University of Delaware 1995-1996 Undergraduate Catalog 1995-1996 Courses Anthropology ANTH 101 Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology 3 Major ideas and areas of study in social and cultural anthropology. Use of ethnographic data and film to illustrate the anthropologist's view of societies in their sociocultural and ecological dimensions. ANTH 102 Introduction to Biological Anthropology 3 Genetic basis for human evolution; emergence of racial differences and ongoing human evolution, nonhuman primates and fossil evidence for human evolution. RESTRICTIONS: Only one of either ANTH102 or ANTH104 can count for degree credit. ANTH 103 Introduction to Prehistoric Archaeology 3 Fundamental concepts and research procedures of archaeology. The history of archaeology, methods of fieldwork and artifact analysis, and theories of human behavior in archaeological research. RESTRICTIONS: Only one of either ANTH103 or ANTH104 can count for degree credit. ANTH 104 Introduction to Archaeology and Biological Anthropology 3 The fossil and archaeological record of human biological and cultural evolution. Emphasis on how archaeological and biological anthropological research are conducted, and how their treatment of data distinguish them as scientific disciplines. RESTRICTIONS: Degree credit for ANTH102 and ANTH103 not granted if ANTH104 is taken. ANTH 105 Introduction to Historical Archaeology 3 Introduces principal ideas, approaches, and research methods in historical archaeology. Presented through a comparative case study of the emergence of the modern world. ANTH 198 Honors Topics 1 Weekly meetings with faculty to expand on topics treated in 100-level courses in which the student is currently enrolled. ANTH 202 Human Evolution and the Fossil Record 3 A survey of the human fossil record from the origin of the human species to the establishment of agriculture. Includes evolutionary theory, anatomical interpretation and reconstruction of early social behavior. ANTH 205 Anthropology and Human Nature 3 Archaeological, biological and cultural anthropology organized around the theme of human nature. ANTH 222 Technology and Culture 3 Primitive and preindustrial technologies. Theoretical issues of innovation, diffusion and adaptation. The relationship between technology and other aspects of culture. ANTH 225 Peasant Societies 3 Comparative study of peasant communities in European, Asian, African and Latin American societies, including case studies of family life, religion and forms of social control and relationships to the ruling classes. ANTH 227 American Culture 3 Concepts and methods of cultural anthropology in contemporary America. The culture concept, American social structure, language, values and beliefs. ANTH 228 Peoples and Cultures of the Southwest 3 Cultures, institutions and ethnic groups of southwestern United States. Analysis of both prehistoric and historic cultures, continuity and change. ANTH 229 Indians of North America 3 An introductory comparative study of native American cultures as they existed prior to their disruption by European contact. Uses the culture area approach. ANTH 230 Peoples of the World 3 Anthropological studies of societies and culture areas throughout the world to illustrate their characteristics and anthropological issues. ANTH 231 Personality and Culture 3 Relationship of the individual to culture. Child-rearing customs and life cycles in cross-cultural perspective. Cultural influences on motivation and cognition. ANTH 251 Introduction to Ethnic Arts 3 General survey of the ethnoarts from Africa, the Americas and the Pacific, including sculpture, painting, decoration and their interrelationships with oral literature, music, dance, games and ritual. ANTH 255 Applied Anthropology 3 Anthropology applied to practical problems, including community development, directed change, agrarian reform and urban dislocation, particularly in Third World countries. ANTH 259 Hunting Societies 3 The role of hunting in human evolution, especially as biobehavioral adaptation; the technology and political, social, economic and religious behavior and institutions of a sample of hunting peoples. ANTH 260 Sociocultural History of Africa 3 Development of African civilization: the varieties of these social systems as functioning entities through time, and the ways they have affected each other and have been changed by the impact of Western colonialism. ANTH 261 Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East 3 Cultures, institutions and ethnic groups of the Middle East. Description and analysis of major cultural traditions and social institutions. ANTH 265 High Civilizations of the Americas 3 The origin and development of pre-Columbian civilizations in the Gulf Coast lowlands, Central Mexico, Yucatan peninsula and Andean area. ANTH 269 Early Civilizations of the Old World 3 Early civilization in Southeast Asia, the Near East, Egypt, China and India. ANTH 275 Delaware Prehistoric Archaeology 3 Overview of the prehistoric lifeways of Delaware. Considers the Relationships between people and their environments on the Delmarva Peninsula from the first inhabitants at the end of the Ice Age to the arrival of the European colonists. ANTH 278 Historic Cultures of the Middle Atlantic Region 3 Explores the development of American culture utilizing the Middle Atlantic region - today's states of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York and Virginia - as a microcosm. Takes a comparative and synthetic approach, drawing on the work of scholars in several disciplines. May