Second Year Anthropology Courses

ANTH214 - Canadian Native Peoples
ANTH215 - Cultural Explorations
ANTH216 - Ancient Civilizations
ANTH219 - Ancient North Americans
ANTH223 - Indians of British Columbia 2
ANTH225 - Sex, Gender and Culture
ANTH233 - Old World Archaeology
ANTH260 - Minorities in the Modern World

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ANTH 2140

Canadian Native Peoples (2,1,0) 3 credits

An introduction to the present situation of Canada's Indians, Metis and Inuit, interpreted on the basis of contemporary and historical political, economic and cultural developments. Major topics include: the Indian Act, the reserve system, land claims, directed culture change, social consequences of paternalism.

Prerequisite: ANTH 1210 recommended but not required

ANTH 2150

Cultural Explorations (2,1,0) 3 credits

An advanced introduction to cultural anthropology, this course examines how anthropologists describe the societies they study, and the conclusions they draw. Case studies to be used may include books as well as ethnographic films depicting the cultural diversity of the modern world.

Prerequisite: ANTH 1210 recommended but not required

ANTH 2160

Ancient Civilizations (3,0,0) 3 credits

This is an introductory course offering students a broad survey of the archaeology of ancient, pre-industrial, Old World and New World civilizations. The course includes an overview of basic theoretical and methodological concepts in archaeology, emphasizing classical (historic) archaeology. The topics of study include the origins of urbanism; early systems of writing; the earliest civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley, and China; the classical civilizations of the Mediterranean; and the early Mesoamerican and Andean states.

Prerequisite: ANTH 1110 or ANTH 1190 recommended

ANTH 2190

Ancient North Americans (3,0,0) 3 credits

A survey of the archaeological evidence for prehistoric colonization of North America, the expansion of Paleo-Indian hunters, the adaptations of archaic hunter-foragers to post-Ice Age environments, the origins of farming and village life, and the rise and fall of complex chiefdom societies. The course examines how technological innovations, population growth, natural resources, and social and ideological factors influenced the various cultural developments in different regions of North America.

Prerequisite: ANTH 1110 or ANTH 1190

ANTH 2230

Indians of British Columbia 2 (2,1,0) 3 credits

A survey of the traditional Indian cultures of British Columbia as known through ethnography and archaeology. Topics will include regional variation and adaptation in economy, technology, language, religion, art, medicine, kinship, and social organization. The contemporary social problems of the native peoples are not part of this course.

Prerequisite: An intro course in Anthropology recommended

ANTH 2250

Sex, Gender and Culture (2,1,0) 3 credits

A cross cultural survey of the different ways in which a biological condition (sex) is transformed into a cultural status. A central issue concerns the question whether there are 'natural' male and female behaviours that are expressed regardless of local cultural influences.

Prerequisite: ANTH 1110/1210 recommended but not required

ANTH 2330

Old World Archaeology (3,0,0) 3 credits

This course offers a broad survey of prehistoric archaeology of the Old World. Through the exploration or archaeological evidence, students will follow the development of human culture, from the earliest material evidence of the Old Stone Age, through the development of increasingly complex and diverse cultures from ancient Africa, Asia, and Europe.

Prerequisite: ANTH 1110 or ANTH 1190

ANTH 2600

Minorities in the Modern World (2,1,0) 3 credits

An introduction to the anthropological study of minorities, with special reference to the present position of indigenous peoples around the world. Case studies from North America, Europe, Asia, Russia and Oceania illuminate the concepts of genocide, ethnocide, pluralism and multiculturalism.

Prerequisite: ANTH 1110/1210 recommended but not required