shoulder (Leonard Chang); a graphic novel, Same Difference & Other Stories (Derek Kirk Kim); and a comic strip collection, Angry Little Girls (Lela Lee).

499MM EATING THE OTHER: FOOD, RACE AND BODIES (4 HRS)

Professor Martin Manalansan Office: 387 Davenport Hall PH: 244-3500

manalans@uiuc.edu

In this class, we will use works of fiction, performance, ethnography, memoir and film to stage a “sensuous” critique of multiculturalism and liberal individualism. We are interested in exploring how the senses and other bodily experiences are used to construct differences and inequalities in the world. A particular focus of the course will be an examination of the various ways food, sex, and other corporeal practices are mediated through ideologies around the visceral, the affective and the sensual. We will look into how race is constructed not only through public institutions such as the state but also through everyday sociality and sensory perceptions.

515OS ARCHAEOLOGY OF SEX AND GENDER (4HRS)

Professor Olga Soffer Office: 309H Davenport Hall;