be cross-listed with HIST278. ANTH 298 Honors Topics 1 Weekly meetings with faculty to expand on topics treated in 200-level courses in which the student is currently enrolled. ANTH 300 Primatology 3 Survey of the nonhuman primates, including their taxonomy and biological characteristics, and the study of their behavior and how it relates to human behavior. ANTH 305 The Evolution of Human Sex Roles and Reproduction 3 Survey of the evolution of human reproduction and sex differences. Evidence derived from the human fossil record, living non-human primates, modern biological differences between human males and females and cross-cultural comparisons of reproductive behavior and sex roles. May be cross-listed with WOMS305. ANTH 316 Introduction to Material Culture Studies 3 Introduces material culture studies, broadly defined as the study of all things produced by human beings and all ways human beings have altered the physical environment. Explores the concepts, approaches and methods of numerous disciplines which investigate human material culture. May be cross-listed with HIST316. ANTH 320 Prehistory of North America 3 Major cultural and social developments of prehistoric humans in North America, from the entrance of the PaleoIndians to the arrival of the Europeans in the 16th century. ANTH 322 The City in American Culture 3 Approaches the study of the historic American city from an interdisciplinary perspective. Emphasis on reconstructing the culture and life of the city at specific points in time, as well as on the processes of urbanization and change. May be cross-listed with HIST322. ANTH 323 Prehistory of South America 3 Survey of archaeological complexes and chronology, including lower Central America from western Costa Rica to Panama, and South America from the tropical forests to the Andean highlands. Major topics include the domestication of plants and animals and the rise of civilization. ANTH 324 Old World Archaeology 3 Survey of world prehistory, excluding the Americans, from the earliest evidence of human activity until the rise of civilizations with particular emphasis on technological, economic and social change. ANTH 325 Peoples of Europe 3 Cultures and subcultures of Europe, with special attention to the rural sectors and their historical development. ANTH 327 Peoples of the Caribbean 3 Culture, history and variations of Caribbean Island peoples; basic characteristics of social institutions, religion, language; and continuity and change to the modern period. ANTH 330 Development and Underdevelopment 3 Anthropological perspectives of sociocultural change in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Emphasis on the economic and political relationships established between these areas and industrial societies. ANTH 333 Peoples of Africa 3 Social institutions and cultural traditions of Africa; political, economic, legal and kinship systems, and modes of thought. ANTH 337 South American Indians 3 Types of Indian cultures in contemporary South America. Cultural traditions and social institutions of Indian communities, especially the tribes of the tropical forest. ANTH 338 Arts and Crafts of Native South America 3 Arts and crafts technological processes invented by or available to tribal societies of South America. Artistic and technical achievements in ceramic and textile. ANTH 340 Historical Archaeology 3 Survey of the concepts and methods historic archaeologists use in studying processes of culture change. ANTH 342 Issues in American Culture: Archaeological Perspectives 3 Archaeological Perspectives on Issues of concern in contemporary American culture, including the environment, multiculturalism, war, gender, technology and production, and class. ANTH 345 Methods of Cultural Analysis 3 Introduces the range of methods employed by scholars in the study of human cultures: observation, participation, interview techniques, the study of historic documents and the study of material culture by archaeologists, anthropologists and others. ANTH 360 Humanities Colloquium 3 See ARSC360 for course description. ANTH 363 Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective 3 See WOMS363 for course description. ANTH 366 Independent Study 1-6 ANTH 368 Anthropology of Slavery 3 Types and forms of servitude that have existed in societies around the world; and the use of case studies to understand particular societies in greater detail. ANTH 370 Culture of Food Production and Economic Development 3 Social and cultural dynamics of food production, distribution and consumption throughout the developing world, examined in the context of concepts and policies of development. ANTH 375 Peoples and Cultures of Modern Latin America 3 Contemporary cultures and societies of Latin America, with emphasis on historical perspective. Rural and urban populations, the elite, the military, the church, students and workers. ANTH 377 Ecological Anthropology 3 Ecology in human adaptation. The ecology of hunting and gathering economies; domestication of plants and animals; development of craft and industrial technologies. ANTH 379 Historical Archaeology of the Eastern United States 3 Surveys the substantive contributions of historical archaeology to the study of the cultural history of eastern North America beginning with the period of initial European contact. May be cross-listed with HIST379. ANTH 380 Peoples and Cultures of Mexico and Central America 3 Cultures, institutions and ethnic groups of contemporary Mexico and Central America. Description and analysis of major cultural traditions