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domains such as education, health, work and the
environment. We are also interested in critical
studies of representation in the performing arts,
the visual arts, humanities and popular culture.
UNDERGRADUATE concentrATION
REQUIREMENTS
To graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in
American Studies, a student must complete ten
courses: one Foundation course, AMER 10-20; one
Integrative Seminar, AMER 181-190; one History
course with at least two-thirds of course content
focused on some aspect of the U.S.; five credits that
form a thematic interdisciplinary cluster, including
at least two courses at the 100+ level. The last two
courses are American Studies 198, Senior Special
Project, taken in either the fall or spring semester of
the senior year, plus one elective course (content to
coordinate with coursework of interdisciplinary
cluster); OR American Studies 199, Senior Honors
Thesis, taken in both semesters of the senior year.
The Senior Special Project or Honors Thesis must
integrate or expand some aspect of the interdisciplinary
cluster’s theme. Note: AP courses may not
count towards the American Studies major. A grade
of C- or better is required for a course to count
toward the major.
Interdisciplinary clusters: The major themes of
the American Studies Program can be explored in
depth through interdisciplinary clusters. Students
select five courses from departments throughout
the university which will relate to a cluster’s theme.
(Students may also design their own cluster by
writing a proposal describing the theme, intellectual
rationale and course content for the proposed
cluster.) The capstone SSP or HT must expand on
some aspect of the cluster.
The director and other faculty advisors work
closely with students in tailoring individual
programs reflecting particular interests and
providing a framework for the continued integration
of knowledge at more advanced levels. The
American Studies program office is located at
110 Eaton Hall. For more information, call
617-627-2311, visit http://ase.tufts.edu/amstud,
or e-mail the program administrator,
Kathy.Spagnoli@tufts.edu.
Anthropology
Professor David M. Guss, Chair; Aesthetic anthropology,
theory, cultural performance, myth and ritual, folklore,
popular culture, urban anthropology, placemaking; Latin
America
Professor Deborah Pacini Hernandez, Sociocultural
anthropology, popular music and culture, comparative Latino
studies; Spanish Caribbean
Associate Professor Stephen M. Bailey, Biological and
nutritional anthropology; the Americas, Southeast Asia, China
Associate Professor Sarah Pinto, Medical anthropology,
gender, reproduction, health care, body, caste; India
Associate Professor Rosalind H. Shaw, Sociocultural
anthropology, ritual and religion, gender; West Africa,
South Asia
Assistant Professor Amahl Bishara, Media, human rights,
the state, journalism, democracy, the politics of place,
knowledge production; the Middle East
Assistant Professor Alex Blanchette, Environmental
anthropology, labor politics, industrial agriculture; United
States
Lecturer Cathy Stanton, Tourism, heritage, museums, myth
and ritual, cultural performance, public history
Anthropology provides an understanding of the
forms and causes of worldwide human diversity.
This diversity, both cultural and biological, is seen
in the widest comparative and evolutionary
framework. Customarily, the field is divided into
cultural anthropology (a social science) and physical
anthropology (a natural science). Cultural anthropology
in turn is separated into ethnology, archaeology,
and linguistics. The anthropology major
enables students to view contemporary social and
biological problems from an anthropological
perspective as part of a liberal education. It also
prepares students to pursue graduate studies in
anthropology or related fields.
UNDERGRADUATE concentrATION
REQUIREMENTS
Major in Anthropology
Ten courses, including: one Gateway (introductory
level) sociocultural anthropology course (Anthropology
10-39); one Gateway biological anthropology
or archaeology course (Anthropology 40-59);
Anthropology 130; seven additional anthropology
courses, at least one of which must be an area
focused course numbered below 160, and two of
which must be upper-level seminars (Anthropology
160-189).
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