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Course Schedule—Fall 2004

Anthropology

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ANTHROPOLOGY

070.215 (H,S)

MUSLIM FAMILIES (3) Lal   Limit 25 Through a reading of anthropological and historical texts, this course investigates the notion of the ‘modern’ Muslim family and the construction of domestic norms in northern India between 1750-1850.  Cross listed with East Asian Studies,History, and Studies of Women, Gender and Sexuality

Sec. 01

W 2-5

070.216 (H,S)

THE LOGIC OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL INQUIRY (3) Reynolds  A close look at ethnography as a mode of inquiry and as a genre of writing. This will count as a required course for Anthropology majors but open to all undergraduates.

Sec. 01

T 12-3

070.219 (H,S) (W)

ANTHROPOLOGY AND PUBLIC ACTION (3) Guyer  Extractive industries, dams, "wars on drugs", truth commissions, industrial accidents, and other large interventions in community life have been both a subject of study and a site of participation for anthropologists. Through several key case studies, including those known closely to department faculty, relationships between expert knowledge and democratic processes will be examined. Course added 4/8/04

Sec. 01

M 1-4

070.315 (H,S)

ADVANCED TOPICS IN MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3) Das    Limit 40 35 25 Cross-listed with Public Health Studies

Sec. 01

Th 1-4
Th 1-3

070.332 (H,S)

PUTTING GOD FIRST? AFRICAN –AMERICAN AND DALIT WOMEN’S LIFE – STORIES (3)  Pandey   Select autobiographies/life histories will be read in order to investigate African-American and (South Asian) Dalit women’s constructions of family, community and the self.  What is the place of religion, education and politics in their struggle to become full citizens? Cross listed with History and Studies of Women, Gender and Sexuality

Sec. 01

Th 2-5 Th 1-4

070.361 (H,S)

               (W)

RELIGION AND PLURALISM IN ISLAMIC SOCIETIES (3) Baxstrom       Limit 25   An exploration of contemporary issues related to religion and diversity in the Islamic World. Readings will cover issues regarding faith in public life, secularism, freedom of expression, modernization, and globalization. Cross-listed with East Asian Studies.
Dean’s Teaching Fellowship Course

Sec. 01

ThF 9-10:30

070.369 (H,S)

               (W)

ANTHROPOLOGY OF THE SENSES (3) Khan     Limit 30 What roledoes the senses play in politices? How does historical and ethnographic attention to the three best known human senses, vision, hearin gna dsmell, help us to think about the emotions found in everyday life, political judgment, and religious practice? 

Sec. 01

ThF 10:30-12

360.211 (H,S)

AFRICAN EXPERIENCES (3) Berry/Northcott   Limit 25   Students will examine commonalities and contrasts in African and African-American social and cultural experiences, through readings in history, anthropology, and literature, and exploratory field research in the Baltimore-Washington area.   Cross-listed with Africana Studies, History,Public Health Studies and Interdepartmental

Sec. 01

T 1-3

360.233 (H,S)

FEMINIST AND QUEER THEORY (3) Das, Marrati,Moon Staff      Limit 25 20
Formerly offered as 070.204

Cross-listed with Studies of Women, Gender and Sexuality and Interdepartmental

Sec. 01

W 5-7:30pm
W 5:30-8:30pm
MW 2-3:30

300.315 (H) MIND & MATTER  Marrati/ Leys Refer to graduate course 300.657cross-listing in Humanities Center for description. Course added 9/16/04.
Sec. 01
Th 1-4

300.357 (H) (W)

FREUD & CULTURE (3) Leys  Limit 20 Cross-listed with History of Science and Humanities

  Sec. 01

F 1-3

300.361 (H)

LITERATURES OF TIME  (3)  deVries Limit 20 Cross-listed with Philosophy, Humanities, German, English, and Romance Languages and Literatures

  Sec. 01

        T 10:30-1

140.384 (H,S)
              (W)

