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504./304. Current Research in Anthropology. (1-3)
This course familiarizes students with current, active research
in Anthropology by the University of New Mexico faculty and
visiting scholars. It also teaches students to critically assess
and discuss research questions. (A, B, E, HEE)
509. Seminar in Native American Art. (3, no limit) ∆
Szabo
(Also offered as ARTH 559.)
Restriction: permission of instructor. (E)
Prerequisites: 501 and 503. {Offered upon demand}
510./410. Topics in Linguistic Anthropology. (3 to a
maximum of 15) ∆
Topics from various areas of anthropological linguistics
including, but not limited to, ethnosemantics, the ethnography
of communication and the biology of language. (E)
511./310. Language and Culture. (3)
(Also offered as CJ 519 and LING 559.) Examination of the
interrelations of language and speech with other selected
aspects of culture and cognition.
Prerequisites: 110 or LING 101 or LING 292. (E) {Spring}
512./413. Linguistic Field Methods. (3) Gorbet
(Also offered as LING 513.) Practice in transcribing from
oral dictation, phonemic analysis, introduction to problems
of morphology.
Prerequisites: 317. Restriction: permission of instructor. (E)
{Offered upon demand}
513. Functional Syntax. (3)
(Also offered as LING 523.) Description and explanation of
morphological, syntactic and discourse phenomena, both in
language-specific and topological perspective, in terms of
their cognitive representations and the cognitive and interactional
processes in which they function.
Prerequisite: LING 322. (E)
514. Seminar: Linguistic Theory. (3)
(Also offered as LING 554.) Current topics and issues in
phonology, syntax or semantics. (E)
515./415. Native American Languages. (3)
(Also offered as LING 515.) Survey of Indian languages of
North America, with special emphasis on languages of New
Mexico. Topics: linguistic structure in particular languages
and language families; relationship of languages and cultures;
and language loss, maintenance and preservation. (E)
516./416. Introduction to Language Change. (3)
(Also offered as LING 546.) Theories and methods of comparative
and historical linguistics, emphasizing change in
English, Indo-European and Native American languages.
Prerequisite: 317. (E) {Alternate years}
517./317. Phonological Analysis. (3) Gorbet
(Also offered as LING 504.) Phonetic principles and phonological
theory, descriptive analysis of phonological systems,
transcriptional practice and problems from selected
languages.
Prerequisite: LING 303. (E) {Fall}
520./320. Strategy of Archaeology. (3) Boone,
Ramenofsky
The purpose and theory of the study of archaeology; relates
archaeology to anthropological principles and the practice
of science.
Prerequisites: 101 and either 121L or 220. (A) {Yearly}
521./321. Southwest Archaeology. (3) Wills, Crown,
Chapman
An intensive survey of Southwest prehistory including discussion
of major interpretative problems. Covers the period from
11,000 years ago to historic times. (A) {Fall}
522./322. Mesoamerican Prehistory. (3) Santley
An advanced survey of the prehistory of Mexico, Guatemala
and Belize from the origins of village farming to the Spanish
conquest. (A)
523./323. Archaeology of Eastern North America. (3)
Ramenofsky
A survey of the archaeology of Eastern North America that
begins with human entry into the East and terminates with
European discovery and settlement. (A) {Alternate years}
524./324. American Archaeology: South America. (3)
Archaeology of South America from the Paleo-Indian to the
European period. Emphasizes the origins and evolution of
Andean civilization and associated interpretive problems. (A)
{Alternate years}
525./325. Stone Age Europe. (3) Straus
The prehistory of Europe with emphasis on hunter-gatherer
adaptations of the Pleistocene and early Holocene using
primary data sources.
Prerequisites: 101 and 220. (A) {Alternate years}
526./326. Late European Prehistory. (3) Boone
An intensive survey of the later prehistory of Europe, from the
development of agricultural communities through the Roman
Empire. (A) {Alternate years}
527./327. African Prehistory. (3) Straus
The prehistory of Africa from the appearance of the first hominids
to the development of complex societies.
Prerequisites: 101 and 220. (A) {Alternate years}
528./328. Near Eastern Archaeology. (3) Boone
A survey of the Near Eastern culture area from the origins of
agriculture to the development of Bronze Age civilization. (A)
{Offered periodically}
529./329. Archaeology of Complex Societies. (3) Boone,
Santley
Comparative approach to origin and development of stratified
societies and pristine states as known from the archaeological
record. (A)
530. Topics in Ethnology. (3, no limit) ∆
Current topics in ethnology to be explored in experimental
seminars. (E)
531./331. Indigenous Peoples of North America. (3)
Major culture types and selected ethnographic examples of
North American Indian cultures. (E) {Offered annually}
532./332. Indigenous Peoples of South America. (3)
Culture and history of indigenous peoples of South America.
Selected examples from lowland and highlands regions. (E)
{Offered periodically}
533./333. Ritual Symbols and Behavior. (3)
(Also offered as RELG 533.) Comparative analysis of ritual
processes, symbolic systems and world views in the context
of social structure. (E) {Offered annually}
534./330. Principles of Cultural Anthropology. (3)
Development of ideas and theories in sociocultural anthropology;
focus on topics such as integration of human societies,
sources of change in economic and cultural systems. (E)
535./345. Spanish-Speaking Peoples of the Southwest. (3)
Analysis of the ethnohistory and modern culture patterns of
Spanish-speaking peoples of the Southwest. (E) {Alternate
years}
536. Theories of Symbolic Action. (3)
An examination and application of various modern theories
of symbolic analysis. Readings include Levi-Strauss, Geertz,
Douglas, Turner and Leach.
537. Seminar: Southwestern Ethnology. (3)
Examination of data and theories relevant to study of Indian,
Hispanic and dominant society cultures in southwestern U.S.
and northwestern Mexico. Student research generated from
students professional interests. Non-majors admitted. (E)
539./339. Human Rights in Anthropology. (3)
A description and analysis of competing theories about the
content of human rights; the history, politics and economics
UNM CATALOG 2006–2007 Symbols, page 611.