Table of Contents - Hartwick College

250 Topics in Anthropology (credits vary by specific course, 3 to 4
credits) Special topics of current interest are considered in depth.
Examples: South African Culture, History and Ecology; Language and
Culture; South Africa and the Media; Political Anthropology;
Anthropology of Development; Ethnic Conflict; Subcultures; Contract
Archaeology; Pop Archaeology; etc. More than one topics course may be
taken for credit. Prerequisite: Anth 105 or as specified.
305 Hunters and Gatherers (3 credits) Comparative analysis of
hunting and gathering societies in today’s world as well as the prehistoric
past. Emphasis on specific cultural groups and environments to
demonstrate diversity and continuity; examination of such societies as
exemplars of “human nature.” Prerequisite: Anth 105. (NTW) (SBA)
307 Sex and Gender (3 credits) A critical examination of
anthropological data and theory on sex and gender, comparison of
biological and social explanations, stereotyping of sex roles in different
societies and the gender component in social relations. Prerequisite: Anth
105. (NTW) (SBA)
322 The Anthropology of War (4 credits) Cross-cultural description
of warfare and organized violence, and critical evaluation of explanations
of the causes of war. Consequences of war for demography, biology and
culture. Peaceful and violent means of conflict resolution. Prerequisite:
Anth 105. (SBA) or (NTW)
325 Material Culture Analysis in Anthropology (4 credits)
Firsthand experience in laboratory and quantitative analysis and
interpretation of prehistoric and contemporary ethnographic artifacts:
implements of chipped stone, bone, wood, pottery, basketry, ritual
objects. Three perspectives will be emphasized: technology, function and
style. The behavioral and cultural implications of the analyses will allow
students to see for themselves how economic, stylistic, symbolic and
chronological interpretations are made from material culture.
Prerequisite: Anth 105. (SBA)
326 The Anthropology of Religion (3 credits) The relation of
religious belief and practice to patterns of culture and society; mythology,
magic, sorcery, witchcraft, sacrifice, supernatural beings, shamanism,
divination, and totemism in traditional and modern societies with focus
on non- Western traditions; religion and culture change. Prerequisite:
Anth 105. (NTW) or (SBA)
327 Psychological Anthropology (3 credits) A study of personality
development in cross-cultural and historical perspective: an examination
of the biosocial basis of the self; socialization patterns, life cycle
characteristics and configurations of adult personality in various cultures;
contrasts in primitive and modern cognitive styles; contrasts in
definitions of mental health and illness. Prerequisite: Anth 105. (NTW) or
(SBA)
335 Third World Studies (3 credits) Studies of selected areas such as:
Africa south of the Sahara, China, India, the Islamic world, Latin America,
the Pacific and Southeast Asia. An examination of the pre-colonial
kinship, economic, political and religious systems and related ecological
and population patterns; the impact of European expansion upon them;
the rise and fulfillment of independence movements; and contemporary
political, economic, social, ecological and population patterns—all viewed
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