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Description
What does it mean to be human? This course addresses this question at the center of anthropology using a holistic approach and drawing on multiple subfields of anthropology: archaeological, biological, cultural, and linguistic anthropology. Each version of the course is organized around a central theme which will be addressed with theory and literature from at least two anthropological fields. Course themes will vary but may include topics such as the body, colonialism, food, sex or violence. Meets the Critical Perspectives: Global Cultures requirement.
Theme: During this version of Human/Being you will learn about the ancient and living peoples and places of the North American Southwest. A significant focus of the course will be the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 and a highlight of the course will be several meetings with Virgil Ortiz, a Pueblo artist who will join the CC Fine Arts Center as an Artist in Residence during Fall 2018. As we learn about the Revolt, we will also study the long, archaeologically-documented human history of the Southwest.
What does it mean to be human? This course addresses this question at the center of anthropology using a holistic approach and drawing on multiple subfields of anthropology: archaeological, biological, cultural, and linguistic anthropology. Each version of the course is organized around a central theme which will be addressed with theory and literature from at least two anthropological fields. Course themes will vary but may include topics such as the body, colonialism, food, sex or violence. Meets the Critical Perspectives: Global Cultures requirement.
Theme: During this version of Human/Being you will learn about the ancient and living peoples and places of the North American Southwest. A significant focus of the course will be the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 and a highlight of the course will be several meetings with Virgil Ortiz, a Pueblo artist who will join the CC Fine Arts Center as an Artist in Residence during Fall 2018. As we learn about the Revolt, we will also study the long, archaeologically-documented human history of the Southwest.
required Books -- Additional readings will be posted on canvas
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Revolt: An Archaeological History of Pueblo Resistance and Revitalization in the 17th Century New Mexico By Matthew Liebmann ISBN-13: 978-0816530861 Why this book? This book was selected to develop your understanding of the Pueblo Revolt and as a deep introduction to the archaeological sub-discipline of anthropology. |
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Living Histories: Native American and Southwestern Archaeology By Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh ISBN: 9780759111967 Why this book? "... no other single book has synthetically examined how Native Americans have shaped archaeological practice in the Southwest and archaeological practice has shaped Native American communities." Understanding the relationship between Native peoples and archaeologists in the American Southwest is a significant learning objective in this course. |
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Culture and Conduct: An Excursion in Anthropology By Richard A. Barrett Do not buy; this book is out of print. Relevant pages are available on Canvas. Why this book? It a concise and interesting introduction to the key concepts and methods of anthropology, especially the sub-discipline of sociocultural anthropology.. |
