2010-2011 - Sweet Briar College

Anthropology and ArchaeologySweet Briar CollegeARCH 223 (3)–Women and Gender inArchaeologyWomen’s varied roles in past societies haveonly been seriously studied by archaeologists inthe last few decades. How do we recognize andinterpret gender in the archaeological record?How do we know what the lives of women, asslaves, household members, and queens, werelike? To what extent have our understandings ofwomen in the past been influenced by the rolesand perceptions of women in modern society?III.W, V.5.ARCH 261 (1, 2, or 3)–Directed StudyPrerequisites: One ARCH course and permissionof the instructor. The study of introductorylevel material by an individual student or by asmall group of students under the immediatesupervision of a faculty member.ARCH 265 (3)–Archaeology of Everyday LifePrerequisite: ANTH 114. What was daily life likein the past? What can archaeology tell us about theoccupations, influences, and challenges that men,women, and children experienced in past societiessuch as Babylon, Akhetaten, London, Pompeii, orVirginia plantations? Topics of study include thepatterning of household activities (family life, craftproduction, child rearing, and diet), social interactions(between genders and among elites, peasants,and slaves), and ethnic and religious affiliations.V.5ARCH 310 (3)–Archaeology of DeathPrerequisite: ANTH 114 and one course inarchaeology at the 200-level or above. Deathis a universal human experience, yet mortuaryrituals and burials vary cross-culturally. In thisclass we consider how archaeologists encounterand interpret death in societies worldwide.Topics include tombs, mummies, funerals, cemeterylandscapes, gravemarkers, war memorials,and mortuary symbolism. Offered alternateyears.ARCH 317 (3)–Historical ArchaeologyPrerequisites: ANTH 114 and one course inarchaeology or history at the 200-level orabove. This course uses archaeology and materialculture to go beyond documentary histories.Historical archaeology traditionally examineswestern colonial and industrial societies, illuminatingthe lives of “people without history” inthose societies, and sometimes questioning thedocumentary record. This course also extendshistorical archaeological methods and theoriesto non-western sites and peoples. Offered alternateyears. V.1ARCH 361 (1, 2, or 3)–Special StudyPrerequisites: Two ARCH courses (which mayinclude ANTH 114), at least one of which is atthe 200-level, one additional ANTH or ARCHcourse, and permission of the instructor. Thestudy of an intermediate level topic by an individualstudent or by a small group of studentsunder the immediate supervision of a facultymember.ARCH 377 (1, 2, or 3)–InternshipPrerequisites: Three courses listed for themajor in archaeology, including at least oneARCH course at the 200-level or above, andpermission of instructor, department chair,and dean. This course is graded P/CR/NC only.ARCH 461 (1, 2, or 3)–Independent StudyPrerequisites: Three courses listed for the majorin archaeology, two of which must be ARCHcourses and one of which must be at the 300-level, and permission of the instructor. Pursuitof an upper level research project determinedin advance by the student in consultation witha faculty member who will act as the sponsor.Arts ManagementThe Arts Management Program is coordinatedwith a major in art history, studioart, music, dance, theatre arts, English,English and creative writing, modern languagesand literatures, anthropology, or history. Thepurpose of the program is to give studentstheoretical knowledge and practical experiencein arts management and museum studieswithin the framework of a liberal arts education.Candidates may enter the program at thetime they declare their major, usually at the endof the sophomore year. A minimum cumula-52­