INSPIRING WONDER: THE TECHNOLOGY OF MUSEUMS (3) Marsh   Limit 15 Does a collection of old stuff have the power to inspire, educate, and entertain?  Explore behind the scenes at museums and craft your own exhibit.  Field trips to local museums. Cross-listed wtih History of Science & Technology Dean’s Teaching Fellowship Course

Sec. 01

ThF 1-2:30
ThF 10:30-12

360.389 (H)

WOMEN, HEALTH, AND HEALING IN LATIN AMERICA Jenkins Limit 25 Cross-listed with Political Science, Latin American Studies, and Public Health Studies Course added 4/8/04

Sec. 01

T 10-12

070.503

INDEPENDENT STUDY Staff

   

070.505

DIRECTED RESEARCH  Staff

   

070.507

DIRECTED READINGS Staff

   

070.551

INTERNSHIP  Staff

   

070.561

SENIOR ESSAY Staff

   

070.609

CHILD ON THE WING  Reynolds   Open to undergraduate seniors with Instructor’s permission.  An examination of the life worlds of children through ethnography.  A look at children in vulnerable situations, including that of war, chronic poverty and disability.

Sec. 01

W 12-2

070.613

ADVANCED TOPICS IN MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY Das   Topics such as an examination of health inequities, the impact of new technologies on medical practice and illness as experiences as well as others will be discussed and researched.

Sec. 01

Th 1-3

070.616

PROSEMINAR ON ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORY Guyer/Pandey     This course will consist of close reading of anthropological texts in order to elicit the relation between knowledge and institutions.  Will not provide a survey but will select one or two salient concepts and place them within the conceptual and institutional history of various anthropologies.

Sec. 01

W 2-4

070.617

ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH METHODS Haeri/Poole  An introduction to basic ethnographic and historical methods for anthropological fieldwork.  Required course for all second year anthropology graduate students. Will build on fieldwork conducted during the previous summer.

Sec. 01

T 1-3

070.633

BRITISH SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY – SIR RAYMOND, DAME MARILYN, AND MORE Ryang    Close and careful reading of old and new classics from British Social Anthropology, including E-P, Macfarlane, Leach, Firth, Goody, Strahern (M), and Gellner.

Sec. 01

F 1-3

300.657

MIND & MATTER  Marrati/ Leys Cross-listed with Philosophy, Anthropology, and History of Science

  Sec. 01

             Th 1-4

300.671

STANLEY CAVELL’S “THE CLAIM OF REASON”  deVries  Cross-listed with Philosophy, Anthropology, English, German & Roman Languages and Literatures

  Sec. 01

           Th 10-1

070.801

DISSERTATION RESEARCH Staff

   

070.871

DIRECTED READING AND RESEARCH  Das

Sec. 01

 

070.873

DIRECTED READING AND RESEARCH  Pandey

Sec. 01

 

070.877

DIRECTED READING AND RESEARCH

Northcott

Sec. 01

 

070.879

DIRECTED READING AND RESEARCH

Guyer

Sec. 01

 

070.881

DIRECTED READING AND RESEARCH Ryang

Sec. 01

 

070.883

DIRECTED READING AND RESEARCH Reynolds

Sec. 01

 

070.885

DIRECTED READING AND RESEARCH Poole

Sec. 01

 

070.887

DIRECTED READING AND RESEARCH Lal

Sec. 01

 

070.889

DIRECTED READING AND RESEARCH Haeri

Sec. 01

 

070.895

DIRECTED READING AND RESEARCH Schoenberger

Sec. 01

 

070.897

DIRECTED READING AND RESEARCH Berry

Sec. 01

 

040.689

CLASSICS AND/IN ANTHROPOLOGY: HISTORICAL AND COMPARATIVE APPROACHES Detienne/Yatromanolaki Cross listed with Classics, Humanities Center and Political Science

Sec. 01

W 2-4

360.669

SEMINAR:CULTURE, POWER, HISTORY Northcott For Graduate students only or Perm. Req’d     
Cross-listed with Interdepartmental

Sec. 01

Th 4-6pm

 

 

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