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List A: Cultural Theory Courses
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ANTH 2150 Cultural Explorations (2,1,0) ANTH 2150 Cultural Explorations (2,1,0)Credits: 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.
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ANTH 3000 Current Issues in Cultural Anthropology (3,0,0) or (3,0,0)(3,0,0) ANTH 3000 Current Issues in Cultural Anthropology (3,0,0) or (3,0,0)(3,0,0)Credits: 6 credits The study of selected areas and communities drawn from around the world with an emphasis on problems of cross- cultural comparison and on theoretical issues of current importance in the discipline.
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ANTH 4600 Cultural Ecology and Evolution (3,0,0) ANTH 4600 Cultural Ecology and Evolution (3,0,0)Credits: 3 credits Social organization in the context of the theoretical approaches of cultural evolution and cultural ecology with particular emphasis on primitive societies: kinship, political organization, warfare, economic organization, peasant societies, religious movements, underdevelopment, and social change.
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GEOG 3200 Introduction to Cultural Geography (3,0,0) GEOG 3200 Introduction to Cultural Geography (3,0,0)Credits: 3 credits Students explore the history and methods of cultural geography. Contemporary landscapes, human-land adaptations, attitudes towards nature, colonial history and inter-cultural relations, and the cultural nature of the modern economy are examined through a mixture of directed field exploration, film and other arts, and studies of neighbourhood change.
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