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| ANTHROPOLOGY |
| 070.222
(H,S)
(W) |
AFRICA IN THE 21ST CENTURY (3) Guyer The present and future of Africa are
often projected in apocalyptic terms. We attempt here
to understand the ordinary realities of life – family,
making a living, community, congregation, governance
and inequality – with special attention to works by
African scholars, public figures, writers and artists.
Cross-listed with Africana Studies, Studies of Women,
Gender, and Sexuality, and Public Health Studies |
Sec. 01 |
M 1-4 |
| 070.223
(H,S) (W) |
UNDERSTANDING
THE MEDIA BEASTS (3) Carpenter Limit 20 The
phrase “feeding the beast” describes the news and entertainment
media’s fast pace, deadline centered, profit driven,
group work environments’ insatiable need for content
and stories. Students will work individually and in
teams to understand the creative practices, production
processes, and institutional concerns of a variety of
“media beasts.” Enroll at your own risk! |
Sec. 01 |
T 1-4 |
| 070.308
(H,S)
(W) |
RECASTING
EUROPE (3)
Carter
Considers recent transformations in European culture and community
concerning immigration, identity, and race in the new
Europe. |
Sec. 01 |
Th 12-3 |
| 070.314
(H,S)
|
DOES
IT HAVE TO BE HESC? DEBATE ON HUMAN EMBRYONIC AND OTHER
STEM CELL RESEARCH (3) Ryang Limit
30
Prereq: 070.336 Kinship: Just What Is It? This course examines recent
bioethical and religious debate on stem cell research,
with the focus on human embryonic stem cell research
and cloning. Cross-listed with Public Health Studies |
Sec. 01 |
T 5-8pm |
| 070.317
(H,S)
(W) |
JUNIOR/SENIOR SEMINAR: LAW AND ANTHROPOLIGICAL
THEORY (3) Agrama This course explores
central anthropological concepts through the lens of
law. Readings include ethnographies of legal practice, and cover issues
such as judicial authority, human rights and punishment. |
Sec. 01 |
Th 1-4 |
| 070.353
(H,S) |
ETHNOGRAPHY OF HOMEWOOD (3) Ryang Limit 25 Aside from giving
theoretical and historical basics of ethnographic practice,
the course lets students conduct ethnographic fieldwork
of Johns Hopkins Homewood campus. |
Sec. 01 |
F 12-3 |
| 070.356
(H,S) |
CULTURE
AND POWER IN CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EAST (3) Haeri Limit 25 This course
will provide an in-depth knowledge of selected countries
in the Middle East through cultural productions such as film and literature.
Particular attention is paid to educational systems
and lives of minorities. |
Sec. 01 |
M 1-4 |
| 070.368
(H,S)
(W) |
MODERN
SOUTH ASIA: THE OCCULT IN EVERYDAY LIFE (3) Khan Limit 35 The “occult”
as the realm of esoteric practices shrouded in secrecy
seems to be making new appearances in anthropological
writings in relation to state practices, global economies
in local settings, and everyday life. We will revisit
classical anthropological statements on the occult in
South Asia in light of these new appearances, to be tracked through
film, literature, and contemporary ethnographies
Cross-listed with Humanities
Center and Studies of Women,
Gender, and Sexuality |
Sec. 01 |
W 1-4 |
| 070.379
(H,S)
(W) |
CINEMA
AND FORMS OF URBAN LIFE IN ASIA
(3) Baxstrom Through
ethnographic and cinematic materials, this course engages
two questions: how do Asian films present urban life;
how is cinematic experience explicitly linked to the
experience of social life.
Cross-listed
with Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality |
Sec. 01 |
T 12-3 |
| 130.110 (H,S) |
INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY
(3) Schwartz Limit 80
Cross-listed
with Near Eastern Studies |
Sec. 01 |
MW 10 |
| 070.504 |
INDEPENDENT STUDY Staff |
|
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| 070.506 |
DIRECTED RESEARCH Staff |
|
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| 070.508 |
DIRECTED READINGS Staff |
|
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| 070.552 |
INTERNSHIP Staff |
|
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| 070.562 |
SENIOR ESSAY Staff |
|
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| 070.631 |
ANTHROPOLOGISTS,
AND SOME OTHER WRITERS, ON WAR Reynolds Participants will consider texts that
reflect the changing nature of war. Texts will be examined
from an anthropological perspective and specific issues
will be pursued. |
Sec. 01 |
W 1-3 |
| 070.641 |
PUBLIC
SPACE/PUBLIC SPEECH
Guyer/Haeri The
course examines changes in public arenas in the present
day, particularly outside the west. We study the forms
of agonistic engagement in the public sphere, and the
forms of expression, translation and rhetorical performance
that mediate them.
Cross-listed
with Study of Women, Gender, & Sexuality
|
Sec. 01 |
W 10-12 |
| 070.649 |
READINGS IN ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORY AND METHOD
Das/Reynolds |
Sec. 01 |
M 6-8pm |
| 040.602 |
COMPARATIVE HISTOrICITIES:
NATION, HISTORIOGRAPHY, MYTHIDEOLOGY Detienne Limit 8 Cross-listed
with Classics, History, Humanities Center, Philosophy
and Romance Languages and Literatures |
Sec. 01 |
W 3-5 |
| 360.670 |
GENERAL
SEMINAR: INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL STUDIES IN CULTURE, POWER
& HISTORY Grovogui Graduate students only
or instructor’s consent for Senior undergraduates. Attendance
is mandatory at all seminar meetings
Cross-listed with History, Sociology, and Interdepartmental |
Sec. 01 |
Th 4-6pm |
| 300.674 |
FREUD’S
MOSES Leys
Cross-listed with History,Humanities Center, Political Science, Studies of Women, Gender, and
Sexuality and Jewish Studies |
Sec. 01 |
W 1-4 |
| 070.802 |
DISSERTATION RESEARCH Staff |
|
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| 070.872 |
DIRECTED READING AND RESEARCH Das |
|
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| 070.876 |
DIRECTED READING AND RESEARCH Carter |
|
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| 070.880 |
DIRECTED READING AND RESEARCH Guyer |
|
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| 070.882 |
DIRECTED READING AND RESEARCH Ryang |
|
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| 070.884 |
DIRECTED READING AND RESEARCH Reynolds |
|
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| 070.890 |
DIRECTED READING AND RESEARCH Haeri |
|
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| 070.892 |
DIRECTED READING AND RESEARCH Khan Course
added 12/14/05 |
|
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| 070.896 |
DIRECTED READINGS AND RESEARCH Schoenberger |
|
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| 070.898 |
DIRECTED READING AND
RESEARCH
Berry |
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