ANTH 101 Human and Cultural Evolution
A survey of the discoveries of Physical Anthropology and Anthropological Archaeology. Lectures on living and fossil primates, the fossil evidence for the origins and development of humans, and archaeological evidence concerning the origins and development of culture from the earliest tool making through the beginnings of civilization.
ANTH 102 Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology
The dynamic nature of socio-cultural systems is examined. Topics include language, technology, social organization, economics, politics, and religion. Data are drawn from a broad ethnographic base, including both 'primitive' cultures and modern, developed societies.
ANTH 201 Principles of Archaeology
An introduction to the working assumptions, analytic approaches, and integrative and descriptive methods of archaeological anthropology.
ANTH 202 Principles of Social and Cultural Anthropology
An introduction to basic concepts used by social and cultural anthropologists for the analysis of social, economic, political and ideational systems.
ANTH 229 Peoples of Africa
A comparative survey of selected societies in Africa. Topics covered include traditional and changing religious, social, economic and political systems, colonialism and its legacy and current issues and culture as reflected in art, literature and the media.
ANTH 230 Native Peoples of Canada
First Nations of the Subarctic, Northeast, Plains, Plateau, and Northwest Coast culture areas are described as they existed when initially contacted by Europeans. Consideration is given to economic adaptation, social organization, political structure, material culture, ritual and mythology.
ANTH 233 Inuit and Eskimo Cultures
An examination of Inuit and Eskimo cultures of Alaska, Canada and Greenland from their prehistoric origins to the present. Administrative systems imposed upon the Inuit and Eskimo will be analysed and compared, as will the contemporary problems these communities face.
ANTH 260 Human Evolution
Data, methods and theory in the study of the origin and evolution of humans are surveyed. Topics will include genetic theory, primate evolution, human fossils and modern human adaptation.
ANTH 261 Primate Behaviour
An introduction to the behaviour of non-human primates and its relevance to human development. Topics will include social organization, role behaviour, and communications patterns, as well as the history of primate studies.
ANTH 290 Audio-Visual Images and Ethnography
The ability of audio-visual media to convey valid and accurate information on other ways of life is evaluated. Emphasis will be on recent attempts to record other cultures on motion picture film and video tapes. Pioneering efforts at 'scientific' illustration, as on voyages of exploration, as well as early still photography and sound recording, are also examined.
ANTH 300 Design of Anthropological Inquiry and Practice
This course systematically examines research design and methodology in anthropology.
ANTH 311 Anthropology of Religion
Anthropological approaches to magic, witchcraft, ritual, cosmology, and other aspects of the system of behaviour and belief known as religion.
ANTH 320 Studies in Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology
Detailed consideration of prehistoric cultural developments from earliest toolmaking to the transition to agriculture. An examination of the human mode of adaptation and the increasing complexity of cultural systems among prehistoric hunters and gatherers. Areas and periods of emphasis will vary from year to year.
ANTH 321 Archaeology of Complex Cultures
Cultural development from the agricultural revolution to the rise of literacy. Special attention to the development of agriculture as a means of subsistence and to the rise of early civilization. Areas and periods of emphasis will vary from year to year.
ANTH 322 The Archaeology of the Great Lakes Area
An in-depth study of the archaeological evidence for prehistoric cultures in the Great Lakes area from their arrival ca. 11,000 years ago to the coming of Europeans. Cultural ecology and cultural evolution will be stressed.
ANTH 350 Culture and Sexuality
An examination of the ways in which gender categories, sex roles and sexual behaviour are considered in the literature of cultural and physical anthropology.
ANTH 351 Comparative Policies on Native Minorities
An examination of the legal, social and cultural position of native minorities within the larger nation-state. The course will compare and contrast Canada's relation with its indigenous populations to those of the United States and other countries such as New Zealand and/or Australia.
ANTH 352 History of Anthropological Thought
An examination of the historical origins and development of culture theory. The major emphasis is on the period from the appearance of anthropology as a distinct discipline in the nineteenth century until the emergence of modern perspectives in the 1950s.
ANTH 355 Osteology for Archaeologists
This laboratory course will survey the osteology of humans and common domestic animals, with an emphasis on recovery and identification of skeletal material at archaeological sites.
ANTH 365 Fossil Hominids
A detailed examination of the fossil evidence for human evolution with particular emphasis on interpretation and reconstruction.
ANTH 370 Issues in Contemporary Native Communities in Canada
Selected aspects of the contemporary native experience as defined by the local native community. The topics examined will be placed in historical perspective. Specially selected course lecturers will be representative of the wider native community.
ANTH 380 Matrilineal Societies in Aboriginal North America
The presence of kinship groups based upon matrilineal descent was a widespread, if scattered, phenomenon in aboriginal North America and the place of matrilineal kin groups in the evolution of human society has been subject to debate within anthropological theory. Selected societies - such as the Iroquois, Cherokee, Crow, Navajo, Hopi, and the Haida - will be examined to reveal the impact of a matrilineal system of descent on the economic, socio-political, and ideological structure of these groups.
ANTH 390A Reading in Anthropology
Guided reading in a selected portion of the anthropological literature.
ANTH 390B Reading in Anthropology
Guided reading in a selected portion of the anthropological literature.
ANTH 391 Reading in Anthropology
Guided reading in a selected portion of the anthropological literature.
ANTH 393 Reading in Anthropology
Guided reading in a selected portion of the anthropological literature.
ANTH 395 Topics in Anthropological Field Experience
This course features a combination of academic study and first-hand field study of cultures and visits to or work experience at museums and archaeological sites.
ANTH 400 Special Topics in Anthropological Theory
Seminar on current topics in method and theory in Anthropology. Focus will vary from year to year.
ANTH 404 Human Development in a Cross-Cultural Perspective
Seminar in current issues in the anthropology of the life cycle. This course will deal with child rearing, young adulthood, aging and the female and male life cycles, among other topics, from the perspectives of various cultures.
ANTH 411 Symbolic Anthropology
This course is an advanced version of ANTH 311, restricted to Honours students in Anthropology. Students will attend lectures in ANTH 311 and complete the readings for that course, but will also be required to write a substantial research paper and gain broader and deeper familiarity with the anthropological literature in this field.
ANTH 420 Social and Cultural Change
An analysis of contemporary thought on culture contact and cultural evolution. The concepts explored might include integration, assimilation, conflict, nativistic reactions, and general and specific evolution.
ANTH 440 Archaeological Analysis and Interpretation
A study of contemporary archaeological method and theory, with emphasis on the process of deriving inferences concerning past peoples and societies from different kinds of archaeological materials and data. Students will be required to carry out an analysis of an actual archaeological assemblage. Specific topics will vary from year to year.
ANTH 455 Skeletal Biology and Forensics
This laboratory course will focus on the evaluation of human skeletal remains in archaeological and forensic contexts. Topics will include determination of basic biological categories, e.g. age, sex, race, evaluation of paleopathological conditions, and aspects of forensic anthropology.
ANTH 461 Selected Topics in Primate Behaviour
This course focuses on methodological and ideational aspects of studying primate behaviour. Topics include fieldwork methods, comparative theoretical approaches, mother-infant interaction, infanticide, socialization and communications patterns.
ANTH 492A Reading in Anthropology
Guided reading in a selected portion of the anthropological literature.
ANTH 492B Reading in Anthropology
Guided reading in a selected portion of the anthropological literature.
ANTH 495 Reading in Anthropology
Guided reading in a selected portion of the anthropological literature.
ANTH 497 Reading in Anthropology
Guided reading in a selected portion of the anthropological literature.