This course explores how and why humans across the globe began to domesticate plant and animal resources approximately 10,000 years ago. The first half of the course presents the types of archaeological data and analytical methods used to study the "agricultural revolution." The second half examines case studies from the major centers of domestication in order to investigate the biological, economic and social implications of these processes.

This course is designed to introduce students to the variety of methods of inquiry used for research in the Anthropology. Students will be introduced to methods of locating and analyzing information and sources, developing research questions, and writing in the course of the semester. Course topics will vary. Normally taken in the Sophomore or Junior year. Prerequisite: ANT 130. Enrollment limited to anthropology majors and minors. Enrollment limited to 20 This year's topic will be anthropological approaches to human rights and the role of anthropologist in human rights organizations.

The exploration of similarities and differences in the cultural patterning of human experience. The comparative analysis of economic, political, religious, and family structures, with examples from Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania. The impact of the modern world on traditional societies. Several ethnographic films are viewed in coordination with descriptive case studies. Limited to first years and sophomores. Total enrollment of each section limited to 25.

The exploration of similarities and differences in the cultural patterning of human experience. The comparative analysis of economic, political, religious, and family structures, with examples from Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania. The impact of the modern world on traditional societies. Several ethnographic films are viewed in coordination with descriptive case studies. Limited to first years and sophomores. Total enrollment of each section limited to 25.

Admission by permission of the instructor and the director. This is a full-year course.

Admission by permission of the instructor and the director.

In this course we will explore the meaning and use of writing?in many forms?within Native communities in the Americas. We will challenge the conventional understanding of writing by examining texts not usually considered as such?like hieroglyphic codices, wampum belts, khipu, and winter counts?alongside poetry, sermons, memoirs, and treaties. To facilitate this work, the course will be arranged thematically by tribe, technology, or text, rather than chronology, allowing us to deepen our knowledge about the peoples and histories concerned each week.

Topics course. Limited to senior majors. Since the 1960s, "The Underground", has been imagined as a privileged space of artistic innovation, political radicalism, and authentic selfhood. Even today, hip hop and punk musicians describe themselves as "underground" if they wish to emphasize their integrity; it is the place to go to keep things real, to avoid "selling out", to evade being co-opted by the dominant order. But what does it mean to be underground? Where did the underground idea come from?

Using the collections of Historic Deerfield, Inc., and the environment of Deerfield, Massachusetts, students explore the relationship of a wide variety of objects (architecture, furniture, ceramics, and textiles) as well as landscapes to New England's history. Classes are held in Old Deerfield, MA. Admission by permission of the instructor.

Topics course. Enrollment limited to 20. Topics course. Enrollment limited to 20.