and social institutions of Indian and non-Indian groups. ANTH 390 Honors Colloquium 3 See ARSC390 for description. May be cross-listed with WOMS390. RESTRICTIONS: Requires a GPA of 3.0 or higher. ANTH 398 Honor Topics 1 Weekly meetings with faculty to expand on topics treated in 300-level courses in which the student is concurrently enrolled. ANTH 401 The Idea of Race 3 The idea of race in historical and anthropological perspective. The interpretation of racial differences in l8th- and l9th-century Europe and America and an examination of modern approaches to the question of human variability. RESTRICTIONS: Requires permission of instructor. ANTH 402 Fossil Humans and the Plio-Pleistocene Epochs 3 Seminar course dealing with the details of Pleistocene climatic and geological events; evolutionary development of humans within this context. RESTRICTIONS: Requires permission of instructor. ANTH 404 Human Osteology 4 The identification of the human skeleton, including complex and fragmentary materials. Basic bone growth, bone pathology, paleopathology and forensic identification. RESTRICTIONS: Requires permission of instructor. ANTH 424 Introduction to Archaeological Field Methods 6 Excavation at selected sites; laboratory work and field trips to museum sites. ANTH 451 Myth and Culture 3 The relationships between world views, cosmology, mythology and social institutions, illustrating the analytic methods of structuralist and functional anthropology. RESTRICTIONS: Requires permission of instructor. ANTH 457 Survey of African Art 3 Major African art styles, their interrelationships, the context of usage and the meanings of African artworks. May be cross-listed with ARTH457. ANTH 460 Humanities Colloquium 3 See ARSC460 for course description. ANTH 463 Historical Archaeology and the Public 3 Provides practical experience through involvement in a project at an agency, research center or museum which researches, interprets, administers and preserves historical archaeological resources for the public. For students planning careers in historical archaeology, public history, university teaching, the museum field and historic preservation. May be cross-listed with HIST463. ANTH 465 Philosophy of Social Science 3 See PHIL454 for course description. ANTH 466 Independent Study 1-6 ANTH 475 The Teaching of Anthropology 3 Emphasis on the structure and coherence of the discipline - identifying central questions and assembling relevant data - as seen from the perspective of an anthropologist offering an introductory-level survey course. PREREQ: 15 hours of anthropology. RESTRICTIONS: Requires permission of instructor teaching the introductory course. Tutorial and primarily for majors. ANTH 486 Tutorial in Social and Cultural Anthropology 3 History, theory and method in the field of social and cultural anthropology. RESTRICTIONS: Open to majors only. Requires permission of instructor. ANTH 487 Tutorial in Archaeology 3 History, theory and method in the field of archaeology. RESTRICTIONS: Open to majors only. Requires permission of instructor. ANTH 488 Tutorial in Physical Anthropology 3 History, theory and method in the field of physical anthropology. RESTRICTIONS: Open to majors only. Requires permission of instructor. ANTH 498 Honor Topics 1 Weekly meetings with faculty to expand on topics treated in 400-level courses in which the student is concurrently enrolled. ANTH 601 The Idea of Race 3 The idea of race in historical and anthropological perspective. The interpretation of racial differences in 18th- and 19th-century Europe and America and an examination of modern approaches to the question of human variability. RESTRICTIONS: Requires permission of instructor. ANTH 602 Fossil Humans and the Plio-Pleistocene Epochs 3 Seminar course dealing with the details of Pleistocene climatic and geological events; evolutionary development of humans within this context. ANTH 604 Human Osteology 4 The identification of the human skeleton, including complex and fragmentary materials. Basic bone growth, bone pathology, paleopathology and forensic identification. RESTRICTIONS: Requires permission of instructor. ANTH 610 Archaeological Analysis of Material Culture 3 Procedures of archaeological laboratory analysis stressing lithic and ceramic analysis, microscopy, experimental archaeology and application of the principles of artifact classification and taxonomy. PREREQ: ANTH103. ANTH 628 Prehistory of Eastern North America 3 Detailed examination of the cultural sequence and prehistoric adaptations of eastern North America from Paleo-Indian times to European contact. ANTH 651 Myth and Culture 3 Comparative study of the relationships between world view, cosmology, mythology and social institutions, illustrating the analytic methods of structuralist and functional anthropology. RESTRICTIONS: Requires permission of instructor. ANTH 657 Survey of African Art 3 Major African art styles, their interrelationships, the context of usage and the meanings of African artworks. May be cross-listed with ARTH657. ANTH 660 Humanities Colloquium 3 See ARSC660 for course description. May be cross-listed with MALS660. ANTH 663 Historical Archeology and the Public 3 Provides practical experience through involvement in a project at an agency, research center or museum which researches, interprets, administers and preserves historical archaeological resources for the public. For students planning careers in historical archaeology, public history, university teaching, the museum field and historic preservation. May be cross-listed with HIST663.